2000 Hits for Mertens
<Sander Mertens:player#7125> reached the 2000-hit milestone this afternoon at The Snake Pit. The 36-year-old Vipers catcher went 2-for-4 in a losing effort in the <Arizona:team#6> 13-2 defeat at the hands of the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>.

In his career <Mertens:player#7125> has played in 1976 games with a .267 batting average. Among his 2001 hits are 393 doubles, 10 triples and 531 home runs. He also has scored 1074 runs and driven in 1425 runs.

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