Resides in Pompano Beach, FL during the offseason...Participated in the Tigers Winter Caravan and TigerFest...Attended Nova Southeastern University, where he led the nation with 145 strikeouts in 108.2 innings as a senior in 2009 and was named a Third Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings...Was inducted into the Nova Southeastern University Athletics Hall of Fame in November, 2017.
2020
Won a team-leading six games and ranks among the Major League leaders in wins since he was acquired by the A’s after the 2018 trading deadline…went 6-3 with a 4.58 ERA in 11 starts this year and is now 26-9 with a 4.00 ERA (132 er in 296.2 ip) in 54 games, including 53 starts, as an Athletic…tied for seventh in the majors in wins in 2020 and his 26 wins dating back to Aug. 6, 2018 are tied for fourth in the majors over that span… his .743 winning percentage in two-plus seasons with Oakland is the best in Athletics history among pitchers with 30 or more decisions…led the A’s in wins for the second consecutive season (had 15 in 2019)…also led the club in most hits allowed (65) and tied for the team lead in games started…the A’s went 8-3 (.727) in his starting assignments and are 38-15 (.717) when he starts in his career…went 1-1 with a 6.86 ERA and six home runs allowed over his first four starts but was 5-2 with a 3.43 ERA and three home runs over his final seven starts…had 37 strikeouts in 59.0 innings and his average of 5.64 strikeouts per nine was a career-low (6.04 in 2013) and fourth lowest in the majors among pitchers with at least 50 innings…his .275 opponents batting average broke down to .244 (29-for-119) with a .730 OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .308 (36-for-117) with an .806 OPS against right-handers…issued 11 of his 16 walks to lefties… held the opposition to a .196 batting average with runners in scoring position, including .091 with RISP and two outs…now has a .186 (77-for-414) opponents average with RISP and two outs in his career…had a .209 opponents batting average and one home run allowed the first time through the lineup, .317 with eight home runs after that…opponents hit .333 when leading off an inning but he walked just three…allowed a .337 batting average and seven of his nine home runs with no outs, .278 with one out and .197 with two outs…the opponents number three hitter went 5-for-29 (.172) but the clean-up hitter was 11-for-27 (.407)…went 2-1 with a 6.20 ERA in four starts in Oakland and 4-2 with a 3.72 ERA in seven starts on the road…tied for the third most road wins in the majors…since joining the A’s on Aug. 6, 2018, he is 14-2 with a 3.10 ERA and .226 opponents batting average in 26 starts in the Coliseum compared to 12-7 with a 4.97 ERA and .269 opponent average in 28 games at all other ballparks…is 15-4 with a 3.39 ERA and .230 opponents batting average in 32 career games, including 31 starts, in the Coliseum…the 15 wins are his most in any ballpark…allowed two runs in the first inning and one in the second and had a 1.23 ERA and .167 opponents batting average over the first two innings of a game… yielded 11 of his 31 runs in the third inning and had a 6.57 ERA and .329 opponents average from the third inning on…went 2-2 with a 3.27 ERA in four interleague starts compared to 4-1 with a 5.35 ERA in seven starts against the American League West…is now 4-2 with a 2.14 ERA in seven career interleague starts with the A’s and is 9-7 with a 2.87 ERA and .223 opponents average in 26 career interleague appearances…is 18-16 with a 5.52 ERA (200 er in 326.1 ip) in 62 career appearances against AL West teams compared to 57-46 with a 3.46 ERA (313 er in 815.1 ip) in 154 games against all other opponents…was 6-1 with a 4.38 ERA in seven starts on four days rest, 0-2 with a 4.95 ERA in four starts on five days rest or more…had a run support average of 7.02, which ranked eighth highest in the majors among pitchers with 50 or more innings…induced just one double play and his average of 0.15 GIDP per nine innings was third lowest…tossed six innings or fewer in all 11 of his starts and struck out four or fewer nine times.
