| Breaking News |  | Saturday, May 2nd, 2009: Year Ends for Miguel Canó in Edmonton
Doctors in Edmonton said Miguel Canó may not play anymore this year. The Mall Ratz starting pitcher received a ruptured bicep tendon during a game against the Hamilton Industrialists and will be out for at least 8 months. Club officials told BNN they did not expect him to return to the team this season.
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 | Wednesday, April 29th, 2009: 5-Hit Game for Hanna
It was high-5 day at Ballonists Ballpark, at least for Todd Hanna of the Gatineau Balloonists. He got a lot of high-5's from his teammates for his outstanding hitting against the Edmonton Mall Ratz. Hanna smashed 5 hits in 5 at-bats on his record-setting day, leading his club to a 11-6 win.
His manager said, "Todd was hitting everything. It really was a special game for him."
In the other dugout the opposing manager told BNN 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."
T. Hanna singled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run single in the 3rd, hit a two-run single in the 4th, walked in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off D. Carroll in the 9th.
In 2009 Hanna is hitting .358, batted in 15 runs with 2 home runs and 24 runs scored.
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 | Monday, April 27th, 2009: Balloonists García Tames Edmonton
Alejandro García put a hex on Edmonton in a sparkling 4-0 shutout performance, mesmerizing them on a 5-hit gem.
"I feel good physically," he said. "Everything's comfortable. You should pitch well when that's the case."
It was anything but comfortable for Edmonton.
"García used his changeup very well, very effectively," the opposing manager said. "He threw it in hitter's counts."
The Gatineau Balloonists hurler fanned 4 and walked 2.
García has made 5 starts so far this year and put up a 4-0 won-lost record with a 2.43 ERA. In 37 innings he has allowed 22 hits, walked 14 and struck out 16.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 13-19, .406 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 5.0 GB | | Record at home | 5-7, .417 PCT | | Record on the road | 8-12, .400 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 0-3, .000 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 5-2, .714 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 8-8, .500 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 5-11, .313 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 10-14, .417 PCT | | Record in May | 3-5, .375 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .256 - 6th in CA | | On-Base Percentage | .342 - 6th in CA | | Slugging Percentage | .353 - 9th in CA | | On-Base + Slugging | .695 - 7th in CA | | Runs Scored | 124 - 10th in CA | | Hits | 276 - 7th in CA | | Extra-Base Hits | 71 - 11th in CA | | Home Runs | 14 - 10th in CA | | Bases-On-Balls | 140 - 3rd in CA | | Strikeouts | 154 - 1st in CA | | Stolen Bases | 54 - 1st in CA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.48 - 9th in CA | | Starters' ERA | 5.36 - 12th in CA | | Bullpen ERA | 2.96 - 2nd in CA | | Runs allowed | 159 - 10th in CA | | Hits allowed | 290 - 6th in CA | | Opponents AVG | .269 - 8th in CA | | BABIP | .304 - 7th in CA | | Home Runs allowed | 16 - 7th in CA | | Bases-On-Balls | 120 - tied for 5th in CA | | Strikeouts | 164 - 11th in CA |
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