Díaz, Clase named top relief arms for August
Mets right-hander Edwin Díaz has been named the National League Reliever of the Month for August, giving him his third straight win, while Guardians right-hander Emmanuel Clase has earned American League honors for the second time this season.
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Díaz has been named Reliever of the Month eight times (five in the AL and three in the NL) since the award was established in 2017, the most of any pitcher.
The hard-throwing righty went 6-for-6 in save chances and struck out 16 batters while allowing only one run (0.84 ERA) over 10 2/3 innings in August. You might have also heard about his walk-up song becoming the hit of the summer in Queens.
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Clase, a flamethrower in his own right, converted all seven save chances during the month and recorded a 0.79 ERA with 12 K’s and no walks in 11 1/3 innings. Clase previously earned June honors this season after notching the award for the first time last August.