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most GIDP by an A’s reliever since the statistic was tracked beginning in 1974…topped the previous
mark of 17 by Jim Todd in 1975…averaged 3.02 GIDP per nine innings, which is the highest mark by
any ML pitcher with 30 or more innings since 1974…allowed just two home runs in 59.2 innings for
an average of 0.30 per nine innings, which ranked seventh lowest among AL relievers…struck out just
30 batters for an average of 4.53 per nine innings, which was fifth lowest among AL relievers…allowed
a .236 opponents batting average, which included a .198 mark against right-handed hitters and .280
against left-handers…opponents hit .290 with the bases empty and .174 with runners on base…including
.116 with runners in scoring position…first batters faced hit .250 and he allowed 5 of 22 (22.7%)
inherited runners to score…did not allow a run in 41 of his 47 outings…began the season at Triple-A
Sacramento and was selected by Oakland May 30…made his Major League debut the next day at Texas,
allowed a RBI single to the only batter he faced (Kinsler) and then picked him off for his first ML out…
according to Retrosheet, he became the 13 th pitcher since 1956 to record his first ML out on a pickoff…
is the second Athletic (Mike Norris April 10, 1975 against Chicago)…recorded his first ML win June
8 against Los Angeles when he tossed 1.2 scoreless innings…retired 19 consecutive batters from June
20 to July 7…tossed a career high 3.0 innings July 30 against Kansas City…recorded his first save
Aug. 8 at Detroit by tossing 2.0 scoreless innings…posted a 2.55 ERA in 20 outings after taking over
as closer Aug. 8…extended his scoreless streak to 39.0 innings with a scoreless eighth inning Aug. 14
against Tampa Bay but then allowed a RBI double to B.J. Upton in the ninth inning to end the streak…
the double was the first extra base hit he allowed in his career and the 122-at bat streak without an extra
base hit to start his career was the longest such streak since Cisco Carlos had a 145-at bat streak for the
White Sox from 1967-68…converted each of his first nine save opportunities before he was charged
with his first blown save Sept. 17 against Los Angeles…allowed a two-run home run to Mark Teixeira
in the ninth inning to snap a career opening 41-game, 54.0-inning, 204-batter faced homerless streak…
it was his first home run allowed as a professional since Sept. 3, 2006 against Frisco while pitching for
Double-A Midland, snapping a streak of 110 games, 156.2 innings and 610 batters faced without home
run in both the majors and minors…went 2-0 with a 0.37 ERA in 19 appearances with Sacramento and
converted 8 of 10 (80.0%) save opportunities…did not allow a home run in 24.1 innings and struck out
20 while walking just four…allowed a .174 opponents batting average, which included a .118 mark
against right-handed hitters and .257 against lefties.
2007—Pitched exclusively in relief for the first time since joining the Athletics organization and combined
for a 12-3 record, two saves and a 2.41 ERA in 50 appearances with Double-A Midland and
Triple-A Sacramento…did not allow a home run in 78.1 innings…the 12 wins led the A’s farm system…
walked 18 and struck out 62 for a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.4…allowed a .227 batting average, including
.174 against right-handed hitters and .324 against left-handers…opponents hit .208 with runners in
scoring position…allowed 8 of 28 (28.6%) inherited runners to score and converted 2 of 4 (50.0%) save
opportunities…began the year at Midland and went 4-0 with a 1.14 ERA and one save in 15 appearances…was
transferred to Sacramento May 25 and was 8-3 with a 2.96 ERA and one save in 35 appearances…tied
for second on the River Cats pitching staff in wins…recorded his first professional save
May 3 against Corpus Christi (2.0 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 1 er, 1 so)…did not allow a run in 20 of his final 26 outings
with Sacramento and compiled a 1.47 ERA over that stretch…went 1-1 with two saves and a 2.45 ERA
in five postseason appearances for the Pacific Coast League Champion River Cats (7.1 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 2 er, 2
bb, 6 so)…sustained a mild skull fracture in January 2008 during a freak offseason workout accident.
2006—Was named to the Texas League Postseason All-Star Team after going 9-6 with a 3.37 ERA in
23 games, 22 starts at Double-A Midland…ranked second in the TL in ERA…also went 0-1 with a 6.00
ERA in four starts with Triple-A Sacramento and was a combined 9-7 with a 3.71 ERA in 27 games, 26
starts…the ERA was fourth lowest in the A’s farm system…allowed a .290 opponents batting average,
which included a .289 mark against right-handed hitters and .292 against left-handers…allowed 15 of
his 20 home runs against righties and 12 of his round trippers were solo shots…tied for the lead among
TL pitchers in double plays (5)…began the season at Midland and went 2-0 with a 1.09 ERA in four
starts in April…the two wins came in his first two starts April 9 at Frisco (1 r in 7.0 ip) and April 15 at
San Antonio (1 r in 6.0 ip), earning him TL Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of April 6-16…was
transferred to Sacramento July 12…was sent back to Midland Aug. 10 and went 2-1 with a 3.95 ERA
over his final five appearances with the RockHounds.
2005—Spent most of the season at Single-A Stockton where he was 9-7 with a 4.66 ERA in 24 games,
all starts…ranked second in the California League in strikeouts (144) and led CL starters in strikeouts
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