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Phillips Blasts 3 into Bleachers Thursday, August 16th , 2108 Detroit (GCL) Tigers center fielder Matt Phillips left the New York A (GCL) pitching staff in ruins at Joker Marchant Stadium, beating the Yankees, 17-0, with a prodigious three-home run performance. "The last one was totally unexpected," Phillips told reporters at the press conference following his big game. "I just wanted to make good contact, never thinking I would get a home run, and bang, I got number three." For the game, the Detroit (GCL) center fielder had 4 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 4 runs. Matt Phillips hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, struck out in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 5th and hit a three-run home run off Jim Unknown in the 6th. This season, Phillips is batting .353 with 4 home runs. His totals include 17 RBIs and 12 runs scored. |
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