Hit Streak Now at 20 for Payne
<Chris Payne:player#9983> ran his hitting streak to 20 straight games today at Multnomah Stadium, when he collected 1 hit in 3 at-bats. The feat came, however, as the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> dropped the game, 6-4, to the <Oregon Explorers:team#75>.

"Hey, the streak is great -- I hope it never ends," Payne said later. "But I'm not happy to lose the game."
<Chris Payne:player#9983> walked in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, flied out in the 5th and flied out in the 7th.

Hitting .340 to date, Payne has 31 home runs and 101 RBIs. He has played in 125 games.