Married to Sarah... Graduated from Cathedral (MA) High School where he was the class valedictorian... Graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University with a degree in economics in 2000...Was part of MLB's All-Star tour of Japan in 2006…Was a member of Team USA in the 2001 World Cup in Taiwan, earning a silver medal.
2014
Combined to go 3-4 with a 4.35 ERA (97.1IP, 47ER) in 40 appearances (12 starts) with Boston and theYankees… pitched exclusively as a starter for the Yankees, going 2-3 with a 4.25 ERA (65.2IP, 31ER)... Was acquired by the Yankees from Colorado on 7/24 in exchange for cash considerations and signed a Major League contract with the club on 7/25…made his Yankees debut-and first start of the season-in 7/26 loss vs. Toronto, earning a no-decision(6.0IP, 5H, 2ER, 4BB,4K)…became the first pitcher to start a gamefor the Yankees afterplaying for Boston inthe same season since Ray Scarborough in1952 (credit: Elias)... Recorded at least 7Kin three consecutivestarts from 8/6-19, thelongest such stretch ofhis career (8K on 8/6vs. Detroit, 7K on 8/11at Baltimore and 8K on 8/19 vs. Houston)... Snapped a 12-start winless stretch on 8/29 at Toronto, marking his first victory as a starter since 8/3/13 w/Los Angeles-NL at the Cubs…was the second-longest winless streak of his career (went 0-11 w/ Milwaukee during a 19-start stretch from 5/13/07-6/3/10)... Had his streak of 107.1IP without allowing a stolen base snapped on 9/26 at Boston when Rusney Castillo stolesecond in the fifth inning…marked his first stolen base allowed since 8/25/13 vs. Boston (w/ Los Angeles-NL),when Jacoby Ellsbury stole second in the third inning... Began the season with Boston and made 28 relief appearances, going 1-1 with a 4.55 ERA (31.2IP, 16ER)... Did not allow a run in his first 12 outings with Boston (4/3-5/1)…produced a 1.95 ERA (27.2IP, 6ER) and .198 (20-for-101) opp. BA in his first 23 games (4/3-5/28)…was designated for assignment on 6/25 and released on 7/1... Signed a minor league contract with Colorado on 7/4…combined with Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A ColoradoSprings to make four starts, going 1-0 with a 2.79 ERA (19.1IP, 6ER).
2013
Went 4-7 with a 4.26 ERA (50 ER/105.2 IP) in 24 games (20 starts) for the Dodgers…Held opponents scoreless in 4 appearances (4.2 IP) as a reliever...Held left-handed hitters to a .248 AVG compared to a .312 mark against righties…Posted a 3.17 ERA (17 ER/48.1 IP) in road games...Allowed 1 earned run or fewer in 9 of his 20 starts...Missed time on the DL from 4/17-5/6 with a left calf strain and returned to the DL from 5/30-6/19 with a left shoulder latissimus strain…Made 2 rehab starts with Triple-A Albuquerque (1.93, 2 ER/9.1 IP)...After his return posted a 3.72 ERA (30 ER/72.2 IP) over the duration of the season…Combined for 11.0 scoreless frames over his 1st 2 starts immediately following his return, 6/19 at NYY (G2) and 6/23 at SD... The Dodgers won 8 of his 9 starts from 7/11-8/31 (2-1, 3.60, 20 ER/50.0 IP)...Tossed a season-high 6.2 scoreless innings on 7/28 vs. CIN, allowing just 3 hits with 4 SO...Posted a 2.61 ERA (6 ER/20.2 IP) over his final 6 appearances of the season from 8/20-9/29 with 16 strikeouts and 4 walks in that span...Threw 3.0 hitless innings of relief in Game 3 of the NLDS vs. ATL to earn the win in his postseason debut.
