Attended Heritage High School in Brentwood, Calif...in his senior year, he went 8-3 with a 1.27 ERA...also tossed his first career no-hitter against Deer Valley.
2025
In 15 combined games (four starts) with the Mets and Yankees, went 0-3 with one save and a 6.23 ERA (39.0IP, 47H, 29R/27ER, 12BB, 34K, 6HR)…opponents batted .296/.343/.503 (47-for-159, 6HR); LH .270/.321/.392 (20- for-74, 0HR); RH .318/.362/.600 (27-for-85, 6HR)...In four starts (all with the Mets), went 0-3 with a 5.65 ERA (14.1IP, 19H, 10R/9ER, 6BB, 12K, 2HR)…recorded one save and a 6.57 ERA (24.2IP, 28H, 19R/18ER, 6BB, 22K, 4HR) in 11 relief appearances...Began the season with the Mets, going 0-3 with one save and a 6.85 ERA (23.2IP, 31H, 19R/18ER, 8BB, 18K, 3HR) in seven games (four starts)...Started the season on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation on 3/27 (retroactive to 3/24)… missed the first 59 games of the season…commenced a rehab assignment with High-A Brooklyn on 4/19, started one game before being returned on 4/25 (2.0IP, 2H, 1R/ER, 2BB, 1K, 1HR)…commenced a second rehab assignment on 5/2 and made six combined starts with High-A Brooklyn, Triple-A Syracuse and Double-A Binghamton, going 2-2 with a 3.62 ERA (27.1IP, 11ER) and 30K…was reinstated from the injured list on 6/2...Made his season debut on 6/2 at Los Angeles-NL, tossing five scoreless innings in the start (3H, 1BB, 3K)…retired 15 of his 19BF…marked his longest scoreless start since his 6.1 scoreless innings on 4/12/24 vs. Washington with Oakland...Earned his first career save on 6/8 at Colorado, tossing four innings in relief (7H, 3R/ER, 1BB, 3K, 0HR)…marked his first relief appearance since 7/9/23 at Boston with Oakland…was the first Mets reliever to toss at least 4.0IP and earn the save since Brian Stokes’ four IP on 8/13/08 at Washington...Took the loss in three straight starts from 6/18-28, allowing a combined 10R/9ER over 9.1IP...Was on the 15-day injured list from 7/3 (retroactive to 6/30)-8/13 with a right shoulder impingement…missed 34 team games…made five combined rehab starts with the FCL Mets and Triple-A Syracuse, going 3-1 with a 2.42 ERA (26.0IP, 7ER) and 25K. 4 Made his final appearance with the Mets on 8/13 vs. Atlanta, allowing 2R/ER over five innings in relief (1H, 1BB, 3K, 1HR)...Was designated for assignment by the Mets on 8/16 and released on 8/19...Was signed by the Yankees to a Major League contract on 8/21...In eight relief appearances with the Yankees, posted a 5.28 ERA (15.1IP, 16H, 10R/9ER, 4BB, 16K, 3HR)...Made his Yankees debut on 8/23 vs. Boston, allowing a season-high 7R/ER in 3.1IP of relief (8H, 2BB, 2K, 1HR, 1BK)…marked his most runs allowed since his 7R on 8/13/24 vs. Oakland with the Mets...Over his final seven relief appearances of the season, posted a 1.50 ERA (12.0IP, 8H, 3R/2ER, 2BB, 14K, 2HR)… tossed two IP in five of those outings…allowed just 8H to 46BF (8-for-44)...Made his 100th career appearance on 9/24 vs. Chicago-AL (1.0IP, 1H, 1K)...Was on both the Yankees’ ALWCS and ALDS rosters…made his first career postseason appearance in ALDS Game 1 at Toronto (1.1IP, 6H, 4R/ER, 1HR)...Was re-signed by the Yankees to a one-year Major League contract on 1/14/26.
