Oakland A’s starter Sean Manaea was named the American League Pitcher of the Month on Wednesday, the team announced. In five starts this April he allowed just four earned runs in 36 innings, good for a 1.00 ERA, and along the way he threw MLB’s first no-hitter of 2018.
Manaea, April 2018: 1.00 ERA, 36 ip, 30 Ks, 7 BB, 3 HR, 16 hits, 3.25 FIP
Of course, his first start of the year came on March 30, so the numbers above aren’t quite his full-season stats. But he was also lights-out in that first game, and his overall 1.