After pitching 16-1/3 scoreless innings in 16 games and converting all 12 of his August save opportunities, Braves closer Craig Kimbrel was named Major League Baseball’s Delivery Man of the Month. He held opponents to a .138 average for the month, allowing just eight hits and two walks with 19 strikeouts.
He also won the award in August 2011 and September 2012, making him the fifth pitcher to win it at least three times.
Kimbrel leads the majors with 44 saves in 47 opportunities, and has converted 34 consecutive saves during a nearly four-month stretch of 44 appearances in which he’s posted a 0.20 ERA and .138 opponents’ average, allowing one run with 14 walks and 62 strikeouts in 44-1/3 innings.
Freeman nears 100 RBIs: Freddie Freeman hit his 19th home run Wednesday, a solo shot that gave him 94 RBIs to match the career high he set last season. He needs six to become the first Braves 100-RBI man since Chipper Jones (102) and Jeff Francoeur (105) each did it in 2007. Freeman finished with six homers and 17 RBIs in 19 games against the Mets this season, and has career-highs of 12 homers and 43 RBIs in 53 games against the Mets.
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