Cruz Gets 5 Hits 
<Manny Cruz:player#1926> was a tough out and went 5-for-5 in a fine hitting display today, but the <Duluth Knights:team#26> managed to overcome his performance and top the <Philadelphia Stars:team#39>, 17-15. 

"I got my pitches and I connected," Cruz said. "They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody, and some days they fall in. And some days you lose, no matter how well you play."

On this occasion, Cruz played well enough to get his name in the record books. <Manny Cruz:player#1926> hit a sac fly in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off <Ken Meadows:player#2505> in the 7th, hit a three-run home run off <Edgardo Galván:player#11804> in the 8th and hit an RBI single in the 9th.

This season <Cruz:player#1926> is batting .275 with 78 hits and 11 home runs. He has scored 46 times and has 48 RBI.

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