Martínez Crashes 3 HR Against Ontario
It was a day for the record book for <New Jersey:team#80> left fielder <José Martínez:player#2453>. He walloped three out of Johnson & Johnson Field against the Blue Pirates. But not even a three-homer game could prevent the Athletics from losing 7-4 to <Ontario:team#77> today.

"We threw some good pitches and they hit 'em... we made some bad pitches and they hit 'em. That's a good strategy for losing ballgames," the <New Jersey:team#80> skipper quipped after the loss.

<Martínez:player#2453> celebrated nonetheless as his name will now be added to the league archives. He was 3-4 for the day, batting in 3 runs and scoring 3 times.

"I never, ever thought I would hit three home runs," <Martínez:player#2453> said. "I hit three home runs once when I was 12 in Little League and I thought that was going to be the last time."

<José Martínez:player#2453> hit a solo-shot off <Joe Bennett:player#2780> in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off <Joe Bennett:player#2780> in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off <Joe Bennett:player#2780> in the 6th and struck out in the 8th.

For the year <Martínez:player#2453> is batting .298 with 139 hits and 25 home runs. He has scored 53 times and driven in 70.