| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, July 1st, 2008: Weeks of Brewers Snags National League Monthly Batting Honor
June's National League Batter of the Month trophy was claimed by second baseman Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers. During the period he compiled a .443 batting average, drove in 36 runs, scored 28 times and had a .518 on base percentage. Weeks hit 10 doubles and sent 14 home runs soaring out of the park.
This season Weeks is swinging the bat at a .351 pace. He has socked 27 home runs, scored 63 times, while driving in 78. His on base percentage is .427 in 74 games.
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| Monday, June 23rd, 2008: National League Player of the Week No Surprise--Weeks of Brewers Wins It
Rickie Weeks of the Milwaukee Brewers was locked in all week, putting up Player of the Week-winning numbers as he bullied the National League pitchers he faced. He batted .778, sent 5 home runs over the fence, and accounted for 11 RBI. The 25-year-old second baseman also crossed home plate 9 times.
So far in 2008, Weeks is slapping the ball at a .370 pace, picking up 95 hits in the process. He has logged 44 extra-base hits, including 27 home runs, and has brought 74 of his teammates home. He also owns a .452 OBP thus far.
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| Monday, June 16th, 2008: Weeks of Brewers Hammers NL Hurlers for .481 Average--Wins Player of the Week Honors
Rickie Weeks went on a hitting spree last week against National League pitchers and today copped the Player of the Week award. The Milwaukee Brewers second baseman peppered the opposition for 13 hits in 27 at-bats with 9 runs batted in and 8 runs scored. In the 7 games he played, he hit .481 with an on base percentage of .548.
Weeks has hit at a .347 clip so far this season with 66 RBI, 24 home runs, and 57 runs scored.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | C Justin Knoedler | Concussion | 1 day | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 50-38, .568 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 9.5 GB | | Record at home | 22-20, .524 PCT | | Record on the road | 28-18, .609 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 8-2, .800 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 19-14, .576 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 20-10, .667 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 30-28, .517 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 13-9, .591 PCT | | Record in May | 17-10, .630 PCT | | Record in June | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in July | 6-6, .500 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .270 - 9th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .329 - 8th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .443 - 5th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .772 - 6th in NL | | Runs Scored | 417 - 7th in NL | | Hits | 815 - 9th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 278 - 7th in NL | | Home Runs | 111 - tied for 4th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 275 - tied for 8th in NL | | Strikeouts | 638 - 16th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 86 - 3rd in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.60 - 11th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.31 - 9th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 5.26 - 12th in NL | | Runs allowed | 420 - 8th in NL | | Hits allowed | 809 - 6th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .268 - 7th in NL | | BABIP | .301 - 6th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 99 - 8th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 279 - 9th in NL | | Strikeouts | 556 - 9th in NL |
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