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Martínez Socks It to Yankees, Cracks 5 Hits Tuesday, August 23rd , 2022 A jubilant José Martínez joined the postgame press conference at Burlington Athletic Stadium today to offer some unusual words of encouragement -- for the Pulaski Yankees pitching staff he had just vanquished. "It may not have looked like it," said the Burlington Royals center fielder, "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 Royals to a 11-1 win. "He made it look easy," said Shin-Soo Choo, manager of the Yankees. "We never figured out what to do with him. Obviously." José Martínez doubled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 7th and hit a three-run home run off Rob Hayes in the 8th. Martínez is currently batting .298 with 2 home runs, 26 RBIs and 26 runs scored. He has 42 hits in 141 at-bats. View Boxscore |
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