'Ducks' Bradley stays hot with five RBIs
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,
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.
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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
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,
Akron starter
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