Alfred Gutierrez Midwest League PiOW 080717 to 081317

Alfred Gutierrez of the West Michigan Whitecaps was selected the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the span of August 7, 2017 through August 13, 2017. For the week the was 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 2 BB, 11 K. The win was in a 6-1 victory over Great Lakes. He had also earned the award week 5. This season the RHP is 9-6, 3.29 ERA, 114 K, 0.96 WHIP, .213 BAA, 1 SV in 112.0 IP over 21 games with 18 GS. West Michigan is the Class A team of the Detroit Tigers. He originally signed with the Tigers in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Gutierrez turned 22 on June 12.