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Pineda Tags Ducks for 5 Hits Thursday, September 19th, 2024 History in the making. That's what the fans at Saddlehorn Stadium got to see today in the Waba 10-7 triumph over the X-Wings. Juan Jose Pineda of the Detroit came to the plate 5 times and came away with a dynamite day as he exploded for 5 hits against the Ducks. "It was a great day for me, but a disappointing one for our fans," he said to the reporters covering the game. "I wish I could have won it for them. They like stats, but they love winning." In the postgame press conference the Waba skipper quipped to reporters, "Hey, we tried to get him out. We threw everything but the kitchen sink against him and he hit it. Maybe we should've thrown the kitchen sink. I am just glad we escaped with a win. Pineda was lethal." Juan Jose Pineda hit a solo-shot off Tim Jenkins in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 2nd, hit an RBI double in the 4th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th. This season Pineda has banged out 176 hits in 618 at-bats for a .285 average with 25 home runs. He is getting on base at a .356 pace and his totals also include 98 RBIs and 101 runs scored. |
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