2024
Joined the Mets on July 30 after being acquired in a trade for RHP Kade Morris...Prior to being traded to New York, made nine starts in Oakland, going 4-2 with a 4.41 ERA (25 ER/51.0 IP) with 14 walks and 38 strikeouts...Made five starts with the Mets, going 1-2 with a 5.18 ERA (14 ER/24.1 IP) with seven walks and 21 strikeouts before being placed on the IL with a right hand contusion...Missed the remainder of the season with a spinal fluid leak...Underwent left thoracic 12 Hemilaminotomy surgery to repair a cerebral spinal fluid leak on Oct. 11 at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles...Dr. Wouter Schievink performed the procedure...Made his Mets debut on Aug. 2 at Los Angeles-AL...Earned the win after he allowed just one run over six innings...He became the 10th pitcher in franchise history to allow one or zero runs over six or more innings and earn the win in his team debut...Started the year with a scoreless streak of 22.1 innings...It was the longest scoreless streak to open the season by an A's starting pitcher in franchise history, breaking the previous high of 16.0 scoreless innings by Matt Keough (1980)...It was the third-longest scoreless streak by an A's pitcher to start the season, only behind Ryan Cook (3/28-5/27/2012) and Harry Krause (4/22-5/10/1910).
2023
Went 4-7 with a 4.43 ERA and .787 opponents OPS in 21 games, including 20 starts, in his seventh season with the A’s...Has pitched in 21 games in each of the last two seasons after combining for 30 games over his first five...Struck out a career-high 104 batters in 103.2 innings…it was the first time in his career he had more strikeouts than innings pitched...His 21 games pitched matched his best from 2022…also had career highs in losses (7), hits (117), runs (51) and walks (43)…his .435 opponents slugging percentage was his lowest since posting a mark of .371 in 10 starts as a rookie in 2017...Had exactly one wild pitch for the seventh consecutive season...Went 0-0 with a 3.48 ERA and .752 opponents OPS over his first four games, 1-2 with a 7.36 ERA and .902 OPS over his next five from June 21-July 17, 3-2 with a 2.30 ERA and .695 OPS over his next eight games from July 22-Sept. 2 and 0-3 with an 8.36 ERA and .925 OPS over his final four starts beginning Sept. 8...Allowed a .286 opponents batting average, which broke down to .283 (62-for-219) with a .775 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .289 (55-for-190) with an .801 OPS against left-handers…his career splits are .282 with a .781 OPS against right-handers, .283 with a .794 OPS against left-handers...Seven of the 11 home runs he allowed were solo shots, six came after the fourth inning, five were hit by the clean-up hitter and five came with two strikes...Was 2-3 with a 3.57 ERA and .691 opponents OPS in 10 starts at home compared to 2-4 with a 5.33 ERA and .880 OPS in 11 games on the road...Had a .329 opponents batting average the first time through the order, .259 after that...The opponent’s three through six hitters in the order batted .357 against him…allowed a .229 batting average against the other five spots in the order...Was 2-1 with a 2.72 ERA and .695 OPS in seven interleague starts…posted a 2-6 record and a 5.48 ERA and .840 OPS in 14 games against American League competition…is now 4-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 12 career interleague starts, 13-22 with a 5.32 ERA in 60 games against the AL...The A’s were 10-10 (.500) in his starting assignments…allowed one run or fewer in seven of his 20 starts but was 3-0 with four no decisions in those games, all A’s wins…left with a lead three times only to have the bullpen blow the saves.
2022
Completed his sixth consecutive season with the A’s and was 7-6 with a 4.28 ERA in 21 starts…combined for a 6-11 record and a 5.74 ERA in 30 games, including 27 starts, over his first five seasons...Had career highs in every category and his ERA and .752 opponents OPS were his lowest since posting marks of 3.22 and .686 in 10 starts as a rookie in 2017...Was named to his first American League All-Star team as he got off to a strong start, going 6-2 with a 2.26 ERA, .616 opponents OPS and three home runs allowed over his first 13 starts through June 16…then went 1-4 with a 7.94 ERA, .973 OPS and 12 home runs allowed over his next eight starts before his season ended early when he was placed on the injured list Aug. 10 with an inflamed right middle finger...Was 6-1 with a 2.12 ERA and .611 OPS in 13 starts on the road compared to 1-5 with an 8.31 ERA and .975 OPS in eight starts at home…had the highest home ERA in Oakland history among pitchers with 30 or more innings at home…the previous high was 7.46 by Mark Redman in 76.0 innings in 2004…using the same minimum, he had the