Hitting Streak Still Alive for Lopes
Win or lose, <Mario Lopes:player#11219> just keeps on getting base hits -- game after game after game. He picked up 2 more today and has now stretched his hitting streak to 20 games.

The <Punta Gorda Bulldogs:team#70> first baseman went 2-for-4 today, but it wasn't enough to win the game. His club was defeated 8-7 by the <Ocala Pippins:team#98> at Bulldog Grounds.

"It's amazing to watch him hit right now, but I don't think anybody's really mentioning it," one of his teammates said. "We just don't want to jinx him."
<Mario Lopes:player#11219> doubled in the 1st, flied out in the 4th, singled in the 5th and grounded out in the 7th.

In the current season, <Lopes:player#11219> has put up a .417 batting average with 30 hits, 2 home runs, 20 RBI and scored 22 runs.