Álvarez Slams 5 Hits for Arizona
It doesn't happen very often, but it did for <Ernesto Álvarez:player#10889> today -- a 5-hit effort. He went on a rampage at The Snake Pit and paced the Vipers to a 7-1 win over the <Colorado Bears:team#2>.

After his dynamite batting performance, the <Arizona:team#6> second baseman told reporters that he "just tried to get in a good count and have a good at-bat. That's all I can control."

His philosophy paid dividends today. He slammed 5 hits in 5 tries and put his name in the record book. <Ernesto Álvarez:player#10889> hit an RBI single in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, doubled in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

For the season <Álvarez:player#10889> is hitting .326, batted in 32 runs with no home runs and 49 runs scored.

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