Yoshida 5-5 Against Dragons
<Hanshin:team#288> center fielder <Ryutaro Yoshida:player#13256> banged out 5 hits today, but it was not enough to keep his club from succumbing to the Dragons 8-2. He went 5-for-5 and raised his batting average a few points.

Despite the loss, <Yoshida:player#13256> was not dismayed: "If the hits keep coming," he said, "so will the runs -- and more importantly -- so will the wins."

<Ryutaro Yoshida:player#13256> singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

This year <Yoshida:player#13256> is hitting .295 with 4 home runs and 17 RBIs in 61 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .346 with 9 walks and 23 runs scored.