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Mancia Cracks 3 HRs for Houston Saturday, August 17th , 2052 Houston second baseman Ricky Mancia blasted three homers at Cherries Ballpark in the 7-3 Orange Kings victory over the Traverse City Cherries. For the game, Ricky Mancia scored 3 times and knocked in 5 runs. When he hit his last home run, his teammates, hearing the crack of the bat, leaped off the bench and rushed on the field to greet the jubilant Mancia when he reached home plate. "It was just one game, but it sure was a lot of fun -- 3-for-3, three roundtrippers and a win," a gleeful Mancia told BNN reporters in a postgame interview. "What a day." Ricky Mancia hit a solo-shot off Cesar MontAinez in the 1st, walked in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Cesar MontAinez in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off Michael Perez in the 6th and walked in the 8th. So far this season, Mancia has gotten 112 hits in 332 at-bats for a .337 batting average with 19 home runs. His stats include 62 RBIs and 71 runs scored. He has played in 77 games. |
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