Warhawks Drop Another One
The <Minnesota Mallards:team#5> beat the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 8-2, at Dylan Park at Hennepin. Minnesota left fielder <Mike Weston:player#3953> earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. <Eric Rich:player#10901> was the winning pitcher. Over 5.2 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, with 4 walks and no strikeouts. The Warhawks fall to 5-9 and continue to sputter in the early going.

The Mallards took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. With two out, <Orlando Méndez:player#11354> hit a 3-run  home run off Illinois pitcher <Jesús Ortega:player#6583>, putting Minnesota in front, 7-0. For the game, Méndez went 2 for 5 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We were firing on all cylinders today," said Mallards manager  . 



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