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- Updated: May 29, 2016
ARLINGTON — Prince Fielder snapped the longest home run drought of his career (34 games) in Sunday’s 6-2 win over the Pirates. He drove a 91-mph fastball off Pirates starter Francisco Liriano into the right-field seats at Globe Life Park.
“Still got more work to do. Still got a long season left,” Fielder said. “I’m glad I could do something to help the team, and I’m just happy I swung at a good pitch and put a good swing on it.”
Fielder’s homer, which traveled 400 feet, according to Statcast™, was his first since hitting a solo home run off Astros right-hander Scott Feldman on April 19. Entering Sunday’s game, he had been hitting .185 with eight RBIs in May. However, he had doubles on back-to-back nights in the series against the Pirates. The one on Saturday was a couple of feet shy of a home run.
He said that parts of the last month have been frustrating, but he’s found positives in hitting the ball hard.
“This is good for me,” he said. “This is …
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