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Hat Trick of Home Runs for Gómez Saturday, August 26th , 2051 It was a special day for José Gómez, but less so for the Ottawa Fat Cats. Gómez slammed three home runs against the Washington DC Hot Sauce, but the Hot Sauce outhit him and got the win by a score of 8-6. "Lately, I been uppercutting the ball too much. I would hit it hard, but they just went sky high and stayed in the ballpark," he said to sportswriters after the game. "No big long outs for me in this game -- I leveled out my swing and connected on the sweet spot three times. I knew they were gone the minute I hit 'em." The Ottawa third baseman finished the day at Fat Cats Park with 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 3 runs batted in and 3 runs scored. José Gómez hit a solo-shot off Jorge Ramírez in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Jorge Ramírez in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Gabriel Coronilla in the 5th, singled in the 7th and struck out in the 9th. Gómez is hitting .276 for the season with 33 home runs, 103 RBIs and 72 runs scored. He has 97 hits in 351 at-bats and played in 113 games. |
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