Durham, N.C. — St. Paul Saints RHP is the American Association’s Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 10, as selected by Pointstreak, the league’s official statistician.
Hamburger improved his record to 9-0 with a pair of complete-game victories this week, beginning with a 9-2 win over Joplin on Tuesday in which he limited the Blasters to one earned run on eight hits, striking out four. He was equally strong on Sunday, allowing a run on seven hits with seven K’s as the Saints downed divisional foe Fargo-Moorhead, 3-1.
The St. Paul native’s nine victories lead the league, as do his 87.0 innings pitched. He has walked just 11 hitters in that span, while striking out 48. A former big-leaguer with the Texas Rangers, Hamburger is in his second season with the Saints, having also pitched for the club in 2013.
