Thrice Is Nice: Benson Unloads 3 Homers
stadiumreport.bbn August 29th, 2021
The old superstition that "bad news comes in threes" certainly came true for the
Vancouver Canadians.
Salt Lake City center fielder
Kelly Benson(26, 3*) tripled up on the home runs to propel the
Bearcats to a win, 13-7, at Canadians Field.
"We had our chances to win the game, but we just didn't come through,"
Vancouver manager Rod Hernandez said. "Benson hit the heck out of the ball."
In addition to the homers,
Benson collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, 5 RBIs and scored 3 runs.
"Easy swings get you home runs," he said after the game. "I kept telling myself not to press. They have to be nice and easy swings."
Kelly Benson struck out in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off
Jaden Davis in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off
Angelo Gonzalez in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off
Roberto Natal in the 8th.
So far this season,
Benson is hitting .268 with 39 home runs, 70 RBI’s, 62 runs scored and an OPS of 1.062, good for 3.4WAR.