Great Day for Rodríguez -- 5 Hits
The <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> couldn't stop <José Rodríguez:player#4641> today, but they stopped the <Raleigh Explorers:team#17>, 9-7. Rodríguez went 5-for-6 in the game at Vulcans Park, but his team still came out on the wrong end of the score.

"I feel bad for José -- that's not how any of us wanted things to turn out," said Raleigh manager  . "The Vulcans were on their game today." 

<José Rodríguez:player#4641> struck out in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, walked in the 7th, hit a two-run single in the 9th, singled in the 11th and singled in the 14th.

Rodríguez is hitting .320 for the season with 5 home runs, 22 RBIs and 14 runs scored. He has 40 hits in 125 at-bats and played in 34 games.

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