| Breaking News |  | Thursday, July 2nd, 2009: Velas Trade Smith to Adelantados for Hayagawa The Ciudad Juárez Velas have parted ways with 27-year old minor league second baseman Ron Smith and $678,800 in cash in a trade with the Mérida Adelantados for 26-year old minor league shortstop Suezo Hayagawa. The Velas general manager confirmed the deal in an announcement this morning.
His career numbers show Smith is batting .321 with a total of 29 home runs.
|  | Tuesday, June 9th, 2009: Naucalpan Stops Ortíz's Hit Streak Ciudad Juárez second baseman Enrique Ortíz knew his hitting streak would end sooner or later. He just would have preferred later. Ortíz went 0-for-4 today in the Velas 5-3 victory over the Naucalpan Café Tacvbas, snapping his 20-game hit streak.
Posting a .335 batting average to date, Ortíz has 30 home runs and 100 RBIs. |  | Monday, June 8th, 2009: Ortíz Boosts Hit Streak to 20 Games Enrique Ortíz of the Ciudad Juárez Velas just keeps going and going. The hot-hitting second baseman went 1-for-4 in his team's 8-0 victory over the Naucalpan Café Tacvbas at Velas Ballpark and extended his hitting streak to 20 games.
"He is definitely on a roll right now" said a Café Tacvbas pitcher. "I thought I made some good pitches against him, but he's a good hitter and hit 'em anyway."
When asked about his performance, Ortíz said, "I don't care if I go hitless as long as we get the win." E. Ortíz walked in the 1st, grounded out in the 2nd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, struck out in the 7th and struck out in the 8th.
This season Ortíz has hit 30 home runs and posted a .338 batting average. | | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 68-42, .618 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 5.0 GB | | Record at home | 36-19, .655 PCT | | Record on the road | 32-23, .582 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-2, .750 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 14-11, .560 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 18-14, .563 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 50-28, .641 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in February | 12-6, .667 PCT | | Record in March | 19-10, .655 PCT | | Record in April | 14-11, .560 PCT | | Record in May | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in June | 6-3, .667 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .283 - 2nd in ABSF-MEX AAA | | On-Base Percentage | .370 - 2nd in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Slugging Percentage | .505 - 1st in ABSF-MEX AAA | | On-Base + Slugging | .875 - 1st in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Runs Scored | 712 - 1st in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Hits | 1084 - 2nd in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Extra-Base Hits | 443 - 1st in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Home Runs | 192 - 1st in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Bases-On-Balls | 524 - 3rd in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Strikeouts | 739 - 12th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Stolen Bases | 77 - 2nd in ABSF-MEX AAA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.77 - 11th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Starters' ERA | 5.13 - 13th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Bullpen ERA | 4.21 - 5th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Runs allowed | 568 - 11th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Hits allowed | 996 - 7th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Opponents AVG | .264 - 7th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | BABIP | .300 - 9th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Home Runs allowed | 101 - 2nd in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Bases-On-Balls | 510 - tied for 11th in ABSF-MEX AAA | | Strikeouts | 684 - 9th in ABSF-MEX AAA |
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