So many of them sadly went home, but others stayed to run the race.

所以他们当中的很多人都伤心地回家了，不过其他的人都留着去赛跑。

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It took the McGwire-Sosa home run race to bring the sport back in favor.

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It is not a stretch to claim that many people who were not regular baseball fans tuned in to MLB action because of the exciting home run race between the two sluggers.

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The determined Scot had to break a barren run at his home circuit to win the first race, not having won there aboard a superbike since 1995.

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