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| Breaking News |  | Sunday, June 1st, 2008: American - A Announces Best Starter There was nobody finer on the mound in May and Wes Whisler cruised to the American - A Pitcher of the Month award today.
He was 5-2 with a 2.90 ERA while piling up 21 strikeouts in 40.1 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .247 batting average.
In 2008 Whisler has compiled a 7-2 record with a 2.64 ERA in 5 starts. |  | Thursday, May 1st, 2008: April's Starter of the Month Goes to Kantakevich Joseph Kantakevich of the Kinston Indians is the American - A Pitcher of the Month. In April he sparkled and shined on the mound with 6 wins and no losses in 8 starts.
Kantakevich checked opposing batters on 51 base hits and a .227 batting average. He rang up 20 strikeouts in 61 innings of work, surrendered 20 walks and fashioned a 2.07 ERA.
|  | Thursday, May 1st, 2008: Denard Span Winner in American - A Denard Span put together a good April to earn the American - A Batter of the Month prize. A virtual unknown, he made the most of his chance to prove to Kinston officials that he belongs on the big league roster.
The Indians designated hitter posted a .453 batting average with 6 home runs, 23 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
| | | | Team Information | | Record overall | 40-20, .667 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 25-5, .833 PCT | | Record on the road | 15-15, .500 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-3, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 12-6, .667 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 16-8, .667 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 24-12, .667 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 18-10, .643 PCT | | Record in May | 19-10, .655 PCT | | Record in June | 3-0, 1.000 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .263 - 1st in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .362 - 1st in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .420 - 1st in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .781 - 1st in AL | | Runs Scored | 346 - 1st in AL | | Hits | 532 - 6th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 201 - 1st in AL | | Home Runs | 50 - 4th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 307 - 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 264 - 5th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 54 - 4th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.34 - 2nd in AL | | Starters' ERA | 3.60 - 2nd in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.68 - 6th in AL | | Runs allowed | 265 - 3rd in AL | | Hits allowed | 498 - 3rd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .242 - 3rd in AL | | BABIP | .261 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 44 - 9th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 150 - 1st in AL | | Strikeouts | 280 - tied for 4th in AL |
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