| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, July 16th, 1958: José Zerin Chosen DS's #1 Batter
José Zerin of the New Albany Dogs proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the Downstream Outstanding Hitter Award.
Zerin hit for a .409 average while collecting 99 hits, 8 doubles, no triples, 2 home runs, 37 RBIs and scoring 39 times.
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 | Sunday, June 22nd, 1958: Burston Blanks New Albany
Smoke pitcher Stephen Burston did his job today, blanking the New Albany Dogs at Ballpark of Tampa. He scattered 1 hit while striking out 2 in the 1-0 shutout.
This year Burston has registered no saves in no relief appearances. He has also compiled a 6-3 won-lost mark with a 2.58 ERA. In 83.2 innings he has fanned 47.
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 | Tuesday, June 17th, 1958: Castro 5-5 Against Louisville
After the New Albany 13-8 victory over Louisville and his 5-hit day left fielder Rubén Castro told BNN beat writers, "It really doesn't matter whether it's sandlot ball, high school or college ball, two hits in a game is very good... three or four hits even better... 5 or more are out of sight... and if it is in pro ball... it is really something special. It will get you in the record books."
The 22-year-old player gained that distinction today at Yachts Ballpark with a spectacular 5 for 5 game against the Louisville Cubs.
The skipper of the Dogs spoke glowingly of Castro, telling BNN writers, "His swing is getting there. We want him to be quick with his swing, short and compact. We want him to be patient and go the other way when he can. Rubén did that to perfection today."
R. Castro hit an RBI single in the 1st, hit a two-run single in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 5th and hit a solo-shot off R. Padilloa in the 7th.
This year Castro is hitting .258 with 3 home runs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 2B Jesús Espinosa | torn ankle ligaments | 3 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 36-26, .581 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 5.0 GB | | Record at home | 19-12, .613 PCT | | Record on the road | 17-14, .548 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 11-13, .458 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 7-8, .467 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 29-18, .617 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 7-8, .467 PCT | | Record in May | 16-10, .615 PCT | | Record in June | 13-8, .619 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .312 - 1st in DS | | On-Base Percentage | .355 - 1st in DS | | Slugging Percentage | .417 - 1st in DS | | On-Base + Slugging | .772 - 1st in DS | | Runs Scored | 366 - 1st in DS | | Hits | 723 - 1st in DS | | Extra-Base Hits | 167 - 3rd in DS | | Home Runs | 28 - 5th in DS | | Bases-On-Balls | 146 - 5th in DS | | Strikeouts | 328 - 5th in DS | | Stolen Bases | 58 - 5th in DS |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.13 - 4th in DS | | Starters' ERA | 4.11 - 4th in DS | | Bullpen ERA | 4.20 - 2nd in DS | | Runs allowed | 310 - 4th in DS | | Hits allowed | 589 - 3rd in DS | | Opponents AVG | .269 - 3rd in DS | | BABIP | .303 - 3rd in DS | | Home Runs allowed | 33 - 5th in DS | | Bases-On-Balls | 200 - 5th in DS | | Strikeouts | 321 - 4th in DS |
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