JPL #1 Pitcher in August is Saitama's Yoshida 
<Shirai Yoshida:player#13634> has been around the league long enough to know that relievers are often overlooked. That has never stopped him from doing what he does best -- and he did it extremely well in August and stole away with the Pacific League Pitcher of the Month award.

The <Lions:team#286> bullpen ace collected 10 saves and 8 strikeouts in 11 innings, holding the opposition to a .244 average and posting a 1.64 ERA and a 1-0 record.

So far this year <Yoshida:player#13634> has 23 saves in 38 relief appearances with a 2-3 mark and 4.08 ERA.