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Hits Blitz for Blues Rivera Saturday, July 13th , 2086 Juan Rivera roughed up Wichita Riversharks pitching in a big way at Blues Stadium, leading the Joliet to a win, 10-3. With his parents and family watching from the stands, the 28-year-old third baseman put on a magnificent show, hitting for the cycle -- collecting a single, double, triple and home run in the same game. "It was a good day for that to happen," a beaming Rivera said after the game. "I really got some good looks and delivered. Sometimes you're just on." He finished his historic day with 4 hits in 4 at-bats, 3 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. Juan Rivera tripled in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Jon Ortiz in the 3rd, hit an RBI double in the 5th and singled in the 6th. This season, Rivera is hitting .332 with 73 hits, 6 home runs, 30 RBIs, scored 30 runs and played in 64 games. View Boxscore |
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