| Breaking News |  | Monday, August 25th, 2008: Torres Sensational with Cycle
At Field of the Les Échassiers today Pedro Torres grabbed a piece of baseball history, when he hit for the cycle and added his name to the record book. But the Cherries took a little gloss off of his shine, when they grabbed a 5-3 victory over the Les Échassiers. For the day Torres went 4 for 4 with 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored.
"I felt comfortable at the plate in a way I haven't felt all season," Torres said after the game. "It was like they were throwing beach balls at me. The ball seemed that big to me. And it just floated in."
P. Torres singled in the 2nd, hit an RBI triple in the 4th, doubled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off R. González in the 8th.
In 100 games this year Torres has posted a .278 average and put up these numbers: 5 home runs, 50 RBIs and 39 runs scored.
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 | Monday, August 25th, 2008: Vargas Picked Best Player
It was a sweet day for Emílio Vargas of the Montreal Les Échassiers, who found out he has been named the Canadian Alliance Player of the Week.
The Les Échassiers center fielder put up a solid .448 average and contributed 1 home run and 9 RBIs to claim the honors.
So far this year Vargas has 10 home runs and a .276 batting average.
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| Wednesday, July 16th, 2008: Vargas Raps Laval for 5 Hits
Emílio Vargas was a tough out and went 5 for 7 against Laval in a fine hitting display. But the Islanders still managed to beat the Montreal Les Échassiers 14-12.
"I got my pitches and I connected. They all found the right holes on the diamond. Some days you hit shots and they're right at somebody...and some days they fall in." Vargas also added, "And some days you lose, no matter how well you play. 5 hits in a game ought to win it."
Don't know if it is any consolation to him, but he will get his name put in the record books.
E. Vargas flied out in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, grounded out in the 5th, singled in the 6th, hit a two-run home run off S. Kaiser in the 7th, doubled in the 9th and hit a two-run double in the 10th.
In 2008 Vargas has hit at a .272 clip with 62 hits, 7 home runs, 35 RBIs and has scored 35 times.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 72-70, .507 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 15.0 GB | | Record at home | 35-36, .493 PCT | | Record on the road | 37-34, .521 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-9, .438 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 24-20, .545 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 25-19, .568 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 47-51, .480 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in April | 11-9, .550 PCT | | Record in May | 16-13, .552 PCT | | Record in June | 16-9, .640 PCT | | Record in July | 12-17, .414 PCT | | Record in August | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in September | 3-8, .273 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .255 - 10th in CA | | On-Base Percentage | .322 - 11th in CA | | Slugging Percentage | .358 - 10th in CA | | On-Base + Slugging | .680 - 10th in CA | | Runs Scored | 590 - 9th in CA | | Hits | 1274 - 10th in CA | | Extra-Base Hits | 344 - 11th in CA | | Home Runs | 69 - tied for 7th in CA | | Bases-On-Balls | 467 - 6th in CA | | Strikeouts | 946 - 11th in CA | | Stolen Bases | 85 - 3rd in CA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.60 - 4th in CA | | Starters' ERA | 3.50 - 5th in CA | | Bullpen ERA | 3.79 - 5th in CA | | Runs allowed | 569 - 4th in CA | | Hits allowed | 1336 - 6th in CA | | Opponents AVG | .267 - 6th in CA | | BABIP | .308 - 6th in CA | | Home Runs allowed | 72 - 4th in CA | | Bases-On-Balls | 445 - 4th in CA | | Strikeouts | 822 - 9th in CA |
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