Brendan Beck of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders has been named the International League Pitcher of the Week for the period of May 11-17.
Beck, who is the New York Yankees’ No. 21 prospect, was honored for his performance last Wednesday against the Syracuse Mets at PNC Field. The righthander allowed one hit in 5.2 shutout innings with one walk and matched his season high with nine strikeouts in a 7-0 win. He threw 80 pitches, 58 for strikes.
In eight starts this season, Beck is 3-2 with a 4.43 earned-run average. He has walked only nine and struck out 46 in 42.2 innings. He is tied for seventh in the International League in strikeouts.
He made his major league debut with the Yankees on May 7 against the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium. He came on after opener Paul Blackburn and pitched three innings, allowing two runs on two hits — one home run — with three walks and one strikeout. The Yankees won, 9-2.
The last RailRiders pitcher to win the IL’s weekly award was Erick Leal last season for the period if July 29-Aug. 3.
On Tuesday at 6:05 p.m., the RailRiders (23-20) begin a six-game series at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.