OAKLAND: Started the A’s third game of the season on July 26 against Los Angeles (AL) and had a no decision in the A’s 6-4 win…did not walk or strikeout a batter in 4.0 innings…it was his first career start with no walks and no strikeouts…allowed a season-high seven hits (first of six times)… tossed a season-high 6.0 innings in his second start on Aug. 1 at Seattle, a no decision in a 3-2 A’s win…it was his first of six starts of 6.0 innings…had season-highs in runs (5) and home runs (3) and a season-low in innings pitched (3.2) on Aug. 11 at Los Angeles (AL) for his first loss…that gave him a 1-1 record and a 6.86 ERA over his first four starts…then won each of his next three starts from Aug. 16-26 (2.60 ERA)…walked a season-high three batters Aug. 21 against Los Angeles (AL)…struck out a season-high seven Aug. 26 at Texas…finished August 4-1 with a 4.36 ERA in six starts…tied for second in the majors in wins in August…it is the fifth time in his career he has won four games in a month, the fourth time in August (2012, 2014, 2019)…is now 24-10 with a 3.80 ERA in 45 career games in August…has no more than 14 wins in any other month…then went 2-2 with a 4.09 ERA in four starts in September…is now 10-16 with a 5.49 ERA in 40 career games in September…the losses are his most in any month and the ERA is second highest to his 5.68 in April…had his three-game winning streak snapped in the A’s 5-3 loss to San Diego on Sept. 6…it also snapped a nine-game home winning streak, which tied for ninth longest in Oakland history…it was the longest by a starting pitcher since Mark Mulder had a 10-game streak from July 31, 2002-June 19, 2003…it was his first loss at home since April 20, 2019 vs. Toronto and he compiled a 2.99 ERA and .227 opponents batting average during the winning streak, which spanned 16 starts from May 7, 2019 to Aug. 21, 2020…then won each of his next two starts, including Sept. 11 at Texas when he tossed a season-high 100 pitches…made his second career postseason appearance and his first start in Game 3 of the ALWCS against Chicago and had a no decision in the A’s 6-4 win (1.2 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 2 so)…was on the A’s roster for the ALDS against Houston but did not pitch.
2019
Was 15-4 with a 3.90 ERA in 33 starts in his first full season with the A’s…ranked third in the American League in winning percentage (.789), sixth in opponents batting average (.243), tied for eighth in wins and 10th in OPS (.712) and on-base percentage (.304)…also tied for third in wild pitches (13) and tied for fifth in games started…had career highs in wins, games (33), games started, innings pitched (184.2) and winning percentage…led the A’s in wins, starts, innings pitched, runs (82), walks (53) and home runs (30)…is the first A’s pitcher to win 15 games since Scott Kazmir had 15 in 2014 and the first to make 33 starts since Sonny Gray had 33 in 2014…his .789 winning percentage was fourth best in Oakland history among pitchers with 15 or more decisions…his 30 home runs tied for 10th most in a season in Oakland history…struck out 126 batters, an average of 6.14 per nine innings…that was the third-lowest mark in the AL… had the fifth-lowest strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.38)…the A’s were 22-11 (.667) in his starting assignments…left with the lead in eight of his no decisions in 2019 only to have the bullpen blow the save…went 2-3 with a 6.81 ERA, .297 opponents batting average and .854 OPS over his first eight starts, 10-0 with a 2.12 ERA, .199 opponents average and .572 OPS over his next 17 starts from May 7-Aug. 9 and 3-1 with a 6.27 ERA, .304 opponents average and .940 OPS over his final eight starts…was 9-2 with a 2.90 ERA and .641 OPS in 17 starts at home compared to 6-2 with a 5.14 ERA and .796 OPS in 16 starts on the road…had the fifth-lowest home ERA in the AL and the fourth-highest road ERA…tied for fourth in the AL in home wins and ranked eighth in OPS…was 11-2 with a 3.66 ERA and .683 OPS in 24 starts at night, 4-2 with a 4.60 ERA and .800 OPS in nine starts during the day…tied for fifth in