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Braves Starter Wins APP Pitching Award Friday, September 1st , 2028 The Danville Braves owe Bill Almanza a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in August, Almanza tore up the opposition with a fine 2-0 mark on his way to the Appalachian League Pitcher of the Month award. "When you're pitching this well," analyzed Almanza, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is." It was Almanza who did the banging in August as he tossed up 12 strikeouts in 17.2 innings, holding opponents to a .153 average and posting a 0.00 ERA. This year Almanza has compiled a 3-1 mark with a 1.89 ERA in 0 starts. |
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