Mertens Slugs Vipers to 11-5 Win
The <Arizona Vipers:team#6> defeated the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 11-5, in Frontier League action at Todd Berry Memorial Field. <Sander Mertens:player#7125> pulled his weight. The 16-year veteran hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5. Arizona starter <Arturo Vega:player#9038> was credited with the win after throwing 102 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 3-2. Arizona raised its record to 21-20 with the win.

Mertens had a timely hit for Arizona in the top of the seventh. With Illinois trailing 5-3, he turned a 1-0 fastball into a grand slam home run. It was his 14th home run of the season, making it 7-5, Arizona.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Mertens told the Arizona News.



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