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Matt Garza | 22 | P
Tampa Bay Rays
ERA W-L Saves K
3.95 8-12 0 189
Height: 6-4 Born: 11/26/1983
Weight: 205 Birthplace: Selma, CA
Throws: R Debut: 8/11/2006
Bats: R College: Fresno State

Latest News
Sep. 20 2:39 PM PT3:39 PM MT4:39 PM CT5:39 PM ET10:39 PM GMT6:39 AM 北京时间-Garza struck out 10 while ending a personal nine-game winless streak and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 4-0 on Saturday night.
Analysis: Garza (8-10) allowed three hits over 7 1-3 innings in winning for the first time since beating Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay 4-2 on July 24. The right-hander is 3-5 - with all three victories coming against Toronto - over his past 15 starts.
Sep. 3 3:38 PM PT4:38 PM MT5:38 PM CT6:38 PM ET11:38 PM GMT7:38 AM 北京时间-Garza allowed four runs and six hits in 6 2-3 innings of the Rays' 8-5 win over Boston on Wednesday, but was unable to get his first win since July 24 - a stretch of seven starts.
Analysis: Even though Tampa Bay staked him to a nice lead early, Garza wasn't his usual dominant self against the Red Sox. Including postseason, he's now 7-1 with a 2.89 ERA against Boston, but he has a 5.05 ERA in his last seven starts overall.
Aug. 29 1:00 PM PT2:00 PM MT3:00 PM CT4:00 PM ET9:00 PM GMT5:00 AM 北京时间-Garza took the loss Friday, giving up six runs on five hits and three walks in five innings in a 6-2 loss at Detroit.
Analysis: Garza is winless in his last five starts, going 0-1 with a 5.27 ERA.
Aug. 23 11:42 AM PT12:42 PM MT1:42 PM CT2:42 PM ET7:42 PM GMT3:42 AM 北京时间-Garza allowed three runs and six hits over seven innings in Saturday's 5-4, 10-inning win over Texas.
Analysis: He has just one win in his last nine starts
Aug. 17 11:14 AM PT12:14 PM MT1:14 PM CT2:14 PM ET7:14 PM GMT3:14 AM 北京时间-Garza struggled, but wound up allowing just one run on eight hits and two walks in five innings of Sunday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Analysis: Garza is 0-1 with a 4.03 ERA in his last four starts.
Aug. 11 10:16 AM PT11:16 AM MT12:16 PM CT1:16 PM ET6:16 PM GMT2:16 AM 北京时间-Garza lasted 3 1-3 innings, giving up six runs and six hits while striking out three and walking four. he did not get a decision in an 8-7 loss to the Angels.
Analysis: Garza is 1-4 with a 5.33 ERA in nine starts on natural grass this year.
Aug. 5 1:04 PM PT2:04 PM MT3:04 PM CT4:04 PM ET9:04 PM GMT5:04 AM 北京时间-Garza limited the Red Sox to three hits while walking two and striking out six in seven innings, giving up two runs in the Rays' 4-2, 13-inning win Tuesday.
Analysis: Garza continues to feast on Boston's lineup. His 5-1 record and 2.93 ERA against the Red Sox doesn't even include his two brilliant starts in last year's AL championship series, including the Game 7 gem that sent the Rays to the World Series. It's possible he could face Boston twice more this year.
Jul. 31 3:11 PM PT4:11 PM MT5:11 PM CT6:11 PM ET11:11 PM GMT7:11 AM 北京时间-Garza has been fined an undisclosed amount for hitting New York Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira with a pitch. Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said before Friday night's game against Kansas City that he received an e-mail from Major League Baseball with the penalty.
Analysis: Garza hit Teixeira in the fifth inning Wednesday night, then said he did it because he's tired of opposing pitchers throwing at Rays All-Star Evan Longoria. Garza declined to comment before the Rays took batting practice on Friday.
Jul. 30 1:36 PM PT2:36 PM MT3:36 PM CT4:36 PM ET9:36 PM GMT5:36 AM 北京时间-Garza yielded three runs and eight hits in Wednesday's 6-2 loss to the New York Yankees.
Analysis: ``They can take whatever they want from it, but I just kind of got tired of people brushing him back. It's about time someone made a statement,'' Garza said of hitting Mark Teixera after Joba Chamberlain threw a pitch over Rays third baseman Evan Longoria's head.
Jul. 1 12:28 PM PT1:28 PM MT2:28 PM CT3:28 PM ET8:28 PM GMT4:28 AM 北京时间-Garza allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings of a 4-1 win at Toronto on Tuesday.
Analysis: The right-hander has won his last two starts, while yielding two runs and 10 hits with 10 strikeouts in 15 innings.
Jun. 26 12:01 PM PT1:01 PM MT2:01 PM CT3:01 PM ET8:01 PM GMT4:01 AM 北京时间-Garza held Philadelphia to one run and three hits while striking out seven in eight innings of a 7-1 victory Wednesday.
Analysis: The Rays have won six of Garza's last seven starts at Tropicana Field, and the right-hander is 4-1 with a 2.39 ERA in those contests. Garza is also 2-1 with a 2.70 ERA in four career interleague starts.
Jun. 13 10:42 AM PT11:42 AM MT12:42 PM CT1:42 PM ET6:42 PM GMT2:42 AM 北京时间-Garza gave up three runs and seven hits over 5 2-3 innings and did not get a decision Friday in a 4-3 win over the Nationals.
Analysis: Garza is winless since May 16, going 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA in his last five outings.
Jun. 8 10:37 AM PT11:37 AM MT12:37 PM CT1:37 PM ET6:37 PM GMT2:37 AM 北京时间-Garza allowed one run and four hits over five innings and did not get a decision in a 4-3 loss at the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Analysis: It was Garza's shortest outing of the year, and he needed 96 pitches to get through the five innings. "I went out there and gave it all I have," Garza said. "You know, I told (pitching coach Jim) Hickey before I went out that I wasn't 100 percent. My lower half didn't feel right."
