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 BALTIMORE (AP) - This was one personal accomplishment that Roger Clemens really wanted, mostly because it would provide the New York Yankees with a lift they desperately needed. It was a win-win situation. Clemens earns his 350th victory, and the Yankees end a three-game losing streak. Unfortunately for Clemens and the Yankees, that scenario did not play out Wednesday night at Camden Yards.
Clemens was denied his milestone win, his streak of consecutive starts with a strikeout ended at 200, and the Yankees lost to the Baltimore Orioles 4-0.
The 44-year-old Clemens (1-3) was trying to become the eighth pitcher with 350 career wins. He threw five shutout innings, but his bid fell apart under a barrage of hits in a four-run sixth that included a three-run homer by Aubrey Huff.
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