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  • Pitcher perfect: Strong relief for Royals

    08/21/2005 8:58:28 AM PDT · by RoyalsFan · 2 replies · 135+ views
    MLB.com ^ | 08/21/05 | Dick Kaegel
    OAKLAND -- It took right-hander Mike Wood 92 pitches to do it but he got through five innings and gave the Oakland Athletics just one run. And that's all they got as the Royals ended their 19-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the A's on Saturday night. But it proved to be a struggle. "It was a battle the first three innings. I think I threw 70 pitches, then I settled down the next two. We had to have quick innings and then the bullpen took it over," Wood said. After Wood was relieved by left-hander Andrew Sisco, trouble...