Carlos Pimentel Named Chicago Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month in June
July 3, 2015 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Iowa Cubs News Release
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 3, 2015) - The Chicago Cubs today named Iowa right-handed pitcher Carlos Pimentel the organization's minor league pitcher of the month for June.
Pimentel, 25, was 4-1 with a 0.95 ERA (3 ER/28.1 IP) in five June starts for Iowa, as he held opponents to a .192 batting average (19-for-99), a .287 on-base percentage and a .212 slugging mark. He walked 14 batters, struck out 22, did not allow a home run and recorded four quality starts, including three outings of at least 6.0 shutout innings.
Pimentel's 0.95 June ERA led all Pacific Coast League hurlers while his four June victories tied for the league lead. His .192 average against was fourth-lowest in the league. He is 6-4 with a 3.01 ERA (25 ER/74.2 IP) in 15 games, all but one in a starting role, for Iowa this season. Pimentel has walked 38, struck out 70 and registered at least 6.0 innings in five of his last six starts.
Signed to a minor league deal by Chicago in November of 2013 following seven seasons in the Texas Rangers farm system, Pimentel is 51-52 with a 4.06 ERA (403 ER/892.1 IP), one complete game and three saves in 216 career minor league games (147 starts). He has walked 406 and struck out 813 batters, including a career-high 133 in 2013 with Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock.
Pimentel is Iowa's first Chicago Cubs minor league pitcher of the month honoree since left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada took home the award in May of 2014. Pimentel is also the first overall monthly award winner since Jorge Soler was named Chicago Cubs minor league player of the month in July of last season.
Iowa plays the final game of a four-game series tonight against the Round Rock Express at Principal Park. First pitch is set for 7:08 p.m. CT. The game will be preceded by the Iowa Cubs' seventh annual Citizenship Ceremony, and followed by the second of two special holiday fireworks shows.
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