highest home ERA in the majors in 2022…his road ERA was fourth lowest in the AL among pitchers with at least 70.0 road innings…yielded nine home runs in 39.0 innings in Oakland, six in 72.1 innings on the road…is now 9-8 with a 3.90 ERA and .736 OPS in 28 career games on the road, 4-9 with a 6.69 ERA and .853 OPS in 23 games at home...Had a .255 opponents batting average, which broke down to .250 (52-for-208) with a .739 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .260 (21-for-223) with a .764 OPS against lefthanders...Allowed a .302 average with runners on base, but that dropped to .242 with runners in scoring position…had a .328 career opponents average with RISP entering the season...Had a .297 opponents batting average and .880 OPS against the opponents’ one through four hitters, a .216 average and .631 OPS against the five through nine hitters…his career splits are .302 with a .861 OPS against 1-4, .261 with a .717 OPS against 5-9...Had a .238 opponent average the first time through the order, .254 the second time and .293 after that...Held the opposition to a .134 batting average with two strikes...His win total decreased and his loss total increased in each of his four full months as he went 3-0 in April, 2-1 in May, 1-2 in June and 0-3 in July…his ERA increased each of those months (1.35 in April, 2.62 in May, 5.13 in June, 7.36 in July) and his OPS nearly did the same (.459 in April, .669 in May, .872 in June, .829 in July)…went 1-0 with a 7.20 ERA and 1.223 OPS in one start in August...Compiled a 6.43 ERA in the first inning, a 2.86 ERA from innings 2-4 and a 9.92 ERA in the fifth inning…did not allow a run after the fifth inning (11.0 IP)...Went 3-1 with a 3.74 ERA in seven starts against AL East teams and is now 3-2 with a 3.36 ERA in 12 career starts against the East...Was 2-5 with a 6.62 ERA in 10 career starts against AL West competition and is now 4-10 with a 7.45 ERA in 22 career games against divisional foes...Tossed five scoreless innings for the win in his only interleague start and is now 2-1 with a 3.58 ERA and .591 OPS in five career starts against the National League...The A’s were 10-11 (.476) in his starting assignments…left with the lead in five of his eight no-decisions only to have the bullpen blow the save…compiled a 1.53 ERA in those five starts...Had seven scoreless outings and allowed one run or fewer in 10 of his 21 starts…walked two batters or fewer 19 times...Did not commit an error and his 21 total chances tied for fifth most among American League pitchers with no errors…had two pickoffs, which tied for fourth in the AL...DAY-BY-DAY: Began the season by winning each of his first five decisions…the winning streak was a career high and he became the first starting pitcher on an A’s Opening Day roster to start the season 5-0 since Trevor Cahill won his first six decisions in 2011…compiled a 1.70 ERA, .211 opponents average and .570 OPS during the streak, which spanned nine starts from April 11-May 25…surrendered just one home run in 47.2 innings…tossed five scoreless inning and struck out a career-high seven batters in a 13-2 win at Tampa Bay in his first start on April 11…had a no decision in the A’s 7-5 win in his second start April 16 at Toronto…left with a 5-2 lead but the bullpen allowed three runs for the blown save…it was the first of five times he left with a lead only to have the pen blow the save (June 10 at Cleveland, June 27 at New York-AL, July 2 at Seattle, July 30 at Chicago-AL)…combined with five A’s relievers on a three-hit, 1-0 shutout April 27 at San Francisco…tossed five of the innings and allowed all three of the hits while walking one…finished April 3-0 with a 1.35 ERA in four starts… walked just two batters in 20.0 innings and held the opposition to a .197 batting average…it was his first career three-win month and he tied for third in the AL in wins in April…based on a minimum of 20.0 innings, he had the second lowest opponents OPS (.459), ranked third in slugging (.239) and was fourth in ERA and on-base percentage (.219)…combined with Jackson and Jiménez on a four-hit shutout in the A’s 2-0 win at Detroit on May 9…tossed 6.2 innings, yielded all four of the hits and did not walk a batter…tossed 5.1 scoreless innings and allowed just one hit in a 4-2 win at Seattle on May 25…however, walked a career-high five batters… was charged with his first loss of the season on May 30 against Houston when he allowed four runs in 6.2 innings…did not allow a run over the first three innings to extend his scoreless streak to a career-high 10.0 innings…allowed four runs in a season-low four innings in an 8-0 loss to Boston on June 4 in Oakland…tossed a career-high eight scoreless innings, walked one and allowed four hits June 10 at Cleveland but