the AL in night wins and ranked seventh in ERA and OPS…compiled an 11-1 record and a 3.21 ERA in 17 starts on five days rest, 2-1 with a 4.59 ERA in 10 starts on four days rest and 2-2 with a 5.10 ERA in six starts on six days rest or more…was 1-1 with a 7.83 ERA in five starts in April, 1-1 with a 7.84 ERA in five starts in September and 12-1 with a 2.59 ERA in 21 starts in May, June, July and August…his .243 opponents batting average broke down to .239 against right-handed hitters compared to .248 against left-handers…yielded a .264 average with runners in scoring position, but that dropped to .185 with RISP and two outs…allowed a .216 opponents average with two outs…averaged 87.8 pitches per start, which was fourth fewest in the AL, and 15.7 pitches per inning, which was sixth fewest…induced 17 double plays, which tied for eighth most…opponents stole 13 bases with him on the mound, which tied for fifth most in the AL…however, they were caught stealing five times, which tied for seventh most…had two pickoff errors, which tied for the most in the AL…was 5-2 with a 5.63 ERA in 17 starts against AL West competition compared to 10-2 with a 2.38 ERA in 16 starts against all other teams…was 4-0 with a 1.88 ERA in six starts against AL Central teams in 2019, 5-0 with a 1.80 ERA in eight starts in his A’s career and 18-6 with a 2.96 ERA in 43 games in his career…was the A’s Opening Day starting pitcher against Seattle on March 20 in Tokyo and was the losing pitcher in Oakland’s 9-7 loss…it was his first career Opening Day start and he became the A’s 12th different Opening Day starting pitcher over the last 14 years (Zito, Haren, Blanton, Braden, Sheets, Cahill, McCarthy, Anderson, Gray twice, Hill, Graveman twice)…put together wins in backto-back starts on March 28 against Los Angeles (AL) and April 2 against Boston…did not allow a run in either outing, marking the second time in his career he had back-to-back starts without yielding a run…the other time was June 20-30, 2012 when he did it in three straight starts…that gave him a 2-1 record, a 3.00 ERA and a .189 opponents batting average over his first three starts…yielded a season-high nine hits in just 3.1 innings in a 10-1 loss to Toronto on April 20…it was his first loss in the Coliseum since July 18, 2016 while pitching for Houston, snapping a sixgame Coliseum winning streak…then tossed five innings or more and allowed three runs or fewer in each of his next 19 starts from April 26 to Aug. 9, which was the longest such streak in Athletics history…the previous long was 16 by Dan Haren (April 7-June 26, 2007)…it is the thirdlongest streak by an AL pitcher (26, Corey Kluber, Aug. 3, 2017-June 10, 2018; 22, Johan Santana, June 9-Sept. 29, 2004)…went 9-1 with a 2.28 ERA during the streak…went 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA and .161 opponents batting average in six starts in May…had the second-lowest opponents batting average in the AL in May…tossed his second career no-hitter in the A’s 2-0 win on May 7 in Oakland against Cincinnati (also Aug. 21, 2015 vs. Los Angeles-NL)…walked two and struck out six in a game delayed 1 hour and 38 minutes due to a light failure…tossed a season-high 131 pitches, which were the most by an A’s pitcher since Mark Mulder had 132 in a three-hit shutout against Toronto on May 2, 2001…retired the first 11 batters before Winker reached base on an error with two outs in the fourth…set down the next seven before walking Suarez to start the seventh… Suarez was erased on a double play, Puig walked and Fiers then retired the final seven batters to complete the no-hitter…became the 34th pitcher in Major League history with multiple regular season no-hitters…is the seventh with a no-hitter for multiple teams (Ted Breitenstein, Jim Bunning, Randy Johnson, Hideo Nomo, Nolan Ryan, Cy Young)…was named AL Co-Player of the Week with George Springer May 13…it was his second career Player of the Week honor with the first coming Aug. 23, 2015 following his first no-hitter…this no-hitter was the 13th in Athletics history, including the eighth in Oakland history…it