Mendez Packs a Wallop -- Hits 3 HR Against Grizzlies
The old superstition that "bad news comes in threes" certainly came true for the <Fresno Grizzlies:team#103> today.

<Brooklyn:team#19> right fielder <Ricardo Mendez:player#7554> tripled up on the home runs to propel the Dodgers to the 13-4 win at Grizzles Park.

"We had our chances to win the game, but we just didn't come through," Fresno manager   said. "<Mendez:player#7554> hit the heck out of the ball."

In addition to the homers, <Mendez:player#7554> collected 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 7 RBIs and scored 3 runs.

"Easy swings get you home runs," he said after the game. "I kept telling myself not to press. They have to be nice and easy swings."

<Ricardo Mendez:player#7554> hit a three-run home run off <José Martínez:player#6447> in the 1st, flied out in the 3rd, hit a two-run home run off <José Martínez:player#6447> in the 5th, hit an RBI double in the 7th and hit a solo-shot off <Justin Black:player#11135> in the 8th.

This year <Mendez:player#7554> has hit 7 home runs and posted a .234 batting average.