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| Breaking News |  | Monday, July 29th, 2013: Otero EL's Best of the Week Héctor Otero of the Sandstorms relied on a sharp eye and a quick bat to outpace all other Eastern League hitters last week and collect the Player of the Week Award.
He hit .480 with 12 hits in 25 at-bats, 1 home run and 9 RBIs.
So far this season Otero has hit .447 with 2 home runs, 23 RBIs and and scored 22 times. |  | Monday, July 8th, 2013: Eastern League Picks Top Player When Dirceu Rosende stepped into the batter's box, he meant business. His outstanding play this week has netted the Phoenix first baseman the well-deserved Eastern League Player of the Week Award.
Playing in 6 games he lashed out a .464 average with 13 hits, 1 home run, 7 RBIs and 4 runs scored.
|  | Thursday, August 30th, 2012: Hits Galore! Rosende Drills 5 Hits! Dirceu Rosende had an answer for everything Hanoi threw him today at Sandstorms Ballpark. In 5 at-bats he made good contact and 5 times he drilled the ball for a base hit.
The Phoenix first baseman went 5 for 6 in the game to get his name in the record book. However, his great performance was not enough to produce a victory. His club, the Sandstorms, took it on the chin 6-2 against the Fightin' Whities.
"I know you can't win 'em all," he said, "but it sure would have been nice to win this one. To get 5 hits and lose is just not the way it should be."
D. Rosende flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off G. Karakchiev in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 9th, singled in the 11th and singled in the 13th.
To date Rosende has chalked up a .401 average with 1 home run, driven in 17 runs and scored 17 times. | | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 24-12, .667 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 5.0 GB | | Record at home | 14-7, .667 PCT | | Record on the road | 10-5, .667 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 1-1, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 9-3, .750 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 9-2, .818 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 15-10, .600 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in July | 21-8, .724 PCT | | Record in August | 3-4, .429 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .296 - 9th in EL | | On-Base Percentage | .360 - 5th in EL | | Slugging Percentage | .391 - 8th in EL | | On-Base + Slugging | .752 - 7th in EL | | Runs Scored | 205 - 6th in EL | | Hits | 383 - 9th in EL | | Extra-Base Hits | 91 - 7th in EL | | Home Runs | 12 - 8th in EL | | Bases-On-Balls | 119 - 2nd in EL | | Strikeouts | 156 - 11th in EL | | Stolen Bases | 11 - 16th in EL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.41 - 4th in EL | | Starters' ERA | 3.40 - 6th in EL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.42 - 3rd in EL | | Runs allowed | 145 - 3rd in EL | | Hits allowed | 364 - 6th in EL | | Opponents AVG | .285 - 6th in EL | | BABIP | .318 - 8th in EL | | Home Runs allowed | 11 - tied for 8th in EL | | Bases-On-Balls | 58 - 1st in EL | | Strikeouts | 157 - 8th in EL |
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