Minor League Baseball named the league Pitchers/Players of the Week on Tuesday and Altoona’s Mike Burrows was named as the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week. He made one start last week, going seven shutout innings on two hits, one walk and eight strikeouts. He was the only representative from the Pittsburgh Pirates affiliates.
Burrows currently has a 1.90 ERA, an 0.87 WHIP, a .166 BAA and a 54:12 SO/BB ratio in 42.2 innings this season. He ranks first in the league in ERA, first in BAA, second in WHIP and sixth in strikeouts. Among starters for the Pirates minor league teams, he has the lowest ERA, lowest WHIP and most strikeouts.