Signed by the Atlanta Braves to a three-year contract with a club option for 2027 on Nov. 20, 2023.
2024
In his first season with Atlanta and sixth full Major League season, was named to the National League All-Star team, going 8-5 with a 1.99 ERA (30 ER/135.2 IP) in 26 games, 25 starts...Made the first All-Star team of his career...His 1.88 ERA was the third lowest ERA prior to the All-Star break in Braves franchise history (live ball era) and lowest since Jair Jurrjens went 12-3 with a with a 1.87 ERA in 16 starts in 2011 (min. 15 starts)…His 1.99 ERA was the lowest in the majors among pitchers with at least 25 starts...His 1.78 ERA at Truist Park was the lowest among qualifiers at home...His 2.00 ERA as a starter was the lowest in a player’s first stint with the team in Braves franchise history dating to the Live Ball era (min. 25 starts)…It was the fourth lowest ERA in baseball history (since 1920) for a player with at least 25 starts to begin a stint with a new franchise in a single season after making their debut with a different team...Only Hall-of-Famer Gaylord Perry (CLE, 1972) along with Roger Clemens (TOR, ‘97), and Kevin Brown (FLA, ‘96) had lower ERAs in their first season with a new team...Did not allow more than two earned runs in 23 of his 26 outings...Recorded his first double-digit strikeout effort on Aug. 20, it was his first double-digit strikeout performance on the year, seventh of his career and first since Sept. 5, 2019 at Cleveland...Missed 12 games after being placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 5 with right forearm inflammation...Missed 13 games later in the season with right shoulder inflammation...Made 20 starts in a season for the first time since 2019...López’s 1.57 ERA (13 ER/74.1 IP) was the lowest by a Brave through 13 starts since Hall-of-Famer Tom Glavine pitched to a 1.57 ERA and an 9-2 record in 2002...Glavine and fellow Hall-of-Famer Greg Maddux (1.41) are only other starters in the Atlanta era (since 1966) with lower ERAs through 13 starts. His combined 13 earned runs allowed were the fewest by any starter in Atlanta franchise history through 13 games...His 1.57 ERA is the lowest through a player’s first 13 career games as an Atlanta Brave in franchise history...Opened the season with four consecutive quality starts...Became the first Braves pitcher to pitch at least 6.0 innings, while allowing one run-or-fewer in four consecutive starts since LHP Sean Newcomb, spanning May 2-19, 2018...Is the second hurler in franchise history to match the criteria in their first four starts with the club, joining RHP Aaron Harang, who did so in five straight starts to begin his Braves tenure in April 2014...Joined Ben Sheets (2012) as the only pitchers in Atlanta franchise history to only allow one earned run over 18.0 innings pitched in their first three starts after joining the club...Pitched to a .090 opp. batting average with RISP this year; the lowest rate in the majors among starters with at least 10 outings...Owned a 34.5% left-on-base rate with RISP; the highest in MLB (min. 10 starts)…Made one relief appearance for Atlanta on the last day of the season in Game 2 of a doubleheader against New York (NL).
2023
Split the season between Chicago (AL), Los Angeles (AL) and Cleveland, working exclusively as a reliever for the first time in his career...Began the year with the White Sox before the Angels acquired him on July 26 in a four-player trade that also sent Lucas Giolito to Los Angeles...Cleveland then claimed him off waivers on Aug. 31...Made a personal-best 68 appearances and collected six saves, the first of his career...Appeared in 43 games with Chicago, 13 with Los Angeles and 12 with Cleveland...Did not allow a run while with the Guardians, finishing the season on a career-best 12-game scoreless streak...Only allowed nine total baserunners (five hits, four walks) in 11.0 innings with Cleveland...Had a 8.27 ERA (15 ER/16.1 IP) with 20 hits, eight walks allowed and six home runs over his first 19 games of the season...Over his final 49 games, compiled a 1.63 ERA (9 ER/49.2 IP) with just two home runs allowed...Threw 67 pitches that registered at 100 mph or higher...Atlanta had five as a team last season, with Spencer Strider throwing all of them....Only Detroit (3). Boston (0) and New York-NL (0) had less such pitches...Averaged 98.2 mph with his four-seam fastball...Collected his first save in his season debut finishing a 3-2 win at Houston ...Finished 6-for-12 in save opportunities.
