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Mercado Goes Downtown 3 Times Against Red Wings Monday, April 28th , 2064 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Red Wings Grove were taking cover all day long as Jose Mercado zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Brighton third baseman helped the Steelhounds take the victory, 16-0, over the Estación Juanita Red Wings. "I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing." For the game, he collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 3 and scored 3 runs. Jose Mercado hit a solo-shot off Teddy Brooks in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Teddy Brooks in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, flied out in the 5th, walked in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Rafael Guzman in the 8th. Batting .300 to date, Mercado has 5 home runs and 9 RBIs. |
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