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 | Thursday, July 24th, 2008: Bendjedid Too Tough, Blanks Atlantic City He didn't put a spell on them. It wasn't black magic, it was just old-fashioned good pitching. That's how Haile-Mariam Bendjedid of the Mexico City Fighting Cocks blanked the Atlantic City Aces 7-0. After tossing a complete game 3-hit shutout, he was all smiles, saying, "I threw a lot of my pitches for strikes in this game. I mixed it up and tried keeping these guys off balance." His own skipper said, "He's at his best when he gets ahead of the hitters." Bendjedid walked 3 and struck out 11 in the victory. The Aces manager commented on their lack of success against him, saying, "He was throwing his breaking ball for strikes and we never capitalized on any of his mistakes." This year Bendjedid has fanned 105 in 119.2 innings and collected a 7-8 record with a 4.14 ERA. |
