Denny Bautista #54

Denny M. Bautista...married (Elizabeth) and resides with son in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

2010

Split the season between San Francisco and Fresno (AAA)...went 2-0 with 3.74 ERA (14 ER, 33.2 IP) in 31 relief appearances...blanked opponents in 23 of his 31 games, including 14 of his last 20 contests...held opposition to .205 (25x122) avg. against, including limiting them to 0 hits in 23 at-bats with RISP and 2 outs, which was lowest figure among all Major League relief pitchers...had contract purchased from Fresno (AAA) on May 7... designated for assignment on Aug. 5...went 3-2 with 3.18 ERA (8 ER, 22.2 IP) and 9 saves in 19 relief outings for Fresno.

2009

Began season with triple-A Indianapolis and suffered loss in 1st appearance on April 10 vs. Toledo...picked up 1st of 2 wins in 3rd outing April 16 vs. Louisville...earned 1st professional save April 21 at Toledo - had appeared in 268 career games prior to earning save...pitched season-high 3.0 innings on 2 occasions: May 17 vs. Syracuse and May 30 vs. Pawtucket...struck out in lone plate appearance with Indy May 17...was selected by Pittsburgh on Aug. 15...made 1st appearance with Pirates Aug. 22 vs. Cincinnati and retired all 3 batters he faced...pitched 2.0-scoreless innings and picked up lone win with Bucs in 2nd outing Aug. 27 vs. Philadelphia...retired each of 12 batters he faced in his 1st 3 outings with Pirates (4.0ip) and made 4 scoreless appearances (6.0ip) thru Sept. 2...inherited 2 runners and surrendered 3-run homer to Albert Pujols at PNC Park Sept. 4 (also gave up 2 other runs in game and suffered blown save)...struck out 2 of 3 Chicago batters he faced Sept. 7...gave up 2 runs in 1.0ip vs. Chicago-NL Sept. 9...surrendered 3 hits and 1 run in 0.1ip at Los Angeles-NL Sept. 14...made 4-straight scoreless outings from Sept. 16-23 (3.1ip)...gave up 2 runs in 0.1ip and suffered lone loss with Pirates Sept. 26 vs. Los Angeles-NL...pitched scoreless frame in final outing Oct. 4 at Cincinnati...allowed 6 of his 10 inherited runners to score while pitching with Pittsburgh and went 0-for-1 in save situations...was assigned outright to Indianapolis Oct. 20...elected free agency on Oct. 27.

2008

Established career highs in every statistical category while spending majority of season in Majors...posted 4-4 record with 5.22 ERA (35er, 60.2ip) with 44 strikeouts in 51 combined games between Detroit and Pittsburgh...began season with Tigers and suffered loss on Opening Day vs. Kansas City after allowing one run in top of 11th inning...was placed on disabled list May 3 with right shoulder tendonitis...made 5 appearances on rehab assignment with triple-A Toledo before being recalled and reinstated from DL on June 5...made 3 appearances before being designated for assignment June 20...was acquired by Pittsburgh June 25 and joined Pirates following day...made debut with Bucs on June 27 vs. Tampa Bay and retired 1st 2 batters, however left game after being hit on right forearm on line drive by Akinori Iwamura (x-rays were negative)...returned to action July 1 at Cincinnati and retired only batter he faced...pitched career-high 3.1 innings of relief and picked up win July 2 at Cincinnati...retired each of 8 Houston batters he faced on July 7 and recorded win in 10-7 Bucco victory at PNC Park; also notched 1st Major League hit and RBI with single off Runelvys Hernandez...won 4th game and 3rd-straight decision Aug. 11 at New York-NL...was scored upon once in final 7 appearances.

2007

Spent majority of season with triple-A Colorado Springs, however did make 2 separate appearances with Colorado, going 2-1 with 12.46 ERA (12er, 8.2ip) in 9 big league games...was recalled to Rockies on April 29 and made 7 relief appearances, posting 2-1 record with 19.06 figure (12er, 5.2ip)...was optioned to triple-A May 15 where he spent majority of his season...logged 3-2 record with 2.92 ERA (21er, 64.2ip) in 51 relief appearances for Sky Sox...allowed just 3 earned runs over 26.1 innings (1.03 ERA) covering his final 21 games...was recalled final time to big league roster Sept. 4 and appeared in 2 games with Rockies, tossing 3.0-scoreless innings.

2006

After beginning the season in the Kansas City organization, Bautista was acquired at the July 31 trade deadline and split the rest of the season with Triple-A Colorado Springs and the Rockies...he combined to go 0-3 with a 5.62 ERA (41.2 ip, 26 er) in 12 games/eight starts in the majors...was his most appearances in the big leagues in one season...was 0-3, 5.61 (33.2 ip, 21 er) in eight starts and 0-0, 5.63 (8.0 ip, 5 er) in 4 relief appearances...began the year on Kansas City's Opening Day roster for the second straight season...appeared in 8 games for the Royals, making seven starts...was 0-2 with a 5.66 ERA (35.0 ip, 22 er) and 22 strikeouts against 17 walks...recorded a no decision in his first start of the season on April 8 vs. the White Sox, a 4-3 Royals victory...allowed just one run on one hit over 6.0 innings of work...made two starts to begin the season, but was then placed on the 15-day disabled list and missed 21 games from April 14-May 7 with a sore right pectoral muscle...went 0-1 with a 6.38 ERA (24.0 ip, 17 er) in six games/five starts after being reinstated from DL...took no decision on May 30 at Oakland, matching career high by allowing six runs...was optioned to Triple-A Omaha on June 8 and went 2-5 with a 7.36 ERA (44.0 ip, 36 er) in 10 starts...made final appearance for Omaha on July 30 and was traded to Colorado the following day...was assigned to Triple-A Colorado Springs and posted a 1-4 record with a 4.50 ERA (36.0 ip, 18 er) in six starts...made his Sky Sox debut on Aug. 6 vs. Albuquerque, receiving no decision despite blanking the Isotopes through 6.0 innings...tossed 6.0 or more innings in five of his six starts and recorded at least 6 strikeouts in 4 outings...had his contract purchased from Colorado Springs on Sept. 7 and made his first career N.L. start on Sept. 12 at San Francisco...took loss after allowing six runs (1 er) in just 1.2 innings pitched...allowed all six runs in the second inning as he gave up three walks and a pair of run scoring doubles in an inning that also included an error by Garrett Atkins...appeared in just three more games for the Rockies, all in relief...finished each of those three games, allowing four runs (3 er) in 5.0 innings.

