Chávez Bashes 5 Base Hits
At Vulcans Park today, <Héctor Chávez:player#7858> of the <Birmingham Vulcans:team#20> put on a hitting clinic. He banged out 5 hits in 7 at-bats and mauled the <Annapolis Destroyers:team#12> pitching staff, but Birmingham still came up short on the scoreboard.

The Vulcans went home with the 8-6 loss, in spite of a standout 5-hit performance from their first baseman. 

"Hey, it's great to get that many hits in a game, but it would have been nice to win the game, too," Chávez said in the postgame interview. 

<Héctor Chávez:player#7858> singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, struck out in the 5th, singled in the 8th, struck out in the 10th and hit an RBI single in the 12th.

<Chávez:player#7858> is currently hitting at a .365 pace with 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and has scored 14 times. 

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