had a no decision in the A’s 3-2 loss…the pen allowed three runs in the ninth inning…did not allow a run over the first two innings of his next start on June 16 at Boston to extend his scoreless streak to a career-high tying 10.0 innings…allowed seven runs on a career-high tying 10 hits in a season-low tying four innings in a 9-0 loss to Seattle on June 22 in Oakland…that began a four-game losing streak from June 22 to July 24, during which he posted a 9.40 ERA, .315 opponents batting average and .989 OPS over six starts…struck out a career-high tying seven batters in five innings on June 27 at New York (AL)…tossed a season-low tying four innings in an 8-3 loss to Houston on July 8 in Oakland…allowed six runs in that outing to begin a three-start stretch from July 8-24 where he allowed 21 runs (13.19 ERA), which are the most runs allowed by an A’s pitcher over a three-game stretch since Mark Mulder allowed 21 from Sept. 15-26, 2004…allowed a career-high 10 runs on a career-high tying 10 hits in 4.1 innings in an 11-8 loss to Texas on July 24…became the first A’s pitcher to allow 10 runs in a game since Jesse Hahn allowed 10 runs in 2.0 innings on June 22, 2017 against Houston…yielded a career-high four home runs in five innings of work on Aug. 4 at Los Angeles (AL) but all were solo shots and he picked up the win in the A’s 8-7 victory…was placed on the 10-day injured list Aug. 10 retroactive to Aug. 7 with an inflamed right middle finger…was later diagnosed with a tear of the flexor tendon.
2021
Began the season at Triple-A Las Vegas and was 4-7 with a 4.97 ERA in 17 games, including 16 starts, when he was selected by Oakland on Aug. 18…spent the balance of the season with the A’s and went 1-4 with a 5.87 ERA in nine starts...Has spent parts of each of the last five seasons with Oakland and his nine starts were the second most of his career (10 in 2017)…had career highs in strikeouts (26), losses (4), runs (26), earned runs (25) and home runs (8) and matched his high in hit batters (2) and wild pitches (1)...Allowed a .319 opponents batting average but walked just 10 batters in 38.1 innings (2.35 walks per nine innings) for a .366 opponents on-base percentage...His opponents batting average broke down to .309 (29-for-94) with an .858 OPS against right.handed hitters compared to .333 (23-for-69) with a .953 OPS against left-handers...Opponents hit .333 with runners in scoring position and he has a .328 career average in that situation...Was 0-1 with a 4.03 ERA and .720 opponents OPS in five starts at home, 1-3 with an 8.44 ERA and 1.115 OPS in four starts on the road…yielded seven of his eight home runs on the road...Was 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in four starts during the day, 0-3 with an 8.24 ERA in five starts at night...Allowed a .533 batting average to the opponents number nine hitter and .438 average to the seven hitter...The A’s were 3-1 in his no decisions and went 4-5 (.444) in his starting assignments…tossed fewer than six innings in all nine starts, including fewer than five innings four times...His seven losses with the Aviators were his most as a minor leaguer and his .311 opponents batting average was a career high...Surrendered just eight home runs in 88.2 innings, an average of 0.81 per nine innings...His opponents batting average broke down to .300 (61-for-203) with an .824 OPS against left.handed hitters and .323 (53-for-164) with a .776 OPS against right-handers…yielded six of his eight home runs and issued 18 of his 27 walks to lefties...Opponents hit .311 with the bases empty, .311 with runners on…six of the eight home runs he allowed were solo shots...Had a .296 opponents average and allowed one home run the first time through the order, .307 with three home runs the second time and .337 with four home runs after that...Went 2-3 with a 4.24 ERA, .287 opponents batting average and .737 OPS in nine starts at home, 2-4 with a 5.79 ERA, .333 opponent average and .867 OPS on the road...Tossed six innings or fewer in each of his 17 appearances…the Aviators were 5-11 (.313) in his starting assignments.
2020
Was on the A’s Taxi Squad for every road trip except the first and had two stints with Oak.land…was recalled for the first time Aug. 19 but was optioned back to the alternate camp Aug. 24 without pitching…was added as the 29th man for the Sept. 26 doubleheader against Seattle and started game two…allowed seven runs on five hits and two walks in 2.1 innings and was the losing pitcher in the A’s 12-3 loss…was also on the Taxi Squad for the ALWCS and ALDS…was 0-0 with a 9.39 ERA in three games, including two starts, during the spring before he was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas March 7…was added to the A’s 60-man player pool June 29.
