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Nolasco fans team-record 16, including nine straight, in Marlins' win

Associated Press

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

ATLANTA -- Ricky Nolasco knew he was stacking up strikeouts. He didn't realize he was closing in on a major league record. Nolasco struck out nine straight Atlanta Braves and set a Marlins record with 16 Ks -- the most by a major league pitcher in more than two years -- during Florida's 5-4 victory Wednesday night. "Something kind of weird about me is that, ever since high school, I keep a mental tally in my head of how many I have every single game," he said. "I knew how many I had and what ...

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