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Do with them what you will . . .
Brewers outfielder Ben Oglivie took a second look at his bat after collecting five hits against the White Sox. "The hits never come that easy for me," he grinned. "I figured I must've grabbed someone else's bat." For the game, Oglivie went 5-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 runs batted in.
Never satisified. Even though Milwaukee first baseman Cecil Cooper collected 5 hits tonight against the Detroit Tigers, he wanted to talk more about the pitches he did not hit. "I missed a couple of meatballs," he said. "I should've crushed them." Oh, well. He'll just have to settle for 5 hits in 6 at bats, with a double and 3 runs batted in.
"I could've gone up there blindfolded," said Milwaukee's Paul Molitor, "and still gotten a base hit." That's how Molitor described his hitting feat against the Yankees: 5-for-5 with a double, a triple, 2 runs scored, and 4 runs batted in. "It was one of those rare nights," he said. "No matter where I hit the ball, it found a place to fall in."
The Red Sox hope Milwaukee's Robin Yount feels better the next time they see him. Yount was almost a scratch before tonight's game with the flu bug. Instead, he took the field. The result: He went 5-for-6 with a home run and 4 runs batted in. "Maybe I should get sick more often," he joked.
Some nights, pitchers seem unhittable. Other nights, it is the hitter who seems unpitchable. Milwaukee catcher Charlie Moore belonged to the latter category last night. Kansas City had trouble getting him out. Moore went 5-for-5 with a triple, scored twice, and knocked in 3 runs. "With all due respect to the Royals," said Moore, "it was like taking batting practice out there."
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