Dana Eveland #30

Dana James Eveland...Married, wife's name is Ashley...Graduated from Palmdale (CA) HS...Attended College of the Canyons...Originally signed by Brewers scouts Corey Rodriguez and Jim Stevenson...Was the recipient of the 2008 Dave Stewart Community Service Award, which is given annually to an A's player for outstanding community work...Younger brother, Kyle, a 2B, was drafted by the Brewers in the 43rd round of the 2005 draft but did not sign.

2011

Called up late in the season and went on to post a 3-2 record with a 3.03 ERA (29.2IP, 10ER) in five starts for the Dodgers...Allowed one run or fewer in three of five outings and limited his big league opposition to a .257 clip...Picked up the win in his Dodger debut, Sept. 1 @PIT, surrendering one run in 8.0 IP against his former club...According to Elias, over the last 39 years only four other Dodger pitchers have tossed at least 8.0 innings while allowing one run or fewer in their first career start with the team: Fernando Valenzuela (April 9, 1981), Dave Stewart (May 19, 1982), Pedro Astacio (July 3, 1992) and Brad Penny (Aug. 3, 2004)...Went 3-0 with a 0.44 ERA (20.2IP, ER) and had a .192 opponents' batting average against in three road starts...Spent a majority of the season in Triple-A Albuquerque, where he went 12-8 with a 4.38 ERA over 25 starts...At the time of his promotion, was tied for second in the Pacific Coast League with 12 wins, 7th with a 4.38 ERA and fifth with a .260 opponents avg...Named to the 2011 Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star teams...Went 8-5 with a 3.77 ERA, including a complete game before the Triple-A All-Star break...Selected as Triple-A PCL Pitcher of the Week (ending July 31), striking out six in a three-hit shutout on July 28 at Omaha...Received a non-roster invite to Spring Training but strained his left hamstring on the first day of camp.

2010

Made Toronto's Opening Day roster and combined to go 3-5 with a 6.79 ERA in 12 games (10 starts) last season with the Blue Jays and Pirates...Traded twice in 2010; acquired by Toronto from Oakland on Feb. 6 for a player to be named later or cash consideration and again on June 1, when he was dealt to Pittsburgh for Ronald Uviendo (RHP)...Opened the season with Toronto, going 3-4 with a 6.45 ERA (32 ER/44.2 IP) in nine starts before getting traded to Pittsburgh on June 1...in his three victories, posted a 0.89 ERA (2 ER/20.1 IP) and a .149 opponents' batting average (10-for-67)...Went 0-1 with an 8.38 ERA (9 ER/9.2 IP) in three games (one start) with the Pirates before getting designated for assignment on June 24 and outrighted to Triple-A Indianapolis on July 1...was 0-2 with a 7.96 ERA in 11 games (five starts) at Triple-A

2009

Began and finished the season in the A's starting rotation, but spent most of the year at Sacramento (AAA)... Was 2-4 with a 7.16 ERA in 13 games, nine starts, over three stints with Oakland and 8-6 with a 4.94 ERA in 21 starts with Sacramento... Allowed a .365 batting average with Oakland, which was the highest mark of his five seasons in the majors... Opponents now have a .300 (329 for 1098) batting average against him in his career... Yielded a .373 (19 for 51) mark against left-handed hitters and .362 (51 for 141) against right-handers... Went 2-1 with a 5.31 ERA and .318 opponents batting average in five games in Oakland and 0-3 with an 8.75 ERA and .402 opponents batting average in eight games on the road... Allowed all four of his home runs on the road and at night... AS A STARTER: Was 2-3 with a 7.65 ERA in his nine starting assignments and 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in four relief appearances... Is now 11-15 with a 5.48 ERA (143 ER in 235.0 IP) in 44 career starts and 2-2 with a 5.88 ERA (27 ER in 41.1 IP) in 39 relief appearances... A's were 5-4 (.556) in his starting assignments in 2009 and are 21-17 (.553) over the last two years... Tossed more than 5.0 innings in just one of his nine starts, allowed three runs or more seven times and walked three or more six times... First batters faced were 1 for 3 with a walk in his four relief appearances.