2022
American League Relief Leaders: HR/9.0 IP (third, 0.14), BB/9.0 IP (fourth, 1.56), SO/BB ratio (eighth, 5.45), BR/9.0 IP (ninth, 8.81), Opponents OBP (10th, .255) and WHIP (11th, 0.96)...Appeared in a career-high 61 games (one start) while working primarily out of the bullpen for the second straight season...posted his first nine holds as a member of the White Sox (one with Washington in 2016)...The Right Rate: Went 3-1 with a 1.57 ERA (6 ER/34.1 IP) in 31 appearances (one start) at home, holding opponents to a .210 (25-119) average with no home runs, three walks and 36 strikeouts...posted a 12-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio...over his final 28 games (one start), recorded a 0.59 ERA (2 ER/30.1 IP) with one walk and a 0.73 WHIP...Became just the sixth Sox pitcher since 1991 to throw 30.0-plus IP at home in a season without allowing a home run, joining Dan Jennings (2016), Bobby Jenks (2006), Dámaso Marté (2002), Roberto Hernández (1992) and Terry Leach (1992)...Posted a sub-2.00 ERA in May (1.23), July (1.17) and September/October (1.84)...Left and Right: Held right-handed hitters to a .204/.235/.275 (29-142) average with no homers...left-handers batted .239/.277/.370 (22-92) with one home run allowed...No Fly Zone: Ranked third among AL relievers with an average of 0.14 home runs per 9.0 IP (1 HR/65.1 IP)...did not allow a home run over his first 49 appearances of the season, tied with Dave Danforth (1917) for the third-longest, season-opening streak in franchise history behind Terry Forster (62 in 1972) and Matt Lindstrom (56 in 2013)...Limited Free Passes: Allowed an average of 1.52 walks per 9.0 IP (11 BB/65.1 IP) with a 5.73 strikeout-to-walk ratio...joined Liam Hendriks (7 BB/71.0 IP in 2021) as the only pitchers in Sox history to issue 11 or fewer walks over 60.0-plus IP...Bearing Down: Limited opponents to a .215 (23-107) average with runners on base, .220 (13-59) with RISP and .185 (5-27) with RISP/two outs...Posting Up: Made 10 appearances on zero days rest, allowing one unearned run on five hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts over 8.2 IP...Recorded four wins over his first nine appearances...earned his first win in the Sox home opener on 4/12 vs. Seattle, retiring all five batters faced with two strikeouts...posted a blown save and win on 4/16 vs. Tampa Bay (1 ER/1.0 IP)...Pitched a scoreless fifth inning on 5/3 at the Cubs for his third victory and threw two scoreless IP on 5/7 at Boston for his fourth win of the season...His season-opening, four-game winning streak ended on 5/18 at Kansas City (2 ER/2.0 IP)...did not allow an earned run over his next five outings from 5/21-31 (6.1 IP)...Can't Keep a Good Man Down: Allowed a season-high four runs without recording an out on 6/2 at Toronto as his ERA rose to 4.50...over his final 42 appearances of the season, recorded a 1.87 ERA (9 ER/43.1 IP) with five walks, 47 strikeouts (9.76 per 9.0 IP), a .188 (29-154) opponents average and 0.78 WHIP...Finishing Kick: Recorded a 0.90 ERA (2 ER/20.0 IP) over his final 17 appearances of the first half...threw a career-high tying 11.0 scoreless IP from 6/7-23 and ended the half on an 8.0 scoreless IP run from 6/29-7/15...Made his only start as the opener on 6/10 vs. Texas, tossing two scoreless IP with three strikeouts...Suffered his second loss of the season and second blown save on 6/27 at Los Angeles-AL...surrendered a game-winning, two-run double Taylor Ward in the seventh inning...Posted back-to-back holds on 7/12-2 and 7/13 at Cleveland, his third and fourth of the season...Was on the injured list from 7/28-8/8 with a lower back strain...After giving up three runs in 1.0 IP on 8/19 at Cleveland, rebounded to record a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) with a .138 (8-58) opponents average and 0.61 WHIP over his final 19 outings...Retired 21 of the 22 batters faced from 9/11-22, including 19 straight in one stretch...notched his ninth hold in his final outing on 10/2 at San Diego (1.0 scoreless IP).
