Clemens, Pujols upstaged in returns
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Francisco Liriano, Minnesota&#039;s 22-year-old phenom, pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the visiting Twins to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in Clemens&#039; much-anticipated debut.
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Roger Clemens, at 42, easily won his record seventh Cy Young Award. The Rocket received 23 of 32 first-place votes and 140 points in balloting released Tuesday by the Baseball Writers&#39; Association of America
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The memory of his mother pushed Roger Clemens to come back. The chance to play with his oldest son persuaded him to pick the Houston Astros.
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Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals were hitting home runs at a record pace when they arrived at Coors Field.
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The Atlanta Braves made another huge pitch for success, getting Tim Hudson from Oakland. And the Seattle Mariners added another slugger, grabbing Adrian Beltre off the free-agent market.
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Roger Clemens came out of the bullpen for a tantalizing showdown with Barry Bonds, yet the result was a pedestrian five-pitch walk. A better battle of wills occurred one inning earlier, when Noah Lowry used 11 tenacious pitches to get a bases-loaded grounder out of Alex Rodriguez.
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1st DENVER -- Yes, Roger Clemens said, 350 wins has a nice ring to it.
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Roger Clemens just won his seventh Cy Young Award. For his fourth different team. That tells you a lot about Roger Clemens. He&#39;s a hell of a pitcher.
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Roger Clemensâs agent released a statistical report to refute allegations that the pitcherâs career rebounded around the time period he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.
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The Killer B's didn't have to go it alone. Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start in their quest to finally win a playoff series.
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Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols put themselves alongside Johnny Bench and Orlando Cepeda. Howard homered in his first three at-bats of Philadelphia's doubleheader split against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, and Pujols matched the feat in the St. Louis Cardinals' 6-3 win over Pittsburgh.
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The Cardinals received kudos for acquiring Larry Walker during the season in a trade that continues to reap dividends. The Astros deserve similar praise for getting center fielder Carlos Beltran .
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Roger Clemens talked about pitching and conditioning. What he didn't talk about was steroids.
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After the Cardinals&#39; victory in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, first baseman Albert Pujols was asked why the Cardinals are so successful at bat with two outs.
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Roger Clemens watched Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen and the rest of the St. Louis sluggers dig into the batter's box and take big whacks at Busch Stadium.
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Roger Clemens was not thinking he might  have just thrown the final pitch of his stellar career Saturday  as he was walking off the mound to a thunderous hometown  ovation.
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Tiring with each pitch and feeling a twinge in his achy right calf, Roger Clemens was in need of some help in the seventh inning. The Rocket got a timely lift from his teammates for his 325th