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3 Boomers for Hayashi Friday, June 28th , 2047 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Atlanta Braves Complex were taking cover all day long as Yojiro Hayashi zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Atlanta (MID) center fielder helped the Braves take the victory, 14-0, over the Lakewood BlueClaws. "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 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 6 and scored 3 runs. Yojiro Hayashi hit a solo-shot off Danny Zuniga in the 2nd, flied out in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Billy Havlik in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off Billy Havlik in the 6th and struck out in the 8th. This year Hayashi is hitting .257 with 9 home runs and 43 RBIs in 70 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .320 with 24 walks and 29 runs scored. |
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