Raymond Smacks 5 Hits for Destroyers
The <Annapolis Destroyers:team#12> stopped the <Raleigh Explorers:team#17> by a score of 5-4 at Destroyers Park today, with the lion's share of the credit going to right fielder <Ed Raymond:player#7219>. The 27-year-old had a career day, collecting 5 hits.

"Every batter wants to have a quality at-bat every time he steps up to the plate," Raymond said later. "He wants to hit the ball hard."

Raymond did just that in his 6 at-bats, much to the chagrin of the Explorers.

"Not much that I can say," offered Raleigh manager  . "He just hammered the heck out of us." 

<Ed Raymond:player#7219> singled in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off <Arturo Chávez:player#6444> in the 5th, singled in the 7th, hit a solo-shot off <Joe Davenport:player#5824> in the 9th and hit a solo-shot off <Ken Hoffman:player#8399> in the 11th.

So far this season <Raymond:player#7219> is batting .403 with 8 home runs.

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