was the first since Sean Manaea on April 21, 2018…his other no-hitter also came in interleague play on Aug. 21, 2015 for Houston against Los Angeles (NL)…the 131 pitches were the most in a no-hitter since he threw 134 in his against the Dodgers…now has two career complete games, both no-hitters…according to Stats, Inc., he is the first pitcher in ML history to have each of his first two career complete games be no-hitters…also according to Stats, his 6.81 ERA entering the game was the highest by any pitcher entering a start in which he threw a no-hitter (min. 25.0 ip)…the no-hitter began a career-high 12-game winning streak that would span 20 starts from May 7 to Aug. 27…the streak was second longest in Oakland history and fell one short of the record of 13 set by Catfish Hunter in 1973 (June 2-Sept. 5)… it doubled his previous career high of six (July 21-Sept. 1, 2018)…it was the second-longest winning streak in the majors (16, Cole, HOU, May 27-end of season)…compiled a 2.41 ERA and .214 opponents batting average during the streak, which spanned 20 starts from May 7 to Aug. 27… was unbeaten in 21 consecutive starts from May 7 to Sept. 3, which matches Lefty Grove (April 22-Aug. 19, 1931) for the longest unbeaten streak by a starter in Athletics history…had his hitless streak and scoreless streak broken up by the first batter in his next start following the no-hitter on May 13 at Seattle as Haniger homered to lead off the bottom of the first…however, that was the only run he would allow in five innings of work and he would yield just one more hit…left with a 2-1 lead and Oakland built a 4-1 lead before Trivino allowed three runs in the eighth for the blown save…it was the first of eight times he left a game with the lead only to have the bullpen blow the save (May 31, June 22, July 3, July 18, July 28, Aug. 15 and Sept. 3)…was the starting pitcher in the game at Detroit on May 19, which was suspended in the bottom of the seventh inning with Oakland leading 5-3…the A’s held on to win the game when it was completed on Sept. 6 in Oakland, extending his winning streak to 12 games…allowed one earned run or fewer in five consecutive starts from June 17 to July 12 and was 3-0 with a 1.09 ERA over that span…hit an Oakland-record tying three batters June 22 against Tampa Bay (11th time, previous: Raul Alcantara, Sept. 5, 2016)…went 4-0 with a 2.30 ERA and .212 opponents batting average in five starts in June…had the lowest opponents slugging percentage in the AL (.283), tied for the lead in wins, had the fourth lowest OPS (.561) and ranked fifth in ERA…then went 1-0 with a 2.14 ERA in five starts in July…ranked sixth in the AL in July ERA…retired the side in order in the first inning on July 3 against Minnesota for his 1,000th career inning pitched…struck out a season-high eight in 7.0 scoreless innings on Aug. 9 at Chicago (AL) when he combined with Diekman and Soria on a four-hit shutout in the A’s 7-0 win…was the winning pitcher in his 200th career appearance, a 2-1 A’s win at Kansas City Aug. 27…allowed one run in 5.1 innings…went 4-0 with a 2.76 ERA in five starts in August…tied for third in the AL in wins and ranked eighth in ERA…had his 12-game winning streak snapped in the A’s 15-0 loss at Houston on Sept. 9…had career highs in runs (9) and home runs (5) and a career low in innings (1.0)…tied the Oakland record for home runs allowed in a game (fourth time, last: Ted Lilly, June 11, 2003 vs. Atlanta) and became the first Major Leaguer since at least 1908 to allow five home runs in one inning pitched or fewer…is the first A’s pitcher to allow nine or more runs in one inning pitched or fewer since Lou Brissie allowed nine runs in 0.1 innings in the second game of a June 18, 1950 doubleheader against Cleveland…left his next start on Sept. 14 at Texas after 1.2 innings with nerve irritation in his right arm…did not miss a start and combined with Chris Bassitt on a two-hit shutout in an 8-0 win over Texas on Sept. 20…tossed eight innings and allowed both of the hits…was on the roster for the AL Wild Card game against Tampa Bay but did not pitch.
