<a href=p2212.html>Cristian Lasagabaster</a> drills 5 hits
ST. LOUIS - Houston's second baseman <a href=p2212.html>Cristian 
Lasagabaster</a> once again displayed his tremendous 
ability to make contact with that little white ball. 
He tore up St. Louis' pitching staff with a 5 hit performance 
on Monday. A 361 foot drive to left field marked his 
1st hit, a solo homerun off <a href=p175.html>Roy Heacock</a> 
in the 1st inning. A pitch from <a href=p175.html>Roy 
Heacock</a> in the 3rd inning left his bat for a two-run 
homerun, landing 377 feet from home plate in left field. 
Number 5 in the 9th inning accounted for a double. 
He had singles in the 2nd inning and in the 5th inning 
. Cristian did drive in 3 while scoring 5 runs on his 
own. He's having a very good season so far, batting 
.427. The final score of the game was 10-8. 
