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Matthews Booms 3 out of the Park Saturday, September 18th , 2038 For Mark Matthews, it was not an average day at the ballpark. Fans at The Ship Yard today watched Matthews power the Tauranga Taniwha to a 8-6 win over the Brisbane Stevedores, blasting a trifecta of home runs. "I've always loved hitting in The Ship Yard," the catcher told reporters following his big day. "You can see the ball so well." For the game, he collected 3 hits in 6 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 4 RBIs. Mark Matthews flied out in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Jeff Harden in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Jeff Harden in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off Chong-yeol Kun in the 7th, flied out in the 9th and struck out in the 10th. This year Matthews is batting .188 with 17 home runs and 32 RBIs. In 70 games he has scored 33 times. |
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