| Breaking News |  | Friday, September 29th, 2017: Cincinnati's Crumpton Takes Home NL Batting Honors
Paul Crumpton of the Cincinnati Reds capped a fine season by winning the National League batting crown.
He outpaced all others with his .356 average.
For the season, the Reds shortstop played in 151 games, collected 209 hits, 25 home runs, scored 117 times and knocked in 113 runs.
Crumpton regarded himself as "lucky" to avoid any lengthy slumps. "The hits kept coming," he said, "all year long."
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 | Saturday, September 23rd, 2017: Carmouche Career Ended by Injury
The Cincinnati Reds were jolted by some terrible news -- William Carmouche's baseball career was pronounced over -- the result of a ruptured disc.
The club's GM told SION reporters, "We were all stunned by the news. Injuries are a part of the game, but you never get used to this kind of devastating news."
Carmouche has gone to the hill for 26 relief appearances this season, nailing down 1 save while notching a 0-0 record with a 1.57 ERA. The Cincinnati reliever has limited opposing batters to a .221 batting average.
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| Saturday, September 23rd, 2017: John Blouin Injured, Out of Lineup
A blow for John Blouin today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss one week with a bruised ankle. Blouin suffered the injury running the bases. Although officials from the Cincinnati Reds are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about Blouin's ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.
Blouin is hitting at a .308 mark this season. His stats show 26 home runs, 100 RBIs and 129 runs scored. He has played 139 games for the Reds.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | CF Luigi Lint | back spasms | 2-3 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 102-52, .662 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 53-24, .688 PCT | | Record on the road | 49-28, .636 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 13-7, .650 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 24-20, .545 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 95-49, .660 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 16-7, .696 PCT | | Record in May | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in June | 22-4, .846 PCT | | Record in July | 21-3, .875 PCT | | Record in August | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in September | 13-12, .520 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .280 - 1st in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .348 - 1st in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .447 - 1st in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .796 - 1st in NL | | Runs Scored | 887 - 1st in NL | | Hits | 1525 - 1st in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 522 - 1st in NL | | Home Runs | 179 - 1st in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 536 - 3rd in NL | | Strikeouts | 859 - 1st in NL | | Stolen Bases | 108 - 1st in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.51 - 3rd in NL | | Starters' ERA | 3.66 - 3rd in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.38 - 3rd in NL | | Runs allowed | 601 - 3rd in NL | | Hits allowed | 1188 - 1st in NL | | Opponents AVG | .226 - 1st in NL | | BABIP | .281 - 1st in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 170 - tied for 7th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 468 - 4th in NL | | Strikeouts | 1467 - 1st in NL |
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