The San Francisco Giants big offseason addition wins award after making history.
culminated in Snell making historyGiven that it was just one start, it goes to show just how good of a performance it was. On the road against the, the 31-year-old threw the first complete game of his career. His no-hitter ended with 11 strikeouts, three walks and, of course, no hits.with 25 or more strikeouts and two or fewer hits and runs allowed in a two start stretch since 1901.
"Complete game, shutout, no-hitter. Leave me alone. 'He doesn't go to the ninth, he doesn't go to the eighth,' You know how good that feels? Just did it. Leave me alone," Snell becomes the second Giants player to earn Player of the Week honors this season after Luis Matos did so in May. It also comes soon after Tyler Fitzgerald won NL Rookie of the Month for July.
This hot streak by Snell is welcomed by the Giants after the left-hander got off to a rough start in his San Francisco tenure. Dealing with injuries and a late start to his season, his ERA was up to 9.51 ERA and he hadn't gotten through the fifth inning in his first six starts.In his last 33 innings, Snell has walked just ten batters with 41 strikeouts and only eight hits and two runs allowed, giving him a 0.55 ERA over that stretch.
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