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Thrice Is Nice: Ayala Unloads 3 Homers Friday, April 28th , 2056 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Trenton Ballpark were taking cover all day long as António Ayala zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Albuquerque catcher helped the Scorpion Kings take the victory, 7-6, over the Trenton Owls. "I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing." For the game, he collected 4 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs. António Ayala hit a solo-shot off Aaron Bennett in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Aaron Bennett in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Ricciardo Salviati in the 5th and tripled in the 7th. Looking at his stats this year, Ayala has compiled a .426 batting average, while hitting 5 home runs and driving in 16 runs. He has played in 16 games and scored 11 runs. |
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