The numbers were verging on the unsightly. Over his last 25 at-bats, including the first three against the Orioles last night, center fielder Wily Mo Peña had struck out 14 times. Breaking balls were bedeviling him. All he needed, really, was a nice, fat fastball. (Full article: 694 words)

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