5-Hit Barrage by De La Cruz
Today the Spartans downed the Avalanche 9-4 as <César De La Cruz:player#12> sprayed hits all over Avalanche Park in a 5-hit explosion, finishing with 5 hits in 5 at-bats. The <San Diego:team#15> center fielder said to reporters in the postgame interview, "It makes it easier if you get a good pitch. The odds are in your favor then, not the pitcher's. I got a bunch of very pretty pitches to hit today and I didn't miss any of them." <César De La Cruz:player#12> hit an RBI single in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

So far this year <De La Cruz:player#12> is hitting .333 with 11 home runs.