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Going Once! Twice! Gone Again! 3 HR for Hanson Sunday, July 9th , 2000 Alen Hanson was in a home run mode today at Gran Estadio. The Galveston center fielder massacred Sugar Kings pitching, cracking out three home runs and going 3-for-5 with 4 RBIs and scoring 3 runs. But this sensational performance didn't really matter. Havana won the ballgame 14-6 despite the three homers. "I wish a big 'W' had come with this," he said. "It's great to hit three homers, but the bottom line is whether you win or lose." Nonetheless, Hanson will now have a place in the league record book. "I guess when you're hot, you're hot," he said. "I'm not going up there trying to hit home runs. I put the good part of the bat on it and luckily three of them went out today." Alen Hanson hit a solo-shot off Jaime Garcia in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Jaime Garcia in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Jaime Garcia in the 5th, struck out in the 6th and struck out in the 8th. So far this year, Hanson is batting .297 with 18 home runs and 34 RBIs. |
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