Alec Burleson - Homers as part of three hit night Burleson went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Mets. Impact Burleson cranked his third home run of the year in the sixth inning off Cole Sulser and also drove in a run on a base hit in the first. He notched his first three-hit effort of the campaign and his fifth multi-hit performance. The 25-year-old is slashing .262/.303/.393 with 12 RBI, five runs and a 5:18 BB:K in 89 plate appearances and is firmly in a platoon against right-handed pitching.
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