BoS's WEEK 8 Award Winners

NATIONAL LEAGUE
"A Win & Save for Mad Max"

Max Scherzer of the Seattle Rainiers wins this week's A.L. Pitcher of the Week Award, collecting a win & a odd save as well. Scherzer pitched 10 innings, allowing 7 hits, 2 ER & 4 walks, while striking out 12 for the week.

This week's A.L. Player of the Week goes to Adrian Beltre of the Urbana Locomotives, Beltre has come close to winning in prior weeks, but finally seals the deal. Beltre batted .409 (9-for-22), 3 HR's, 9 RBI, 3 runs, plus a stolen base.

N.L. Honorable Mention:

• SP-David Price (URB) - SHO + L, 16 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 14 K's & 7 BB's -- 8-2 with a 2.07 ERA.
• OF-Giancarlo Stanton (T.C.) - Batted only 5-for-21, but 4 of those hits were HR's, including 10 RBI & 5 runs for the week.
• SP-Gio Gonzalez (HAN) - W, 11 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K & 1 BB.
• SP-Yu Darvish (T.C.) - Gets injured in extras, pitching a 10.1 performance, that allowed only 2 hits, no earned runs, with 13 K's & 3 BB's -- T.C. would lose to Gonzalez & Hannibal.
• SP-Michael Fiers (URB) - Wins season debut, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, with 8 K's.
• SP-Cole Hamels (URB) - W, 9 IP, 5 H, ER, with 7 K's & 4 BB's (Improves to 4-4, 3.26 ERA).
• DH/1B-Billy Butler (KING) - .435 (10-for-23), 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 runs & 5 doubles.
• SS-Derek Jeter (SEA) - .435 (10-for-23), 2 HR, 2 RBI & 2 runs.
• SP-Clayton Richard (SAC) - L, 16.2 IP, 19 H, 6 ER (3.24 ERA), 15 K & 2 BB.
• SP-Miguel Gonzalez (KING) - 8 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 K & 2 BB.
• SP-Jonathan Niese (POR) - L, 13.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 11 K's & 5 BB.
• SP-Clayton Kershaw (KING) - W, 6 IP, 1 H, no ER, 8 K's & 2 BB.
• SP-Cliff Lee (POR) - W, 8.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 8 K, BB.
• SP-Anibal Sanchez (POR) - W, 8 IP, 5 H, ER, 8 K, BB.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
"Jake the Snake"

Just like every week, it can be too close to call, but not too many starters pitched twice -- and this one took advantage of both opportunities, Jake Peavy (South Shore) slithers away this week the A.L. Pitcher of the Week Award with 2 victories in 16 innings of work, 4 ER's allowed (2.25 ERA for the week) with 13 strikeouts & 5 walks allowed. Peavy improves to 6-4 with a 3.05 ERA.

The Fairgrove Tigers' Salvador Perez wins the A.L. Player of the Week with his strong performance of 3 home runs, 7 RBI & 4 runs, while batting .435 (10-for-23), doing his best to keep the Tigers in first place.

A.L. Honorable Mention:

• SP-Tommy Milone (S.S.) - SHO, 3 H & BB allowed, 5 K's -- improves to 5-3, 3.09 ERA.
• SP-Johnny Cueto (BOS) - Loss & ND, 14.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER's (1.26 ERA) with 8 K's & 4 BB's.
• 2B-Robinson Cano (BRX) - .391 (9-for-23), HR, 5 RBI, 3 runs & SB.
• SS-Starlin Castro (BUF) - .367 (11-for-30), HR, 5 RBI & 10 runs.
• OF-Shane Victorino (BOS) - .304 (7-for-23), HR, 4 RBI, 5 runs & 3 SB's.
• 3B-Kyle Seager (BRX) - .368 (7-for-19), 2 HR, 7 RBI & 6 runs.
• SP-Garrett Richards (CHI) - SHO, 4 hits & walk allowed, with 7 K's -- plus one scoreless relief inning with 1 K); total of 10 scoreless innings.
• SP-Kris Medlen (CHI) - W, 9 IP, 6 H, ER, 9 K's/0 BB's.
• SP-James Shields (BRX) - 8 IP, 3 H, ER, 10 K's.
• OF-Rajai Davis (BUF) - .320 (8-for-25), 6 RBI & 2 euns.
• SP-Josh Johnson (BRX) - 8 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 K's/3 BB's.
• SS-Jose Reyes (CAR) - .370 (10-for-27), 4 RBI, 5 runs & 2 steals.
• OF-B.J. Upton (CAR) - .318 (7-for-22), HR, 5 RBI, 6 runs & 2 SB's.
• 1B-Adrian Gonzalez (BUF) - .467 (14-for-30), HR, 6 RBI & 3 runs.