| Breaking News |  | Thursday, June 25th, 2015: Rodríguez Has Hot Hand, Bangs 5 hits
It was an almost perfect day for Mario Rodríguez today at Traders Ballpark. The Lightning first baseman was sensational at the plate with 5 base hits in 6 tries, it just wasn't enough to beat the Fryeburg Traders. They spoiled his great day with a 4-3 win over Madison.
M. Rodríguez singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th, hit a two-run double in the 9th and singled in the 11th.
For the year Rodríguez is batting .277 with 83 hits and 9 home runs. He has scored 42 times and driven in 44.
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 | Thursday, June 4th, 2015: Great Day for Carey -- 5 Hits
5 hits in 6 at-bats. It doesn't happen every day and when it does, it's exciting. Today Gene Carey of the Saint Paul Spirits had a sensational 5-6 game against Fryeburg at Saint Paul Fields. He rifled base hits all over the ballpark, but it didn't pay off in a victory. The Traders took the game 14-12.
In the postgame press conference Carey joked, "Heck, that's a week's worth of hitting for me and I did it all in one day. I guess I can take the rest of the week off... Right, Skip?" His manager retorted half-smilingly, "Only if we win the game, son... only if we win the ballgame. That's what they pay us to do, you know."
G. Carey singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run double in the 5th, singled in the 7th, hit a two-run home run off C. López in the 9th and grounded out in the 10th.
This season Carey is swinging the bat at a .286 pace. He has hit 1 home run and scored 13 times, while driving in 10. His on-base percentage is .329 and he has played in 48 games.
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| Thursday, June 4th, 2015: Big Day for McAllister: Swats 5 Hits
Today at Saint Paul Fields Dana McAllister put on a hitting clinic as the Saint Paul left fielder sprayed hits all over the ballpark by lashing Fryeburg pitching for 5 hits in 6 at-bats. But the Traders didn't really seem to care, they won the game 14-12.
He told BNN reporters after the game that he just hit it where they pitched it. "Too often I try to pull the ball too much. Today I just went with the pitch. It's great to get 5 hits, but it would have been nicer to win the ballgame. too."
D. McAllister singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 5th, grounded out in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
Thus far in 2015 McAllister is batting .266 with 4 home runs, 25 RBIs and 17 runs scored.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 44-42, .512 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 10.0 GB | | Record at home | 26-18, .591 PCT | | Record on the road | 18-24, .429 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 15-10, .600 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 29-32, .475 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in April | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record in May | 11-18, .379 PCT | | Record in June | 15-10, .600 PCT | | Record in July | 5-0, 1.000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .261 - 8th in SL1 | | On-Base Percentage | .337 - 7th in SL1 | | Slugging Percentage | .349 - 10th in SL1 | | On-Base + Slugging | .686 - 10th in SL1 | | Runs Scored | 383 - 5th in SL1 | | Hits | 772 - 8th in SL1 | | Extra-Base Hits | 178 - 10th in SL1 | | Home Runs | 32 - 11th in SL1 | | Bases-On-Balls | 303 - tied for 6th in SL1 | | Strikeouts | 490 - 5th in SL1 | | Stolen Bases | 57 - 7th in SL1 |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.84 - 5th in SL1 | | Starters' ERA | 3.81 - 7th in SL1 | | Bullpen ERA | 3.94 - 4th in SL1 | | Runs allowed | 365 - 4th in SL1 | | Hits allowed | 787 - 5th in SL1 | | Opponents AVG | .267 - 5th in SL1 | | BABIP | .310 - 7th in SL1 | | Home Runs allowed | 41 - tied for 5th in SL1 | | Bases-On-Balls | 269 - 3rd in SL1 | | Strikeouts | 500 - 8th in SL1 |
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