Yonny Chirinos International League PiOW 050817 to 051417

Yonny Chirinos of the Durham Bulls was selected the International League Pitcher of the Week for the span of May 8, 2017 through May 14, 2017. For the week he was 2-0, 1.15 ERA, 2 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 15.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 5 BB and 17 K. His wins were in a 9-2 victory over Columbus and a 5-0 victory over Toledo. This season the RHP is 3-0, 2.45 ERA, 21 K, 0.86 WHIP, .182 BAA in 22.0 IP over 3 GS at Durham and 1-0, 2.63 ERA, 21 K, 0.95 WHIP, .224 BAA in 27.1 IP over 4 GS at Double A Montgomery. Durham is the Triple A team of the Tampa Bay Rays. He originally signed with the Rays in 2012 as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela. Chirinos turned 23 on December 26.