2012
Established a career-best 3.72 ERA and his 12 wins were his most since 2005 when he won 18 games ...his
198.1 innings pitched were his most since firing a career-high 221.1 frames in 2006 with Milwaukee...made 18
quality starts, the second highest total of his career (25, 2006). Tied with Clayton Kershaw for the team lead with 33 starts and ranked second on the club in wins (12),
innings (198.1) and strikeouts (162). Opened his Dodger career by going 5-0 with a 2.06 ERA (10 ER/43.2 IP) in his first seven starts through May
11...went 3-0 with a 2.73 ERA (9 ER/29.2 IP) in five April starts, ranking among the monthly NL leaders in
wins (T-4th) and strikeouts (29, T-10th). Tossed 24.2 consecutive scoreless innings from April 23-May 11, a season high for a Dodger pitcher and the
fifth longest streak by a National League hurler this season. Led the Dodgers and tied for ninth in the NL with nine wins at the All-Star break...also ranked among the NL first-half leaders (min. 10 starts) in ERA (2.91, 12th), opponents' average (.232, 15th), strikeouts (100, T-11th)
and innings (111.1 IP, 11th). Was 3-8 with a 4.76 ERA in 15 post-All-Star break starts. Went 4-1 with a 1.62 ERA (6 ER/33.1 IP) in five May starts and ranked among the league leaders in wins
(four, tied for third), ERA (1.62, third), opponents' average (1.67, second), opponents' on-base percentage
(.221, first) and baserunners per nine innings (7.29, first). His 0.81 WHIP also led the Majors during May... was
third in the Majors through May in wins (seven). Posted a 3.19 ERA and went 5-6 in 16 starts at Dodger Stadium. Was 6-4 with a 2.65 ERA (11th in the N/L. among starters) in day games. Took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Aug. 12 at Miami before Jose Reyes broke it up with a one-out
single... ended up with the victory, going eight innings, allowing two hits and three walks, while striking
out 10. Limited hitters to a .254 batting average, including a .229 mark against left-handers...lefties posted only a
.287 on-base percentage and a .312 slugging percentage against Capuano. Went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (4 ER/20.0 IP) in three Interleague starts...struck out a season-high 12 batters in
a season-high tying 8.0 innings on June 17 against the White Sox. Struck out a season-high 12 batters June 17 against the Chicago White Sox in an eight-inning no decision (6
H, 1 ER, 1 BB).
2011
With the Mets, recorded his most wins (11), games (33), starts (31), innings (186.0)
and strikeouts (168) since 2006...Held left-handed batters to a .224 (37-for-165) batting average, a .277 on-base percentage
and a .376 slugging percentage...allowed only 12 extra-base hits to left-handed batters,
which tied for the seventh fewest among National League pitchers (min. 30 starts)...Tossed at least 5.0 innings in 29 of 31 starts...Struck out 8.1 batters per nine innings, posted a 3.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio and walked
2.6 batters per nine innings, which were all the second-best ratios of his career...Tossed a two-hit, complete-game shutout on Aug. 26 vs. Atlanta for the third shutout of
his career and first since July 6, 2006, with Milwaukee vs. Chicago (NL)...the two hits
were the fewest of his career for a complete game...it marked his fourth career complete
game and first since July 31, 2006, as a member of the Brewers at Colorado...Fanned a career-high 13 batters on Aug. 26 for the third double-digit strikeout
game of his career...his previous best was 12, established on June 16, 2006, with
Milwaukee vs. Cleveland...Became the third pitcher in Mets history to throw a shutout while striking out at least 13 batters
and allowing no more than two hits...the others to do so were Nolan Ryan (April 18, 1970) and
Tom Seaver (May 15, 1970 and Sept. 29, 1972)...joined Seaver (July 9, 1969) as the only
pitchers in team history to hurl a one or two-hit shutout with at least 10 strikeouts and no walks...Went 4-2 with a 3.25 ERA (13 ER/36.0 IP) in six June starts...the four wins tied for
the second most in the National League...Held opponents to a .235 (4-for-17) batting average with the bases loaded.
2010
Made his first major league appearance since September 28, 2007 on June
3, 2010 at Florida...Went 3.2 innings and allowed seven hits and three runs,
earned...Had four quality starts for the Brewers, all of which came in a row from
September 8-September 26...Went 3-3 with a 4.14 ERA (21 earned runs/45.2 innings) in nine major
league starts...Finished 1-1 with a 3.54 ERA (eight earned runs/20.1 innings)
in 15 games out of the bullpen...Threw a season-high 7.0 innings on September 8 vs. St. Louis...It was his
longest outing since July 23, 2007, when he went 8.0 innings at Cincinnati...Posted a 2.91 ERA (11 earned runs/34.0 innings) and a 2-2 record in his
final six starts of the season from September 3-October 2...His 2.37 ERA (eight earned runs/30.1 innings) in September was the 15th
lowest in the National League among pitchers with at least 30.0 innings
pitched in the month...Started the season with Brevard County (A) of the Florida State League...
