| Breaking News |  | Monday, May 30th, 2016: Nationals Chill Douglas's Hot Streak
The Braves lost to Washington today by the score of 4-3 at Turner Field, but the bigger story was the end of a hit streak. Atlanta first baseman John Douglas was working on a 33-game hitting streak, but went 0-for-3 against the Nationals as the hot stretch came to an end.
This year Douglas has hit 7 home runs and posted a .349 batting average. |
| Sunday, May 29th, 2016: Douglas Extends Hit Streak to 33 Games
John Douglas collected 1 hit in today's game and extended his hitting streak to 33 games. His club, the Atlanta Braves, beat Philadelphia 10-4.
After the ballgame, Douglas quipped to a BNN reporter, "Right now, when they throw me the ball, it looks the size of a softball. I'm pretty excited how things are clicking."
J. Douglas flied out in the 1st, flied out in the 2nd, was hit by a pitch in the 4th, grounded out in the 6th and hit a two-run single in the 8th.
For 2016 Douglas is hitting .354 with 7 home runs. His stats include 30 RBIs and 46 runs scored.
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| Saturday, May 28th, 2016: Hitting Streak Still Alive for Douglas
With 2 hits in today's game John Douglas added another number to his consecutive-game hitting streak. The Atlanta first baseman increased it to 32 games in a row. But the Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 at Turner Field.
J. Douglas flied out in the 1st, hit a two-run single in the 2nd, grounded out in the 4th, walked in the 6th and singled in the 8th.
This year Douglas is batting .356 with 7 home runs and 28 RBIs. In 48 games he has scored 45 times.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B Tommy Rice | strained Achilles tendon | 3 days | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 34-22, .607 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 17-7, .708 PCT | | Record on the road | 17-15, .531 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-1, .750 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 6-7, .462 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 9-6, .600 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 25-16, .610 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 15-9, .625 PCT | | Record in May | 16-11, .593 PCT | | Record in June | 3-2, .600 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .301 - 3rd in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .360 - 3rd in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .477 - 2nd in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .837 - 2nd in NL | | Runs Scored | 350 - 3rd in NL | | Hits | 604 - 3rd in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 202 - 3rd in NL | | Home Runs | 67 - tied for 2nd in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 176 - 11th in NL | | Strikeouts | 252 - 2nd in NL | | Stolen Bases | 11 - 15th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.99 - 11th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 5.02 - 11th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.93 - 8th in NL | | Runs allowed | 293 - 7th in NL | | Hits allowed | 578 - 12th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .290 - 12th in NL | | BABIP | .326 - 12th in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 61 - 10th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 161 - 3rd in NL | | Strikeouts | 351 - 8th in NL |
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