| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 20th, 2011: Big Bat Bags NL Best Player Award
Last week Albert Pujols was the toast of Houston and the talk of the National League -- this week he's the NL Player of the Week.
The standout first baseman sewed up the award with his .407 average (11-27), 6 home runs, 11 RBIs and 9 runs.
In the 2011 season Pujols has hit .337 with 24 home runs, 68 RBIs and scored 65 runs. |
 | Monday, June 13th, 2011: Big Day for Pence! Swats 5 Hits!
Hunter Pence told the press after his 5-hit day, "Every batter wants to have a quality at-bat every time he steps up to the plate. He wants to hit the ball hard."
Well, that's just what Pence of the Houston Astros did against the Baltimore Orioles. He went to the plate 5 times and 5 times he delivered base hits, much to the chagrin of the Orioles, who suffered a 10-4 defeat.
"Not much that I can say," offered the losing manager, "he just hammered the heck out of us."
H. Pence singled in the 1st, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, hit a two-run double in the 7th and hit a three-run home run off C. Bradford in the 9th.
Pence is swinging at a .340 pace on the year with 10 home runs, 50 RBIs and 48 runs scored. He has played in 59 games.
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| Monday, June 13th, 2011: Pence Red-Hot, NL Player of the Week
This week's Player of the Week was Hunter Pence of the Houston Astros.
He ambushed National League pitching for 14 hits in 24 at-bats, 1 home run and 8 RBIs, while hitting .583 and scoring 10 runs.
This year Pence has 9 home runs and a .326 batting average.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 37-35, .514 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 9.0 GB | | Record at home | 15-20, .429 PCT | | Record on the road | 22-15, .595 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-3, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 10-12, .455 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 12-14, .462 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 25-21, .543 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 10-13, .435 PCT | | Record in May | 15-14, .517 PCT | | Record in June | 12-8, .600 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .292 - 1st in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .362 - 1st in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .470 - 1st in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .832 - 1st in NL | | Runs Scored | 422 - 1st in NL | | Hits | 749 - 1st in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 280 - 1st in NL | | Home Runs | 80 - 5th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 260 - 4th in NL | | Strikeouts | 492 - 8th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 31 - 16th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.91 - 16th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 5.08 - 16th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.58 - 13th in NL | | Runs allowed | 381 - 14th in NL | | Hits allowed | 678 - 13th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .272 - 14th in NL | | BABIP | .295 - 5th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 86 - 15th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 214 - 9th in NL | | Strikeouts | 400 - 16th in NL |
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