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Mario Lopes Bashes Three over the Wall Thursday, June 4th , 2065 Mario Lopes showed off his power today as he launched three balls into the seats against the Montgomery Kings and sparked the Canadians to a 8-0 victory. "I got some good pitches to hit and turned on them real good," he told reporters in the postgame interview. "I have always liked to hit at Vancouver Field." For the day, Lopes collected 4 hits in 5 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. "He was instant offense today," Vancouver skipper said. "Mario really put on a show." Mario Lopes hit a solo-shot off Tony Orosco in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Tony Orosco in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Tony Orosco in the 4th, singled in the 6th and struck out in the 8th. In the current season, Lopes has put up a .262 batting average with 51 hits, 9 home runs, 31 runs batted in and scored 30 runs. |
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