2021
Split 2021 between the White Sox and Class AAA Charlotte...Went 2-3 with a 4.10 ERA (17 ER/37.1 IP) and 33 strikeouts in nine starts with the Sox and 2-0 with a 0.90 mark (2 ER/20.0 IP), 0.45 WHIP, .108 (7-65) opponents average and .379 OPS in 11 relief appearances...allowed three earned runs or less in eight of his nine starts...Lowered his WHIP and opponents OPS from 1.63 and .944 in 2020 to 0.95 and .667 in 2021...Limited right-handers to a .193 (21-109) average and lefties to a .219 (21-96) mark...Posted a 1.54 ERA (6 ER/35.0 IP) over his first 14 appearances (six starts) through 9/1, but a 6.35 mark (16 ER/22.2 IP) over his final six outings (five starts)...Began the season at the Schaumburg training facility and with Charlotte before being recalled on 7/16...made his season debut in relief that night vs. Houston (2.0 scoreless IP)...Made his first start on 7/19-2 vs. Minnesota, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits with three strikeouts over 3.0 IP...Worked in back-to-back games on 7/23-24 at Milwaukee for the first time in his career...allowed one run on one hit (home run) with four strikeouts over 3.0 combined IP in relief...Recorded his first win on 7/27 at Kansas City, pitching a scoreless seventh inning...Sox rallied to win on Eloy Jiménez's three-run homer in the eighth...Threw 10.0 consecutive scoreless IP over three games (two starts) from 8/8-17, allowing three hits with 11 strikeouts...threw 2.0 IP in relief on 8/8 at the Cubs, 3.0 IP in a spot start on 8/11 at Minnesota and 5.0 IP in a start on 8/17 vs. Oakland...gave up one hit in each outing...scoreless streak ended when he allowed three runs over 4.0 IP of a start on 8/22 at Tampa Bay...Reynaldo in Relief: Worked a career-best 5.0 perfect IP with seven strikeouts in relief on 8/27 vs. the Cubs (starter Dallas Keuchel lasted just 1.0 IP)...became the first White Sox reliever..to throw 5.0-plus perfect IP in a game since Eddie Cicotte on 6/23/1917 vs. Cleveland (5.0 IP), and the second pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to throw 5.0-plus perfect IP of relief with seven-plus strikeouts, joining Cleveland’s Jake Westbrook on 4/19/04 vs. Detroit...retired 22 straight hitters in relief from 8/8 at the Cubs to 10/3 vs. Detroit (four relief appearances)...Retired 26 straight batters from the third inning of his start on 8/22 at Tampa Bay to the second of his start on 9/4 at Kansas City...the stretch included two starts and two relief appearances...Recorded the win in his final start on 9/29 vs. Cincinnati ...allowed one run on two hits with four strikeouts over a season-high 6.0 IP...snapped a five-game winless streak as a starter...gave up three runs over 0.1 IP in relief in his final regular-season appearance on 10/3 vs. Detroit...Appeared in one game of the ALDS vs. Houston, allowing one run on one hit (Yordan Álvarez homer) with two strikeouts over 2.0 IP in Game 1 at Minute Maid Park...Made 10 starts with Charlotte, going 1-6 with a 7.62 ERA (33 ER/39.0 IP).
2020
Made eight starts for the White Sox … worked 4.0 IP or less five times and gave up at least one home run in six starts. l Did not make a quality start … the Sox went 4-4 in his starts... Limited left-handers to a .200 (10-50) average while righthanders batted .304 (14-46) with four home runs...Made his season debut on 7/26 vs. Minnesota … retired the first two batters of the game but was removed with right shoulder tightness after the next five reached base...Was placed on the injured list on 7/27 … was reinstated on 8/22 and started that night against the Cubs at Wrigley Field … posted a ND, allowing two runs on one hit with four strikeouts and two walks over 3.1 IP (50 pitches)...Suffered the loss on 9/2 at Minnesota (1 ER/1.2 IP) … was optioned to Schaumburg on 9/3 and recalled on 9/10... Worked 5.0-plus IP in three straight starts from 9/12-22, going a 1-0 with 2.35 ERA (4 ER/15.1 IP) and a .182 (10-55) average...Earned his only win on 9/12 vs. Detroit (5.0 scoreless IP) … recorded season-highs in IP (5.1) and strikeouts (six) on 9/17 vs. the Twins … the Sox clinched a playoff spot with a 4-3 win...Suffered the loss in the season finale on 9/27 vs. the Cubs (6 ER/1.1 IP) … the defeat cost the White Sox a division championship and home field advantage in the Wild Card series.
