| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, July 1st, 2008: Atlanta Starter Named NL's Top Pitcher
Tim Hudson had an outstanding June -- so good that the National League presented him with the Pitcher of the Month Award earlier today.
"There's no way to know where the Braves would be without Hudson," one fan is quoted as saying.
In June Hudson dominated the competition, running up a 5-0 record, a 1.30 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 34.2 innings.
This season to date Hudson has a record of 13 wins and 1 loss with a 2.97 ERA, has appeared in 15 games and struck out 81 in 103 innings.
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| Monday, June 30th, 2008: Diaz Selected Top Player
Matt Diaz went on a week-long hitting streak against National League pitchers and captured the Player of the Week honors.
The Atlanta left fielder battered the opposition for 11 hits, 3 home runs, 6 RBIs and scored 4 runs. He hit .524 and posted a .565 on-base percentage.
In 74 games this season Diaz is batting .316 with 91 hits and 10 home runs. He has scored 37 runs and driven in 43.
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| Sunday, June 22nd, 2008: 5-5 Day for Diaz
Matt Diaz really sizzled at the plate today. In a game played at Turner Field, the Atlanta left fielder blistered the Boston Red Sox for 5 hits in 5 at-bats to pace his club to a 6-4 victory.
"Diaz was too tough to get out today," the Red Sox skipper said in his postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."
M. Diaz singled in the 2nd, hit a two-run home run off J. Beckett in the 4th, doubled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and hit a two-run home run off H. Okajima in the 10th.
This year Diaz is batting .313 with 9 home runs. He has scored 34 runs and driven in 40.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Tom Glavine | strained back muscle | 2 weeks | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 66-54, .550 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 1.5 GB | | Record at home | 31-25, .554 PCT | | Record on the road | 35-29, .547 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-7, .533 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 20-20, .500 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 20-14, .588 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 46-40, .535 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 13-9, .591 PCT | | Record in May | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record in June | 12-16, .429 PCT | | Record in July | 13-12, .520 PCT | | Record in August | 9-8, .529 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .275 - 4th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .336 - 9th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .450 - 5th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .787 - 5th in NL | | Runs Scored | 632 - tied for 4th in NL | | Hits | 1188 - 1st in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 433 - 4th in NL | | Home Runs | 147 - 5th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 381 - 12th in NL | | Strikeouts | 860 - 10th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 35 - 15th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.07 - 4th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.25 - 5th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.71 - 4th in NL | | Runs allowed | 557 - 7th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1115 - 9th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .263 - 8th in NL | | BABIP | .304 - 6th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 118 - 8th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 398 - 6th in NL | | Strikeouts | 838 - tied for 7th in NL |
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