August 12, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Pitcher of the Week, August 3-9: Adam Mills
It's tough to have a better week than Adam Mills did, as the 24-year-old righthander dominated his lone start, got called up to Triple-A Pawtucket, and earned SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week honors for August 3-9. In 8.0 innings pitched on August 7 against Altoona, Mills allowed just 1 unearned run on 5 hits, walking nobody and striking out 8 to earn his tenth Eastern League win of the season. Mills, who was also named the Red Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July, was an eighth-round draft choice by the Red Sox in 2007 out of UNC Charlotte. In 110.1 innings this season for Portland, Mills has gone 10-5 with a 4.24 ERA and 73 strikeouts.