Mattingly
06-12-2006, 10:04 AM
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The Rocket's 10th strikeout earned
free tacos for the standing-room-
only crowd at Whataburger Field.
Clemens overpowering in Double-A tuneup (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2480312)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Chalk up another record for Roger Clemens, who looks as dominant as ever less than two weeks from his scheduled return to the majors.
The seven-time Cy Young Award winner struck out 11 and allowed two hits in six innings for Double-A Corpus Christi on Sunday night in his second minor league start.
The Rocket's 10th strikeout earned free tacos for the standing-room-only crowd at Whataburger Field.
Clemens tied the Hooks' single-game record for strikeouts, set last year by Jason Hirsh. He threw 73 pitches -- 52 strikes -- in his second tuneup for his scheduled June 22 return for the Houston Astros.
"I was able to stay under control, attack the strike zone," Clemens said. "It was great. The dugout was alive -- maybe a little more tonight for obvious reasons."
AP Photo/Paul Iverson
The Rocket's 10th strikeout earned
free tacos for the standing-room-
only crowd at Whataburger Field.
Clemens overpowering in Double-A tuneup (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2480312)
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Chalk up another record for Roger Clemens, who looks as dominant as ever less than two weeks from his scheduled return to the majors.
The seven-time Cy Young Award winner struck out 11 and allowed two hits in six innings for Double-A Corpus Christi on Sunday night in his second minor league start.
The Rocket's 10th strikeout earned free tacos for the standing-room-only crowd at Whataburger Field.
Clemens tied the Hooks' single-game record for strikeouts, set last year by Jason Hirsh. He threw 73 pitches -- 52 strikes -- in his second tuneup for his scheduled June 22 return for the Houston Astros.
"I was able to stay under control, attack the strike zone," Clemens said. "It was great. The dugout was alive -- maybe a little more tonight for obvious reasons."