Sean Burke won the Southern League's Pitcher of the Month for August on the strength of looking like a world-beater every other start, and he continued that trend into September with four shutout innings in the Barons' 7-2 win over Chattanooga.
Here's how Burke has fared his last five times out:
Burke has lowered his walk rate considerably since the start of last month, with just seven walks over his last 25 innings against 42 strikeouts. He's also on the doorstep of 100 innings, so he's done what he needed to do with this season.
Nashville 10, Charlotte 6
- Mark Payton wants back in: 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and a stolen base.
- Lenyn Sosa went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Carlos Pérez, 0-for-4 with one strikeout.
- Adam Haseley went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Yolbert Sánchez, 2-for-4 with a triple and a K.
Birmingham 7, Chattanooga 2
- Luis Mieses batted leadoff and went 2-for-4 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Bryan Ramos was 2-for-5 with two strikeouts.
- Oscar Colás, 1-for-5.
- Yoelqui Céspedes homered, singled, walked, got plunked twice and stole three bases.
- Colson Montgomery was 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Wilfred Veras wore the collar and silver sombrero.
- Sean Burke: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 WP
Brooklyn 6, Winston-Salem 0
- Colby Smelley went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts.
- James Beard, 0-for-3.
Kannapolis 3, Augusta 1
- Jacob Burke went 1-for-3 with an HBP and a strikeout.
- Brooks Baldwin, 0-for-3 with two walks and a strikeout.