2019
American League Leaders: T5th-GS (33); 13th-IP (184.0); T15th-SO (169) ... Established career highs in wins (10), starts and strikeouts ... Ranked second to last among qualifying major-league pitchers in ERA (5.38), losses (15) and opponents OPS (.833), third to last in HR/9.0 IP (1.71), fifth to last in hits (203) and home runs allowed (35) and sixth to last in opponents average (.278) ... Right Start: Became the first White Sox RHP to make 30-plus starts in consecutive seasons since Gavin Floyd from 2008-11 ... Home and Road: Went 6-6 with a 4.77 ERA (50 ER/94.1 IP) in 16 starts at home and 4-9 with a 6.02 ERA (60 ER/89.2 IP) in 17 road starts … his road ERA was the second-highest in MLB ... By the Numbers: The Sox went 14-19 in his starts … tossed 5.0-plus IP in 26 of his 33 starts and 6.0-plus IP in 16 … went 8-4 with a 2.21 ERA (26 ER/106.0 IP) when tossing at least 6.0 IP (15 quality starts) … received a 4.84 run support average (99 RS/184.0 IP), the fifth-lowest mark in the AL ... Day and Night: Went 6-5 with a 4.29 ERA (41 ER/86.0 IP), .249 (82-329) opponents average and .761 OPS in 15 day games and 4-10 with a 6.34 (69 ER/98.0 IP) mark, .303 (121- 400) opponents average and .893 OPS in 18 night games ... Suffered the loss in his season debut on 3/30 at Kansas City after allowing four runs on six hits and four walks over 4.0 IP ... Earned his first win on 4/16 vs. the Royals (1 ER/6.0 IP; 5 H) ... Piling Up Strikeouts: Recorded his second win on 4/28 vs. Detroit after allowing one unearned run on two hits with a career-high 14 strikeouts in 6.0 IP (105 pitches) … the 14 strikeouts tied for the eighth-most in Sox history, and were the most since Chris Sale fanned 15 on 8/16/15 vs. the Cubs … three Sox relievers added six strikeouts for a total of 20, tied for the most in a nine-inning game in MLB history … joined Milwaukee's Mike Fiers (8/14/14 vs. Cubs) and Detroit's Max Scherzer (5/30/10 vs. Oakland) as the only pitchers since at least 1908 to throw 6.0 IP or less with no earned runs allowed and 14-plus strikeouts ... Was victorious on 5/13 vs. Cleveland after allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits over 7.2 IP … retired 15 of the final 16 hitters he faced ... Snapped his four-start winless stretch on 6/9 vs. Kansas City after allowing just one run with eight strikeouts in 6.0 IP ... July Resurgence: Recorded season bests in ERA (3.41), strikeouts (34), home runs allowed (two), home runs allowed per 9.0 IP (0.57, second in the AL) and opponents average (.228) over five starts in July … went 3-1 with the fifth-lowest ERA (2.13) in the AL, 37 strikeouts (eighth-most in the AL) and a .607 OPS (ninth-highest in the AL) from 7/14-8/10 ... Allowed just one unearned run on three hits in a no decision on 7/14 at Oakland, his first quality start since 6/9 ... Snapped his five-start winless stretch on 7/19 at Tampa Bay, allowing two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts in 7.0 IP … marked the longest outing by a White Sox starter since 6/8 at Kansas City (Lucas Giolito, 7.2 IP) … the win also broke the Sox seven-game losing streak to open the second half ... Struck out 10 in a losing effort on 7/24 vs. Miami (2 ER/8.0 IP) … won consecutive starts on 8/4 at Philadelphia (3 ER/5.1 IP) and 8/10 vs. Oakland (6.1 scoreless IP) ... Worked 5.0 scoreless and hitless IP with two walks and six strikeouts in a win on 8/25 vs. Texas … departed the game due to dehydration and flu-like symptoms ... Suffered the loss on 8/31 at Atlanta after allowing six runs on six hits in a career-low 0.2 IP ... Complete Dominance: Recorded his first career complete game on 9/5 at Cleveland, allowing one run on one hit with three walks and 11 strikeouts … struck out 10-plus batters for the third time in 2019 … became the first Sox starter since Jeff Samardzija on 9/21-1/15 at Detroit to throw a complete-game one-hitter, and the first since Jack McDowell (8.0 IP) in 1993 to last less than 1.0 IP in one start and go the distance in the next ... Earned his 10th victory in his last start on 9/28 vs. Detroit, snapping a three-start winless stretch … allowed one run on five hits with one walk and nine strikeouts over 8.0 IP.