Jun. 1 9:24 AM PT10:24 AM MT11:24 AM CT12:24 PM ET5:24 PM GMT1:24 AM 北京时间-Garza - facing his former team for the first time - gave up three runs and seven hits over seven innings but lost 3-2 to the Twins on Sunday.
Analysis: Garza was acquired in the November 2007 trade that also brought shortstop Jason Bartlett to the Rays as part of a six-player transaction that sent Harris and outfielder Delmon Young to Minnesota. He has a 2.98 ERA in his last seven starts, but is just 3-2 in that stretch.
May 27 2:18 PM PT3:18 PM MT4:18 PM CT5:18 PM ET10:18 PM GMT6:18 AM 北京时间-Garza suffered his first loss in nearly a month, allowing four runs over six innings in Tuesday night's 5-1 loss in Cleveland.
Analysis: Garza (4-3, 3.65 ERA) was 3-0 with a 2.29 ERA in his five previous starts, and his previous loss was April 25 against Oakland. He will likely start Sunday at home against Minnesota. Garza has never faced the Twins.
May 22 12:49 PM PT1:49 PM MT2:49 PM CT3:49 PM ET8:49 PM GMT4:49 AM 北京时间-Garza allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings, although he did not earn the win in Tampa Bay's 6-5 victory over Oakland on Thursday.
Analysis: It was the fifth straight quality start for Garza, who is having some control problems at times but is holding opponents to an AL-best .199 batting average.
May 17 3:34 PM PT4:34 PM MT5:34 PM CT6:34 PM ET11:34 PM GMT7:34 AM 北京时间-Garza won his third straight decision Saturday, yielding two runs over six innings in a 4-2 victory over visiting Cleveland.
Analysis: After allowing 11 earned runs in consecutive defeats, Garza is 3-0 with a 2.20 ERA in his last four starts.
May 11 3:45 PM PT4:45 PM MT5:45 PM CT6:45 PM ET11:45 PM GMT7:45 AM 北京时间-Garza gave up three runs, seven hits, struck out six and walked two in seven innings Sunday. He did not receive a decision in Tampa Bay's 4-3 loss to Boston.
Analysis: It was quite as good as Garza's past few starts against Boston, which have been completely dominant. But it appears the young pitcher is finding a groove. He is 2-0 with a 1.99 ERA in his last three outings.
May 6 8:48 AM PT9:48 AM MT10:48 AM CT11:48 AM ET4:48 PM GMT12:48 AM 北京时间-Garza surrendered three runs in eight innings on Tuesday in a 6-3 win over Baltimore.
Analysis: Garza is 2-0 with a 1.15 ERA in his last two starts.
May 1 12:51 PM PT1:51 PM MT2:51 PM CT3:51 PM ET8:51 PM GMT4:51 AM 北京时间-Garza took a perfect game into the seventh inning of a 13-0 victory over Boston on Thursday. Garza, facing the Red Sox at Tropicana Field for the first time since beating them in Game 7 of last season's ALCS, allowed his first baserunner on Jacoby Ellsbury's infield single leading off the seventh inning.
Analysis: Garza (2-2) threw 75 of his 108 pitches for strikes, walked one and struck out 10. Including a pair of wins over Jon Lester in the ALCS, Garza is 7-1 lifetime against the Red Sox. He also beat them at Fenway Park this season, allowing one run and four hits in seven innings on April 9.
Apr. 15 12:08 PM PT1:08 PM MT2:08 PM CT3:08 PM ET8:08 PM GMT4:08 AM 北京时间-Garza held the Yankees to two runs and five hits while striking out nine in seven innings Tuesday night, but New York pulled away against the Rays' bullpen and won 7-2.
Analysis: Though the Rays slipped to 4-4 on the season, it was another strong outing from Garza, who's 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA through his first two starts. The right-hander went 11-9 with a 3.70 ERA in 30 starts in 2008.
Regular Season Pitching Statistics
Year Team W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K ERA SSX
2006 Min 3 6 0 - 0 10 9 0 50.0 62 33 32 6 23 0 38 5.76 $28.50
2007 Min 5 7 0 - 0 16 15 0 83.0 96 44 34 8 32 4 67 3.69 $77.00
2008 TB 11 9 0 - 0 30 30 3 184.2 170 83 76 19 59 2 128 3.70 $177.17
2009 TB 8 12 0 - 0 32 32 0 203.0 177 93 89 25 79 0 189 3.95 $215.00
Career 27 34 0 - 0 88 86 3 520.2 505 253 231 58 193 6 422 3.99  
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2007 Min 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2008 TB 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .000 .200 .000
2009 TB 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Career 88 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .000 .111 .000

Postseason Pitching Statistics
Year Team Round W L Sv-Op G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB IBB K ERA
2008 TB Total 2 1 0 - 0 4 4 0 25.0 21 11 11 4 12 0 25 3.96
    LDS 0 1 0 - 0 1 1 0 6.0 7 5 5 0 4 0 4 7.50
    LCS 2 0 0 - 0 2 2 0 13.0 8 2 2 1 6 0 14 1.38
    WS 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 6.0 6 4 4 3 2 0 7 6.00
Career 2 1 0 - 0 4 4 0 25.0 21 11 11 4 12 0 25 3.96

Postseason Batting Statistics
Year Team Round G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2008 TB Total 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
    WS 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Career 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000


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