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 | 3 Bombs for Miguel Rivería Tuesday, October 2nd, 2029 It was a special day for Miguel Rivería, but less so for the Nashville G-Strings. Rivería slammed three home runs against the St. Louis Browns, but the Browns outhit him and got the win by a score of 8-7. "Lately, I been uppercutting the ball too much. I would hit it hard, but they just went sky high and stayed in the ballpark," he said to sportswriters after the game. "No big long outs for me in this game -- I leveled out my swing and connected on the sweet spot three times. I knew they were gone the minute I hit 'em." The Nashville right fielder finished the day at Gateway Stadium with 3 hits in 7 at-bats, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored. Miguel Rivería hit a solo-shot off Jeff Sandusky in the 1st, struck out in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Jeff Sandusky in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off António Ramos in the 7th, grounded out in the 10th, walked in the 12th, grounded out in the 13th and flied out in the 15th. Rivería is hitting .292 this year with 31 home runs and 96 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .344, 42 walks and scored 85 times. |   |