2018
American League Leaders: T6th-GS (32); T7th-QS (19); 12th-IP (188.2); 12th-Opp. AVG (.234) ... Spent his first full season in the White Sox rotation … ranked among the Sox leaders in quality starts (T1st), IP (2nd), strikeouts (2nd, 151) and starts (T2nd) ... Worked at least 6.0 IP 22 times, allowed two runs or less in 19 outings and one run or less 11 times ... Surrendered two runs or less on five hits or less over 6.0-plus IP in 15 starts, tied for third in the AL and tied for sixth in the majors … Washington's Max Scherzer led the majors with 22 and Houston's Justin Verlander led the AL with 20 ... Limited left-handers to a .220 average (79-359) ... His 15 no decisions tied for the fourth-most in the majors … received a 3.26 run support average (33 RS) in the NDs ... Limited opponents to a .203 (32-158) average with RISP and .162 (12-74) mark with RISP/two outs … the .203 RISP mark was the fourth-lowest in the AL and 10th-lowest in MLB ... Received a 3.39 run support average (71 RS), second-lowest in the majors behind Cole Hamels (3.02) … received two runs or less 20 times, including six straight from 7/6-8/7… received one run or less in six of his final eight outings from 8/19-9/28 ... Posted a 1.78 ERA (6 ER/30.1 IP) over five starts in April … received a no decision in his season debut on 4/2 at Toronto … allowed just one run on two hits with two walks and six strikeouts over 6.0 IP ... One-Man Club: Suffered his first lost on 4/8 vs. Detroit despite allowing one unearned run on two hits over 7.0 IP … became the first White Sox starter since at least 1908 to lose a game after going 7.0-plus IP with two or fewer hits allowed, one run allowed, and no earned runs (STATS) … marked just the fifth such outing in the major leagues since 2000 (last, Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole on 4/25/17 vs. the Cubs) … also become the first pitcher in Sox history to throw 6.0-plus IP with two or fewer hits allowed and one or no earned runs allowed in each of his first two starts of a season (Elias) ... Was charged with his second loss on 4/16 at Oakland despite allowing just two runs on four hits with a career-high tying 10 strikeouts over 6.0 IP ... His season-opening winless stretch reached five on 4/27 at Kansas City despite allowing two earned runs in 6.1 IP ... Received his fourth straight no decision on 5/9 vs. Pittsburgh after allowing just two runs on three hits, including two homers, and six strikeouts over 7.1 IP … retired the first 10 Pirates of the game … the White Sox led 5-2 entering the ninth but Nate Jones allowed four runs and Pittsburgh went on to a 6-5 win ... Compiled an 11.0 IP scoreless streak from 5/20-25 … earned his first win on 5/20 vs. Texas, allowing just two hits with eight strikeouts over a career-high 8.0 IP … retired 22 of the final 24 batters he faced … his 107 pitches also marked a career high ... Received a ND on 6/5-1 at Minnesota despite allowing just one hit over 7.0 scoreless IP … Nate Jones allowed four runs in the eighth as Chicago lost, 4-2 … was the first White Sox starter to work 7.0-plus IP and allow one hit since José Quintana on 5/19/17 at Seattle (1 ER/8.0 IP) ... Recorded his second win on 6/10 at Boston after allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits over 6.1 IP ... Won back-to-back starts for the first time in 2018 on 6/26 vs. Minnesota (4 ER/6.1 IP) and 7/1 at Texas (2 ER/6.1 IP) … first pitch temperature for the game at the Rangers was 97 degrees ... Went 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA (5 ER/40.0 IP) and 41 strikeouts over his final six starts of the season, allowing 24 hits with a 0.88 WHIP … lowered his season ERA from 4.66 to 3.91 during that stretch, the 17th-best mark in the AL ... 