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					|   | Miami's Payne Crowned NL #1 Player Monday, August 22nd , 2050
 The premier player in the National League this week was a pitcher. Matt Payne of the Miami Marlins outpaced all other players by leading his team to 2 wins in 2 starts.
 
 Last week he had a 2-0 won-lost mark with a solid 0.00 ERA, stats good enough to win the Player of the Week honors.
 
 Currently Payne has a record of 11-6 with 143 strikeouts and 54 walks in 128.1 innings and a 3.23 ERA.
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