James Shields Named AL Player of the Week

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields has been named the AL Player of the Week. And he’s had a terrific week. He won two games last week. In one, he pitched a complete game shut out against the Boston Red Sox. He allowed only two runs in that game. In the other, he went seven innings in a Tampa Bay win over the Toronto Blue Jays, allowing two earned runs and striking out five. His ERA for the week was 1.13. In the 16 innings that he pitched last week, he struck out 12 and walked three. Congrats to Shields. Shields has been playing in the Majors since 2006 and set a Rays record by winning his first four starts in the Majors. You can read his Player File on the Rays’ official site and his Wikipedia profile.

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