Jones opened a three-run second with a double to left-center, the first of four straight hits off Marcum.

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One is an immediate effect as surface run-off takes roughly 50% of the free nitrate straight into Thames tributaries and the main river.

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Then Marlon Byrd homered leading off the fifth, the first of seven straight hits against the Twins in a four-run inning.

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This time Joe Johnson and the Nets were able to stave off a late run by the Denver Nuggets and enter the All-Star break with two straight wins, despite playing without star point guard Deron Williams.

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