Haren wins NL Pitcher of Month

Haren went 3-0 with a 1.32 earned-run average in June, recording 36 strikeouts in 41 innings. Acquired in an offseason trade from Oakland, the 27-year-old allowed only six earned runs on 25 hits, throwing at least seven innings in five of his six starts for the month.

Other pitchers receiving votes were Kyle Lohse of the St. Louis Cardinals, who went 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA, Milwaukee's Manny Parra, who went 5-0 with a 2.59 ERA, and San Diego's Heath Bell, who went 4-0 with a 1.88 ERA.