Transferred to Nashville (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League before the
Brewers purchased his contract on May 29.
2009
Missed most of the season as he continued to recover
from "Tommy John" surgery on his left elbow...From 8/19-8/28 made 3 starts with the Rookie Arizona
Brewers, posting a 6.00 ERA (3ip, 2er)...From 9/2-9/11 made 3 starts at Rookie Helena, posting a
1.50 ERA (6ip, 1er).
2008
Did not pitch due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his
left elbow.....suffered the injury in a spring training start on
3/17 against the Mariners in Peoria...Was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 3/27 and
underwent "Tommy John" surgery on 5/15.....surgery was
performed by Dr. James Andrews...Was transferred to the 60-day disabled list on 9/1.
2007
Went 5-12 with a 5.10 ERA in 29 games (25 starts)...Produced 6 quality starts...Began the season 5-0 with a 2.31 ERA through his first
7 starts (39ip, 10er).....earned 4 victories in April for the
second straight season.....he and Jeff Suppan combined
to become the first duo in franchise history to record at
least 4 wins in the month of April in the same season...Went 0-12 with a 6.08 ERA over his last 22 appearances
(111ip, 75er)...His 12-game losing streak set a new franchise record,
breaking the previous mark of 11 held by Marty Pattin
(6/27/69-4/21/70), Chris Bosio (5/21-8/26, 1988) and
Glendon Rusch (4/13-7/18, 2003)...The Brewers dropped each of the last 18 games in which
he appeared...On 6/2 vs. Florida belted his first career home run with a
solo shot off Byung-Hyun Kim.....in that game also
recorded his 500th career strikeout (Dan Uggla) and had
his second career double-digit strikeout performance
(10k).....the Brewers lost, however, 5-2 (no decision)...Was scratched from his start on 6/13 at Detroit with a
strained left groin.....the following day was placed on the
15-day disabled list.....was reinstated on 7/1...Made his 4 relief outings in consecutive appearances
from 8/24-9/14.....went 0-2 with a 4.20 ERA (15ip, 7er)...On 10/11 underwent surgery to repair the torn labrum in
his right shoulder.....the surgery was performed in
Birmingham, AL by Dr. James Andrews
2006
Went 11-12 with a 4.03 ERA in 34 starts...Tied Houston's Roy Oswalt for the Major League lead
with 25 quality starts.....produced 11 consecutive quality
starts to begin the season...Posted a 2.55 ERA in his 25 quality starts (172.2ip, 49er)
and a 9.25 ERA in his 9 non-quality starts (48.2ip, 50er)...For the second straight season ranked second among
National League lefthanders in strikeouts (174).....only
Houston's Andy Pettitte (178) had more...Tossed a career-high 221.1 innings, seventh in the
National League...Threw 3 complete games, including a pair of shutouts...Was selected to his first All-Star Game, replacing the Mets' Tom Glavine (did not pitch)...Went 10-4 with a 3.21 ERA prior to the All-Star Break and
1-8 with a 5.17 ERA after the break...Was National League Player of the Week for 4/24-4/30...Was selected Brewers Pitcher of the Month for April, May
and June...In a 9-0 win on 4/30 at Chicago-NL tossed his first career
complete game and shutout (9ip, 5h, 0bb, 6k)...Struck out a career-high 12 batters over 7.0 innings in a
6-4 win on 6/16 vs. Cleveland.....was the first Brewers
lefthander with 12 or more strikeouts in a game since
Teddy Higuera (12k, 7/15/88 at Texas)...Tossed his second shutout in a 2-0 win on 7/6 vs.
Chicago-NL (9ip, 6h, 0bb, 6k)...Threw his third complete game in a 4-2 loss on 7/31 at
Colorado (8ip, 7h, 4r, 4er, 1bb, 4k, 2hr)...Following the season was selected to play in the Japan
All-Star Series...On 1/17/07 signed a 1-year contract, avoiding arbitration.
