Kevin Gregg #63

Kevin Marschall Gregg...Married, wife's name is Nicole...They have two children, daughter Ryann and son Max...Was originally selected by Oakland in the 1fifth round of the 1996 Draft...Signed with the Angels as a minor league free agent prior to the 2003 campaign...Graduated from Corvallis (Ore.) High School in 1996, starring in football, basketball, and baseball.

2011

With 22 saves, became the 16th Oriole to record 20 or more saves in a season (last was George Sherrill, 20 in 2009)...Converted 22 of 29 save opportunities...Tied his career-high with 40 walks (also 2007 in 74 games for Florida)...Blew three saves in a span of nine outings, August 20-September 10...Allowed at least one run in 19 of his 63 appearances...Issued at least one walk in 27 of his 63 outings...Served a three-game suspension from July 18-20 for his role in a bench-clearing brawl July 8 at Boston...Worked a season-high 1.1 innings September 8 at New York, striking out a season-high four batters...Recorded saves in four consecutive appearances April 26-May 4 and June 1-8...Notched a save in six of his first 11 appearances of the year April 2-May 4...Collected five saves in a seven-game span May 22-June 8...Posted a 2.45 ERA (11.0IP, 3ER) in 11 June appearances and was six-for-seven in save opportunities...Blew at least one save in each month except July (3-for-3)...Pitched to a 2.16 ERA (8.1IP, 2ER) in eight appearances against New York, holding the Yankees to a .200 batting average (6-30)...Held opponents to a .185 average (5-27) with runners in scoring position and two outs...Appeared in eight consecutive non-save situations July 31-August 19 and allowed five earned runs over 7.0 innings...Pitched to a 7.36 ERA (14.2IP, 12ER) in his last 17 outings.

2010

Appeared in 63 games with the Blue Jays, saving a career high 37 games, (T-4th in AL) eclipsing his previous high of 32 in 2007 with FLA ... Saved a season high eight consecutive opportunities on three separate occasions, Apr. 9-May 6, July 24-Aug. 25 and Aug. 28-Oct. 1 ... On June 10 at TB recorded the 100th save of his career ... Had two saves of more than one inning, April 23 at TB and July 10 vs. BOS both saves coming after 1.1 innings of work ... In 47 games with at least one day of rest, had an ERA of 2.18 (45.1IP, 11ER) converting 28 of his 30 save opportunities, as opposed to a 7.90 ERA (13.2IP, 12ER) saving nine games in 13 opportunities with no days rest (16 games) ... Posted a 2.78 ERA at home as opposed to a 4.39 ERA on the road ... Held batters to a .197 average with runners in scoring position

2009

Converted 23 of 30 save situations before being lifted from the closer's role August 18... Converted 10-straight save opportunities, June 26-July 26... Posted a 1.80 ERA (3 ER/15.0 IP) over the stretch... Has converted 20 or more saves in each of the last three seasons... Made exactly 72 appearances and tossed 68.2 innings for the second straight season... Tossed 2.0 innings of relief four times, producing a 1.13 ERA (1 ER/8.0 IP) in those outings... Was 4-1 with 11 saves and a 2.21 ERA (9 ER/36.2 IP) in 37 home games compared to a 1-5 record with 12 saves and a 7.59 ERA (27 ER/32.0 IP) in 35 road games... Held the opponent scoreless in 27 of his 31 home outings... BIG FINISH AT HOME: Boasted a 0.98 ERA (3 ER/27.2 IP) in his final 28 home appearances, dating to May 27... Limited hitters to a .173 batting average with runners in scoring position (9-for-52)... Held the opponent scoreless in 52 of his 72 outings... Owned a 6.00 ERA (18 ER/27.0 IP) in save opportunities compared to a 3.82 ERA (18 ER/41.2 IP) in non-save situations... Garnered a 3.32 ERA (15 ER/40.2 IP) in 42 appearances prior to the All-Star break... Posted a 6.75 ERA (21 ER/28.0 IP) in 30 games after the Mid-Summer Classic... STREAKING: Owned a season-high 9.2 scoreless innings streak, June 3-21 (nine outings)... Lowered his ERA from 6.06 to 3.15, May 26-July 22 ... Boasted a 1.65 ERA (5 ER/27.1 IP) during the stretch... Made the 300th appearance of his career June 13, shutting down the Twins in order in the ninth... Converted his 12th save of the season and recorded the 400th strikeout of his career June 26 against the White Sox ... Had three blown saves in August after recording only three blown saves the first four months of the season ... Also had blown saves August 1 and 2 to snap a run of 10-straight successful save situations... Posted a 10.29 ERA (8 ER/7.0 IP) in nine September outings before being shut down for the remainder of the season, September 29, with cracked rib cartilage.