2008

Was acquired by the A's from Arizona in the Dan Haren trade on December 14, 2007 and, with the exception of a 2½ week stay at Triple-A Sacramento in August, he spent the entire season in the A's starting rotation...compiled a 9-9 record and a 4.34 ERA in 29 starts...had just six starts among his 41 career appearances entering the season...his ERA and .269 opponents batting average were the lowest of his four seasons in the majors...led the A's in strikeouts (118), hits allowed (172) and hit batters (12), tied for the lead in wild pitches (6) and ranked second in wins, games started and innings pitched (168.0)...his 118 strikeouts were the fewest by an A's team leader since Steve Karsay had 92 in 1997...the 12 hit batters tied for fifth most in the American League and fell one short of the Oakland record of 13 set by Barry Zito in 2001, 2005 and 2006...allowed just 10 home runs for an average of 0.54 per nine innings, which was second lowest in the AL (Lee, CLE 0.48)...had a .380 opponents slugging percentage, which was ninth best...has allowed just 16 home runs in 232.1 career innings, an average of 0.62 per nine innings...had the third lowest run support in the AL (4.07)...issued 77 walks, which tied for eighth most in the AL, and his strikeout to walk ratio of 1.53 was sixth lowest...allowed a .356 on-base percentage, which ranked fifth highest in the Was acquired by the A's from Arizona in the Dan Haren trade on December 14, 2007 and, with the exception of a 2½ week stay at Triple-A Sacramento in August, he spent the entire season in the A's starting rotation...compiled a 9-9 record and a 4.34 ERA in 29 starts...had just six starts among his 41 career appearances entering the season...his ERA and .269 opponents batting average were the lowest of his four seasons in the majors...led the A's in strikeouts (118), hits allowed (172) and hit batters (12), tied for the lead in wild pitches (6) and ranked second in wins, games started and innings pitched (168.0)...his 118 strikeouts were the fewest by an A's team leader since Steve Karsay had 92 in 1997...the 12 hit batters tied for fifth most in the American League and fell one short of the Oakland record of 13 set by Barry Zito in 2001, 2005 and 2006...allowed just 10 home runs for an average of 0.54 per nine innings, which was second lowest in the AL (Lee, CLE 0.48)...had a .380 opponents slugging percentage, which was ninth best...has allowed just 16 home runs in 232.1 career innings, an average of 0.62 per nine innings...had the third lowest run support in the AL (4.07)...issued 77 walks, which tied for eighth most in the AL, and his strikeout to walk ratio of 1.53 was sixth lowest...allowed a .356 on-base percentage, which ranked fifth highest in the league...his opponents batting average broke down to .248 (38 for 153) against left-handed hitters and .275 (134 for 487) against right-handers...allowed nine of his 10 home runs and issued 66 of his 77 walks to right-handed hitters...opponents hit .205 with runners in scoring position and two outs but they were 7 for 17 (.412) with 17 RBI with the bases loaded...went 7-6 with a 3.49 ERA, .246 opponents batting average and four home runs allowed over 113.1 innings in 19 starts before the All-Star Break...then went 2-3 with a 6.09 ERA, .311 opponents batting average and six home runs allowed over 54.2 innings in 10 starts after the break...had an ERA no higher than 3.67 in each of the first three months of the season (3.67 in April, 3.66 in May, 2.64 in June) but had an ERA of at least 4.97 in each of the final three months (5.88 in July, 6.75 in August and 4.97 in September)...was 6-3 with a 3.25 ERA in 15 starts at home and 3-6 with a 5.63 ERA in 14 starts on the road...allowed just two home runs in Oakland and eight on the road...now has an 8-4 career record in his home ballparks and is 3-9 on the road...compiled a 6-5 record, a 3.63 ERA and .239 opponents batting average in 18 starts on four days rest and was 3-4 with a 5.58 ERA and .317 opponents average in 11 starts on five or more days rest...is 6-8 with a 4.31 ERA in 22 career starts on four days rest and 3-4 with a 6.33 ERA in 13 starts on five days rest or more...went 4-0 with a 2.55 ERA in four starts against Seattle and 5-9 with a 4.65 ERA in 25 starts against everyone else...the A's were 16-13 in his starting assignments...tossed seven or more innings in seven of his 29 starts, allowed two runs or fewer 15 times and walked two batters or fewer 15 times...received run support of two runs or fewer in 17 of his 29 starts and was 1-9 in those games...was 8-0 with four no decisions with run support of three or more...has received run support of two runs or fewer in 21 of his 35 career starts and is 1-11 in those starts...is 8-1 with run support of three or more...left with the lead in four of his starts in 2008 only to have the bullpen blow the save.

