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Franco Connects for 3 Homers for Orioles Friday, August 23rd, 2019 Maikel Franco of the Orioles won the battle against Tampa Bay pitching, but lost the war. He hit three out of the park at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, got his name in the league record book, but Baltimore came up short in the win column, losing to the Rays 9-8. The Baltimore third 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 he went 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Where does he rank this day in his career? "It's up there," Franco said. "I'll put it up there in the upper echelon, despite the loss." Maikel Franco hit a solo-shot off Madison Bumgarner in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Madison Bumgarner in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Shane Carle in the 7th, flied out in the 8th and flied out in the 9th. So far this season Franco is hitting .252 with 27 home runs. |
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