PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Hernandez powers Zephrys to 4-2 win

Published on May 25, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Anderson Hernandez collected three hits, including a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, lifting the New Orleans Zephyrs to their third straight win over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Sunday, 4-2.

Hernandez, who hit .301 for the Zephyrs last year but has been mired in a season-long slump that left him with a .183 batting average entering today, came through with the big hits for New Orleans.

He broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh by sending a Ross Wolf offering over the fence in right field, then delivered an RBI single in the eighth to provide an insurance run. The three hits were a season high for Hernandez, and came as he was hitting just .057 (2-for-35) in day games this year.

Former Isotope Valentino Pascucci once again hurt his former club, belting a home run for the third straight game. His shot over the wall in right field to lead off the second inning was his 10th since joining the Zephyrs on April 30.

Ruddy Lugo was the beneficiary of the late clutch hitting, after he exited the game for pinch-hitter Victor Mendez in the bottom of the seventh. Lugo (4-2) got the win by holding Albuquerque to one run on three hits in seven innings. He tied his season high by striking out nine, including four in a row at one point.

The Zephyrs have held Albuquerque, the league's top hitting team at .298, to 14 hits in the three games for a .147 average.

The Z's will be after their first-ever home sweep of Albuquerque on Monday in the series finale. First pitch on Memorial Day is scheduled for 12:00 p.m., with RHP Brian Stokes facing RHP Frankie De La Cruz.

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