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Hallmark had a policy of hiring only right-handed people who were at least 5 feet tall, said Moore, who was a 4-foot-11-inch lefty.
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The same gene influences asymmetry in humans, so Davison hopes that lefty snails will help researchers can gain a better understanding of organ placement in the body, Schmidt writes.
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In 13 2/3 innings with the Orioles, Hart struggled against lefties – which was his strength going into the season – allowing a .308/.379/.385 hitting line against them.
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Ryan Woelkers led off the inning with a single and Nick Madden drew one of two walks issued by the Cougars lefty.
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The hard-throwing lefty is on the disabled once again, but is expected to return by June 1.
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Three earned runs allowed in five innings Wednesday ended a stretch of three games (19 innings) without allowing a run for the lefty.
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Junior lefty Matthew Gillis logged two innings, with freshman left-handed pitcher Christopher DeMayo contributing 1.2 scoreless frames and junior righty Jarred Taylor tossing 1.1 innings.
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But the change also enabled Lester to face against Clayton Kershaw in Sunday's series finale in an attempt to take advantage of the Dodgers' .244 batting average against lefties (compared to their .264 mark against right-handers).
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First Known Use of lefty
1886
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