Payamps Named Pitcher of the Week

Jackson, Tenn. - The Southern League announced its weekly honors for games from July 31 to August 6 on Monday, and Jackson right-hander Joel Payamps was named the circuit's Pitcher of the Week. On August 3, Payamps pitched a complete game seven-inning shutout against the Tennessee Smokies in game one of a doubleheader.

Payamps, 23, allowed just one hit in seven innings of work as Jackson went on to a 4-0 victory Thursday. Carlos Penalver singled with one out in the third inning, but that was it for Tennessee. Payamps would retire the next 11 batters in order before walking Ian Rice in the seventh.
After going six innings without walking a batter, Payamps issued a pair of free passes in the seventh inning. He kept the tying run from coming to the plate by inducing a game-ending double play from Yasiel Balaguert. The shutout was the first for Payamps as a professional, and the first for Jackson in 2017.

This is the fourth time a Jackson player has earned a weekly honor from the Southern League this season. Ivan Pineyro was named Pitcher of the Week in July, while both Colin Walsh and Jamie Westbrook earned Player of the Week awards at the start of the season. Kevin Medrano was named the league's Player of the Month in June.
Payamps was signed by the Diamondbacks as a minor league free agent in 2015.This is his second season with the Diamondbacks after pitching for four seasons with the Rockies. This is his first weekly honor.
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