2018
Was acquired by the A’s from Detroit Aug. 6 and went 5-2 with a 3.74 ERA in 10 games, including nine starts, with Oakland…was 7-6 with a 3.48 ERA in 21 starts with the Tigers and combined for a 12-8 record and a 3.56 ERA in 31 games, 30 starts…the A’s went 8-1 (.889) in his starting assignments and his teams were 21-9 (.700)…yielded a career-high tying 32 home runs…his ERA was his lowest in a season of 75 or more innings pitched as was his .296 opponents on-base percentage…walked just 37 batters in 172.0 innings for a career-low average of 1.94 walks per nine innings…had more home runs (12) than walks (11) with the A’s…ranked fifth in the American League in fewest walks per nine innings and 10th in ERA…had a .172 opponents batting average with runners in scoring position, which was second lowest in the AL among qualifiers for the ERA title (Snell, TB .088)…was 4-3 with a 4.78 ERA and .279 opponents batting average over his first nine starts through May 25…then went 8-5 with a 3.07 ERA and .237 opponents’ average over his final 22 games beginning May 30…his ERA from May 30 through the end of the season was third lowest in the AL…had a .249 opponents batting average, which broke down to .231 against left-handed hitters compared to .268 against right-handers…issued 26 of his 37 walks to left-handers…opponents hit .270 with 21 of his 32 home runs with the bases empty, .212 with runners on base…allowed a .216 batting average with two outs, including .153 with RISP and two outs…opponents were 0-for-7 with one RBI with the bases loaded…walked just five batters to lead off an inning…held the opponents number three hitter to a .184 batting average, which was fourth lowest in the AL…went 5-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 12 starts at Comerica Park and 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA in six starts in the Coliseum…combined for an 8-2 record and a 2.81 ERA in 18 starts in his home ballparks compared to 4-6 with a 4.65 ERA in 13 games on the road…ranked fifth in the AL in home ERA and tied for 10th in wins…was 6-6 with a 3.70 ERA in 18 starts before the All-Star Break, 6-2 with a 3.34 ERA in 13 games after the break…tied for seventh in the AL in post-break wins and ranked ninth in ERA…was 3-1 with a 2.76 ERA in eight starts during the day, 9-7 with a 3.82 ERA in 23 games at night…had no decisions and a 1.23 ERA in two interleague starts…went 4-1 with a 3.63 ERA in 11 starts against AL Central teams…averaged 86.5 pitches per game, which was second fewest in the AL (LeBlanc, SEA 76.5)…his 15.6 pitches per inning were eighth fewest… had the fourth-highest percentage of first pitch strikes (66.4%)…did not commit an error in 31 games and 26 total chances…tied for seventh among AL pitchers in putouts (14)…walked one batter or fewer in 22 of his 30 starts and allowed one run or fewer in 14 of his starts…began the season on the 10-day disabled list with a right lumbar strain…was reinstated April 8 and made his Tigers debut that day at Chicago (AL)…combined with four relievers on a three-hit shutout in Detroit’s 1-0 win…tossed 6.0 innings and allowed all three of the hits…also struck out six to become the fourth Tigers pitcher since at least 1908 to throw six or more innings, allow no runs and strike out six or more in his Tigers debut, joining Sailor Stroud (1910), Alex Main (1914) and Joe Niekro (1970)…yielded a career-high tying 10 hits in 5.1 innings April 21 against Kansas City but picked up the win in a 12-4 Tigers victory…put together consecutive wins for the only time as a Tiger on May 8 at Texas and May 14 against Cleveland…allowed one run in three consecutive starts on June 27 against Oakland (7.0 ip), July 2 at Toronto (8.0 ip) and July 7 against Texas (6.0 ip)…had a loss, a no decision and a win respectively in those three starts…went 5-2 with a 1.79 ERA and .214 opponents batting average over an 11-start stretch from June 27 to Aug. 25…was named Detroit’s Pitcher of the Month for June after posting a 1-2 record, a 3.30 ERA and .239 opponents batting average in five starts…combined with Wilson and Greene on an eight-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Boston on July 21 for his final win as a Tiger…that began a then-career-high six-game winning streak that spanned 10 starts from July 21 to Sept. 11…compiled a 2.50 ERA and .220 opponents batting average during the streak…went 2-1 with a 2.23 ERA in five starts in July…the ERA was the seventh lowest in the AL in the month and his .232 opponents batting average was 10th best…then tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in his final start as a Tiger on Aug. 1 against Cincinnati…was traded to Oakland Aug. 6 for two players to be named later (minor league pitcher Nolan Blackwood on Aug. 18 and minor league pitcher Logan Shore on Sept. 19)…went 5-0 with a 2.72 ERA and .208 opponents batting average over his first seven starts, matching Omar Olivares (1999) for the longest winning streak to start an Oakland career by an in-season acquisition…had a no decision in his first start on Aug. 8 against Los Angeles (NL)…struck out a season-high tying eight batters in 5.1 innings and left with a 2-1 lead but the bullpen blew the save…it was one of four times the bullpen blew a save in one of his starts (June 9 vs. Cleveland, July 2 at Toronto and Sept. 22 vs. Minnesota)…picked up his first win as an Athletic in the A’s 3-2 win over Seattle on Aug. 14 in Oakland, allowing two runs on six hits in 6.0 innings…combined with Buchter and Kelley on a three-hit shutout in the A’s 9-0 win over Texas on Aug. 20 in Oakland…tossed seven of the innings and allowed one of the hits…it was his longest scoreless outing since his Aug. 21, 2015 no-hitter against the Dodgers…went 3-0 with a 2.73 ERA and .227 opponents batting average in six starts in the month of August…tied for sixth in the AL in wins…his only relief appearance came in his final game of the season on Sept. 28 at Los Angeles (AL), a game started by an “opener” (Trivino)…entered the game to start the second inning and allowed a season-high tying six runs on seven hits in 3.1 innings for the loss.
