| Breaking News |  | Thursday, August 15th, 2030: Loughran Shuts out Yankees The final score was 6-0 in favor of Portland. Leading the way to victory was Nicholas Loughran, who shackled the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees and held them scoreless on a 2-hitter.
During this season he has made no relief appearances, earning a 11-3 record with no saves. In 176 innings Loughran has struck out 93 with a 3.89 ERA. |  | Thursday, August 1st, 2030: New Orleans's Etherton Shines, Shuts out Portland New Orleans's Larry Etherton breezed through the Beavers lineup today, collecting a 5-hit shutout and a 12-0 victory along the way. Etherton fanned 5 as well.
"I didn't really feel like I had my game today," Etherton confessed, "but some days are like that -- you just gotta go with what you have."
To date this season, Etherton has a record of 10 wins and 7 losses and a 2.36 ERA. He has appeared in 24 games and struck out 86 in 183.1 innings. |  | Thursday, July 18th, 2030: Jacobs Blisters Memphis Mac Jacobs really sizzled at the plate in today's 4-2 win over Redbirds. The Portland first baseman blistered Memphis for 5 hits in 7 at-bats.
"Jacobs was too tough to get out today," the Redbirds skipper said in the postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."
M. Jacobs doubled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, doubled in the 8th, grounded out in the 10th, grounded out in the 12th, struck out in the 15th and hit a two-run home run off L. Barnes in the 17th.
This season Jacobs has 8 home runs and a .331 batting average. | | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 91-39, .700 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 47-18, .723 PCT | | Record on the road | 44-21, .677 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 15-7, .682 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 27-15, .643 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 20-10, .667 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 71-29, .710 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record in May | 20-9, .690 PCT | | Record in June | 17-9, .654 PCT | | Record in July | 22-6, .786 PCT | | Record in August | 13-6, .684 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .289 - 1st in ILE | | On-Base Percentage | .355 - 1st in ILE | | Slugging Percentage | .424 - 3rd in ILE | | On-Base + Slugging | .779 - 2nd in ILE | | Runs Scored | 753 - 1st in ILE | | Hits | 1337 - 1st in ILE | | Extra-Base Hits | 391 - 7th in ILE | | Home Runs | 90 - 11th in ILE | | Bases-On-Balls | 437 - 3rd in ILE | | Strikeouts | 713 - 1st in ILE | | Stolen Bases | 378 - 1st in ILE |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.73 - 6th in ILE | | Starters' ERA | 3.96 - 6th in ILE | | Bullpen ERA | 3.05 - 2nd in ILE | | Runs allowed | 547 - 5th in ILE | | Hits allowed | 1121 - 5th in ILE | | Opponents AVG | .246 - 4th in ILE | | BABIP | .274 - 2nd in ILE | | Home Runs allowed | 99 - 7th in ILE | | Bases-On-Balls | 443 - 13th in ILE | | Strikeouts | 735 - 13th in ILE |
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