Rangers Ace Martin Prez Named AL Pitcher

Rangers Ace Martin Prez Named AL Pitcher

Texas Rangers left-hander Martin Prez was named on Friday the for May. Prez finished the month of May with a 4-0 record. In 42 1/3rd innings pitcher, he had a 0.64 earned run Javon Hargrave Jersey average, 33 strikeouts and a 1.4 WAR (wins above replacement). The media that covers the Rangers named Prez the teams Pitcher of the Month for May on Wednesday. Prez is having an impre sive month start to the season and is Mike Quick Jersey making his with the Rangers look like a bargain. He also could be a , if the Rangers are inclined to move him. Just some of the ways that Prez has excelled in May and for this season are below:His 1.42 earned run average is the lowest in franchise history through a pitcher's first 10 starts in a season. The previous low was 1.60 by another left-hander, Kenny Rogers, in 1995. Scroll to ContinueSince April Nate Herbig Jersey 23, Prez has eight straight quality starts and has gone 4-0 with a 0.65 ERA. Per Stats Inc., Prez is just the third MLB pitcher since 1913 when earned runs were officially tracked to post an eight-start span in which he went undefeated, did not allow a home run, had six or more innings pitched in each game and allowed one or fewer earned runs in each game. The other two pitchers are Hall of Famers Bob Gibson (1968) and Walter Johnson (1913-14).In the last 33 seasons Prez is the Le'Raven Clark Jersey fourth AL pitcher to post an ERA in a month with 40 innings pitched at 0.64 or lower Minnesotas Johan Santana (0.46, September of 2004) and Oaklands Cory Lidle (0.20, August of 2002) and Bostons Pedro Martinez (0.64, July of 2022).Only Yovani Gallardo (June of 2015, 0.54) had a lower ERA than Prez in a month with at least five starts. Opposing batters slashed .195/.241/.235/.475 (29-149) with just six extra base hits (all doubles) against Prez in May, the lowest opposing OPS allowed by a qualified MLB pitcher in the month. The last Rangers Jalen Hurts T Shirts pitcher who threw a minimum of 40 innings in a month and had an opposing OPS that low was Roger Pavlik (.474, Sept of 1995).

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