Washington has no chance in a 2-hitter by <a href=p551.html>Douglass Lucero</a>
 
WASHINGTON - It was a great day for New York (N)'s 
right-hander <a href=p551.html>Douglass Lucero</a>. 
The 31-year old recorded his first career shutout, 
a 2-hitter, against Washington on Thursday. Lucero 
(4-4) struck out an astounding 14 and walked 1, throwing 
72 of 117 pitches for strikes. 'Things like that happen. 
You take the mound and everything works. My velocity 
was pretty good today and I guess it showed.' <a href=p1511.html>Hugh 
Cossey</a> helped Lucero at the plate, he stroked 1 
hit in 4 AB, blasting a homerun, and collecting 2 RBI. 
New York (N) improved its record to 31-17, scoring 
5 runs on 10 hits. 
