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Milwaukee/Chicago Cubs recap
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Flashback: Astros on wrong end of Kerry Wood's historic day
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Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout game score still elite
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Nationals' Max Scherzer Ties MLB Record 20 Strikeouts In Win Over Tigers
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Chicago Cubs rookie pitcher Kerry Wood meets with the media after striking out 20 Houston Astros batters on Wednesday, May 6, 1998, on the way to pitching a one-hit 2-0 victory. Wood
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Trout's slump worsens, Angels swept by Astros
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Kerry Wood, Astros recall 20-strikeout game
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Watch Kerry Wood strike out a record 20 batters on the game's anniversary
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Kerry Wood - Wikipedia
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Cubs' Kerry Wood returns to Wrigley to say goodbye