van den Boom Slugs Lions to 8-2 Win
Riding the 3-hit performance of the former first round draft pick  <Karst van den Boom:player#11352>, the <Kentucky Lions:team#7> stopped the <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77>, 8-2.  Kentucky starter <Ichiro Koyama:player#11414> was credited with the win after throwing 105 pitches over 6.2 innings. His record now stands at 3-4. The Lions now have a mark of 31-34.

van den Boom contributed a big hit, a 2-run  home run, for Kentucky in the bottom of the second. With his team trailing 2-1, van den Boom took a fastball from <Hoon Yi:player#2803> and stroked the home run to left. His 5th home run of the season allowed the Lions to leap in front, 3-2.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Kentucky manager  .



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