Berrios Named Batavia Downs Player of the Week
April 25, 2016 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release
Rochester Red Wings pitcher Jose Berrios has been named the Batavia Downs Gaming and Racetrack Player of the Week for the period of April 18-24.
Berrios started on April 21, with the Wings battling a five-game losing streak. Berrios responded by holding Pawtucket hitless through five innings, in a game won by the Wings 5-0. Berrios pitched seven innings with just two hits allowed, walking one and striking out seven. He threw 93 pitches, 61 for strikes. Berrios improved to 2-0 on the season, and entering play Monday his 1.05 ERA was tied for fifth-best in the International League.
More on Berrios:
Drafted by the Twins in the 1st Round (32nd overall) in 2012 First Year Player Draft...Recipient of the Jim Rantz Award as the Twins 2015 minor league Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season, the first back-to-back winner of the award.
Batavia Downs Racetrack and Batavia Downs Gaming present the award each week during the regular season. Batavia Downs Gaming is a Video Gaming Center owned and operated by Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation in association with the New York Lottery. Western OTB is a public benefit corporation in the State of New York.
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