| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, August 19th, 2014: Fulton Hits in 31 Straight Games
The Quezon City Pearls suffered a 8-5 setback today at the hands of the Port-au-Prince Liberators at Pearls Ballpark, but their hot-hitting first baseman Jack Fulton went 1-for-5 and stretched his consecutive-game hitting streak to 31 games.
J. Fulton struck out in the 1st, struck out in the 3rd, flied out in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and grounded out in the 9th.
In 123 games this season Fulton is batting .366 with 177 hits and 5 home runs. He has scored 65 runs and driven in 71.
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| Monday, August 18th, 2014: 30 Games in a Row for Fulton
He did it again!
Jack Fulton got another hit and ran his hitting streak to 30. He collected 2 hits in 5 at-bats, but that wasn't enough to win the game. His Quezon City Pearls were defeated 7-5 at Pearls Ballpark by the Port-au-Prince Liberators.
During the recent streak, the 22-year-old first baseman has remained quiet, sidestepping questions about it with ease. Whether for superstitious reasons or simply in an effort to avoid the spotlight, Fulton preferred to shower praise on his team. He told reporters in the clubhouse after the loss, "We have a better ballclub than we showed today."
"It's amazing to watch him hit right now, but I don't think anybody's really mentioning it," one of his teammates said. "So, we're trying to kind of keep that quiet... don't want to jinx him."
J. Fulton singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, flied out in the 6th and flied out in the 9th.
This year Fulton has hit at a .368 clip with 176 hits, 5 home runs, 70 RBIs and 65 runs scored.
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 | Sunday, August 17th, 2014: Rúbio Pitches Shutout
In an almost effortless performance, António Rúbio of the Pearls shot down the Swing 4-0 on a 3-hit shutout.
His skipper said, "António was just locating so well and using his pitches... not leaving anything over the plate."
Rúbio recorded 7 strikeouts and 1 walk in a strong outing.
In the postgame press conference, the St. Paul manager said, "When he needed to make pitches, he elevated his game like he can and we couldn't get a key hit off him."
In 30 starts this year Rúbio has posted 13 wins while suffering 10 losses. He has pitched 213 innings, allowed 211 hits, struck out 116 and has a 3.76 ERA.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Mal Thompson | torn tricep muscle | 7 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 66-64, .508 PCT | | Position in Division | 5th, 27.0 GB | | Record at home | 35-30, .538 PCT | | Record on the road | 31-34, .477 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-5, .583 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 22-20, .524 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 22-33, .400 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 43-30, .589 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in May | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in June | 14-12, .538 PCT | | Record in July | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in August | 8-11, .421 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .294 - 1st in EL | | On-Base Percentage | .334 - 5th in EL | | Slugging Percentage | .410 - 4th in EL | | On-Base + Slugging | .745 - 3rd in EL | | Runs Scored | 612 - 8th in EL | | Hits | 1370 - 1st in EL | | Extra-Base Hits | 330 - 15th in EL | | Home Runs | 87 - 8th in EL | | Bases-On-Balls | 251 - tied for 17th in EL | | Strikeouts | 739 - 11th in EL | | Stolen Bases | 85 - 12th in EL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.13 - 11th in EL | | Starters' ERA | 4.40 - 15th in EL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.44 - 5th in EL | | Runs allowed | 621 - 13th in EL | | Hits allowed | 1290 - 12th in EL | | Opponents AVG | .280 - 11th in EL | | BABIP | .324 - 13th in EL | | Home Runs allowed | 73 - 4th in EL | | Bases-On-Balls | 340 - 12th in EL | | Strikeouts | 777 - 7th in EL |
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