Before he can be honored for his brilliant month of July in which he set a franchise record by winning six games, left-hander James Paxton was first honored for a stellar week of pitching.
On Monday, Major League Baseball announced that Paxton was named American League C0-Player of the Week, sharing the award with the Rangers’ Adrian Beltre.
“Well, deserved,” manager Scott Servais said. “He’s been awesome for us.”
Paxton posted a 2-0 record, not allowing a run in either outing — a total of 13 innings pitched. During the starts, he struck out 18 batters and issued just one walk, while allowing 10 hits.