NYPL Vermont Lake Monsters

August 7th Lake Monsters Gamenotes

Published on August 7, 2009 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Vermont Lake Monsters News Release


RECORD: The Lake Monsters are 23-24 after a 3-2 loss at Auburn on Thursday ... Vermont has won 4 of last 8 games (W, L, W, L, W, L, W, L) after season-high 5-game losing streak ...Lake Monsters are 4-9 since season-high 4 games over .500 (19-15) ... Vermont has been at .500 mark 14 times.

MAHONING VALLEY: The Scrappers are 31-27 and lead the Pinckney Division by 3.0 games over Williamsport ... Mahoning Valley is 5th in the New York-Penn League in average (.245), 4th in runs (211), 2nd in hits (397) and lead the league with 185 walks (Vermont 2nd with 182 walks) ... Scrapper pitchers are 3rd in ERA (2.97), tied for 1st in shutouts (7) and 4th in strikeouts (381).

3 STREAKIN: Francisco Soriano was 2-for-5 Thursday to extend current hitting streak to a team-high 11 straight games ... Soriano is hitting .400 (18x45) during 11-game hit streak to raise average from .268 to .327 ... J.R. Higley has hit in 8 straight games (15-for-33, .455), while Sandy Leon has a 7-game hitting streak (11-for-26, .423).

VS. PINCKNEY: The Lake Monsters are in a stretch of 15 games against the Pinckney Division (3-game series against each team except Williamsport) through August 21st ... Vermont is 2-4 vs. Pinckney Division this season and 51-54 vs. Pinckney Division teams since the Lake Monsters joined Stedler Division in 2002.

BACK HOME: Vermont will play 9 of its next 12 games at Centennial Field August 7th to 21st ... Vermont is 9-12 in 21 games at Centennial Field, while 14-12 on the road ... Lake Monsters are hitting .229 with 3.38 runs per game at Centennial, while .239 with 4.35 runs per game on road.

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