6.0 (IP), 1 (R) & Done: Made five straight starts from 8/29-9/21 allowing one run or less over 6.0-plus IP … the streak was the longest by a Sox starter since Eric King from 4/22-5/13/89 (also five) … was one of four pitchers in 2018 to accomplish the feat, joining St. Louis' Carlos Martínez (six), Boston's Chris Sale (six) and Pittsburgh's Trevor Williams (five) ... Also surrendered five hits or less in each of the five outings from 8/29-9/21 … became just the third Sox starter to record a five-game streak of 6.0-plus IP, one run or less allowed and five hits or less allowed, joining Joe Horlen (5/11-29/68) and Billy Pierce (5/21-6/8/57) … Pittsburgh's Williams was the only other pitcher to record such a streak in 2018 ... Earned the win in his Yankee Stadium debut on 8/29, allowing one run on five hits over 7.0 IP … retired 12 of the first 13 batters and seven of the last nine he faced … improved to 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (2 ER/7.0 IP), 12 strikeouts and just nine hits allowed over two starts vs. the Yankees in 2018 ... Did not allow a run in consecutive starts on 9/9 vs. the Angels (6.0 IP) and 9/15 at Baltimore (7.0) … earned his seventh and final win on 9/21 vs. the Cubs (1 ER/7.0 IP) ... Tweak the Streak: Suffered the loss in his final start on 9/28-1 at Minnesota despite surrendering just two runs on four hits over 6.0 IP … marked his sixth consecutive start allowing two runs or less and five hits or less over 6.0-plus IP … was just the third White Sox pitcher to record such a streak, joining Carlos Rodón (six; 7/5-8/10/18) and Joe Horlen (six; 5/7-29/68) … López and Rodón tied for the third-longest such streak in the majors in 2018,trailing Houston's Verlander (11) and Washington's Scherzer (8).
2017
Made 22 starts with Class AAA Charlotte and eight with the White Sox in his first season in the organization ... Recorded five quality starts and threw at least 6.0 IP in seven of his eight starts with the Sox … averaged 2.64 walks per 9.0 IP (14 BB/47.2 IP), down from 4.50 with the Nationals in 2016 ... Posted a 3.56 ERA (12 ER/30.1 IP) in five starts at home and a 6.75 mark (13 ER/17.1 IP) over three road outings … three of his eight starts came against Kansas City ... Went 3-0 with a 4.62 ERA (13 ER/25.1 IP) over his final four starts, compared to 0-3 with a 4.84 ERA (12 ER/22.1 IP) and 21 strikeouts over his first four … received an average of 11.37 runs of support during the winning streak (32 runs), up from 3.22 in his first four outings ... Was recalled from Charlotte on 8/11 and made his White Sox debut that night in a start vs. Kansas City … received a no decision after allowing two runs (both solo homers) with six strikeouts over 6.0 IP ... Suffered his first loss with the Sox on 8/17 at Texas, allowing six runs over 4.1 IP before exiting with soreness on his right side ... Was placed on the disabled list on 8/19 (retro to 8/18) with a back strain … was reinstated on 9/1 … made the start that night vs. Tampa Bay (L; 3 ER/6.0) ... Suffered his third loss on 9/6 vs. Cleveland despite holding the Indians to one run on six hits over 6.0 IP … earned his first win with the White Sox on 9/11 at Kansas City (3 ER/6.0 IP) ... Worked a career-high tying 7.0 IP (4 ER) in a win on 9/16 at Detroit … allowed three runs in the second before limiting the Tigers to one run on five hits over his final 5.0 IP ... Made his final start on 9/27 vs. the Angels (ND; 4 ER/6.0 IP) ... At the time of his promotion from Charlotte, ranked among the International League leaders in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (3rd, 9.7), opponents average (3rd, .220), strikeouts (T3rd,131) and IP (7th, 121.0) ... Struck out 10-plus batters on four occasions: 4/11 at Durham (10 SO/5.1 IP), 6/29 vs. Columbus (11 SO/6.2 IP), 7/16 vs. Gwinnett (12 SO/7.0 IP) and 7/26 vs. Columbus (10 SO/5.0 IP) ... Was named the White Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month for July after posting a 2.10 ERA (7 ER/30.0 IP) with 38 strikeouts and a .183 (20-109) opponents average over five starts ... Allowed two earned runs or less in seven of his final eight starts with Charlotte from 6/29-8/6 before being recalled ... Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 Prospect in the White Sox organization and No. 31 in baseball … is rated by MLB.com as the No. 4 Prospect in the Sox system, No. 38 in baseball and the No. 9 right-handed pitching prospect ... Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 Prospect in the White Sox organization and No. 31 in baseball … was rated by MLB.com as the No. 4 Prospect in the Sox system, No. 38 in baseball and the No. 9 right-handed pitching prospect.
