Gómez Homers 3 Times Against Salem
<Menlo Park Marauders:team#104> first baseman <Manny Gómez:player#10886> had a magnificent game against the <Salem Cherries:team#28> today, rocketing three balls out of Salem Stadium to help the Marauders take the 9-5 victory.

"I got some good pitches to hit and I creamed them," he said after the game. "The first was a big, fat fastball and the last two were hanging curves. All three were mistakes."

For the game, Gómez went 3-for-4 with 6 RBIs and 3 runs scored.

"There's a fine line between hitting home runs and line drives," Menlo Park manager   said later. "Seems like Manny found his home run stroke today."

<Manny Gómez:player#10886> hit a two-run home run off <Cristián Díaz:player#7103> in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off <Cristián Díaz:player#7103> in the 2nd, struck out in the 5th and hit a two-run home run off <Ryan Oldenburg:player#12063> in the 8th.

In 40 games this season <Gómez:player#10886> has batted at a .351 pace with 52 hits and 10 home runs.