| Breaking News |  | Sunday, August 6th, 2028: Injury Sidelines Joe Unknown for Season
The season is ending on a bad note for Joe Unknown, center fielder for the Reading Phillies. It was announced today that he will miss the rest of the season because of injury. Unknown was hurt against the San Antonio Mission while colliding with a player at a base. He suffered a fractured cheekbone and will be out for at least 5 months.
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 | Friday, July 21st, 2028: Carter Finally Fails, Streak Ends at 21
Tennessee second baseman Tom Carter came into today's game against the Reading Phillies on a hot streak. When it was over, the Phillies did their job very well. They beat the Tennessee Smokies 2-1 and cooled him off at the same time. Reading stopped Carter without a hit and his 21-game hitting streak came to an end.
The 22-year-old Carter only had a few words to say after the game, "I had a chance to do it and I came up short."
His manager commented, "What Tom did was exciting and quite an achievement. It's tough enough to get one hit in this league, much less go 21 games in a row. I'm really proud of him. And I'm even more proud of the way he handled the press coverage. He never let the frenzy get to him or affect his play."
In 2028 Carter is batting .318 with 133 hits, no home runs, 46 RBIs, 26 walks, .364 OBP and has scored 39 runs. He has played in 102 games.
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| Wednesday, July 19th, 2028: Hit Streak Now at 20 for Carter
Tennessee's 22-year-old second baseman Tom Carter has had a fine run at the plate over the last few weeks. His consecutive-game hitting streak has reached 20 games now. Today Carter extended the streak by going 1-3 against Phillies pitching. The streak has brought him a degree of attention that he has tried to deflect. Carter always prefers to talk about his teammates' accomplishments rather than his own. After the Smokies 3-0 triumph over Reading at Smokies Ballpark he downplayed his part in the victory.
T. Carter singled in the 1st, grounded out in the 3rd, walked in the 5th, was hit by a pitch in the 7th and flied out in the 9th.
In 2028, Carter is hitting .322 with 0 home runs and 46 RBIs in 100 games played. He also boasts an OBP of .367 with 25 walks and 38 runs scored.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 57-63, .475 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 2.0 GB | | Record at home | 28-32, .467 PCT | | Record on the road | 29-31, .483 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 7-7, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 22-18, .550 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 13-13, .500 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 44-50, .468 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 14-14, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 11-18, .379 PCT | | Record in June | 12-13, .480 PCT | | Record in July | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in August | 7-2, .778 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .260 - 12th in SL | | On-Base Percentage | .311 - 14th in SL | | Slugging Percentage | .349 - 13th in SL | | On-Base + Slugging | .659 - 13th in SL | | Runs Scored | 474 - 14th in SL | | Hits | 1098 - 12th in SL | | Extra-Base Hits | 277 - 12th in SL | | Home Runs | 37 - 12th in SL | | Bases-On-Balls | 270 - 14th in SL | | Strikeouts | 762 - 13th in SL | | Stolen Bases | 34 - 14th in SL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.98 - 7th in SL | | Starters' ERA | 4.05 - 8th in SL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.82 - 7th in SL | | Runs allowed | 551 - 9th in SL | | Hits allowed | 1156 - 11th in SL | | Opponents AVG | .273 - 10th in SL | | BABIP | .314 - 7th in SL | | Home Runs allowed | 44 - tied for 4th in SL | | Bases-On-Balls | 329 - 3rd in SL | | Strikeouts | 656 - 12th in SL |
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