2016
Combined to go 5-7 with a 3.21 ERA (39 ER/109.1 IP) and 126 strikeouts over 19 starts between Class AA Harrisburg and Class AAA Syracuse … averaged 10.4 strikeouts per 9.0 IP while holding opponents to a .220 (90-410) average...Began the season with Harrisburg, where he went 2-1 with a 1.60 ERA (6 ER/33.2 IP) and 56 strikeouts over his last six starts … struck out 10-plus batters in four of the six starts, including a career-high 13 each on 6/8 vs. Hartford and 6/19 vs. Reading...Threw 8.0 scoreless IP with 10 strikeouts on 6/25 at New Hampshire to earn a promotion to Syracuse … made his Chiefs debut on 6/30 at Rochester, allowing one run on three hits over 6.0 IP...His contract was purchased from Syracuse on 7/19 … made his major-league debut that night vs. the Dodgers, allowing six runs on 10 hits with nine strikeouts over 4.2 IP … the nine strikeouts were the second-most by a pitcher in his Nationals debut behind Stephen Strasburg's 14 on 6/8/10 vs. Pittsburgh...Was optioned back to Syracuse following the start and recalled again on 7/30 … made his second start that night at San Francisco (ND, 3 ER/4.0 IP) … was optioned back to the Chiefs following the start and recalled a third time on 8/13...Earned his first major-league victory on 8/13 vs. Atlanta, allowing one run on five hits over 7.0 IP … struck out 11 batters over 7.0 IP on 8/18 at Atlanta, becoming just the fourth rookie in Nationals history to fan 10-plus in a game...Was optioned to Syracuse on 8/30 and recalled for the fourth and final time on 9/4 … his final five outings came out of the bullpen … threw 3.0 scoreless IP in relief on 9/12 vs. the Mets and 5.1 scoreless IP on 9/24 at Pittsburgh...Entered the season rated by Baseball America as the No. 5 Prospect in the Nationals system and No. 93 in baseball...Sox acquisition was recommended by John Tumminia.
2015
Spent the entire season with Class A Potomac … averaged 8.5 strikeouts and 0.45 home runs (5 HR) per 9.0 IP ... Opened the season with a streak of 13.0 consecutive scoreless IP over his first three starts and posted a 0.56 ERA (1 ER/16.0 IP) with 21 strikeouts over his final three ... Named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for 8/10-16 after striking out 11 over 7.0 scoreless IP on 8/12 vs. Winston-Salem ... Was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 4 Prospect in the Carolina League following the season.
2014
Combined to go 7-3 with a 1.08 ERA (10 ER/83.1 IP), 70 strikeouts and a .149 (42-281) opponents average over 16 starts between Advanced Rookie Auburn and Class A Hagerstown ... Recorded a 0.27 ERA (2 ER/66.2 IP) over his final 12 starts of the season … did not allow an earned run over eight straight starts from 7/9-8/19 (48.1 IP) ... Went 4-0 with a 0.23 ERA (1 ER/39.2 IP) over seven starts in the second half and 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA (23.0 IP) over four home starts, allowing six hits ... Was named the New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week for 6/23-29 after throwing 5.2 scoreless with eight strikeouts on 6/23 vs. Batavia ... Following the season, was rated by Baseball America as the No. 3 Prospect in the South Atlantic League and the No. 2 Prospect in the NYPL.
2013
Made one start each at Auburn and Hagerstown.
2012
Made his professional debut with five relief appearances in the Dominican Summer League.