2008

Kevin was 7-8 with 29 saves, four holds and a 3.41 ERA (26 ER/68.2 IP) in 72 relief outings in his final season with Florida. © Tied for the N.L. lead with seven relief victories, ranked eighth in the league in saves and 11th with a .203 batting average against. © Limited left-handed batters to a .181 batting average (21-for-116) and a .222 batting average (30-for-135) from right-handed batters. © Posted a 2.92 ERA or less in five of six calendar months, closing the season with nine scoreless outings in September. © In a three-month period from May 6-August 12, went 3-2 with 21 saves, a 1.86 ERA (8 ER/38.2 IP) and a .165 batting average against. © Stranded 14 of 15 inherited runners, a 93.3-percent success rate. © Posted a 0.82 ERA (2 ER/22.0 IP) in 24 day contests, going 10-for-10 in save opportunities. © Allowed just three home runs in 68.2 innings of work ... went a seasonhigh 31 straight games (28.2 IP) without allowing a homer from May 31- August 12. © Made his 200th career appearance April 1 vs. the Mets.

2007

Recorded career-high 32 saves, tied for eighth-highest total in National League ... converted 88.9 percent (32 of 36) of save opportunities, fourth in the National League and the fourth-best percentage in club history among closers with 20+ saves ... Named Marlins' Most Improved Player by South Florida chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America ... Became seventh Marlins pitcher (eighth time) to record 30+ saves in a season ... set Major League record becoming fourth different Marlins pitcher to register 30-save season in last four years: Armando Benitez (47 in 2004), Todd Jones (40 in 2005), Joe Borowski (36 in 2006), Kevin Gregg (32 in 2007) ... Notched first save of season April 22 vs. Washington, allowing four earned runs in 3.0 innings ... it was his second career save, the first coming April 23, 2004, at Oakland, a 4.0-inning save while pitching for Los Angeles-AL ... became full-time closer May 16 at Pittsburgh, recording second save of season with scoreless ninth inning ... Converted first 15 save opportunities, before he was charged with blown save on July 1 vs. Atlanta, when he allowed two earned runs in 2.0 innings before Marlins won game in 10th inning ... fell shy of Marlins record for consecutive saves, set by Todd Jones (27 straight) in 2005 ... tied Robb Nen for most consecutive saves to start Marlins career ... established career highs for saves (32), losses (5), games (74), strikeouts (87), games finished (55) ... held opponents to .206 (63x306) batting average, lowest among Marlins pitchers for season and fifth-lowest season total by a pitcher in Marlins history, behind (min 50.0 IP): Armando Benitez (.152 in 2004), Bryan Harvey (.186 in 1993), Al Leiter (.202 in 1996), Matt Mantei (.203 in 1998) ... Stranded 17 of 20 inherited runners for season ... went 0-3 with 18 saves (19 save opps) and 3.02 ERA in 43 games before All-Star Break, and was 0-2 with 14 saves (17 save opps) and 4.32 ERA in 31 games after All-Star Break.

2006

Began season with Salt Lake (AAA), and was recalled on April 19 to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim...Had 3-4 record with 4.14 ERA (78.1 IP, 36 ER) in 32 games (three starts) for Angels...allowed 88 hits (10 HR), walked 21 and struck out 71 batters...ERA was career single-season best...was 1-1 with a 6.89 ERA (15.2 IP, 12 ER) as starter and 2-3 with 3.45 ERA (62.2 IP, 24 ER) as reliever...victory as starter came May 4 at Detroit (7-2 score; 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 SO)...equaled longest start of career (third time)...longest outing in relief came August 16 at Texas (5.0 IP)...struck out career-high seven batters May 20 at Los Angeles (NL) and August 27 vs. New York (AL)...seven strikeouts as reliever was season-best by an Angel...was 1-2 with a 3.44 ERA after All-Star break...ejected from contest after hitting Michael Young with a pitch in eighth inning on August 16 at Texas (suspended four games for incident)...Began season at Salt Lake (AAA)...appeared in three games (two starts) with the Bees, posting 1-0 record and 0.00 ERA (10 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 8 SO)...lone decision came April 15 at Portland (win).

2005

Completed season with 1-2 record and 5.04 ERA (64 1/3 IP - 36 ER) in 33 games (two starts) ... ERA was 3.03 (35 2/3 IP - 12 ER) after All-Star break, compared to 7.53 ERA (28 2/3 IP - 24 ER) before ... Posted nine scoreless outings of two-plus innings last 19 appearances ... Worked 4 1/3 scoreless innings Aug. 6 vs. Tampa Bay (1 H, 1 BB, 6 SO), tying his mark of longest outing by an Angels reliever in 2005 (Six K's are most by an Angels reliever and tied his career-high) ... Recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on July 1 ... Began season in fifth spot of rotation with Kelvim Escobar on DL ... Walked 19 batters in 65 1/3 IP (walked 28 batters in 87 2/3 IP in 2004) ... Was 1-1 with a 9.82 ERA (7 1/3 IP - 8 ER) as a starter (two starts) in 2005 ... In seven games (six starts) with Salt Lake, he went 3-1 with 3.89 ERA (34 2/3 IP - 15 ER) ... Optioned to Salt Lake on May 24.

