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Perkins 5-for-5 Against Birmingham: It was a good day for the 83%27s at Regions Field as they clipped the Birmingham Barons%2C 26-4. It was tremendous day for Matt Perkins%2C who was on a hitting barrage at the plate%2C finishing 5-for-5. %0A%0A%22I don%27t know what to call that%2C%22 the Blueville second baseman told reporters after his big performance. %22I%27m not %27dialed in%27 or %27in a zone%2C%27 I just try to keep it simple. Basically the pitcher throws the ball%2C I try to pick up the spin%2C then I hit it. Today I picked up the spin pretty well.%22 %0A%0AMatt Perkins singled in the 2nd%2C hit a solo-shot off Pedro Vald%EF%BF%BDs in the 3rd%2C singled in the 5th%2C singled in the 6th%2C hit an RBI single in the 7th%2C walked in the 8th and walked in the 8th.%0A%0AFor the season%2C Perkins is hitting at a .348 clip with 10 home runs%2C 55 RBIs and has scored 72 runs. He has 136 hits%2C 41 walks and a .411 on-base percentage. %0A%0AView Boxscore%0AView Game Log%0A