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Yoichibei Okawa Wallops 3 Homers for Carp Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 In the Hiroshima Toyo 9-4 win over Hanshin, Yoichibei Okawa was in a home run mode. He tortured the Tigers, cracking out three home runs and going 3-4 with 5 RBIs and scoring 3 runs. "When you're hot, you're hot," said a grinning Okawa in the postgame press conference. "I got some good pitches to hit and got a good swing going today. I cannot believe it happened. I was like, 'I don't know what I'm doing.' It was one of the better days in my baseball career. I was on cloud nine out there and I was enjoying it." Yoichibei Okawa hit a solo-shot off Namboku Goto in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Namboku Goto in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Namboku Goto in the 4th, walked in the 5th and flied out in the 7th. Presently Okawa is batting .484 with 4 home runs and 9 RBIs. He has played in 9 games and scored 7 times. |
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