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Finnegan Bashes 3 HR for Modesto Thursday, July 28th , 2005 Modesto A's catcher Chris Finnegan left the Sarasota pitching staff in ruins at Ed Smith Stadium, beating the Red Sox, 12-4, with a prodigious three-home run performance. "The last one was totally unexpected," Finnegan told reporters at the press conference following his big game. "I just wanted to make good contact, never thinking I would get a home run, and bang, I got number three." For the game, the Modesto catcher had 5 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 3 runs. Chris Finnegan hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off Juan Soto in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Bartolo Francisco in the 4th, singled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off Jeff Stevens in the 8th. At the moment, Finnegan is batting .266 with 18 home runs and 49 RBIs. He has played in 95 games and scored 50 times. |
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