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Crawford notches 1,000th hit
LF Carl Crawford joined elite company Friday night, racking up his 1,000th career hit in the 7th inning against the Orioles.
Crawford, 26, becomes just the eighth active player to reach the millennium mark at age 26 or younger; that impressive list includes Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols.
To get it, Crawford hit a blooper off LHP Jamie Walker into shallow left-center, with the ball falling in beyond the outstretched glove of Orioles SS Ramon Hernandez.
Crawford received a standing ovation from the Tropicana Field crowd. The All-Star said Thursday he planned to ask for the ball as a keepsake.
Crawford's become more pivotal one batter later, when Carlos Pena ripped his second homer of the game - a three-run shot that tied the game at 5-5.
- JOE SMITH
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