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Avalanche Meltzer Raps 3 Homers Monday, June 28th , 2049 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Ballpark of Flint were taking cover all day long as Nick Meltzer zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Philadelphia left fielder helped the Avalanche take the victory, 8-5, over the Flint Coney Dogs. "I told myself not to press on the last one," he told reporters in the postgame press conference. "I knew I couldn't force it -- it has to be a nice easy swing." For the game, he collected 4 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 3 runs. Nick Meltzer hit a two-run home run off Carlos Davila in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Carlos Davila in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Antonio Vega in the 4th, walked in the 5th, doubled in the 8th and walked in the 9th. So far this season, Meltzer has gotten 12 hits in 41 at-bats for a .293 batting average with 4 home runs. His stats include 8 RBIs and 8 runs scored. He has played in 12 games. |
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