| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, August 18th, 2054: Yes, It's a No-No by Merced
"This is one of the best moments of my life," Pedro Merced said.
"You never think that's going to happen -- a no-hitter."
He made those comments after he held the Greyhounds hitless in the San Francisco 4-1 victory at Sharks Ballpark.
"We simply couldn't get any wood on the ball," said the Fort Myers manager, when asked about his epic performance. "Merced was brilliant out there. He certainly had our number."
Merced was more humble about his historic feat and told SION reporters that he was "just happy to get the win for the club."
He faced only 35 batters in the no-hit gem, struck out 12 and walked 4.
Currently Merced has a record of 12-5 with 117 strikeouts and 71 walks in 194 innings and a 2.92 ERA.
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 | Wednesday, August 5th, 2054: 5-Hits Blitz by Jersey City's Burford!
It was high-5 day at Skyliners Stadium, at least for Floyd Burford of the Jersey City Skyliners. He got a lot of high-5's for his outstanding hitting against the San Francisco Sharks, but he and his teammates couldn't pull out a win. Burford smashed 5 hits in 6 at-bats on a his record-setting day, but Jersey City still dropped the game 4-3.
His manager said, "Floyd was hitting everything. It really was a special game for him. Too bad the other guys couldn't rise to the occasion and get the victory."
In the other dugout the opposing manager told SION beat writers, "Burford bushwhacked my boys today. Obviously we didn't have much success against him, but luckily, we won the ballgame."
F. Burford doubled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, struck out in the 5th, singled in the 8th, singled in the 10th and hit a solo-shot off B. Wheeler in the 13th.
In 2054 Burford is batting .268 with 4 home runs.
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 | Saturday, August 1st, 2054: San Francisco's Sánchez Snaps up July Batting Award
Hot-hitting center fielder Pedro Sánchez of the Sharks really pounded United League AAA pitchers in July, winning the Batter of the Month award.
He hit .404 with 4 home runs, 28 RBIs, 17 runs scored and 14 walks to finish with a .475 on-base percentage.
During the 2054 season Sánchez has hit .276 with 6 home runs and 60 RBIs. He has played in 108 games and scored 61 times.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | CF Patrick Lang | ruptured tricep tendon | 2 months | Not on DL | | P Brad Hey | bone chips (elbow) | 3 months | Not on DL | | RF Chris Keily | torn ankle ligaments | 4 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 55-75, .423 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 23.0 GB | | Record at home | 29-36, .446 PCT | | Record on the road | 26-39, .400 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-7, .462 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 16-22, .421 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 16-15, .516 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 39-60, .394 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in March | 2-0, 1.000 PCT | | Record in April | 10-18, .357 PCT | | Record in May | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in June | 5-21, .192 PCT | | Record in July | 11-17, .393 PCT | | Record in August | 12-5, .706 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .270 - 4th in ULAAA | | On-Base Percentage | .326 - 9th in ULAAA | | Slugging Percentage | .358 - 10th in ULAAA | | On-Base + Slugging | .684 - 10th in ULAAA | | Runs Scored | 522 - 9th in ULAAA | | Hits | 1218 - tied for 6th in ULAAA | | Extra-Base Hits | 266 - 12th in ULAAA | | Home Runs | 47 - 12th in ULAAA | | Bases-On-Balls | 352 - 10th in ULAAA | | Strikeouts | 731 - 4th in ULAAA | | Stolen Bases | 127 - 4th in ULAAA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.88 - 8th in ULAAA | | Starters' ERA | 3.69 - 4th in ULAAA | | Bullpen ERA | 4.24 - 9th in ULAAA | | Runs allowed | 592 - 8th in ULAAA | | Hits allowed | 1231 - 8th in ULAAA | | Opponents AVG | .270 - 8th in ULAAA | | BABIP | .309 - 7th in ULAAA | | Home Runs allowed | 83 - 8th in ULAAA | | Bases-On-Balls | 387 - 3rd in ULAAA | | Strikeouts | 757 - 5th in ULAAA |
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