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Big Bang! 3 HR for Orlando's Miñoso Saturday, June 9th , 2001 Orlando left fielder Minnie Miñoso blasted three homers at Tropicana Field in the 15-11 Rays victory over the Montréal Expos. For the game, Minnie Miñoso scored 3 times and knocked in 5 runs. When he hit his last home run, his teammates, hearing the crack of the bat, leaped off the bench and rushed on the field to greet the jubilant Miñoso when he reached home plate. "It was just one game, but it sure was a lot of fun -- 3-for-5, three roundtrippers and a win," a gleeful Miñoso told BNN reporters in a postgame interview. "What a day." Minnie Miñoso hit a two-run home run off Mickey Mahler in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Mickey Mahler in the 2nd, flied out in the 4th, flied out in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Pedro Ramos in the 8th. For the season, Miñoso is hitting at a .333 clip with 8 home runs, 20 RBIs and has scored 24 runs. He has 38 hits, 16 walks and a .453 on-base percentage. |
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