By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
With the month of July behind us, the Kansas City Royals announced their monthly team awards, honoring the Pitcher and Hitter of the month, naming St. Joseph’s Noah Cameron the pitcher of the month.
After a rough month of June, for both Cameron and the Royals, Cameron bounced back in July across five starts on the month. Cameron posted a 3-0 record with a 1.84 ERA striking out 33 batters and walking five, giving up an opponent batting average of .218. In the month, Cameron also tied a season high and career high in strikeouts, on July 13th against the Mets, striking out eight batters in 6 2/3 innings.
Cameron had one more milestone in the month, pitching the longest game of his major league career going seven innings on July 7th against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up two runs but striking out seven in what was his first win of the month.
Meanwhile, catcher and Royals captain, Salvador Perez heated up in July earning the hitter of the month honors. Perez hit .337 with nine home runs and 21 RBIs, also hitting seven doubles while walking three times, posting a .379 OBP and a .719 SLG.
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