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					|   | Cardinals Show No Mercy in 9-0 Thrashing of Rockies Wednesday, June 30th , 2049
 Kazuo Nishihara of the Springfield Cardinals was one tough customer on the hill today, blanking the Colorado (EL) Rockies 9-0 on 5 hits.
 
 "When he's on, he's tough to hit," said Colorado (EL) manager Andrew Heaney after the game. "He's just a bulldog out there."
 
 The 25-year-old Cardinals left-hander registered 5 strikeouts and allowed 1 walk and 5 hits.
 
 This year Nishihara has recorded a 8-2 mark. In 7 starts he has fanned 49 batters in 60.2 innings with a 3.12 ERA.
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