| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, June 24th, 2009: Nan out 3-4 Weeks with Injury
Ton Nan at first refused to leave today's Shin Seiki-Makurosu game after he suffered a torn groin muscle while running the bases. But his manager convinced him not to be foolish. "I want to be on the field," the feisty Makurosu second baseman said. "I'll play through just about anything." Given time to reflect on the situation, he knew it was in his best interest to get immediate treatment. The injury is expected to keep Nan out of action for 3-4 weeks.
Nan on the season is batting .318 with 3 home runs. His totals include 24 RBIs and 10 runs scored. He has played in 36 games.
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 | Saturday, June 20th, 2009: Injury Forces Michinaga Honda Out
"I'm frustrated right now," said Makurosu starting pitcher Michinaga Honda. "I can't help this team by sitting on the bench or in the training room." Unfortunately for the Hunters, that's where he will be spending the next 7-8 weeks. Honda suffered back spasms in today's game against Hyakujuu while throwing the ball. "Believe me," he said, "I won't be out a day longer than I have to be."
On his 2009 stats sheet Honda shows a 1-3 record, 8 starts, 58.2 innings, 54 strikeouts and a 2.15 ERA.
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 | Wednesday, June 10th, 2009: Neo-Tokyo Whitewashes Makurosu, Ichihara Winner
"He's got a bunch of different arm angles and his ball was really moving," said the Makurosu manager after watching Mito Ichihara of the Neo-Tokyo Akiras humiliate his club 4-0 in a fine 3-hit shutout.
"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Ichihara said after he befuddled the Hunters. "I was making good pitches the entire game."
He whiffed 6 and walked 1 in the complete game effort.
In 2009 Ichihara has compiled a 3-3 mark with a 2.40 ERA in 6 starts.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Michinaga Honda | back spasms | 5 weeks | On DL, eligible for return | | 2B Ton Nan | torn groin muscle | 2 weeks | 4 day(s) left | | LF Ichizo Ageda | fractured cheekbone | 3 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 17-30, .362 PCT | | Position in Division | 6th, 10.0 GB | | Record at home | 9-16, .360 PCT | | Record on the road | 8-14, .364 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 1-5, .167 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 7-10, .412 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 5-7, .417 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 12-23, .343 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in May | 5-10, .333 PCT | | Record in June | 12-16, .429 PCT | | Record in July | 0-4, .000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .248 - 4th in SSG | | On-Base Percentage | .316 - 5th in SSG | | Slugging Percentage | .391 - 5th in SSG | | On-Base + Slugging | .707 - 5th in SSG | | Runs Scored | 172 - 5th in SSG | | Hits | 375 - 5th in SSG | | Extra-Base Hits | 138 - 5th in SSG | | Home Runs | 36 - 5th in SSG | | Bases-On-Balls | 143 - 5th in SSG | | Strikeouts | 338 - 3rd in SSG | | Stolen Bases | 23 - 2nd in SSG |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.68 - 4th in SSG | | Starters' ERA | 3.53 - 4th in SSG | | Bullpen ERA | 4.35 - 5th in SSG | | Runs allowed | 228 - 6th in SSG | | Hits allowed | 398 - 6th in SSG | | Opponents AVG | .265 - 6th in SSG | | BABIP | .305 - 3rd in SSG | | Home Runs allowed | 47 - 5th in SSG | | Bases-On-Balls | 199 - 6th in SSG | | Strikeouts | 306 - 4th in SSG |
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