| Breaking News |  | Wednesday, June 25th, 2014: Pantoja Ups Hit Streak to 20 Consecutive Games
The red-hot hitting Jesús Pantoja is riding high with a 20-consecutive-game hitting streak and is drawing a lot of attention at the ballpark and in the press. The 20-year-old Oakland center fielder continued the streak today at McAfee Coliseum with 3 hits in 4 at-bats as the Athletics got the best of the Colorado Rockies 14-4.
"It's great," one of his teammates said. "To be able to hit behind him and watch him, it's been fun. It's been fun and exciting to watch. Not only fans in Oakland, but baseball fans everywhere appreciate what is going on right now, and it has everyone on the edge of their seats wondering what he is going to do."
J. Pantoja struck out in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, singled in the 8th and hit a two-run home run off B. Myers in the 8th.
For the year Pantoja is batting .385 with 109 hits and 4 home runs. He has scored 64 times and driven in 38. |
 | Thursday, June 19th, 2014: Hughes Stops Arizona
The Diamondbacks tried, but could not solve Colorado's Philip Hughes, falling to the Rockies 5-0. Arizona managed only 3 hits off Hughes, who kept opposing hitters guessing all day. In a strong route-going performance he had 7 strikeouts and walked 1.
His record in 2014 is 4-6 in 15 starts and Hughes has a 3.46 ERA.
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 | Monday, June 2nd, 2014: Big Day with Bat: Prado 5-5
It was magical day at the plate for the Braves Martin Prado. The 30-year-old third baseman helped lift Atlanta to a 15-10 win over the Colorado Rockies today at Turner Field. Prado smacked 5 hits in 5 at-bats to spark his club to victory.
M. Prado singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 4th, hit a two-run home run off D. Moseley in the 6th and hit a GRAND SLAM off J. Nathan in the 7th.
So far this season Prado is batting .348 with 5 home runs, 28 RBIs and 29 runs scored. He has 48 hits in 138 at-bats, 7 walks and a .377 OBP. Prado has played in 46 games.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Jason Windsor | torn posterior cruciate ligament | 5-6 months | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 34-42, .447 PCT | | Position in Division | 4th, 9.5 GB | | Record at home | 22-18, .550 PCT | | Record on the road | 12-24, .333 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-1, .833 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 9-7, .563 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 12-15, .444 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 22-27, .449 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 2-8, .200 PCT | | Record in April | 11-12, .478 PCT | | Record in May | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in June | 9-17, .346 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .285 - 7th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .335 - 13th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .444 - 9th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .779 - 10th in NL | | Runs Scored | 378 - 14th in NL | | Hits | 761 - 7th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 246 - 11th in NL | | Home Runs | 80 - 7th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 201 - 16th in NL | | Strikeouts | 718 - 16th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 82 - 7th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.99 - 10th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 5.03 - 7th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.93 - 12th in NL | | Runs allowed | 437 - 11th in NL | | Hits allowed | 719 - 8th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .273 - 6th in NL | | BABIP | .327 - 6th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 93 - 15th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 272 - 10th in NL | | Strikeouts | 621 - 6th in NL |
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