The pitcher of the month (august) award has been awarded to Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres. Jake Peavy was similarly honored in May and was the starting pitcher in All-Star game. He is also one of the nominees for this year’s man of the year award. In August Peavy beat 53 batters; it was the highest in the Major League and his closest National League competitor was 12 strikeouts behind. Jake Peavy accounted for double-digit strikeout outings in 4 of his 6 starts, including 3 successive eleven-strikeouts and he holds the record for strikeouts for the padres.
August was a good month for Peavy and the Padres, as the month went on they moved up the National League West table. The Padres were third in the division, 2 1/2 games behind Arizona at the beginning of August, but come the beginning of September the Padres were tied with the Diamondbacks. at the top of the table. Jake Peavy played made a big contribution to his team move.