Rich Nye

Brown Strokes 5 Hits

San Diego right fielder Ollie Brown could do no wrong in his team's 10-4 win over the Cardinals, as he collected 5 hits.

"Things were in his favor in every one of his at-bats," Cardinals skipper <Red Schoendienst:coach#22> said to the press corps after the game. "He got hitters' counts."

Brown agreed, saying that getting ahead early in the counts was "the key" to his game.

"Once you get ahead, it makes it a lot easier because you get a better pitch to hit," he said. "You know the pitcher has to come in with it. And you're ready."

Ollie Brown singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, tripled in the 5th, singled in the 8th, hit a solo-shot off Rich Nye in the 9th and hit a three-run home run off Tom Hilgendorf in the 10th.

This season, Brown has hit at a .302 clip with 27 RBIs, 11 home runs and 34 runs scored.

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