Yusmeiro Petit's fastball barely touches 89 mph, yet he now can touch a page in the major-league record book and point toward his name. Starting in place of Tim Lincecum, who pitched his way out of the rotation at least temporarily, Petit on Thursday broke Mark Buehrle's major-league record of 45 consecutive batters retired. Beyond setting a new mark of 46 and pitching the Giants to a 4-1 victory, Petit might have bought himself at...
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