![Los Angeles Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda, right, looks on as St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday, background, circles the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Los Angeles Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda, right, looks on as St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday, background, circles the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P87K2W/los-angeles-dodgers-hiroki-kuroda-right-looks-on-as-st-louis-cardinals-matt-holliday-background-circles-the-bases-after-hitting-a-solo-home-run-in-the-fourth-inning-of-a-baseball-game-thursday-july-30-2009-in-st-louis-ap-phototom-gannam-2P87K2W.jpg)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda, right, looks on as St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday, background, circles the bases after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game,
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda, of Japan, works against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot Stock
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