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Vasquez Bombs 3 HR Against Atlanta Thursday, June 2nd , 2044 Sergio Vasquez of the Rockies won the battle against Atlanta pitching, but lost the war. He hit three out of the park at Coors Field, got his name in the league record book, but Colorado came up short in the win column, losing to the Braves, 18-8. The Colorado first baseman was red-hot, the ball just exploded off his bat all day long. "I don't try to hit homers," he said. "I try to go out there and have good at-bats. If I put a good swing on the ball, then it is going to go out of the park. I didn't try to hit the first one or the second one or the third one. I just try to have good at-bats." For the game, the 27-year old first baseman Vasquez went 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Where does he rank this day in his career? "It's up there," Vasquez said. "I'll put it up there in the upper echelon, despite the loss." Sergio Vasquez hit a solo-shot off Jim Stewart in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off Jim Stewart in the 3rd, flied out in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Juan Cantu in the 7th and flied out in the 9th. Vasquez is hitting .266 this year with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .324, 17 walks and scored 37 times. |
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