Yuli, Frazier head into break as POTW winners
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The Astros' Yuli Gurriel and the Pirates' Adam Frazier ended the first half on a high note and have been named the American League (Gurriel) and National League (Frazier) Players of the Week presented by W.B. Mason for their outstanding efforts.
• All-time Player of the Week winners
Gurriel went deep in all five games he played last week, hitting .429/.478/1.333 with six home runs and 13 RBIs overall.
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Gurriel, now a two-time AL Player of the Week Award winner, is on pace to shatter his career high of 18 homers, as he already has 14 home runs at the 2019 All-Star break. He's the second Astro to earn Player of the Week honors this season, joining George Springer, who shared the honors for the week of May 6-12.
Frazier, meanwhile, becomes a first-time winner after posting a ridiculous slash line of .600/.625/.933 with a homer, seven doubles and seven RBIs in seven games last week. He started the week by going 9-for-10 with six extra-base hits in two games against the Cubs and finished it with a trio of multihit efforts against the Brewers.
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The Pirates have had two NL Player of the Week Award winners in 2019, with Josh Bell receiving the nod for the week of May 13-19.