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Congratulations to the 22-year-old right-handed ace, Jair Jurrjens for being given the National League Rookie of the Month Award presented by Gillette for the month of June.

In four June starts, Jurrjens was 3-0 with a 1.63 ERA. He had an 18:7 strikeout to walk ratio and gave up fewer hits (25) than innings pitched (27.2).

For the season, Jurrjens has an impressive 9-4 record in 18 starts. His season ERA is 3.00.

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