2005
Went 18-12 posting a 3.99 ERA in 35 starts...established career highs in ERA, games started, wins, innings pitched
(season & single game) and strikeouts (season & single game)...led the Majors with 12 pickoffs...tied for first
in the Majors with PHI's Brett Myers and equaled the Brewers NL club mark set by Wayne Franklin in 2003 with four
balks...ranked fourth in the NL with 18 wins...he and teammate Doug Davis led National League southpaws
in strikeouts...ranked fourth among Major League lefthanders with 176 K's...went 3-2 with a 1.94 ERA (10
er/46.1 ip) in six starts in May...worked a career-high 8.1 innings in back-to-back starts: May 18 at Washington
(L, 1-0, WSH) and May 23 vs Colorado (W, 2-1, MIL)...posted a 7-6 mark at Miller Park alongside a 3.67 ERA (44
er/108.0 ip) in 17 starts...was 10-6 before the break with a 3.63 ERA (49 er/121.1 ip) in 19 starts compared to
8-6 with a 4.42 ERA (48 er/97.2 ip) in 16 starts following the All-Star break...did not allow a run to Colorado in a pair of starts spanning 15.1 innings: May 23 vs Colorado (W, 2-1, MIL) and August 17 at Colorado (W, 2-0, MIL)...posted a 2-0 mark against the Rockies and pitched seven scoreless frames en route to a Brewers 2-0 shutout at Coors Field marking just the seventh time the Rockies have been shutout at Coors Field...plated both runs in the win over the Rockies with a two-run single...recorded a career-best seven-game winning streak June 19-July 31 in nine starts ... tallied a 3.67 ERA (22 ER/54.0 IP) during the winning streak with 37 strikeouts ... named the lefthanded starting pitcher on the All-Pacific
Coast League team with an overall 9-5 mark and 3.34 ERA, while holding opposing teams to three earned runs or less in 19 of 23 starts ... recalled as part of the September roster expansion, and made his third big league start on September 2 at San Diego, losing a 6-3 decision allowing five runs over 3.2 innings ... returned to the pen and tossed 2.0 scoreless frames of
one-hit ball at San Francisco on September 7 ... got the starting nod on September 11 vs the Dodgers when Curt Schilling came down with a stiff neck ... matched his career high with 7.0 scoreless frames of three-hit ball, fanning four and walking none in the 2-0 decision over Los Angeles ... following another relief outing, wrapped up his season with another start in place of Schilling, absorbing a 3-2 defeat to the Cardinals on September 27 ... finished 2-3 with a 5.06 ERA in five big league starts while going 0-1 with a 2.84 ERAover four relief appearances 2001.
2004
Made his first Opening Day roster...Went 6-8 with a 4.99 ERA in 17 starts...Made his Brewers debut in an 11-5 win on 4/8 at St. Louis
(6ip, 4h, 4r, 1er, 3bb, 5k, 2hr, 1wp)...Left his start on 4/18 at Houston after just 2.0 innings due to injury.....placed on the 15-day disabled list on 4/21, retroactive to 4/19, with a strained left quadriceps...Made rehab starts at Class-A Beloit (5/10) and Triple-A
Indianapolis (5/15 & 5/20) before he was reinstated from the disabled list on 5/26...On 5/26 vs. Los Angeles pitched 4.0 innings before he left
the game due to injury.....placed on the 15-day disabled
list on 6/1, retroactive to 5/27, with a strained left triceps...Made a rehab start for Class-A High Desert on 6/8...Was reinstated from the disabled list on 6/12 and went on
to go 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA in 4 starts in June (24ip, 7er)...Recorded season highs with 7.1 innings pitched and 9
strikeouts in a 3-0 loss on 7/9 vs. Cincinnati...Went 1-3 with a 10.59 ERA in August before he was
placed on the 15-day disabled list on 8/25 with left elbow
soreness.....missed the remainder of the season.
