| Breaking News |  | Monday, July 7th, 2031: AL Player of the Week Chosen
John Curtis of Baltimore was a smashing success this week, winning the Player of the Week Award in the American.
He hit everything the pitchers threw at him, hammering them for a .542 batting average, going 13 for 24 with 3 home runs, 8 RBIs and scoring 8 times.
Year-to-date in 78 games Curtis has compiled a .364 batting average with 118 hits and 15 home runs. He has also scored 52 times and knocked in 66 runs.
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| Monday, June 30th, 2031: Star of the Week Picked in AL
He was a hard-hitting machine all week long. That's why John Curtis of the Baltimore Orioles was named the American Player of the Week.
For the week the 29-year-old left fielder batted .480 (12-25) with 5 home runs, 7 runs and 9 RBIs.
In 72 games this year Curtis has posted a .352 average and put up these numbers: 13 home runs, 60 RBIs and 46 runs scored.
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 | Thursday, June 26th, 2031: Ben Gamel Gets Hit Number 2500
Toronto's Ben Gamel got the standing ovation -- but the Baltimore Orioles got the win.
It was a historic day at Skydome. A day when Gamel notched hit #2500 of his career. The fans went wild when he did. Even the Orioles fans applauded.
The Blue Jays center fielder went 1-4 in a losing cause as Baltimore spoiled the party with the 5-4 victory.
In the postgame interview, a downhearted Gamel told the media, "We lost -- It's not about individual accomplishments -- we lost."
When pressed further, he admitted his pride in reaching the 2500-hit mark, "A lot of great players never get there. I'm proud, but I would be happier if we had won."
Looking at his all-time stats, Gamel has a career .342 average with 2500 hits, 338 doubles, 35 triples, 225 home runs and 1124 RBIs to date. He has scored 1493 runs, walked 1148 times and stolen 194 bases.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 51-41, .554 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 11.5 GB | | Record at home | 26-18, .591 PCT | | Record on the road | 25-23, .521 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-4, .556 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 11-7, .611 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 9-13, .409 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 42-28, .600 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 9-12, .429 PCT | | Record in May | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in June | 16-11, .593 PCT | | Record in July | 10-6, .625 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .296 - 3rd in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .380 - 4th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .485 - 8th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .865 - 6th in AL | | Runs Scored | 581 - 7th in AL | | Hits | 977 - 3rd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 336 - 8th in AL | | Home Runs | 132 - 8th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 393 - 4th in AL | | Strikeouts | 427 - 3rd in AL | | Stolen Bases | 73 - 7th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.73 - 8th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 5.82 - 8th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 5.59 - 6th in AL | | Runs allowed | 577 - 8th in AL | | Hits allowed | 901 - 4th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .279 - 5th in AL | | BABIP | .317 - 12th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 128 - 3rd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 473 - 11th in AL | | Strikeouts | 658 - 1st in AL |
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