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Young Smashes 3 Homers for Washington Sunday, August 24th , 2098 Today was a special one for Jon Young of the Washington Nationals as he slammed three home runs in the 11-9 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. "Lately, I've been uppercutting the ball too much," he said to sportswriters after the game. "I would hit it hard, but they just went sky high and stayed in the ballpark. No big long outs for me in this game. I leveled out my swing and connected on the sweet spot. I knew they were gone the minute I hit 'em." The Washington left fielder collected 3 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 6, and scored 3 runs in the contest at Citizens Bank Park. Jon Young hit a two-run home run off Kyle O'Brien in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, hit a three-run home run off DeAndre Hart in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off DeAndre Hart in the 6th and flied out in the 8th. Young is hitting .294 so far this season with 110 RBIs and 76 runs scored. He has 131 hits including 44 home runs, 34 walks and .351 OBP. |
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