| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, August 7th, 2019: Courageous Aldridge Dominates Clarions
Tony Aldridge spun his magic in a 6-0 shutout victory, allowing 4 hits while totaling 1 walk and 5 strikeouts.
The Whiting pitcher put quite a spell on Smokey Point in a strong performance.
"I had a lot of good things working in this one," Aldridge said. "I worked both sides of the plate. I was rarely behind in the count."
In 2019 Aldridge has compiled a 5-6 mark with a 2.03 ERA in 14 starts.
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 | Sunday, August 4th, 2019: Super Swinger! Barker Slams 5 Hits!
It was a hits blitz for Liam Barker at Ballpark of Smokey Point. The Smokey Point Clarions left fielder tore into Chesapeake for 5 hits in 7 at-bats and wrote his name into the record book. But it wasn't enough to win the game. The Chesapeake Roughnecks swept past the Clarions 10-9 to ruin the day for him.
The Smokey Point manager bemoaned his pitching, saying, "We fell behind and weren't locating well. Once you get behind in the count, you have to make real good pitches, rather than good pitches, and we weren't able to do that today. Bad location was the story of the ballgame. That's why we lost the game. The Roughnecks got too many good looks today, and we paid for it."
L. Barker singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, grounded out in the 5th, hit an RBI double in the 7th, singled in the 8th, hit a solo-shot off B. Odom in the 11th and struck out in the 12th.
Barker is hitting at a .414 mark this season. His stats show 3 home runs, 24 RBIs and 17 runs scored. He has played 37 games for the Clarions.
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 | Thursday, August 1st, 2019: Hot Hitter! Pinto Blisters Smokey Point!
It was high-5 day at Ballpark of Santa Ana, at least for Jorge Pinto of the Santa Ana Diamondbacks. He got a lot of high-5's from his teammates for his outstanding hitting against the Smokey Point Clarions. Pinto smashed 5 hits in 7 at-bats on a his record-setting day, leading his club to a 14-13 win.
His manager said, "Jorge was hitting everything. It really was a special game for him."
In the other dugout the opposing manager told SION 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."
J. Pinto singled in the 1st, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI double in the 5th, grounded out in the 6th, walked in the 7th, walked in the 9th, singled in the 11th, grounded out in the 13th and hit a solo-shot off T. Wright in the 16th.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 1B Jesús Mejía | strained back muscle | 1 day | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 33-29, .532 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 5.0 GB | | Record at home | 14-17, .452 PCT | | Record on the road | 19-12, .613 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-3, .625 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 11-5, .688 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 5-13, .278 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 28-16, .636 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in June | 6-6, .500 PCT | | Record in July | 18-10, .643 PCT | | Record in August | 9-13, .409 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .291 - 2nd in SL1 | | On-Base Percentage | .345 - 2nd in SL1 | | Slugging Percentage | .370 - 2nd in SL1 | | On-Base + Slugging | .714 - 2nd in SL1 | | Runs Scored | 302 - 2nd in SL1 | | Hits | 664 - 2nd in SL1 | | Extra-Base Hits | 138 - 2nd in SL1 | | Home Runs | 18 - 2nd in SL1 | | Bases-On-Balls | 183 - 2nd in SL1 | | Strikeouts | 231 - 3rd in SL1 | | Stolen Bases | 39 - tied for 5th in SL1 |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.11 - 6th in SL1 | | Starters' ERA | 4.49 - 8th in SL1 | | Bullpen ERA | 3.60 - 4th in SL1 | | Runs allowed | 321 - 6th in SL1 | | Hits allowed | 657 - 7th in SL1 | | Opponents AVG | .287 - 7th in SL1 | | BABIP | .307 - 5th in SL1 | | Home Runs allowed | 19 - 7th in SL1 | | Bases-On-Balls | 183 - 8th in SL1 | | Strikeouts | 194 - 8th in SL1 |
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