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Jordan Rosas Rockets 3 Home Runs: His swing was a thing of beauty. Three times Jordan Rosas swung the bat and three times he delivered a home run. It was an awesome sight to behold at Great American Ball Park, but to no avail, for as good as he was, the Cincinnati Reds were better.
The Cleveland Indians couldn't capitalize on the big game from Rosas and dropped the contest 11-9.
The mood in the Indians clubhouse afterward was subdued, with several players remarking that they had allowed the Reds to spoil the day for Rosas.
"Some of the boys are beating themselves up about it," Cleveland manager Tommy Greene said. "They know we win as a team and lose as a team, but it's hard to really put that idea into practice on a day when one of you was playing on such an obviously higher level."
In addition to the homers, Rosas collected 6 RBIs and scored 3 runs.
"I got three pitches down the pipe and popped them," the Cleveland right fielder told reporters. "Today I was in a groove. Tomorrow I could just pop the same pitches up and go 0-for-3."
Jordan Rosas hit a two-run home run off Alejandro Rodriguez in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Alejandro Rodriguez in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Borenko Jeftanovic in the 7th and flied out in the 9th.
For the year Rosas is batting .258 with 122 hits and 36 home runs. He has scored 83 times and driven in 95.
The Cleveland Indians couldn't capitalize on the big game from Rosas and dropped the contest 11-9.
The mood in the Indians clubhouse afterward was subdued, with several players remarking that they had allowed the Reds to spoil the day for Rosas.
"Some of the boys are beating themselves up about it," Cleveland manager Tommy Greene said. "They know we win as a team and lose as a team, but it's hard to really put that idea into practice on a day when one of you was playing on such an obviously higher level."
In addition to the homers, Rosas collected 6 RBIs and scored 3 runs.
"I got three pitches down the pipe and popped them," the Cleveland right fielder told reporters. "Today I was in a groove. Tomorrow I could just pop the same pitches up and go 0-for-3."
Jordan Rosas hit a two-run home run off Alejandro Rodriguez in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off Alejandro Rodriguez in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off Borenko Jeftanovic in the 7th and flied out in the 9th.
For the year Rosas is batting .258 with 122 hits and 36 home runs. He has scored 83 times and driven in 95.