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 | 5-for-5 Day for Cayden Tuesday, October 2nd , 1888 J.P. Cayden put on a hitting clinic as the Birmingham Vulcans dumped the Nashville Hickories, 5-2, at Cumberland Grounds. The Birmingham left fielder made Nashville defenders earn their pay, lashing Nashville pitching for 5 hits in 5 at-bats in the game. He told BNN reporters after the game that his strategy was "just hit it where they pitched it." "Too often I try too hard to pull the ball," Cayden said in his postgame press conference. "Today, I just went with the pitch." J.P. Cayden doubled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Jimmy Linehan in the 5th, singled in the 7th and doubled in the 9th. This year, Cayden has hit 5 home runs and posted a .283 batting average. |   |