2005

Made the Opening Day roster for the 1st time in his career...Held right-handed batters to a .220 (13-59) average, while left-handers hit .288 (23-80)...Began the 2005 season on a high note, winning his debut at Los Angeles on April 8 after tossing 8.0 innings of 1-run baseball...allowed 3 hits, no walks and struck out a career-best 8 batters... his 8.0 innings were also a career high...retired 14 straight batters after a double in the 4th inning...Took a no decision in a 4-3 Royals loss on April 24 vs. Chicago despite allowing just 2 runs on 2 hits in 7.0 innings...allowed just 4 baserunners in innings 2 through 7...Picked up his 2nd win of the season and snapped the Royals 9-game losing streak at Cleveland on April 30...allowed just 1 run on 5 hits in 6.0 innings in the Royals 8-1 win...Took his 2nd loss of the season May 6 at Baltimore (3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER)...was the 1st start of his career in which he did not record a strikeout...Threw 2.1 innings at Toronto on May 11 before leaving with right shoulder soreness...Placed on the 15-Day Disabled List on May 14 with right shoulder tendinitis... was transferred to the 60-Day D.L. on July 25...Was 0-1 with a 2.77 ERA (13.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 12 SO) in 6 rehab starts for Omaha from June 22-July 3 and Aug. 27-Sept. 5.

2004

Acquired from the Baltimore Orioles on June 21 in exchange for reliever Jason Grimsley...Began the 2004 season with Bowie, Baltimore's Double A affi liate, before being recalled by the Orioles on May 25...made his Major League debut vs. the Yankees that night (1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER)...appeared in 2 games for the Orioles before rejoining Bowie...Went 4-3 with a 2.53 ERA (81.2 IP, 68 H, 23 ER) in 12 starts for Wichita (AA)...Recalled from Wichita on Sept. 6 and made his 1st career start that day vs. Detroit, taking the 7-3 loss (6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER)...Went 0-4 with a 6.51 ERA in 5 starts for KC (27.2 IP, 38 H, 20 ER)...allowed just 4 runs, 4 walks, 11 hits and recorded 9 strikeouts in his last 2 starts (12.0 IP).

2003

Combined to go 12-9 with a 3.41 ERA in 25 starts between Class A Jupiter and AA Carolina before being traded to the Orioles with RHP Don Levinski in exchange for 1B Jeff Conine on August 31...Was assigned to the Orioles' AA Bowie farm team but did not pitch in the season's final days after making his last start for Carolina vs. Tennessee on August 28...Began the season with Jupiter in the Florida State League...Pitched 6.0 innings of no-hit, shutout ball in his first start on April 6 at Palm Beach, to earn the win...Allowed one run or less in 4 of his first 5 outings, going 3-1 with a 2.72 ERA in April (26.0IP, 7ER)...Went 1-3 over his next 5 starts, pitching to a 4.97 ERA (29.0IP, 16ER)...Won his last 4 starts at Jupiter, May 28-June 12, with a 2.17 ERA (29.0IP, 7ER)...Twice pitched a season- high 8.0 innings and struck out 9 batters in each of his last 2 starts, his best at Jupiter...Promoted to Carolina in mid-June, he did not allow a run over 12.0 innings in his first 2 starts...Won his first 4 decisions over 5 starts, pitching to a 1.82 ERA (29.2IP, 6ER)...Won 5 games in June between Jupiter and Carolina, tied with 4 other pitchers for most wins in the minor leagues during the month..Struck out a career-high 11 batters in 7.0 innings at Jacksonville on July 18, allowing one run on 3 hits...Was his last victory...Went 0-5 over his last 6 starts and did not pitch into the 6th inning in 5 of them...Walked a season-high 6 batters in 3 of his last 4 starts...Pitched for Estrellas in Dominican Winter League...Went 0-4 with a 4.93 ERA in 10 games, including 6 starts...Was rated as the 5th best prospect in the Orioles organization this winter by Baseball America.

2002

Spent the season with Class A Jupiter...Made 15 starts and also made the first 4 relief appearances of his pro career...Pitched a then career-high 88.1 innings.

2001

Combined to go 6-2 with a 3.22 ERA in 15 starts between Class A Kane County and Utica (78.1IP, 68H, 28ER)...Pitched a complete game one-hit shutout for Kane County in the Midwest League playoffs, with 8 strikeouts and 3 walks.

2000

Spent most of the season with Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Marlins...Ranked 2nd in the GCL (6), complete games (2) and strikeouts (58) and 3rd in ERA (2.43) and innings pitched (66.0)...Was promoted to short-season A Utica at the end of the season and made one start...Between GCL Marlins, Dominican Summer League Marlins and Utica, combined to go 6-3 with a 2.52 ERA in 15 starts (82.0IP, 54 H, 23 ER).