September 3, 2010
Boston's Buchholz named AL Pitcher of the Month
by PR/Wire Report/
Boston's Clay Buchholz has been named American League Pitcher of the Month for August. (photo: Getty Images)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz has been voted the American League Pitcher of the Month for August.
Buchholz went 4-0 with a 1.03 earned run average and 28 strikeouts over six August starts. The right-hander finished the month second in the American League in ERA, tied for second in wins and tied for third in innings pitched (43.2). He is also the Major League-leader with a 2.21 ERA on the season and ranks among the ALleaders in wins (tied for third, 15), winning percentage (fourth, .750) and opponent batting average (fourth, .222).
Of Buchholz’ four wins in August, three came against AL East rivals (Torontotwice, New York).
The 2010 All-Star tossed at least seven innings in five of his six starts on the month and allowed no more than one earned run in five of the six.
In August, Buchholz pitched a career-high 26.2 consecutive scoreless innings. During that stretch, the 26-year-old made three consecutive starts without allowing an earned run (Aug. 11 at Toronto, Aug. 17 vs. Los Angeles, Aug. 22 vs. Toronto).
This is the first career monthly award for Buchholz. Along with Jon Lester (May), it marks the sixth time two different Boston pitchers have earned the honor in the same season, and the first time since 2002 (Derek Lowe in April and Pedro Martinez in July).
