Players of the Week

Our weekly honors.

ROCHESTER (4-4)

Batter:  Byron Buxton was 14-for-35 with a home run, a triple, a walk, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .404/.440/.532 and is 2-for-3 in stolen bases in 47 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Tyler Duffey made one start, pitching six innings.  He gave up one hit and no walks with five strikeouts.  For the season he is 5-6, 2.53, 1.07 WHIP with 18 walks and 68 strikeouts in 85.1 innings (14 starts).

CHATTANOOGA (5-2)

Batter:  Max Kepler was 11-for-30 with a home run, a triple, five doubles, and three walks.  For the season he is hitting .335/.417/.568 and is 16-for-19 in stolen bases in 340 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Brett Lee made one start, pitching 7.2 innings.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts.  For the season he is 4-4, 3.45, 1.22 WHIP with 21 walks and 29 strikeouts in 70.1 innings (12 starts).

FORT MYERS (5-2)

Batter:  Engelb Vielma was 11-for-23 with a triple, two walks, and two stolen bases.  For the season he is hitting .280/.325/.323 and is 29-for-39 in stolen bases in 375 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Kohl Stewart made one start, pitching 6.2 innings.  He gave up no runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts.  For the season he is 5-7, 3.25, 1.42 WHIP with 38 walks and 63 strikeouts in 110.2 innings (19 starts).

CEDAR RAPIDS (2-4)

Batter:  Nick Gordon was 8-for-22 with three doubles and a walk.  For the season he is hitting .278/.339/.356 and is 23-for-31 in stolen bases in 410 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Nick Anderson made two relief appearances, pitching four innings.  He gave up no runs on three hits and no walks with six strikeouts.  For the season he is 0-0, 1 save, 0.00, 0.60 WHIP with 0 walks and 6 strikeouts in 5 innings (3 relief appearances).

ELIZABETHTON (5-1)

Batter:  Daniel Kihle was 8-for-22 with a home run, two doubles, two walks, and a stolen base.  For the season he is hitting .274/.418/.387 and is 4-for-5 in stolen bases in 106 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Onesimo Hernandez made one start, pitching seven innings.  He gave up no runs on four hits and no walks with eight strikeouts.  For the season he is 5-0, 3.23, 1.24 WHIP with 4 walks and 29 strikeouts in 30.2 innings (4 starts, 8 relief appearances).

GCL TWINS (4-3)

Batter:  Christian Cavaness was 10-for-27 with two triples, five doubles, three walks, and two stolen bases.  For the season he is hitting .395/.489/.658 and is 4-for-6 in stolen bases in 38 at-bats.

Pitcher;  Eduardo Del Rosario made two starts, pitching ten innings.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and a walk with eight strikeouts.  For the season he is 3-1, 1.70, 0.90 WHIP with 8 walks and 46 strikeouts in 42.1 innings (9 starts).

DSL TWINS (1-5)

Batter:  Yelstin Encarnacion was 8-for-21 with two triples and a walk.  For the season he is hitting .290/.382/.347 in 124 at-bats.

Pitcher:  Randolph Perez made two relief appearances, pitching five innings.  He gave up no runs on two hits and three walks with eight strikeouts.  For the season he is 4-4, 3 saves, 1.86, 1.55 WHIP with 24 walks and 43 strikeouts in 38.2 innings (20 relief appearances).