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Watanabe Bewilders Grackles, 6-0 Thursday, August 23rd , 2136 Hokichi Watanabe was sneaky fast, on the mark and hard to hit today. He led the Porto Alegre Toucans to victory 6-0, blanking the Austin Grackles on 6 hits. He had 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. "You know what he's going to throw. You know what to expect. And you still can't hit it," Austin skipper told reporters after the shutout loss. "He just had a real deceptive fastball today and he was throwing it for strikes." Watanabe has a 12-7 season record so far. In 23 starts, he has fanned 121 batters in 147.1 innings with a 2.81 ERA. |
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