| Breaking News |  | Thursday, August 1st, 2013: McCarthy Sizzles, New York Fizzles
In a knockout performance, Ray McCarthy beat the Freedom 1-0 with an impressive 5-hit shutout.
The Chupacabras hurler finished with 4 strikeouts and no walks. He showed pinpoint control and a sharp fastball.
McCarthy told reporters after the game, "My arm felt good, mechanics were good and my stuff was working ...it don't get any better than this."
The Freedom manager said, "It was a rough one for my guys. We weren't at our best...and their guy was."
In 26 starts this season McCarthy has compiled a 10-9 record and a 3.46 ERA. |
 | Saturday, June 1st, 2013: EL Batter of the Month Honors to Stout
Not known for his offensive prowess, Fred Stout set the league afire in May and took home the Eastern League Batter of the Month award.
The Tijuana shortstop posted a steady .376 batting average, 6 home runs, 18 RBIs and 21 runs.
Looking at his stats this year, Stout has compiled a .314 batting average, while hitting 7 home runs and driving in 28 runs. He has played in 53 games and scored 30 runs.
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 | Thursday, May 30th, 2013: Rivera Pitches Tijuana to Shutout Win
José Rivera of the Tijuana Chupacabras spun his magic on the Marquette Suns today. He blanked them 5-0 on 3 hits, registering 3 strikeouts and 1 walk.
"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Rivera said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."
Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, the Tijuana skipper said, "We got solid pitching, good defense and we took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations. This was just a solid performance by everyone."
This year Rivera has 10 wins and 3 losses and a 3.16 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 73-48, .603 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 40-22, .645 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-26, .559 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-3, .625 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 30-16, .652 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 19-16, .543 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 54-32, .628 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in May | 18-11, .621 PCT | | Record in June | 19-7, .731 PCT | | Record in July | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in August | 7-3, .700 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .285 - 1st in EL | | On-Base Percentage | .340 - 1st in EL | | Slugging Percentage | .414 - 1st in EL | | On-Base + Slugging | .754 - 1st in EL | | Runs Scored | 534 - 6th in EL | | Hits | 1200 - 2nd in EL | | Extra-Base Hits | 353 - 1st in EL | | Home Runs | 70 - 13th in EL | | Bases-On-Balls | 290 - 12th in EL | | Strikeouts | 755 - 15th in EL | | Stolen Bases | 108 - 4th in EL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.50 - 4th in EL | | Starters' ERA | 3.62 - 7th in EL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.16 - 5th in EL | | Runs allowed | 457 - 3rd in EL | | Hits allowed | 1062 - 4th in EL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 3rd in EL | | BABIP | .280 - 1st in EL | | Home Runs allowed | 60 - 1st in EL | | Bases-On-Balls | 308 - 9th in EL | | Strikeouts | 530 - 18th in EL |
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