Pickin' Splinters » Mark Gubicza http://www.pickinsplinters.com There's always room for one more on the bench. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Performance Of The Week – 8/4-8/30 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/08/31/performance-of-the-week-84-830/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=performance-of-the-week-84-830 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/08/31/performance-of-the-week-84-830/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:24:23 +0000 Casey http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=4596 AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

ZacKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Grienke grabs my POTW. The 25-year-old right-hander struck out a team record, 15 batters as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians (sorry Rey), 6-2.

Of his 117 pitches, Grienke threw 77 for strikes while breaking a 21-year old record set by Mark Gubicza.

The Orlando, Florida native improved to 12-8 on the season (has since won #13) and an American League-leading 2.43 ERA.

Grienke etches his name in Royal pitching lore along with Bret Saberhagen, Dennis Leonard, Paul Splittorff, Dan Quisenberry, and…have I forgotten any.

Who gets your POTW?

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