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Yoshimura Scorches Blackbirds for 3 HR Tuesday, July 4th , 2079 Orlando Sword Swallowers bombardier Kiyomi Yoshimura set his sights on the stands and blasted three balls over the fence as his club beat the Shreveport Blackbirds, 14-7. "I guess you could say I was a good guesser today, especially on the last one," Yoshimura told writers in the postgame press room. "I was ahead in the count, so I gambled that I'd get a certain pitch, and got all of it." For the game, the Orlando first baseman had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 8, and scored 3 runs. Kiyomi Yoshimura hit a three-run home run off Miguel Cerda in the 1st, hit a three-run home run off Miguel Cerda in the 2nd, flied out in the 5th, flied out in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Vuk Misic in the 8th. This season, Yoshimura has banged out 56 hits in 225 at-bats for a .249 average with 9 home runs. He is getting on base at a .324 pace and his totals also include 24 RBIs and 17 runs scored. |
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