Alvarado's Hit Streak Reaches 20 Games
<Richard Alvarado:player#7970>'s consecutive-game hitting streak has now climbed to 20 games. The <Houston HS:team#155> first baseman smacked 2 hits against the <Wasco HS War Lords:team#151> in today's game at Ballpark of Wasco HS, but he expressed mixed emotions about the streak after watching the Hornets drop the game, 9-5.

"I feel good about the streak, but don't feel good when we lose," he told reporters. "I'd love to get a hit as well as a win next time so I can celebrate properly."
<Richard Alvarado:player#7970> grounded out in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off <Bill Auld:player#3552> in the 5th, singled in the 7th and struck out in the 9th.

In his season totals <Alvarado:player#7970> has 5 home runs and a .351 batting average.