| Matsumoto Gets 5 Hits Monday, August 6th, 2029 Mitsuharu Matsumoto told the press after his 5-hit day, "Every batter wants to have a quality at-bat every time he steps up to the plate. He wants to hit the ball hard."
Well, that's just what Matsumoto of the Havana Rollers did against the Richmond Flairs. He went to the plate 5 times and 5 times he delivered base hits, but his club still suffered a 14-8 defeat.
"Not much I can say," offered Matsumoto in the postgame press conference. "I got a bunch of hits, but it would have been much better to get a win. Can I trade 5 hits for the win?"
Mitsuharu Matsumoto singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
Matsumoto is batting at a .331 pace this season, picking up 110 hits in 332 at-bats with 5 home runs, 42 RBIs and 58 runs scored.
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