| Rivera Smashes 3 Homers for Canton Saturday, April 16th , 2044 Canton Legends second baseman Jeff Rivera left the Bell Center pitching staff in ruins at Devils Park, beating the Bucks, 10-4, with a prodigious three-home run performance.
"The last one was totally unexpected," Rivera 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 Canton second baseman had 4 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 5 and scored 3 runs.
Jeff Rivera hit a two-run home run off Nate Goldman in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Felipe Torres in the 4th, flied out in the 6th and hit a two-run home run off Alex Southworth in the 8th.
So far this year, Rivera is batting .238 with 3 home runs and 6 RBIs. | | |