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Ramírez Connects for 3 Homers for Red Sox Saturday, July 14th , 2001 Hitting three home runs in a game is usually something to celebrate, but there was no celebration to be found at Fenway Park after the hitting barrage from Manny Ramírez. The Memphis Red Sox dropped the contest, 12-11, to the Baltimore Black Sox, leaving Ramírez with only a historical footnote as consolation. Manny is blessed with a natural home run swing so he gets the ball up in the air real quickly," Memphis manager Daniel Makonnen said after the loss. "It's just a shame we couldn't win the game, too. I'm sure it spoils the day a little for him." Along with putting three in the stands, Ramírez went 3-for-5 with 7 RBIs and 3 runs scored. "It's rare that you actually try to hit a home run," he told reporters after the game. "Mostly you'll fail if you really try to hit one, but today I tried on the last one." Manny Ramírez grounded out in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Ned Garvin in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Ned Garvin in the 5th, hit a GRAND SLAM off Sean Marshall in the 7th and flied out in the 9th. In the current season, Ramírez has put up a .286 batting average with 64 hits, 29 home runs, 73 RBI and scored 47 runs. |
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