2017
Appeared in 29 games, including 28 as a starter, in 2017 for the Houston Astros... Finished the season with 153.1 innings pitched, marking the third consecutive season he has thrown 150.0-or-more innings...Walked four batters on May 7 at Los Angeles (AL), snapping his streak of not walking more than three batters in 39 consecutive starts...the streak was tied for the 12th-longest streak in club history and the longest since Brett Oberholtzer had 39 straight starts from 2013-15...Made five starts during the month of June, posting a 3-1 record with a 2.32 ERA (31.0IP/8ER) and 28 strikeouts...ranked fourth in the American League with a .189 (21x111) opponents batting average during the month, while he was sixth with a 2.32 ERA and 0.97 WHIP...Struck out a season-high 11 batters on July 16 vs. Minnesota, marking his first double-digit strikeout performance since May 2, 2015 vs. Chicago (NL)...In 10 starts from May 30-July 21, went 6-2 with a 2.36 ERA (61.0IP/16ER) and 69 strikeouts... among AL pitchers during that span, ranked second with a 2.36 ERA and .195 (43x221) opponents batting average, tied for second with six wins and seventh with 61.0 innings pitched...Ranked fifth among AL pitchers in July with 12.86 strikeouts per nine innings, eighth with 40 strikeouts and ninth with a .212 (22x104) opponents batting average...On the suspended list from September 14-20.
2016
Set a career high in wins in what was his first full season with Houston...was one of three Astros pitchers with double-digit victories, joining Collin McHugh (13) and Doug Fister (12)...marked the first time since 2005 that the Astros had three pitchers with double-digit wins: Roy Oswalt (20), Andy Pettitte (17), Roger Clemens (13), Bandon Backe (10), Wandy Rodriguez (10)...made 30 starts, tying his career high set in 2015 with Milwaukee (21) and Houston (9)...posted the lowest single-season walks per 9.0 innings ratio of his career (2.24)...walked 42 batters in 168.2 innings...ranked 10th in the AL in walks per 9.0 innings...went the entire year without walking more than three batters in a game...allowed three walks in three games (June 25 at KC; July 18 at OAK; Sept. 22 vs. LAA)...his 30-start streak of allowing no more than three walks was the longest single-season streak by an Astros pitcher since RHP Roy Oswalt had a 32-game streak in 2006...was third-longest streak by a MLB pitcher in 2016, behind 33-game streaks from Hisashi Iwakuma and Rick Porcello...ranked fifth in the AL in run support average (6.08)...spent virtually the entire season in the starting rotation, making one relief appearance on May 15 at BOS (2ER/4IP)...began the season by allowing two walks or less in each of his first 13 starts...tied the club record to start a season with Collin McHugh (2015) and Shane Reynolds (2001)...had a streak of 17.2 consecutive scoreless innings at home from June 1-July 6...spanned four starts: June 1 vs. ARI (1R/6IP), June 19 vs. CIN (0R/5.2IP), July 1 vs. CWS (0R/6IP), July 6 vs. SEA (4R/3.1IP)...while his overall strikeouts per 9.0 innings ratio on the season (7.15) was lower than his career average entering 2016 (9.09), fanned 63 batters over his final 12 starts and 65.0 innings (8.72 SO/9)...boost in strikeouts coincided with an increase in his curveball usage, as 24.2 percent of his pitches thrown over his final 12 starts were curveballs (15.4% over his first 19 games)...also showed an increase in first-pitch strike percentage (66.9% over final 12 games; 60.1% over first 19)...the Astros went 14-7 over his final 21 starts of the year.