2019
Was 0-2 with a 10.64 ERA in four games, including one start, over three stints with Oakland… allowed 19 hits in 11.0 innings for a .380 opponents batting average…yielded a .333 (8-for-24) batting average and .907 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .423 (11-for-26) with a 1.256 OPS against left-handers…had a .476 opponents average with the bases empty, .310 with runners on…allowed his only inherited runner to score and first batters faced were 2-for-3 (.667)…opponents were 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts with him on the mound after going 4-for9 (44.4%) over his first two seasons…did not commit an error in five chances and has not made an error in 20 games and 14 chances in his career…was recalled for the first time June 8 as the 26th man for the doubleheader at Texas and started the day game…allowed five runs on five hits and three walks in 3.0 innings and took the loss in a 10-5 decision…returned to Las Vegas following the game…did not pitch during his second stint with Oakland on July 5…recalled for a third time when rosters expanded on Sept. 1 and had a loss and a 9.00 ERA in three September relief appearances…they were the first relief appearances of his career after 17 starts…allowed at least one run in all four of his outings…including Sept. 9 at Houston when he yielded six runs on eight hits in five innings of relief in the A's 15-0 loss.
LAS VEGAS: Went 11-3 with a 4.34 ERA in 24 games, including 22 starts, with Las Vegas and was named Most Valuable Pitcher on the Aviators…led the Pacific Coast League in winning percentage (.786), tied for second in wins, ranked fourth in ERA, seventh in opponents batting average (.265) and eighth in innings pitched (132.2)…was named to the PCL Midseason All-Star Team… led the A's farm system in wins and winning percentage, ranked sixth in innings pitched, seventh in ERA and opponents batting average and tied for eighth in games started…had minor league career highs in wins, runs (70), earned runs (64) and home runs (18)…his opponents batting average broke down to .265 (59-for-223) with a .759 OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .266 (74-for-278) with a .747 OPS against right-handers…his career splits are .256 against lefties, .255 against righties…opponents hit .292 with runners in scoring position but they were 0-for-7 with the bases loaded…yielded a .313 average to batters leading off an inning…was 7-2 with a 5.04 ERA in 16 games before the All-Star Break…then went 4-1 with a 3.06 ERA in eight games after the break…was 5-0 with a 2.31 ERA and .206 opponents batting average in six starts following an Aviators loss…struck out a career-high-tying eight batters and logged a season-high 98 pitches in 5.0 innings in his first start on April 6, a 12-5 win at El Paso…then tossed a season-high 7.0 innings April 11 against Las Vegas, his first of six outings of exactly seven innings…was 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA over his first three starts but then yielded eight runs on eight hits in a season-low 2.0 innings in a 15-7 loss to El Paso on April 24…followed that up by tossing 6.0 scoreless innings on April 29 for the win at Round Rock (3 h, 0 bb, 4 so)…that began a season-high five-game winning streak that ran through June 25…compiled a 4.94 ERA and .260 opponents batting average during the streak, which spanned 10 starts…issued a season-high four walks May 10 against Salt Lake…matched his career-high with eight strikeouts June 2 at Sacramento…was 6-1 with a 4.55 ERA in 11 starts when he was recalled by Oakland June 8 as the 26th man for a doubleheader that day at Texas…was returned to Las Vegas following the game and went 5-2 with a 4.18 ERA over his final 13 games…allowed a career-high 10 runs on a career-high tying 11 hits in 4.1 innings against Sacramento on June 20 but had a no decision in an 11-10 Aviators win…was 2-0 despite a 7.18 ERA and .318 opponents batting average in five starts in June…then went 1-2 with a 2.42 ERA in four games in July, which was his lowest single-month ERA in 2019…made his first relief appearance of the season July 6 at Albuquerque after Parker Dunshee lasted just one inning…took the loss that day to begin his only losing streak of the season…went 0-2 with a 3.32 ERA over a three-game stretch from July 6 to 21…had scoreless outings on July 16 at Tacoma (7.0 ip), July 28 at El Paso (7.0 ip) and Aug. 9 at Iowa (7.0 ip)…went 4-0 with a 2.83 ERA over his final six games beginning July 28…walked just four batters in 35.0 innings (1.03 per nine innings)… yielding just one run in 4.1 innings in his second relief appearance Aug. 15 against Albuquerque… allowed six runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings in his final start on Aug. 26 at Albuquerque but had a no-decision in an 8-7 loss…was 3-0 with a 3.54 ERA in five games in August…did not pitch during the postseason as he was recalled by Oakland when rosters expanded on Sept. 1.
