| Breaking News |  | Thursday, July 27th, 2023: 5-5 Game for Barrón
It was a big day for Cristo Barrón of the Chandler Beach Bums. He led his club to a 22-6 victory over the Taylor Groundhogs today at Ballpark of Chandler. The 27-year-old catcher smoked Groundhogs pitching for 5 hits in 5 at-bats.
C. Barrón singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off J. Unknown in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off J. Unknown in the 6th and walked in the 8th.
This year Barrón is hitting .346, produced 109 RBIs and 38 home runs, scored 94 times and gotten on base at a .438 rate. |
 | Wednesday, July 12th, 2023: Free-for-All Costs Gibbs and Unknown 9-Game Suspensions
Bad blood could be brewing between the Groundhogs and the Voyagers. In yesterday's contest at Groundhogs Ballpark, Taylor's Edmund Gibbs and Aurora's Joe Unknown caused the benches to empty when they went toe-to-toe against one another. Only Gibbs and Unknown were ejected by the umpires.
Upon hearing that the two players had been suspended 9 games each by the league office, harsh comments came from both clubhouses.
League officials have warned both organizations about the consequences of premeditated retaliation.
So far in 2023 Gibbs has hit .325 with 20 home runs and 68 RBIs. He has played in 93 games and scored 70 times.
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 | Tuesday, July 11th, 2023: 3-HR Dream Game for Barrón
Taylor right fielder Roberto Barrón sensed he was going to have a good game at the plate, but he underestimated just a little bit. Prior to the game, Barrón predicted he would hit a home run against the Aurora Voyagers.
During batting practice he told his teammates, "I really got my swing down pat. I feel some thunder in the lumber. I'm gonna get me a home run in this game." He was right. He did hit a home run -- three of them, in fact -- pacing the Groundhogs over the Voyagers 7-5.
"I was seeing good, feeling good and swinging good," Barrón told reporters after the game.
To go along with the homers, he collected 3 RBIs and scored 3 runs.
R. Barrón hit a solo-shot off H. Nomo Jr in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off H. Nomo Jr in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off H. Nomo Jr in the 6th, struck out in the 7th and singled in the 9th.
This year Barrón has hit at a .279 clip with 109 hits, 28 home runs, 70 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B António Córdova | torn abdominal muscle | 4 months | Not on DL |
| Pitching Staff | | Role | Throws | Pitcher | W | L | SV | ERA | |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 46-64, .418 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 29.0 GB | | Record at home | 22-35, .386 PCT | | Record on the road | 24-29, .453 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-3, .571 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 12-8, .600 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 12-21, .364 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 34-43, .442 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in April | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 10-19, .345 PCT | | Record in June | 15-11, .577 PCT | | Record in July | 7-20, .259 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .274 - 9th in SL1 | | On-Base Percentage | .337 - 9th in SL1 | | Slugging Percentage | .487 - 5th in SL1 | | On-Base + Slugging | .824 - 7th in SL1 | | Runs Scored | 646 - 8th in SL1 | | Hits | 1073 - 9th in SL1 | | Extra-Base Hits | 437 - 6th in SL1 | | Home Runs | 183 - 4th in SL1 | | Bases-On-Balls | 345 - 13th in SL1 | | Strikeouts | 675 - 11th in SL1 | | Stolen Bases | 63 - 9th in SL1 |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 6.19 - 13th in SL1 | | Starters' ERA | 5.69 - 11th in SL1 | | Bullpen ERA | 6.95 - 13th in SL1 | | Runs allowed | 771 - 13th in SL1 | | Hits allowed | 1165 - 13th in SL1 | | Opponents AVG | .294 - 13th in SL1 | | BABIP | .309 - 12th in SL1 | | Home Runs allowed | 166 - 9th in SL1 | | Bases-On-Balls | 482 - 11th in SL1 | | Strikeouts | 567 - 12th in SL1 |
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