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Bullpen Ace Wins Best IL Pitcher Wednesday, August 1st , 2012 Sometimes relievers are treated like second class citizens, most of the time the award goes to the starters, but not this month. A reliever, Koji Uehara, has been named the Pitcher of the Month in the International League. In July, the Charlotte relief specialist stood out with 5 saves in 13 relief appearances, a 4-0 won-lost mark and 1.23 ERA. He worked 14.2 innings, allowed 13 hits, struck out 17 and walked 1. Uehara has made 38 games so far this year with 5 saves. In 44.1 innings he has dished out 47 strikeouts and walked 6 with a 7-0 mark and a 0.41 ERA. |
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