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Gatineau Balloonists (AA) 10-31-2008
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| Breaking News |  | Saturday, September 27th, 2008: Maine Sweeps Balloonists
The 2008 Great Northern League season came to a close today at Ballpark of Maine, where the Maine Lobsters whipped the Gatineau Balloonists 7-3 and won their 1st Maple Leaf Classic in history.
Maine got there by compiling a 82-60 mark during regular season play and claiming the first spot in the American Alliance New England standings.
The Lobsters won the series 1-0 in games.
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 | Monday, July 28th, 2008: CA Awards Player of the Week
It was announced today that Gatineau right fielder Tom Smith has been acclaimed by the Canadian Alliance as the Player of the Week for his outstanding play last week.
Smith posted a .524 batting average as he collected 11 hits in 21 at-bats, 3 home runs and 5 RBIs.
This season Smith is hitting .307 with 70 hits, 9 home runs, 38 RBIs, scored 35 runs and played in 90 games.
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 | Tuesday, July 15th, 2008: Martínez Homers 3 Times Against Gatineau
Bombs away!
Hamilton bombardier Álex Martínez set his sights on the stands and blasted three balls over the fence in a 7-5 win over the Gatineau Balloonists.
It was a powerful performance that should keep the fans at Hamilton Grounds buzzing for days.
He spoke to the writers in the postgame press room and said, "I guess you could say I was a good guesser today...especially on the last one...I was ahead in the count, so I got set for a certain pitch...and got it...all of it."
For the game the Hamilton center fielder had 4 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in 4 and scored 3 runs.
Á. Martínez hit a solo-shot off V. Colón in the 1st, hit a two-run home run off V. Colón in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off S. Fujii in the 5th, walked in the 7th and tripled in the 9th.
In 68 games this season Martínez has batted at a .225 pace with 62 hits and 4 home runs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 87-55, .613 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 44-27, .620 PCT | | Record on the road | 43-28, .606 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 10-1, .909 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 22-23, .489 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 22-17, .564 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 65-38, .631 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 13-7, .650 PCT | | Record in May | 21-8, .724 PCT | | Record in June | 13-12, .520 PCT | | Record in July | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in August | 20-8, .714 PCT | | Record in September | 5-6, .455 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .271 - 4th in CA | | On-Base Percentage | .342 - 3rd in CA | | Slugging Percentage | .410 - 1st in CA | | On-Base + Slugging | .752 - 2nd in CA | | Runs Scored | 666 - 4th in CA | | Hits | 1346 - 4th in CA | | Extra-Base Hits | 433 - 1st in CA | | Home Runs | 116 - 1st in CA | | Bases-On-Balls | 490 - 5th in CA | | Strikeouts | 834 - 5th in CA | | Stolen Bases | 71 - 6th in CA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 2.98 - 1st in CA | | Starters' ERA | 3.05 - 2nd in CA | | Bullpen ERA | 2.77 - 1st in CA | | Runs allowed | 469 - 1st in CA | | Hits allowed | 1129 - 1st in CA | | Opponents AVG | .235 - 1st in CA | | BABIP | .272 - 1st in CA | | Home Runs allowed | 80 - 8th in CA | | Bases-On-Balls | 399 - 1st in CA | | Strikeouts | 874 - 6th in CA |
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