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Averett 5-for-5 for Hurricanes: A jubilant Juan Jose Averett joined the postgame press conference at Whales Bay Park today to offer some unusual words of encouragement -- for the Bogota Whales pitching staff he had just vanquished.
"It may not have looked like it," said the Havana Hurricanes third baseman, "but I saw some awful good pitches today. If luck hadn't been on my side it might have turned out a lot different."
That would not have been the conclusion of anyone who saw his dominant 5-for-5 hitting performance, which led the Hurricanes to a 16-3 win.
"He made it look easy," said Pedro Alou, manager of the Whales. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously."
Juan Jose Averett singled in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Tim Binczyk in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off José Aguilar in the 9th.
This year Averett has 9 home runs and a .222 batting average.
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"It may not have looked like it," said the Havana Hurricanes third baseman, "but I saw some awful good pitches today. If luck hadn't been on my side it might have turned out a lot different."
That would not have been the conclusion of anyone who saw his dominant 5-for-5 hitting performance, which led the Hurricanes to a 16-3 win.
"He made it look easy," said Pedro Alou, manager of the Whales. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously."
Juan Jose Averett singled in the 2nd, hit a three-run home run off Tim Binczyk in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off José Aguilar in the 9th.
This year Averett has 9 home runs and a .222 batting average.
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View Game Log