John Buck coaxed a 12-pitch walk on a full count, fouling off six pitches after the count was 2-2.

WSJ: Cardinals get to Mets bullpen in 4-2 win

Wright fell behind 0-2 leading off the seventh before hitting a full-count pitch into the left-center stands for his seventh homer.

WSJ: Murphy comes through in 8th, Mets edge Yankees

It means that laid-off workers might not be able to count on temporary assistance or training to help them get a new job.

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India's highest court ordered a count of the temple's wealth - and this has triggered off a tsunami of wild speculation.

BBC: The feisty Indian kings and their temple treasure

He hit 11 sixes in making 114 off 29 balls - but it does not count as a first-class record because of the circumstances.

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Late on Tuesday, the election commission announced that the spoiled ballots would count in the overall vote total, increasing the likelihood of a run-off between the top two candidates, news agencies report.

BBC: Kenya elections: Electronic system slows count

On a 3-1 count, Hernandez lost control of an 88 mph changeup and the ball plunked off Rodriguez's hand.

WSJ: New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez Breaks Hand

Scruton's sending-off proved a key turning point and Saints immediately made the extra man count with Wellens and Talau getting Meli over for his second try to make it 18-6.

BBC: Leeds 12-26 St Helens

The count would change if the low-budget Minnesota Twins, two games out of first place, knock off the Detroit Tigers (fifth-highest payroll) in the American League Central.

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