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Ru Premier Pitcher in July Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 The Hanshin Tigers owe Tao Ru a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in July, Ru tore up the opposition with a fine 4-0 mark on his way to the Central League Pitcher of the Month award. "When you're pitching this well," analyzed Ru, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is." It was Ru who did the banging in July as he tossed up 43 strikeouts in 25.2 innings, holding opponents to a .161 average and posting a 1.75 ERA. To date this season Ru is 5-0 with 6 starts and an ERA of 2.15 with 60 strikeouts in 37.2 innings. |
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