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Jacksonville Suns 10-25-2007
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| Breaking News |  | Friday, September 21st, 2007: Detroit Pitcher Wins 200 Games
Detroit ace Jarvis Turnbow solidified his place in history with his 200th career victory today at Sparkplug Stadium. Turnbow and the Sparkplugs bested Jacksonville 8-6. He checked the Suns on 8 hits in 7.2 innings and finished the day with 6 strikeouts and 5 walks.
"I've worked hard for this day," the elated Turnbow told SION. "Sometimes I didn't think it would happen. Most of the time it seemed so far off. Now it's here. It's like a dream!"
Turnbow has compiled a lifetime ERA of 2.83 with 200 career victories and 85 defeats. He has 2694 career strikeouts in 2761 innings and has held opponents to a 3.251 batting average.
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 | Wednesday, September 12th, 2007: Suns Cohn to Miss 1-2 Weeks
Kenneth Cohn and the Jacksonville Suns got a bad break in today's game against the Sparkplugs as the team confirmed he will miss 1-2 weeks with a strained back muscle. The Suns reliever suffered the injury throwing a pitch. The team doctor is confident he'll make a full recovery.
This year Cohn has collected 1 save in 66 relief appearances. He has also compiled a 5-3 won-lost mark with a 3.31 ERA and fanned 69 batters in 81.2 innings. Opponents are hitting him at a .275 clip in 2007.
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 | Monday, July 2nd, 2007: Francisco Reaches 2000
The day belonged to James Francisco of the Fort Wayne Wizards as he became the latest player to reach the 2000-hit plateau. He did it in Fort Wayne's 4-3 win over Jacksonville.
"It's a moment I'll never forget," said Francisco after the game, "2000 hits is a lot. It puts you in a very select group. I never expected to be around long enough to reach a milestone like this."
He finished the day with 1 hits in 4 at-bats.
Francisco has put up a career batting average of .291 with 2000 hits, 199 homers and 997 RBIs.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 89-73, .549 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 8.0 GB | | Record at home | 48-33, .593 PCT | | Record on the road | 41-40, .506 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 9-6, .600 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 23-20, .535 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 25-22, .532 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 64-51, .557 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 7-3, .700 PCT | | Record in April | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in May | 18-10, .643 PCT | | Record in June | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record in July | 11-13, .458 PCT | | Record in August | 12-17, .414 PCT | | Record in September | 15-11, .577 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .250 - 9th in LL | | On-Base Percentage | .320 - 4th in LL | | Slugging Percentage | .398 - 6th in LL | | On-Base + Slugging | .717 - 7th in LL | | Runs Scored | 714 - 5th in LL | | Hits | 1381 - 9th in LL | | Extra-Base Hits | 432 - 6th in LL | | Home Runs | 177 - 6th in LL | | Bases-On-Balls | 556 - 3rd in LL | | Strikeouts | 977 - 2nd in LL | | Stolen Bases | 74 - tied for 8th in LL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.76 - 7th in LL | | Starters' ERA | 3.79 - 7th in LL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.74 - 6th in LL | | Runs allowed | 649 - 5th in LL | | Hits allowed | 1325 - 3rd in LL | | Opponents AVG | .244 - 4th in LL | | BABIP | .282 - 5th in LL | | Home Runs allowed | 164 - 6th in LL | | Bases-On-Balls | 586 - 10th in LL | | Strikeouts | 1147 - 3rd in LL |
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