SPORTS

Blue Jays' slugger Edwin Encarnacion named AL player of the month for August

The Canadian Press Published Wednesday, September 2, 2015 6:01PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion swings at a pitch from Detroit Tigers Alfredo Simon during third inning Major League baseball action in Toronto on August 30 , 2015. (Chris Young / The Canadian Press)

Text:

NEW YORK - After dominating at the plate for all of August, Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion has been named the American League's player of the month.

Toronto's first baseman/designated hitter had a league-best .407 average for August, hitting 11 homers and driving in 35 runs over that span.

He also finished first in the league in slugging percentage (.907) and extra-base hits (21).

Encarnacion had a hit in every game he played in August as he built a 26-game hitting streak from July 26 to Aug. 31. The streak tied for the second-longest in Blue Jays history.

He is the first AL player with a hitting streak longer than 25 games since Ichrio Suzuki logged a streak of 27 in 2009.

His streak also included Saturday's three-homer, nine-RBI performance in Toronto's 15-1 win over Detroit.