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Mud Hens Eldred crushing the competition
Posted: 04.23.2012 at 11:57 PM
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Mud Hens slugger has at least one hit in all 18 games this season.
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It may have been the easiest International League Hitter of the Week decision in history.

Toledo's Brad Eldred took home the honors in what had to be a landslide.

Eldred hit 4 home runs with 15 RBI's and scored 10 runs last week.

He entered Monday night's game on a 17-game hit streak.   Then Hens have played 17 games this year.

He didn't disappoint.

Eldred stuck one in the left field fence for a ground rule double in the third and then blasted a 2-run home run in the 6th inning en route to a 5-3 win over Columbus.

"I've been taking a few walks and that's kind of been a good thing," said Eldred.  "It's given me a good chance to get a little better pitch to hit and I haven't been missing them too much."

The 31-year-old is currently leading the IL in five separate hitting categories.

Somebody get Jim Leyland on the phone.

 

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