van Straaten Batters Albuquerque for 5 Hits
It was high-fives all around for <Klaus van Straaten:player#9900> at Paducah Ballpark today.

He got them from his teammates and he got them at the plate during an outstanding hitting performance against the <Albuquerque Scorpion Kings:team#27>. <van Straaten:player#9900> smashed 5 hits in 5 at-bats on his monster day, leading his club to a 10-2 win. 

"<Klaus:player#9900> was hitting everything," said Tigers manager  . "It really was a special game for him." 

In the opposing dugout, Scorpion Kings manager   told BNN beat writers that van Straaten "ambushed" the club.

"Obviously we didn't have much success against him, but we'll have another chance," the skipper said. "Hopefully, van Straaten oversleeps next time."

<Klaus van Straaten:player#9900> singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit a GRAND SLAM off <Edwin Hoekstra:player#6665> in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off <José Gonzáles:player#10474> in the 6th and doubled in the 8th.

<van Straaten:player#9900> currently has a .352 batting average with 70 hits, 16 homers, 50 RBIs, 30 runs scored and a .432 OBP.

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