Olivas Clobbers 3 HR Against Expos
The old superstition that "bad news comes in threes" certainly came true for the <Miami Beach Expos:team#106> today.

<Delray Beach:team#66> left fielder <Juan Olivas:player#11551> tripled up on the home runs to propel the Grasshoppers to the 12-11 win at Pelican Park.

"We had our chances to win the game, but we just didn't come through," Miami Beach manager   said. "<Olivas:player#11551> hit the heck out of the ball."

In addition to the homers, <Olivas:player#11551> collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, 5 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

"Easy swings get you home runs," he said after the game. "I kept telling myself not to press. They have to be nice and easy swings."

<Juan Olivas:player#11551> hit a solo-shot off <Chris Hoy:player#9826> in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off <Dave Russo:player#12143> in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off <Seong-jin Kim:player#10907> in the 6th and struck out in the 8th.

On the year <Olivas:player#11551> has hit .316 with 12 home runs, 25 RBIs and scored 25 runs.