2018
Was limited to just six starts with Oakland due to two stints on the disabled list…began the season on the DL with a strained right forearm, went 2-3 with a 7.16 ERA in six starts from June 7 to July 6 and then missed the remainder of the season with right elbow lateral epicondylitis… walked six batters in 27.2 innings, an average of 1.95 per nine innings…allowed a .303 opponents batting average, including .283 (13-for-46) against right-handed hitters compared to .317 (20-for-63) against left-handers…issued just one walk to a batter leading off an inning but allowed a .300 batting average in that situation…had a .327 opponents average the first time through the lineup, .222 the second time and .467 after that…yielded a .225 batting average and both of his home runs with the bases empty, .447 with runners on…had a .375 opponents average with runners in scoring position…was 2-1 with a 5.93 ERA in three starts at home, 0-2 with an 8.36 ERA in three starts on the road…began the season on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right forearm…was transferred to the 60-day DL April 5 and was sent to Single-A Stockton on a rehab assignment May 31…started that day against Modesto and had a no decision in the Ports 6-3 win (3.2 ip, 8 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 1 so, 62 pitches)…was reinstated from the DL June 7 and allowed one run in 6.0 innings for the win that day against Kansas City…then went 0-2 with a 12.71 ERA over his next three starts from June 13 to 24…it was the first losing streak of his career…allowed a career-high eight runs in a career-low 1.1 innings in a 13-5 loss to Houston on June 13…tossed 6.1 shutout innings for the win on June 29 against Cleveland…struck out a career-high five batters against the Indians, ending a career-opening streak of 14 consecutive starts of four strikeouts or fewer and more than one inning pitched…that was the longest such streak by an A's pitcher in 86 years (21, Tony Freitas, May 31-Sept. 18, 1932)…allowed six runs on seven hits in 4.0 innings for the loss July 6 at Cleveland in his final appearance of the season…was placed on the DL July 8 retroactive to July 7.
2017
Made both his Triple-A and Major League debuts in 2017…spent the first three months of the season at Nashville where he went 5-6 with a 3.05 ERA in 15 games, including 14 starts…was promoted to Oakland July 1 and compiled a 3-1 record and a 3.22 ERA in 10 starts before a right hand contusion ended his season Aug. 23…struck out just 22 batters in 58.2 innings with the A's, an average of 3.38 per nine innings…that was the lowest mark in the majors among pitchers with 50 or more innings pitched…it was second lowest by an A's pitcher over the last 27 years (Saarloos, 2.99 in 2005)…went 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA and .212 opponents batting average over his first five starts through July 26…then went 2-0 despite a 4.39 ERA and .315 opponents average over his final five starts…allowed a .262 opponents batting average, including .225 (23-for-102) against left-handed hitters compared to .294 (35-for-119) against right-handers…yielded four of his five home runs to righties but issued 11 of his 16 walks to lefties…had a .585 OPS against lefties, .773 against righties…was 2-1 with a 1.47 ERA and .222 opponents batting average in five starts on the road compared to 1-0 with a 5.14 ERA and .301 opponents average in five starts at home…logged a 1.50 ERA over the first three innings of a game, a 5.02 ERA from the fourth inning on…opponents hit .133 with runners in scoring position and two outs…had a .212 opponents average the first time through the lineup, .294 after that…was 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA in five starts on four days rest, 0-1 with a 3.67 ERA in five starts on five days rest or more…allowed one run or fewer in five of his 10 starts and four runs or more four times…the A's were 6-4 (.600) in his starting assignments.
