Portillo Socks It to Pippins, Cracks 5 Hits 
It seemed that <Sunrise:team#59> left fielder <Jose Portillo:player#9605> could do no wrong as the Gators KO'd the Pippins, 16-6 today. Portillo rapped out 5 hits in 6 at-bats and seemed to know which pitches Pippins hurlers were throwing. 

"I think the Gators were stealing signs," growled one unhappy <Ocala:team#98> fan after the game. 

"I just felt good today. I saw the ball well and just wanted to make good contact and put the ball in play," said the jubilant <Portillo:player#9605> in the postgame press interview. 

<Jose Portillo:player#9605> hit an RBI single in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, singled in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off <Franklin Segundo:player#11327> in the 6th, hit an RBI double in the 8th and singled in the 8th.

So far this season <Portillo:player#9605> has gotten 96 hits in 345 at-bats for a .278 batting average with 8 home runs. His stats include 73 RBIs and 55 runs scored. He has played in 82 games.

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