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Hot Coffee: Polanco enjoying life in the 3-hole
- Updated: May 25, 2016
PITTSBURGH — After their 12-1 win over the D-backs at PNC Park on Tuesday, the Pirates could trace almost half their runs back to right fielder Gregory Polanco. Finding a rhythm in the first inning, Polanco went 3-for-5 with a career-high five RBIs to pace the Pirates’ 17-hit attack.
It took a second for him to appreciate the result of his first at-bat against D-backs right-hander Shelby Miller.
“‘I should’ve hit it better,'” Polanco said. “That’s what went through my mind in that moment.”
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Yet it turned out Polanco had sent a three-run home run to right-center, scoring John Jaso and Andrew McCutchen and handing the Pirates a 3-0 lead.
Polanco never lost his rhythm, doubling on a …
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