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Michael Farber
June 30, 2008
8 Extra-base hits by the Mariners in a win over the Marlins last Friday, their first game under new manager Jim Riggleman.
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June 30, 2008

Go Figure

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8 Extra-base hits by the Mariners in a win over the Marlins last Friday, their first game under new manager Jim Riggleman.

8 Extra-base hits by the Mariners over their last five games under John McLaren, who was fired last Thursday.

22 Consecutive one-run games lost on the road by the Braves, a major league record; Atlanta hasn't won a one-run game away from home since Aug. 9, 2007.

4 Times in the last 22 years that Spain has had a game in a major international soccer tournament go to penalty kicks on the date June 22: the 1986 World Cup, the '96 European Championship, the '02 World Cup and the '08 European Championship.

1 Times Spain has won in those games: It beat Italy on Sunday to advance to the semifinals.

$35,000 Purse that Dan Wheldon earned for winning IndyCar's Iowa Corn 250 on Sunday; he donated the amount to victims of the recent floods in Iowa.

440 Distance, in feet, of the home run hit by Indians pitcher C.C. Sabathia last Saturday in his first at bat of the season; only Grady Sizemore (445 feet) has hit a longer shot for Cleveland this season.

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