Loss to Mallards Extends Illinois Losing Streak
Behind the hitting of <Kamiel van Aerden:player#6929>, the <Minnesota Mallards:team#5> stopped the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 5-4. van Aerden went 3-4 with a double, 2 singles,  and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Mallards. <Eric King:player#4315> was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 26 of 31 save opportunities. Illinois's current losing streak has reached 7 games.

Minnesota used the bat of <Jon Hart:player#6111> to get the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run  home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Mallards ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Hart told the Minnesota Bulletin.



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