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Cubs notebook: Ryan Tepera named NL Reliever of the Month

Beating out stiff competition in his own bullpen, Ryan Tepera has been named the National League reliever for the month of May.

Tepera threw 14 u2154 innings last month, earning 7 holds while striking out 19 and allowing a single earned run.

“I’m happy for him,” manager David Ross said. “That’s a great accomplishment, a great accolade for him to get. A lot of innings and a lot of traffic that he worked through to get us in the spot that we’re in right now.”

Ross pointed specifically to a moment on May 23 in St.