Courtesy of RedWingsBaseball.com
ROCHESTER, NY – Rochester Red Wings right-hander Jose Berrios has been named International League Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Berrios made two starts and was dominant in both. On Tuesday vs. Pawtucket, the 22-year-old took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before surrendering a one-out double. He finished by allowing one hit and two walks with six strikeouts over 7.0 scoreless innings to earn his seventh win. On Sunday at Syracuse, the former 32nd overall selection needed just 87 pitches to toss his second career 9.0 inning complete game. Berrios faced three over the minimum and allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits and seven strikeouts. He faced the minimum over the final seven frames while retiring the Chiefs in order in five of those innings. Sunday was his first start of 2016 – minors or majors – in which he did not issue a walk.
The native of Puerto Rico is 3-1 with a 0.59 ERA (2 ER, 30.0 IP) with four total runs allowed, 10 hits, seven walks and 29 strikeouts in his last four starts. In his last three, Berrios is 3-0 with a 0.37 ERA (1 ER, 24.0 IP) with two totals runs allowed, eight hits, four walks and 22 strikeouts. International League opponents are batting .180 (48-for-267) against him this season.
Berrios is the fourth Red Wing to earn a league award after outfielders Byron Buxton and Adam Brett Walker and left-hander Andrew Albers were honored earlier this season. Rochester had eight players receive weekly league awards last season.
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