Found July 12, 2009 on BoSox Injection:
Congratulations John Smoltz!  It’s been a few weeks in the making, but Smoltz earns his first victory in a Boston Red Sox uniform, as the Sox won 15-9.  Smoltz pitched a great game tonight verse the Kansas City Royals as he went five innings and left with a 9-1 lead.  His totals for the evening look like [...]
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