Bulls Week in Review: 8/22 to 8/28

The Durham Bulls were 6-1 on the week and improved to 76-58 on the year. The Bulls are currently tied with Gwinnett for first place in the International League South Division with ten games remaining in the season. This week will make or break the Bulls as they face of head to head against Gwinnett for a four game series to start off the week.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Akinori Iwamura (.303)
Slugging: Chris Richard (.533, tied second in INT)
On Base Pct: Akinori Iwamura (.452)
Hits: Jon Weber (131, tied sixth in INT)
Doubles: Jon Weber (44, first in INT)
Triples: Henry Mateo (4)
Home Runs: Chris Richard (23, third in INT)
RBI’s: Chris Richard (69, eighth in INT)
Stolen Bases: Justin Ruggiano (22)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA Starters: Jason Cromer (2.47)
ERA Overall: Winston Abreu (2.17)
Wins: Wade Davis (10, tied fifth in INT)
Saves: Dale Thayer (17, fourth in INT)
Strikeouts: Wade Davis (135, second in INT)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .262 (9 of 14)
Slugging: .414 (3 of 14)
On Base Pct: .338 (3 of 14)
Hits: 1210 (2 of 14)
Doubles: 273 (2 of 14)
Triples: 21 (9 of 14)
Home Runs: 128 (2 of 14)
Runs Scored: 623 (3 of 14)
Stolen Bases: 100 (6 of 14)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 3.81 (4 of 14)
Runs Allowed: 578 (11 of 14)
Strikeouts: 955 (1 of 14)
Walks: 494 (13 of 14)

Transactions: Elliot Johnson activated from disabled list (8/27/09).

Disabled List: Carlos Hernandez, Mitch Talbot, Craig Albernaz.

The Week Ahead: 8/29/09-9/1/09: vs Gwinnett Braves (76-58). 9/2/09-9/4/09: at Charlotte Knights (63-70).