Alberto Tirado South Atlantic League PiOW 082916 to 090516

Alberto Tirado of the Lakewood BlueClaws was selected the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the span of August 29, 2016 through September 5, 2016. For the week he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 1 HBP, 1 BB, and 10 K. This season the RHP is 7-1, 3.23 ERA, 96 K, 1.37 WHIP, .214 BAA  in 61.1 IP over 20 games with 11 GS at Lakewood and 0-0, 16.20 ERA, 6 K, 2.70 WHIP, .273 BAA in 3.1 IP over 2 games at Class A Advanced Clearwater. Lakewood is the Class A team of the Philadelphia Phillies. He originally signed with the Blue Jays in 2011 as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. Tirado turned 21 on December 10.