Byline: STEPHEN HAWKINS Associated Press
HOUSTON - Roger Clemens dug his spikes into the dirt and stared momentarily at the ground before throwing his first pitch. He knew his mother wanted him on the mound.
"I get my determination from her," Clemens said. "She told me to go to work."
The Houston Astros ace made his scheduled start Wednesday night and allowed one run in 61/3 innings in a 10-2 win over the Florida Marlins, pitching in honor of his mother after she died early that morning.
Bess Clemens died in Georgetown, Texas, because of complications from emphysema. She was 75.
"I feel very blessed that she's at peace now. The …
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