Soto voted NL's top rookie in August
Soto获选国联的八月最佳新秀
For months that begin with the letter "A," Geovany Soto is truly the
people's choice.
在以"A"开头的月份中(四月April,八月August)，Soto无疑地是最好的选择。
The Cubs catcher has been selected as Gillette's Rookie of the Month for
August in the National League after capturing that same award in April.
As a workhorse catcher for a first-place ballclub, Soto has been a constant
ingredient in Chicago's success and voters continue to recognize the impact
that Soto has been making offensively and defensively while handling the
Cubs pitching staff. Soto will receive another Rookie of the Month trophy
and Gillette will make a $5,000 donation to a charitable organization in
Soto's name.
Soto继四月后再度拿下八月国联最佳新秀。身为排名首位球队的重要补手，Soto一直
是小熊成功的要素之一，而投票者也持续认可Soto在进攻上以及防守上领导投手群的
影响力。Soto将会领到又一次的单月最佳新秀，Gillette也会以Soto的名字捐5000美
元给一家慈善机构。
Soto was selected over National League nominees Chris Perez of the
Cardinals, Jeff Samardzija of the Cubs and Ian Stewart of the Rockies.
Soto击败了红雀的Chris Perez、洛基的Ian Stewart和队友Jeff Samardzija。
In a month when starting catchers traditionally wear down from the grind
of a long season, Soto was an extraordinary exception. He hit .355 in
August with five doubles, three homers and 21 RBIs. Soto drew 13 walks and
scored 17 runs during the month.
在一个球队先发补手通常因为长期比赛的劳累而表现下滑的月份中，Soto是一个特殊
的例外。他在八月击出了0.355打击率，5只二垒安打，3只全垒打和21分打点，也选到
了13次保送和跑回17分。
Soto's durability at a tough position has been one of his greatest assets.
Through August, he had made 124 starts. The only catchers in the National
League who had played more were Russell Martin of the Dodgers and Jason
Kendall of the Brewers.
Soto在一个辛苦守备位置的持久表现是他最优秀的资产之一。到八月为止，他先发了
124场比赛。在国联只有道奇的Russell Martin和酿酒人的Jason Kendall比他多。
Soto's energy continues to help fuel the Cubs as they close in on an NL
Central title.
Soto的能量持续帮助小熊接近国联中区的冠军。
"It gets to the point where you get home and you're like, 'Wow, I could
have worked harder,'" Soto said. "I've got four months to just rest [in
the offseason]. You're not going to take it all to rest, but if you rest
a week, two weeks, three weeks, all of a sudden you feel all better."
“重点是当你到家你会觉得‘哇~我应该可以更努力的’”(乱翻...)Soto说。“我
(在季后)有四个月可以好好休息。当然，不会全部拿来休息，但当你休息了一个、
两个、三个礼拜后，你会突然感觉好多了。”
Soto's signature offensive night during the month came on Aug. 26 in
Pittsburgh, when he racked up seven RBIs in the Cubs' 14-9 victory. Soto
had a homer and a pair of three-run doubles. He became the first Cubs
player to have seven RBIs in a game since Aramis Ramirez accomplished the
feat on Sept. 18, 2006.
Soto在8/26作客海盗的比赛中有杰出的进攻表现，他在球队14比9的胜利中打下了7分
打点。Soto击出了1只HR和2只3分打点的二垒安打。他成为2006/09/18 Aramis Ramirez
以来第一位单场7打点的小熊球员。
"I just tried to stay on the ball and tried not to do too much, and have
good at-bats for my team," Soto said after the big RBI night.
“我只是持续紧盯着球并试着不要想太多，且为球队作出好的打击。”Soto说。
The other NL nominees also turned in noteworthy performances for August.
其他国联候选人在八月也有亮眼的表现。
Perez had six saves in eight appearances, while emerging as the Cardinals'
closer. Samardzija worked 14 1/3 innings out of the Cubs bullpen and didn't
allow a run. He was 1-0 for the month with 13 strikeouts. Stewart hit .295
in August with five homers, 20 RBIs, 28 hits, 18 runs scored and 17 walks.
Perez在8次出赛中拿下6次救援成功，俨然成为红雀的closer。Samardzija为小熊牛棚
贡献14.1局的0失分，拿下1胜并投出13次三振。Stewart八月打击率0.295，5只全垒打
、打点20、安打28只、跑回18分并拿到17个BB。