2003
Spent most of the season at Triple-A Tucson, where he went 9-5 with a 3.34 ERA in 23 starts.....led the team with 108 strikeouts...Named the left-handed starting pitcher on the All-Pacific Coast League Team...Went 2-4 with a 4.64 ERA in 9 games (5 starts) during
three stints with the Diamondbacks...Began the season with Tucson, going 2-0 with a 3.93
ERA in 6 starts before his promotion to Arizona...Was recalled by the Diamondbacks on 5/4 after LHP
Stephen Randolph was placed on the disabled list.....that
night vs. Atlanta made his Major League debut and took
a 7-4 loss in relief (2ip, 1h, 3r, 2er, 3bb-1int, 0k)...His Major League debut was his first relief appearance as
a pro after beginning his career with 58 consecutive starts...His first Major League appearance came exactly one
year to the day he was forced from a game against Colorado Springs due to an elbow injury that required
"Tommy John" surgery...Made his first Major League start on 5/17 vs. Pittsburgh,
the one-year anniversary of his surgery.....took an 8-5
loss (4.2ip, 6h, 7r, 7er, 2bb, 2k, 1hr, 2wp)...Was optioned back to Tucson following that start and
went 4-0 with a 2.44 ERA in his next 8 starts...Named the organization's Pitcher of the Month for June
(4-0, 1.78) despite a stint on the disabled list with Tucson
with a left shoulder strain from 6/14-6/22...Was recalled on 7/9 for a start that night vs. San Diego
and earned his first Major League victory in the 8-3 win
(7ip, 3h, 1r, 0er, 0bb, 8k, 1hbp)...Was optioned back to Tucson following that start and
made 9 more starts for the Sidewinders (3-5, 3.72)...Was recalled for his third stint with the Diamondbacks in
September and finished the season with the
team.....went 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA in 5 games (3 starts)...Was traded to Milwaukee, along with 1B Lyle Overbay,
2B Junior Spivey, INF Craig Counsell, C Chad Moeller
and LHP Jorge De La Rosa, in exchange for 1B Richie
Sexson, LHP Shane Nance and a player to be named
(OF Noochie Varner) on 12/1.
2002
Went 4-1 with a 2.72 ERA in 6 starts at Triple-A Tucson...His season came to an end on 5/4 vs. Colorado Springs
as an elbow injury forced him from the game after 7.1 scoreless innings...On 5/17 had "Tommy John" surgery (Dr. James Andrews).
2001
Went 10-11 with a 5.31 ERA in 28 starts at Double-A El Paso...Tied for the Texas League lead with 28 starts.....led the
league in runs allowed (109), earned runs allowed (94)
and walks (75).....also ranked among the league leaders
in strikeouts (T2nd, 167), strikeouts per 9.0 innings (3rd,
9.43) and innings pitched (5th, 159.1)...Was 2-7 with a 7.31 ERA through his first 11 starts of the
season.....rebounded to go 8-4 with a 4.21 ERA over his
next 17 starts...Struck out a season-high 10 batters over 7.0 innings in a
5-4 loss on 5/7 vs. Arkansas...Tossed back-to-back shutouts on 6/2 at Wichita (7ip) and
6/7 at Tulsa.....were the first complete games and
shutouts of his career...Following the season played for the Scottsdale Scorpions
of the Arizona Fall League.
2000
Went 2-4 with a 4.64 ERA in 9 games (5 starts) during three stints with the Diamondbacks...Began the season with Tucson, going 2-0 with a 3.93
ERA in 6 starts before his promotion to Arizona...Was recalled by the Diamondbacks on 5/4 after LHP
Stephen Randolph was placed on the disabled list.....that
night vs. Atlanta made his Major League debut and took
a 7-4 loss in relief (2ip, 1h, 3r, 2er, 3bb-1int, 0k)...His Major League debut was his first relief appearance as
a pro after beginning his career with 58 consecutive starts...His first Major League appearance came exactly one
year to the day he was forced from a game against
Went 10-4 with a 2.21 ERA in 18 starts at Class-A South
Bend in his first professional season.....missed the first
two months of the season while completing his degree at
Duke University, but led the staff in wins and ERA...Held opponents to a .193 BA, third among league starters...Was organizational Co-Pitcher of the Month for July and
won the award outright in August...Closed the year going 7-1 with a 1.05 ERA over his last
9 starts (51.2ip, 6er).....had a 23.0-inning scoreless streak
that was snapped in the final inning of his last start...Recorded a season-high 12 strikeouts over 6.0 innings in
his last start on 9/2 at Quad Cit...Following the season played for the Scottsdale Scorpions
of the Arizona Fall League.