3 Boomers for Rudge 
<Oscar Rudge:player#11058> went on an explosive hitting spree against the <Orlando Oceanics:team#57> at Orlando Stadium today, launching a trio of blasts to lead the <Miami Beach Expos:team#106> to the 23-10 win.

The first baseman finished 3-for-6 with 3 runs scored and 9 RBI.

"It was just one of those days," Rudge said in a postgame interview. "I don't know how to explain it. I'm just putting a good swing on the ball."

<Orlando:team#57> skipper   said Rudge was "locked-in."

"We made some pretty good pitches," he said. "Those first two homers were exactly where the pitcher wanted to put them. He's just hot right now -- you've just got to tip your hat to him."

<Oscar Rudge:player#11058> grounded out in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, hit a GRAND SLAM off <Takashige Ichikawa:player#12406> in the 4th, grounded out in the 5th, hit a two-run home run off <Aaron Edwards:player#10387> in the 7th, walked in the 8th and hit a three-run home run off <Omar Rios:player#11958> in the 9th.

Rudge is batting .167 this season in 13 games with 4 home runs, 11 RBIs and 11 runs scored. He has 8 hits in 48 at-bats.