Gabriel Aguilera named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week

Gabriel Aguilera’s lone start last week for the Dayton Dragons was a good one. And it was so good that he earned the Midwest League Pitcher of the Week award.

Over the weekend the right-handed starter faced off against the Fort Wayne TinCaps in Dayton and he allowed just one hit and one walk in five shutout innings. Aguilera also struck out five batters. He only needed 60 pitches on the day before he turned things over to the bullpen.

That start was the second consecutive one for Aguilera where he allowed just one hit in five innings for Dayton. A week prior he took on West Michigan on the road and held the Whitecaps scoreless. That outing wasn’t as strong as he walked three batters that day, but it also got things turned around in the right direction after having struggled in his previous four starts for the Dragons.

The season for Gabriel Aguilera began in Florida with the Daytona Tortugas. He made 12 appearances with them and had a 2.66 ERA in 44.0 innings while not allowing a home run. He’s been up-and-down with Dayton in his seven starts since joining them in mid-June. The righty has now had three starts where he threw 5-innings of shutout baseball. But his ERA sits at 4.76 with the Dragons. Things are moving in the right direction once again, though.

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