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Pirates Prospect Watch: Tsung-Che Cheng Hits a Grand Slam

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Tsung-Che Cheng hit a grand slam for the Altoona Curve on Wednesday, launching his tenth home run of the season.

The homer came in a high scoring game, with Cheng coming through with a clutch two-out hit. Altoona was down 5-4 at the time, and took an 8-5 lead after the home run. Cheng went 2-for-4 with a walk on the evening.

Cheng is hitting .234/.337/.374 this season in Double-A, which isn’t a great stat line. He has improved slightly over his time at the level in the second half last season. His OBP has increased from .