OAKLAND: Made his Major League debut July 1 against Atlanta and had a no decision in the A's 4-3 loss…allowed just one unearned run in 6.0 innings of work and retired 14 of the final 16 batters he faced…tossed a career-high 7.2 innings and allowed one run in the A's 7-4 victory at Seattle July 6 to earn his first ML win…walked one batter in each outing to become the first Athletics pitcher since at least 1913 to toss six or more innings, allow one run or fewer and walk one batter or fewer in each of his first two games…is the eighth Major Leaguer to do it…was charged with his first loss in a 7-5 decision at New York (NL) July 21…tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed just two hits July 26 at Toronto but had a no decision in the A's 3-2 loss…left after seven innings with a 2-0 lead but Casilla allowed three runs in the ninth for the blown save and loss… combined with Dull, Casilla and Treinen on a six-hit shutout in the A's 5-0 win at Los Angeles (AL) Aug. 5…tossed 6.2 innings and yielded five of the hits…did not walk a batter for the first time in his career…tossed 4.0 innings Aug. 16 against Kansas City to snap a career-opening streak of eight consecutive games of more than five innings pitched…that was the second longest such streak in Oakland history to Willie Adams, who had a 10-game streak in 1996…tossed 4.0 scoreless innings in his final start Aug. 22 at Baltimore and left the game early with a right hand contusion…was placed on the 10-day disabled list Aug. 25 retroactive to Aug. 23 and missed the remainder of the season…was transferred to the 60-day DL Sept. 5.
NASHVILLE: Ranked second in the Pacific Coast League in ERA (3.05) and fourth in opponents batting average (.231) when he was promoted to Oakland July 1…was named to the PCL Midseason All-Star team…went 4-2 with a 1.84 ERA over his last eight starts after going 1-4 with a 4.54 ERA over his first seven games (six starts)…his opponents batting average included a .216 (33- for-153) mark against right-handed hitters compared to .247 (36-for-146) against left-handers… lefties had 24 of the 32 RBI against him…allowed a .321 batting average with runners in scoring position, including .400 with RISP and two outs…was 3-4 with a 3.80 ERA and .269 opponents batting average in nine games at home, 2-2 with a 2.08 ERA and .177 opponents average in six starts on the road…surrendered five of his six home runs at home…was 4-3 with a 2.54 ERA in 11 games at night, 1-3 with a 4.30 ERA in four starts during the day…compiled a 3.95 ERA over the first three innings of the game, a 2.09 ERA from the fourth inning on…struck out a seasonhigh eight batters in back-to-back starts on April 15 against Colorado Springs and April 21 at Oklahoma City…picked up his first win April 28 against New Orleans and went 1-2 despite a 1.64 ERA and .195 opponents batting average in four starts in April…made his only relief appearance on May 8 against El Paso in a game started by Daniel Mengden on a rehab assignment…allowed three runs on four hits and two walks in 4.0 innings…put together consecutive wins for the only time on May 19 at Sacramento and May 24 against Omaha…tossed 6.0 scoreless innings against the River Cats (2 h, 2 bb, 4 so) and 7.0 scoreless innings against the Storm Chasers (5 h, 2 bb, 6 so) as part of a 14.0-inning scoreless streak from May 19 to 29…had the scoreless streak snapped when he allowed a season-high tying six runs on a season-high 10 hits in 5.0 innings on May 29 against Colorado springs…finished May 2-3 with a 5.12 ERA in six games…threw a season-high 100 pitches June 9 against Memphis…walked a season-high four batters June 15 against Iowa… started the second game of a June 20 doubleheader against New Orleans and pitched a seasonlow 2.0 innings…compiled a 2-1 record and a 1.75 ERA in five starts in June.
2016
Began the season at Double-A Tennessee in the Chicago Cubs organization and was 6-4 with a 3.17 ERA in 18 starts when he was traded to the Seattle Mariners organization July 20…was assigned to Double-A Jackson and went 3-1 with a 3.54 ERA in eight games (seven starts) with the Generals…combined for a 9-5 record and a 3.28 ERA in 26 games (25 starts) overall…surrendered just eight home runs in 143.0 innings, an average of 0.50 per nine innings…ranked fourth in the Southern League in fewest walks per nine innings (2.12), tied for fourth in games started, sixth in ERA and innings pitched and tied for eighth in wins…tied for the lead among SL pitchers with 40 total chances…was named to the SL Midseason All-Star Game after going 4-2 with a 2.53 ERA in 14 starts before the All-Star Break…went 5-3 with a 4.18 ERA in 13 games (12 starts) after the break…allowed a .256 opponents batting average, including .252 (69-for-274) against right-handed pitchers compared to .259 (69-for-266) against left-handers…opponents hit .217 with runners in scoring position…combined for a 3-2 record and a 4.50 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) in his home ballparks…was 6-3 with a 2.16 ERA in 12 starts on the road…went 1-for- 15 (.067) with two strikeouts as a hitter with Jackson.
