North Battleford’s Albers on fire in AAA
Twice now in Andrew Albers’ professional baseball career, he has posted a sub-3.00 earned run average in over 100 innings of work: this season and in 2013.
In 2013, the North Battleford native did so with the AAA Rochester Red Wings, which warranted a call up to the major leagues by early August. He started 10 games for the Minnesota Twins that season, posting a 2-5 record and 4.05 ERA.
This season, the left-handed pitcher has yet to be called up to the majors, but one would think it’s only a matter of time, based on his spectacular numbers across the board for the AAA Gwinnett Braves, the Atlanta Braves affiliate.
The 31-year-old is tied for the second-most wins in the International League with 11 and has the third-lowest ERA at 2.72. Not known for his high strikeout numbers, Albers still sits seventh in the IL with 111 in 112.2 innings of work this season.