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Hat Trick of Home Runs for Martínez Saturday, April 17th, 2021 Juan Martínez showed some power today as he launched three balls into the seats against the Chiba Lotte Marines and sparked the Golden Eagles to a 12-11 victory. For the day he collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 5 RBIs. In the postgame press conference he told reporters, "I got some good pitches to hit and turned on them real good. I always have liked to hit here at Ballpark of Nasu College." "He was instant offense today," the Tohoku Rakuten skipper said. "Juan really put on a show." Juan Martínez flied out in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Hung-chang Chao in the 4th, hit a three-run home run off Hung-chang Chao in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Ton Guis in the 6th, flied out in the 7th and walked in the 9th. This season Martínez is batting at a .316 clip with 17 home runs and 37 RBIs. |
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