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Brewers’ Arcia dedicates first HR to parents
- Updated: August 27, 2016
MILWAUKEE — He’s barely 22 years old, after all, so it was perfectly appropriate for Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia to dedicate his first Major League home run to his mother and father.
Lilibeth and Oswaldo Arcia were home in Venezuela on Friday, but a text message from mom confirmed they had been watching when Orlando connected for a sixth-inning, 408-foot, three-run home run that represented the Brewers’ only offense in a 5-3 loss to the Pirates at Miller Park.
“Very happy, very happy to be able to get one,” said Arcia through translator Carlos Brizuela. “Just happy I had a chance to hit one out, but at the same time, a little down because we lost the game. You’ve just got to keep your head up and come ready to play [Saturday], look for the win.”
The Pirates scored five unearned runs in the top of the sixth before Arcia, who ranks 11th on MLBPipeline.com’s updated list of baseball’s top prospects, powered the Brewers back into the game. With two runners aboard and one out, the Pirates lifted …
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