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'Ducks' Bradley stays hot with five RBIs

Indians No. 4 prospect goes yard in second straight game
Bobby Bradley has 57 homers in 292 Minor League games in the Indians system. (Mark Olson/MiLB.com)
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April 20, 2017

After going 20 at-bats between his first two homers of the season, Bobby Bradley didn't waste much time hitting No. 3.The Indians' fourth-ranked prospect went yard for the second straight game and drove in a season-high five runs Wednesday, powering Double-A Akron to a 12-2 rout of Reading at FirstEnergy Stadium.

After going 20 at-bats between his first two homers of the season, Bobby Bradley didn't waste much time hitting No. 3.
The Indians' fourth-ranked prospect went yard for the second straight game and drove in a season-high five runs Wednesday, powering Double-A Akron to a 12-2 rout of Reading at FirstEnergy Stadium.

Box score
Prior to Tuesday's sixth-inning blast, Bradley was mired in a 1-for-20 slump, his worst stretch since July. Things finally clicked for MLB.com's No. 90 overall prospect when he drew three walks and hit a solo shot in his final at-bat.
Bradley didn't waste much time in the series finale. After walking in the first inning and knocking a single to right field in the third, the 20-year-old ripped a three-run shot to right off reliever Mario Sanchez.
In the sixth, Bradley plated another run with a forceout, then lifted a sacrifice fly in the RubberDucks' six-run seventh. It was the first baseman's first five-RBI game since June 6 with Class A Advanced Lynchburg.
Bradley had one of the loudest bats in the Indians system over his first two full seasons. The 2014 third-round pick led the organization with 27 homers in 2015, then topped the system with 102 RBIs in 2016.

Batting two spots ahead Bradley, Tyler Krieger also raked. The Indians' No. 18 prospect went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, three runs scored and a walk as he fell a triple shy of the cycle.
Akron starter Michael Peoples (1-1) gave up two runs on four hits and three walks over a season-high 6 2/3 innings, striking out five. 
Andrew Pullin had two hits, including a solo homer, for the Fightin Phils.

Kelsie Heneghan is a contributor to MiLB.com. Follow her on Twitter @Kelsie_Heneghan.