Eight Innings, Eleven Punchouts, One Run: Williams Shuts Down Philly
Gavin Williams nearly doubled the day's league average strikeout rate in a 1-0 gem at Citizens Bank Park
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Eight Innings, Eleven Punchouts, One Run: Williams Shuts Down Philly Gavin Williams nearly doubled the day's league average strikeout rate in a 1-0 gem at Citizens Bank Park
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