Hernández 3-4 as Athletics Squeeze Past Ontario
The <New Jersey Athletics:team#80> relied on the hitting of shortstop <Jesús Hernández:player#10000> to stop the <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77>, 6-5. For the game, Hernández was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. New Jersey reliever <Ben Mitchell:player#9202> picked up the win, bumping his record to 3-5. <Dan Thompson:player#4179> was collared with the loss. New Jersey has now won 3 straight, while the Blue Pirates have lost 3 in a row.

Hernández had a game-changing single in the top of the ninth. On a 1-2 splitter from <Dan Thompson:player#4179>, he banged a run-scoring  single to left, giving the Athletics a 6-5 lead. It was the 84th hit of the year for Hernández.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said New Jersey manager  .



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