A pair of Royals farmhands were among Minor League Baseball’s weekly award winners for August 5–11, announced on Monday. Southpaws Rito Lugo of Advanced-A Wilmington and Angel Zerpa of Rookie-Advanced Burlington were named the Carolina League and Appalachian League Pitchers of the Week, respectively.
LHP Rito Lugo
Lugo earned his first career Pitcher of the Week award, working 12.1 scoreless innings across a pair of no-decisions for Wilmington last week. The 23-year-old yielded just six hits and two walks combined across the starts, while striking out 12 batters. The two starts are part of an active career-long 21.