2007

Had two stints with Arizona but spent most of the season on the disabled list at Triple-A Tucson...began the year in the Sidewinders starting rotation and went 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in two starts before he was recalled by Arizona on April 20...made two relief appearances and allowed three runs in 0.1 innings on April 24 against San Diego before tossing a scoreless inning on April 30 at Los Angeles (NL)...was optioned back to Tucson on May 2 and made one relief appearance and one start before he was placed on the disabled list on May 11 with a strained left middle finger...was reinstated from the DL on August 7 and was sent to Single-A Visalia for two starts before returning to Tucson on August 16...made three more appearances, including two starts, with the Sidewinders before he returned to Arizona on September 1...was 1-0 with a 12.27 ERA over three games, one start, after his September call-up...was 1-0 with a 14.40 ERA in five games, one start, for the Diamondbacks overall... opponents hit .364, including .455 with runners in scoring position...lefties were 3 for 6 (.500) and right-handers hit .313 (5 for 16)...his one start with Arizona came on September 1 against Colorado, a no decision in a 13-7 win (2.2 ip, 5 h, 5 r, 5 er, 2 bb, 2 so)...picked up his lone win on September 8 against St. Louis when he retired the only batter he faced in the fourth inning with Arizona trailing 7-4...the D-backs then scored five times in the fourth for the win...was 1-0 with a 1.95 ERA in seven games, five starts, at Tucson and did not allow an earned run in two starts (5.0 ip) at Visalia for a 1.65 ERA overall in the minors...allowed a .242 opponents batting average, including .222 (6 for 27) against left-handers and .247 (24 for 97) against right-handers...opponents hit .194 with runners in scoring position...did not allow a home run in 32.2 innings...tossed 5.0 shutout innings for the win in his first start for Tucson on April 9 at Salt Lake and then allowed one run in 6.0 innings in a no decision against Colorado Springs on April 14 before he was promoted to Arizona...posted a 6.35 ERA in two games, one start, following his option before going on the DL...tossed 5.0 shutout innings in a start on August 19 against Colorado Springs and had a 0.82 ERA in three games, two starts, at Tucson in August before returning to Arizona...pitched for Mexicali in the Mexican-Pacific Winter League and was 4-2 with a 2.51 ERA in 14 games, nine starts...struck out 69 and walked just 15 in 61.0 innings...tied for third in the MPWL in strikeouts.

2006

Called up from Triple-A Nashville when the Brewers lost Ben Sheets and Tomo Ohka to injuries, but did not make an impact, going 0-3 with an 8.31 ERA in five starts and 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in four relief appearances. ... Opponents hit .331 against him. ... Optioned back to Nashville on July 24 and finished the season there.

2005

Began the season with Double-A Huntsville...was 10-4 with a 2.81 ERA in 18 starts for Double- A Huntsville...left Huntsville in the midst of a seven-game winning streak...selected to the Southern League All-Star team...was the starting pitcher for the North team...pitched one scoreless inning...his ERA improved each month of the season with Huntsville...posted a 3.71 ERA in April, 2.87 in May, 2.35 in June and a 1.93 ERA in July...contract was purchased from Double-A Huntsville on July 15...made his Major League debut July 16 vs. Washington...pitched 1.2 innings...struck out two, including Vinny Castilla -- his first batter faced...earned his first Major League win on July 26 against Arizona at Miller Park....earned his first career Major League save on Sept. 5 at Cincinnati...worked two scoreless innings in relief of Tomo Ohka...struck out one (Adam Dunn), walked one (Edwin Encarnacion) and allowed one hit (Felipe Lopez)...pitched a career-high three innings Sept. 9 vs. Houston...Pitched in the Arizona Fall League following the season...Finished the season with the Brewers and was named the organization's seventh-best prospect by Baseball America.

2004

Split the season between Class A Beloit and Double A Huntsville...Went 9-6 with a 2.84 ERA in 22 games/16 starts for Beloit...his 2.84 ERA ranked fourth in the Midwest League...At Beloit, struck out 119 batters in 117.1 innings pitched...Worked season-high eight innings on July 23 at Cedar Rapids...allowed one run and struck out eight in the game...Struck out season-high nine batters May 20 vs. Battle Creek and July 18 vs. Lansing...Promoted to Huntsville in August...left Beloit riding a two-game winning streak...Made four starts with Huntsville going 0-2 with a 2.28 ERA...Pitched 6.2 scoreless innings in his Double A debut on August 19 vs. West Tennessee...struck out two.

2003

Made his professional debut with Rookie Helena going 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA and 14 saves in 19 games...Converted saves in each of his first six contests with Helena...held opponents scoreless in his first four contests, spanning 6.1 IP...Did not allow an earned run from July 18-September 2, spanning 11 contests and 13.2 innings...Went 2-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA and three saves in five games...Struck out season-high five batters in his professional debut on June 17 vs. Missoula.