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Gyorko continues to roll in Tucson win
Padres' No. 3 prospect goes yard for fifth time in eight games
07/15/2012 2:25 AM ET
Jedd Gyorko is hitting .366 with 10 homers and 42 RBIs since the end of May.
Jedd Gyorko is hitting .366 with 10 homers and 42 RBIs since the end of May. 
If you can keep Jedd Gyorko off the board, you must be doing something right.

The Padres' No. 3 prospect went 3-for-4 with a homer and three more RBIs on Saturday night, leading Triple-A Tucson to a 9-5 triumph over visiting Fresno.

With the Padres trailing by a run, Gyorko lifted a sacrifice fly in the first inning. He led the third off with a single, stole second and scored on Vince Belnome's base hit, then singled again in the fifth. After producing a run with a double play in the sixth, he capped his night with a two-run homer in the eighth.

The 23-year-old third baseman has not stopped hitting since he was promoted to the Pacific Coast League in May. He's batting .351 with 15 homers and 54 RBIs in 52 games with Tucson and has 28 RBIs in his last 17 contests. And since June 24, he hasn't gone more than one game without driving in a run.

Overall, the West Virginia native ranks second among Padres' Minor Leaguers with 21 homers and 71 RBIs.

Gyorko, MLB.com's No. 58 overall prospect, is coming off a season in which he drove in 114 runs in 140 games across two levels.

Daniel Robertson collected four hits and drove in two runs out of the leadoff spot for Tucson, while Belnome was 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI.

Nick Noonan had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in a run for Fresno.

Robert Emrich is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
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