Brewers LHP Sabathia earns monthly honors

Sep 3, 2008 - 7:59 PM NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Milwaukee Brewers lefthander CC Sabathia was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for August on Wednesday.

Sabathia posted a 5-0 record with a 1.12 ERA during the month as the lefthander continued to dominate the NL since the Brewers acquired him from the Cleveland Indians in early July.

The 28-year-old also won the NL monthly award for July and is 9-0 with a 1.43 ERA with six complete games for Milwaukee this season.

The reigning American League Cy Young award winner threw three complete games in August and two shutouts, which included Sunday's controversial one-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sabathia was not charged with an error in the fifth inning when he bobbled a slow ground ball from Andy LaRoche, giving the Pirates first baseman a hit.

Other nominees for the award were San Francisco Giants righthander Tim Lincecum, Chicago Cubs righthander Rich Harden and Houston Astros righthander Jose Valverde.