Takahashi headlines Pitchers of the Week

Bo Takahashi fell short of throwing a no-hitter, but it was still more than enough to stand above the rest this week.

The D-backs prospect was named the California League's Pitcher of the Week on Monday after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his last start for Class A Advanced Visalia on Aug. 25. He finished with one hit and two walks allowed over eight frames for his seventh win.

The 20-year-old from Brazil said he approached the start like he does all his others: as if it were his last of the year.

"Every game, when I go to the mound, I pitch thinking it's my last game of the year and I try to do everything I can," Takahashi told MiLB.com after the win. "I try to do my best every pitch, try to throw strikes and get out of innings."

Arizona signed the right-hander, whose real name is Rodrigo, out of Brazil in 2013. He was voted a Cal League All-Star earlier this summer and claimed a Pitcher of the Week award on June 4 after allowing two hits over six innings for the Rawhide.

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"My fastball, slider, breaking pitch, changeup -- everything was working," Takahashi said after Friday night's gem. "I just was throwing with my catcher, Tyler Baker. I want to thank my teammates, too, because they had my back [defensively]."

Takahashi, who struck out six in the win, improved to 7-9 and lowered his ERA to 4.50.

"I just wanted my team to win because we are fighting for the playoffs right now," he said. "So if my team is winning, then I'm happy. I just want to help my team get into the playoffs and [win] the championship."

Below is the complete list of Minor League Pitchers of the Week for Aug. 21-27:

League	Player	Team	MLB	Stats
International	Artie Lewicki	Toledo	DET	2-0, 0.68 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 13 1/3 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 15 K
Pacific Coast	Ben Bracewell	Nashville	OAK	2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 13 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
Eastern	David Hess	Bowie	BAL	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Southern	Anthony Misiewicz	Montgomery	TB	2-0, 0.60 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 15 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K
Texas	Tyler Davis	Frisco	TEX	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 SHO, 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
California	Bo Takahashi	Visalia	ARI	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Carolina	Cristian Alvarado	Frederick	BAL	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 SHO, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Florida State	Enderson Franco	Florida	ATL	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Midwest	Zack Erwin	Beloit	OAK	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
South Atlantic	Eduardo Vera	West Virginia	PIT	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 SHO, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 6 K
New York-Penn	Andrew Summerville	State College	STL	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Northwest	Javier Assad	Eugene	CHC	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Appalachian	Zach Prendergast	Johnson City	STL	0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 K
Pioneer	Kyle Von Ruden	Great Falls	CWS	1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K