OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland A’s right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt has been named American League Pitcher of the Month for September. This is his first career Pitcher of the Month award and the first by an A’s pitcher since Sean Manaea in April of 2018.

Bassitt went 3-0 with a 0.34 ERA and .232 opponents batting average in four starts in September. He did not allow a run in three of his four starts and yielded just one run in 26.2 innings. Bassitt walked five and struck out 25. His ERA was second lowest in Oakland history in any month to Cory Lidle’s 0.20 ERA in August of 2002 and it was the lowest in the majors in the month of September since Greg Maddux had a 0.29 ERA for Atlanta in 1995. It was the first time in his career he won three games in a month.

Bassitt was 5-2 with a 2.29 ERA in 11 starts this year and has been named the A’s starting pitcher for Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series on Wednesday against Chicago. His ERA was sixth lowest in the majors and was second lowest among pitchers in the West divisions.