At the rate North Battleford’s Andrew Albers is going, the Atlanta Braves may want to add him to their 40-man roster and call him back up to the major leagues soon.
Albers has just been named the International League’s Pitcher of the Week for July 13-16 for the Gwinnett Braves, Atlanta’s AAA affiliate.
According to the Gwinnett Braves’ website, Albers earned a shutout win against Charlotte Knights on July 14.
He pitched eight scoreless innings and held the Knights to four hits as Gwinnett won 6-1. On his way to the win, Albers struck out six Knights batters and allowed one walk.
Overall, Albers has had an outstanding season with the AAA Braves, where he has posted a 9-3 record with a 3.27 ERA in his first season with the club.
He signed with the Braves in the offseason following his most recent stints with the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays organizations, both of which included call-ups to the major leagues. Last year with the Twins, Albers pitched in six major-league games and posted an ERA of 5.82.