2004

Completed first full major league season with 5-2 record and 4.21 ERA (87.2 IP - 41 ER) in 55 games...Led club and ranked second in AL with 13 wild pitches...Total sets club record by reliever...8.6 strikeouts per nine innings pitched (84 total) ranks third best by rookie in Angels' history...Posted first career save April 23 at Oakland (4 IP, 3 H, 3 SO)... Outing represented longest of season...ERA was 1.39 (32.1 IP - 5 ER) from April-May - ERA was 5.83 (54 IP - 35 ER) after...Threw four wild pitches in one inning, July 25th at Seattle, to set an AL record (had previously been announced as tying the mark)...Posted 14-inning scoreless streak, April 20-May 11...Posted five strikeouts (2.2 IP), April 20 vs. Texas...Allowed 11 of 29 inherited runners to score...Retired 36 of 55 first batters faced...Made first career Opening Day roster...2004 Post-Season...Pitched two innings of Game 1 of ALDS vs. Boston (2 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 WP).

2003

Began eighth professional season at double-A Arkansas...Was 4-3 with two complete games and a 3.53 ERA (66.1 IP - 26 ER) in 15 games (11 starts) at Arkansas...Was promoted to triple-A Salt Lake, June 11...Was 7-4 with a 4.03 ERA (91.2 IP - 41 ER) in 15 starts at triple-A Salt Lake in 2003...Seven wins ranked fourth on club...Won six straight starts, July 18-Aug. 19...Led Salt Lake to shutout victories in two consecutive starts, allowing just six hits and two walks with 13 strikeouts in 14 innings...On July 18, went seven innings and struck out five in a 7-0 win over Portland and, on July 23, struck out eight in seven innings in a 3-0 win over Tucson...In next start, picked up fourth consecutive win in the Stingers' 8-7 victory over Omaha, Aug. 2, and in process broke franchise record for most scoreless innings pitched, going 27.1 before giving up five runs in fourth inning...Allowed 12 home runs in 158 innings pitched this season in minor leagues...Struck out season-high eight batters three times...Walked 37 and struck out 135 in that span (3.6 SO per BB)...In minor league career has walked 427 and struck out 848 batters...Posted 2-0 record and 3.28 ERA (24.2 IP - 9 ER) in five games (two starts) with Angels...Was 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA (20 IP - 3 ER) as starter...Limited opponents to .205 average...Originally had contract selected by Angels from Salt Lake, Aug. 9, replacing Benji Gil (designated for assignment) on 25-man roster...Made major league debut as starter, Aug. 9 at Cleveland, in first game of doubleheader...Received no decision in Angels' 3-2, 13-inning loss (6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HB, 2 BB, 6 SO)...Was optioned to Salt Lake following game... Recalled again from Salt Lake, Sept. 1...Registered first major league win, Sept. 6 vs. Kansas City in second game of doubleheader (7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO - 103 pitches, 69 strikes)...Made first ML appearance in relief, Sept. 2 at Minnesota (2.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO)... Moved to 2-0 in career, earning win Sept. 14 at Seattle (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO)...13 total wins in 2003 is career high (9 in 1999).

2002

Pitched for three teams in Athletics' minor league system...Finished 3-3 with a 4.30 ERA (37.2 IP - 18 ER) in 11 games (four starts) at double-A Midland, 2-5 with a 7.52 ERA (58.2 IP - 49 ER) in 16 games (eight starts) at triple-A Sacramento and 2-1 with a 2.08 ERA (17.1 IP - 4 ER) in three starts at single-A Visalia...11 combined wins was career high.

2001

Spent entire season at Midland...Recorded 5-5 mark with one save and a 4.54 ERA (81.1 IP - 41 ER) in 44 games (one start)...Set career high in games pitched.

2000

Spent season at Midland, posting 5-14 record with a 6.40 ERA (140.2 IP - 100 ER) in 28 games (27 starts)...Ranked first in league in losses, runs allowed (120) and earned runs allowed.

1999

Split season between single-A Visalia, Midland and triple-A Vancouver...Finished 4-4 with one complete game shutout, one save and a 3.80 ERA (64 IP - 27 ER) in 13 games (11 starts) for Visalia, 4-7 with two complete games and a 3.74 ERA (91.1 IP - 38 ER) in 16 starts for Midland and 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA (5 IP - 2 ER) in one start for Vancouver...Combined totals set career best in starts (28)...Ranked second in league in complete games.

1998

Spent entire season at single-A Modesto...Registered 8-7 record with one save and a 3.81 ERA (144 IP - 61 ER) in 30 games (24 starts)...Set career high with 141 strikeouts.

1997

Posted 6-8 record with a 5.70 ERA (115.1 IP - 73 ER) in 25 games (24 starts)...Led A's farm system with 136 strikeouts.

1996

Began professional career with Athletics rookie club...Was 3-3 with a 3.10 ERA (40.2 IP - 14 ER) in 11 games (nine starts).