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Athletics' Cahill takes AL weekly honors

Oakland Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill has been named the Player of the Week for the American League for the period ending August 8.

< it="" was="" cahill's="" first-career="" weekly="" honor.="" the="" right-hander="" won="" both="" of="" his="" starts="" last="" week="" without="" allowing="" an="" earned="" run="" over="" a="" major="" league-best="" 17="" innings="" of="" work.="" the="" all-star="" threw="" his="" first="" career="" complete="" game="" last="" monday="" when="" he="" gave="" up="" only="" three="" hits="" in="" a="" 6-0="" victory="" over="" kansas="" city.="" cahill="" followed="" up="" that="" performance="" with="" a="" stellar="" eight-inning="" outing="" on="" sunday="" in="" a="" 3-2="" win="" against="" texas.="" in="" that="" one,="" the="" 22-year-old="" yielded="" six="" hits="" and="" two="" unearned="" runs="" over="" eight="" frames="" in="" registering="" his="" third="" straight="" victory.="" cahill="" has="" made="" 19="" starts="" in="" a="" row="" which="" he="" has="" lasted="" at="" least="" five="" innings="" and="" surrendered="" six="" hits="" or="" less,="" which="" is="" the="" second="" longest="" streak="" in="" modern="" major="" league="" history.="" he="" trails="" only="" hall="" of="" famer="" nolan="" ryan,="" who="" holds="" the="" record="" of="" 20="" consecutive="" from="" july="" 27,="" 1972="" to="" april="" 18,="" 1973="" with="" the="" california="" angels.="" others="" considered="" for="" the="" weekly="" honor="" were="" toronto="" right-hander="" brandon="" morrow,="" who="" came="" within="" one="" out="" of="" pitching="" a="" no-hitter="" on="" sunday="" against="" tampa="" bay,="" new="" york="" yankees="" first="" baseman="" mark="" teixeira,="" boston="" third="" baseman="" adrian="" beltre="" and="" seattle="" second="" baseman="" chone="" figgins./="">

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