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Asheville Smokies 09-18-2008
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| Breaking News |  | Monday, September 15th, 2008: Greer Fires Shutout in Asheville Win
"I felt great out there. After the second or third inning, I got real comfortable," John Greer said in his postgame interview. "Hopefully this is a building block for me. I'm hoping for a few more starts like this."
The Asheville hurler scored a 6-0 shutout victory over the Yard Dawgs, stopping them on 5 hits. He rung up 5 strikeouts and gave up 2 walks in today's performance.
In 2008 Greer has a 10-10 record with a 3.85 ERA. |
 | Saturday, September 6th, 2008: Julian Thomas Will Miss 7 Months
The Asheville Smokies were dealt a serious blow when the team learned that Julian Thomas was likely to be out for 7 months after he injured himself colliding with a player at a base in today's game against the Honolulu Tsunami. A round of tests by the team doctors revealed the injury to be a torn back muscle. Upon learning of their diagnosis, the Asheville manager told the press, "As you all know, we can't control injuries--they are a part of the game. We just have to do the best we can until Julian is back in action."
Thomas is batting .349 this year with 15 home runs, 83 RBIs and 98 runs scored. He has 189 hits in 542 at-bats.
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 | Monday, September 1st, 2008: Ruth #1 Pitcher in August is Asheville's Yamanaka
Tokutomi Yamanaka was on cloud nine the entire month of August, capping it off with the Ruth Pitcher of the Month honors.
The Asheville starter was spectacular in 5 starting assignments with 5 wins and no losses, 40 innings pitched, 26 strikeouts and a fine 2.92 ERA.
This year Yamanaka has a 20-5 record with a 2.74 ERA in 29 starts.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Julian Thomas | torn back muscle | 7 months | 7 day(s) left | | 3B Juan García | damaged meniscus (knee) | 2-3 weeks | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 99-56, .639 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 56-24, .700 PCT | | Record on the road | 43-32, .573 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 10-8, .556 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 26-25, .510 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 27-18, .600 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 72-38, .655 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 15-13, .536 PCT | | Record in May | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in June | 17-8, .680 PCT | | Record in July | 20-9, .690 PCT | | Record in August | 23-5, .821 PCT | | Record in September | 7-9, .438 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .276 - 3rd in Ruth | | On-Base Percentage | .357 - 3rd in Ruth | | Slugging Percentage | .428 - 5th in Ruth | | On-Base + Slugging | .786 - 4th in Ruth | | Runs Scored | 793 - 5th in Ruth | | Hits | 1468 - tied for 4th in Ruth | | Extra-Base Hits | 455 - 4th in Ruth | | Home Runs | 155 - 8th in Ruth | | Bases-On-Balls | 639 - 3rd in Ruth | | Strikeouts | 782 - 2nd in Ruth | | Stolen Bases | 72 - 6th in Ruth |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.44 - 1st in Ruth | | Starters' ERA | 3.49 - 1st in Ruth | | Bullpen ERA | 3.27 - 1st in Ruth | | Runs allowed | 625 - 1st in Ruth | | Hits allowed | 1316 - 2nd in Ruth | | Opponents AVG | .245 - 1st in Ruth | | BABIP | .277 - 1st in Ruth | | Home Runs allowed | 139 - 3rd in Ruth | | Bases-On-Balls | 470 - 3rd in Ruth | | Strikeouts | 992 - 4th in Ruth |
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