2015
After being acquired via trade, was slotted into the Astros rotation on Aug. 9, and made nine starts for the club...on the season with Houston and Milwaukee, set career highs in starts (30), innings pitched (180.1), strikeouts (180), and posted his lowest ERA (3.69) in a season (min. 100 MLB IP)...had his season highlight on Aug. 21 vs. LAD, as he threw his first no-hitter and complete game...named the AL Player ofthe Week for that week...in the outing, allowed just three walks on a career-high 134 pitches (previous high was 113, last accomplished on July 3 at CIN)...retired 21 straight batters following a third inning walk to Joc Pederson...struck out 10 batters...was his seventh career double-digit strikeout game...marked the 11th no-hitter in club history, 10th individual no-hitter, and first no-hitter in Minute Maid Park history...made his first start with the Astros on Aug. 9 at OAK (1ER/6.2IP), and from that date forward posted a 2.67 ERA (17ER/57.1IP), which ranked fifth the American League and ranked 12th in the Majors in that span...posted a .184 opponent batting average in that span, which ranked second in the AL and ranks sixth in the Majors...his 8.98 (180SO, 180.1IP) strikeouts per 9.0 innings mark led all Astros starters (numbers combined from MIL and HOU)...as a Brewer, made 21 starts and went 10-11 in his starts...as an Astros starter, went 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA (17ER/57.1IP), 53 strikeouts and a .184 opponent batting average in nine starts...made his second Opening Day roster with the Brewers, and pitched out of their rotation for his first 21 starts...was traded to Houston on July 30, where he remained through the end of the season....was his first full season in the Majors, avoiding any minor league stints and trips to the Disabled List...made his only relief appearance this season, and Astros debut on Aug. 3 at TEX...pitched 5.0 innings in relief, which was the Astros' longest relief outing this season...from Aug. 9-29, allowed only one earned run or less in what were his first four starts with the club...became one of five pitchers in club history to allow one earned run or less in each of his first four starts with the club...gave up his first earned runs at Minute Maid Park on Sept.18 vs. OAK...became the fifth pitcher to start his Astros career by not allowing an earned run in each of his first two starts at home...the last to do so was LHP Randy Johnson, who set a club record in 1998 by not allowing an earned run in each of his first four home starts with Houston...pitched in Game 5 of the ALDS vs. KC, allowing one run in 1.0 inning of work, his only appearance of the postseason.
