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Rocco Pops 3 Out of the Park Against Gnomes Sunday, August 18th , 2019 Fans seated in the bleacher section at Yuma Grounds were taking cover all day long as Mike Rocco zeroed in on them, rattling three long blasts off the seats in a display of Herculean power. The big game from the Arlington shortstop helped the Stars take the victory, 10-6, over the Yuma Gnomes. "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 5 at-bats, drove in 7 and scored 3 runs. Mike Rocco struck out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Victor Nieves in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off Victor Nieves in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off Bill Bedwell in the 6th and singled in the 8th. Rocco is hitting .303 so far this season with 62 RBIs and 68 runs scored. He has 135 hits including 19 home runs, 46 walks and .378 OBP. |
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