| Breaking News |  | Sunday, September 14th, 2008: Goats Pitching Ravaged by Sutton
It was high-5 day at Ace Park, at least for Matt Sutton of the Atlantic City Aces. He got a lot of high-5's from his teammates for his outstanding hitting against the Gary Goats. Sutton smashed 5 hits in 7 at-bats on a his record-setting day, leading his club to a 3-2 win.
His manager said, "Matt was hitting everything. It really was a special game for him."
In the other dugout the opposing manager told SION beat writers, "He ambushed my boys today. Obviously we didn't have much success against him, but luckily, tomorrow is another day. Hopefully it will be our day to shine."
M. Sutton hit an RBI double in the 1st, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, struck out in the 8th, struck out in the 10th, singled in the 13th and doubled in the 15th.
Sutton is hitting .207 this year with 31 home runs and 76 RBIs. He also has an OBP of .285, 56 walks and scored 68 times.
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 | Saturday, September 13th, 2008: Horn Torches Goats for 5 Hits
It was high-5 day at Ace Park, at least for Jason Horn of the Atlantic City Aces. He got a lot of high-5's from his teammates for his outstanding hitting against the Gary Goats. Horn smashed 5 hits in 7 at-bats on a his record-setting day, leading his club to a 11-9 win.
His manager said, "Jason was hitting everything. It really was a special game for him."
In the other dugout the opposing manager told SION beat writers, "He ambushed my boys today. Obviously we didn't have much success against him, but luckily, tomorrow is another day. Hopefully it will be our day to shine."
J. Horn hit a solo-shot off S. Pérez in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, doubled in the 4th, struck out in the 6th, struck out in the 8th, doubled in the 11th, walked in the 13th and hit a two-run home run off S. Allen in the 15th.
In the 2008 season Horn is batting .229 with 119 hits and 19 home runs. He has scored 74 times and batted in 70.
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 | Tuesday, August 19th, 2008: Goats Torres Sidelined for 2 Weeks
The Gary Goats will lose the services of first baseman Javier Torres after he sustained a sprained ankle while running the bases in today's game against the Anchorage Snow Bears. When asked about the injury, he took a philosophical approach. "Worse things can happen in life," Torres said. "The key now is to stay positive." His trainer said he is expected to be sidelined for the next 2 weeks.
Torres is currently hitting at a .299 pace with 28 home runs and 94 RBIs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 64-98, .395 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 23.0 GB | | Record at home | 30-51, .370 PCT | | Record on the road | 34-47, .420 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-11, .313 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 19-29, .396 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 16-18, .471 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 48-80, .375 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in April | 15-13, .536 PCT | | Record in May | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in June | 7-18, .280 PCT | | Record in July | 9-20, .310 PCT | | Record in August | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in September | 7-16, .304 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .267 - 6th in Aaron | | On-Base Percentage | .355 - 5th in Aaron | | Slugging Percentage | .433 - 3rd in Aaron | | On-Base + Slugging | .788 - 3rd in Aaron | | Runs Scored | 874 - 5th in Aaron | | Hits | 1513 - 5th in Aaron | | Extra-Base Hits | 474 - 5th in Aaron | | Home Runs | 224 - 1st in Aaron | | Bases-On-Balls | 740 - 1st in Aaron | | Strikeouts | 1055 - 8th in Aaron | | Stolen Bases | 39 - tied for 11th in Aaron |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.83 - 11th in Aaron | | Starters' ERA | 6.11 - 12th in Aaron | | Bullpen ERA | 5.49 - 11th in Aaron | | Runs allowed | 1046 - 11th in Aaron | | Hits allowed | 1711 - 12th in Aaron | | Opponents AVG | .293 - 12th in Aaron | | BABIP | .318 - 12th in Aaron | | Home Runs allowed | 219 - 12th in Aaron | | Bases-On-Balls | 707 - 11th in Aaron | | Strikeouts | 935 - 10th in Aaron |
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