2014
Went 6-5 with a 2.13 ERA in 14 games (10 starts) during a pair of stints with Milwaukee...Was with the Brewers from 6/8-6/24 and 8/9-end...Held opponents to a .181 batting average with 76 strikeouts in just 71.2 innings...Pitched in relief during his first stint, going 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA in four appearances (7ip, 2er)...Was a starter during his second stint, going 6-4 with a 2.09 ERA in 10 starts (64.2ip, 15er)...Joined the starting rotation on 8/9 following an injury to Matt Garza...Beginning with the date of his first start (8/9 vs. Los Angeles), he ranked second in the NL in strikeouts (71) and 10th in ERA (2.09)...Produced 8 quality starts...The team scored just 4 runs in his 4 losses as a starter...From 8/9-8/24 had career-high 4-game winning streak over 4 starts with a 1.29 ERA (28ip, 4er)...Had a career-high 14 strikeouts over 6.0 shutout innings in a 6-2 win on 8/14 at Chicago-NL...Joined Ben Sheets (18), Yovani Gallardo (14) and Moose Haas (14) as the only pitchers in franchise history to produce 14+ strikeouts in a game.....became the eighth Major League pitcher since 1900 with 14+ strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched or fewer...Was named Brewers Pitcher of the Month for August after going 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 5 starts...Retired his last 18 batters in a row in a 6-1 win on 8/19 vs. Toronto (7ip, 2h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 6k)...Went 8-5 with a 2.55 ERA in 17 starts at Triple-A Nashville, making 11 quality starts...Was a Pacific Coast League All-Star.....was PCL Pitcher of the Week for 4/28-5/4
2013
Went 1-4 with a 7.25 ERA in 11 games (3 starts)...Went 0-3 with a 12.66 ERA in his 3 starts (10.2ip, 15er) and 1-1 with a 2.31 ERA in his 8 relief appearances (11.2ip, 3er)...Was named to his first career Opening Day roster...Was optioned to Triple-A Nashville on 4/18 after going 0-1 with an 8.59 ERA in 3 games (1 start)...His option was transferred on 5/7 to Class-A Brevard County (mother was ill in Florida)...Was recalled on 5/12 and went 1-3 with a 6.60 ERA in 8 games (2 starts)...Was optioned back to Nashville on 6/3...His season ended on 6/15 vs. New Orleans when he broke his right forearm after being hit by a Kevin Kouzmanoff line drive...Following the season pitched for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League.
2012
Began the season at Triple-A Nashville, where he went 1-3 with a 4.42 ERA in 10 starts. Recalled by Milwaukee on 5/29 and went 9-10 with a 3.74 ERA in 23 appearances (23 starts). Went 8-6 with a 2.88 ERA over his fi rst 16 starts (100ip, 32er, 12qs) and 1-4 with a 7.09 ERA over his last 6 starts of the season (26.2ip, 21er, 0qs). Produced 12 quality starts ... the team went 10-12 in his starts. Struck out 135 batters in just 127.2 innings while recording only 36 walks. Averaged 9.5 strikeouts per 9 innings and only 2.5 walks. Ranked third among NL rookies in wins (9), ERA (3.74), innings (127.2) and strikeouts (135). Made his fi rst Major League start on 5/29 at Los Angeles and earned his fi rst big league win in
the 2-1 victory (7ip, 5h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 3k). Notched 9 consecutive quality starts from 6/16-8/7, going 5-2 with a 1.03 ERA (61ip, 7er). Had 21.1 consecutive scoreless innings from 6/16-7/5, the longest streak by a Brewer in 2012. Posted 10 strikeouts on 6/30 vs. Arizona (W), 8/24 at Pittsburgh (W) and 9/30 vs. Houston (L). Was named Brewers Pitcher of the Month for July (4gs, 1-2, 1.01era, 26.2ip, 26k).
2011
Was named Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year as he went 13-3 with a 1.86 ERA and 5 saves in 34 games (18 starts) between Double-A Huntsville and Triple-A Nashville. ... Led all Brewers minor leaguers in wins (13) and ERA (1.86) and was fourth in strikeouts (132). ... Held opponents to a .182 batting average with 132 strikeouts in just 126.0 innings. ... Was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for 6/27-7/3. ... Was named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for 8/29-9/5. ... Was named Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August (6gs, 4-0, 0.68). ... Contract was selected by Milwaukee on 9/10. ... Made 2 appearances with the Brewers, both in relief. ... Made his Major League debut on 9/14 vs. Colorado (1ip, 2h, 1bb, 2k) ... his first career strikeout was Carlos Gonzalez. ... Following the season pitched for Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League.
2010
Went 5-9 with a 3.53 ERA and 1 save in 27 games (19 starts) between Class-A Brevard County and Double-A Huntsville ... was a Florida State League All-Star. ... Held opponents to a .229 batting average with 130 strikeouts in just 125.0 innings. ... Following the season pitched for the Surprise Rafters in the Arizona Fall League.
2009
In his first professional season went 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA and 11 saves in 22 relief appearances between Rookie Helena (13g), Class-A Wisconsin (3g) and Class-A Brevard County (6g). ... Held opponents to a .168 batting average with 59 strikeouts and just 5 walks in 40.2 innings. ... Was named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week for 6/29-7/5 and 7/20-7/26.
