| Breaking News |  | Thursday, June 4th, 1998: Big Day with Bat: Gibson 5-6
Dustin Gibson really sizzled at the plate today. The Memphis first baseman blistered the Las Vegas 51's for 5 hits in 6 at-bats in his club's 13-8 defeat.
"Gibson was too tough to get out today," the 51's skipper said in his postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too. But hey, I don't mind if every game somebody gets 5 hits off us, as long as we win. That's the bottom line. We ain't playin' for stats."
D. Gibson singled in the 1st, walked in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, doubled in the 7th, doubled in the 8th, doubled in the 10th and flied out in the 12th.
In 1998 Gibson is batting .279 with 2 home runs and 23 RBIs.
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 | Sunday, May 17th, 1998: Escobido Mystifies Fort Worth
Behind the strong pitching of Augusto Escobido, Memphis shut out Fort Worth 4-0. Escobido surrendered only 4 hits in recording the complete-game victory. He registered 8 strikeouts and 1 walk.
To date this year, Escobido shows a 4-4 record, 9 starts, 66.1 innings, 52 strikeouts and a 3.80 ERA.
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 | Monday, May 4th, 1998: Memphis Catcher Week's Best in CLAAA
There's nothing like being in the prime of your baseball career -- and playing like it. Just ask Jorge Martínez, the Memphis catcher, who swung a sweet bat all week to not only aid his team, but also pick up the Cooperstown League Player of the Week honors.
Martínez piled up 11 hits in 23 at-bats, no home runs and 4 RBIs while hitting .478.
Martínez on the season is hitting .385 with 2 home runs. His stats include 15 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | CF Johnny Floyd | possible ruptured disc (back) | 5 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 31-50, .383 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 20.0 GB | | Record at home | 19-19, .500 PCT | | Record on the road | 12-31, .279 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 11-15, .423 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 8-14, .364 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 23-36, .390 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 9-19, .321 PCT | | Record in May | 11-18, .379 PCT | | Record in June | 11-13, .458 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .236 - 8th in CLAAA | | On-Base Percentage | .324 - 7th in CLAAA | | Slugging Percentage | .372 - 6th in CLAAA | | On-Base + Slugging | .695 - 6th in CLAAA | | Runs Scored | 354 - 6th in CLAAA | | Hits | 659 - 7th in CLAAA | | Extra-Base Hits | 242 - 2nd in CLAAA | | Home Runs | 60 - 3rd in CLAAA | | Bases-On-Balls | 328 - 7th in CLAAA | | Strikeouts | 513 - 9th in CLAAA | | Stolen Bases | 32 - 9th in CLAAA |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.24 - 8th in CLAAA | | Starters' ERA | 4.98 - 8th in CLAAA | | Bullpen ERA | 5.81 - 8th in CLAAA | | Runs allowed | 460 - 8th in CLAAA | | Hits allowed | 761 - 7th in CLAAA | | Opponents AVG | .271 - 7th in CLAAA | | BABIP | .312 - 9th in CLAAA | | Home Runs allowed | 51 - 6th in CLAAA | | Bases-On-Balls | 396 - 9th in CLAAA | | Strikeouts | 479 - 4th in CLAAA |
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