CL Batter of the Month Honors to García
Friday, September 1st, 2186
José García relied on a .398 average to become the Continental League Batter of the Month. He had a good August, going 39 for 98.
He finished with 5 home runs and 29 RBIs, scored 19 runs, and had a .440 on-base percentage.
So far on the season García is hitting .304 with 20 home runs, 93 RBIs and 80 runs scored. He has 125 hits and played in 124 games.
Gutiérrez Earns August's Top Batter Prize in RL
Friday, September 1st, 2186
Carlos Gutiérrez, the Montreal right fielder, certainly made a name for himself this past month. He banged out a .345 batting average with 30 hits, 14 home runs, 25 RBIs and scored 24 times.
That kind of hitting earned him the Republic League Batter of the Month honors for August.
Batting .276 to date, Gutiérrez has 34 home runs and 86 RBIs.