Chicago Canine infielder Dusty Stroup and Sioux Metropolis Explorers nearer Kyle Marman gained the American Affiliation’s Pointstreak batter and pitcher of the week for the week ending 8/18, the league introduced Monday.
Stroup was a mannequin of consistency this week, hitting a house run in 5 consecutive video games. He completed the week going 9-for-23 (.391) with these 5 homers, two doubles, and a league-high 15 RBI.
Stroup’s run-producing led Chicago to a 5-1 week with a sweep of Kansas Metropolis and a collection win over Fargo-Moorhead. He had back-to-back four-RBI video games on Thursday and Friday, in video games Chicago gained 7-5 and 10-9, respectively.
The slugger spent final season within the Pioneer League with the Rocky Mountain Vibes. In 72 video games this season, he’s hitting .259 with 18 homers, 55 RBI and a .850 OPS.
On the pitching aspect, Marman slammed the door 4 occasions this week, together with three consecutive saves over the weekend in an enormous three-game sweep in Winnipeg.
In his 4 saves, Marman allowed simply two hits and no runs whereas placing out three.
That is his first season within the league after spending three years within the Cleveland Guardians Group. On the season, the all-star has 17 saves with a 2.58 ERA in 38.1 innings pitched.
Pointstreak is the official statistician of the American Affiliation.