| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, September 26th, 2023: Lilienthal 5-5 for San Diego
It was high-5 day at San Diego Field, at least for Dean Lilienthal of the San Diego Padres. He got a lot of high-5's from his teammates for his outstanding hitting against the Minnesota Twins. Lilienthal smashed 5 hits in 5 at-bats on a his record-setting day, leading his club to a 8-5 win.
His manager said, "Dean 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."
D. Lilienthal singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, singled in the 6th and hit a solo-shot off O. Monagas in the 8th.
So far this season Lilienthal has hit .245 with 11 home runs, 52 RBIs and and scored 67 times.
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 | Monday, September 25th, 2023: AL Star of the Week Picked
This week's best performer in the American League was left fielder Roka Tadahisa of the San Diego Padres.
He slashed out a .500 average and was voted the Player of the Week. Over the last week Tadahisa stroked 13 hits in 26 at-bats and 2 home runs, drove in 11 runs and scored 7 times.
Tadahisa is currently batting .335 with 21 home runs and 107 RBIs.
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 | Wednesday, September 6th, 2023: Miskell Tosses Shutout Against San Diego
"He was kind of teasing them with his offspeed stuff and his fastball was moving everywhere," the Toronto skipper said in postgame comments after Tony Miskell had shut out the San Diego Padres 7-0 on a 3-hit masterpiece.
Miskell numbered 8 strikeouts and issued 4 walks in a gem of a performance.
"We just didn't swing the bats very well . . . or he just pitched good, whichever way you want to look at it," complained the San Diego manager after the defeat.
In 28 starts this season Miskell has gathered 10 wins while suffering 12 losses. He has pitched 173.1 innings, allowed 191 hits, struck out 155 and has a 5.45 ERA.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 65-97, .401 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 22.0 GB | | Record at home | 39-42, .481 PCT | | Record on the road | 26-55, .321 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-4, .429 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 18-25, .419 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 17-16, .515 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 48-81, .372 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 10-15, .400 PCT | | Record in May | 11-18, .379 PCT | | Record in June | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in July | 7-18, .280 PCT | | Record in August | 12-17, .414 PCT | | Record in September | 12-14, .462 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .286 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .344 - 8th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .436 - 7th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .779 - 7th in AL | | Runs Scored | 841 - 7th in AL | | Hits | 1609 - 1st in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 516 - 9th in AL | | Home Runs | 144 - 8th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 491 - 11th in AL | | Strikeouts | 955 - 2nd in AL | | Stolen Bases | 229 - 3rd in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.44 - 12th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 6.07 - 12th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.56 - 5th in AL | | Runs allowed | 951 - 10th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1606 - 9th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .287 - 9th in AL | | BABIP | .322 - 9th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 174 - 10th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 745 - 12th in AL | | Strikeouts | 973 - 10th in AL |
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