JCL's Top Hitter Announced
It was a good month for <Yomiuri:team#292> <Giants:team#292> second baseman <Ogai Asuhara:player#15738>, August's Central League Batter of the Month.

<Asuhara:player#15738> starred by hitting .323 with a .446 on-base percentage. He totaled 32 hits in 99 at-bats, 6 home runs, 23 RBIs and scored 31 runs.

This season <Asuhara:player#15738> is hitting at a .340 pace with 17 home runs, 67 RBIs and has scored 85 times.