Matt Albers and relievers allowing 5+ earned runs without recording an out
Posted by Andy on May 24, 2011
Just a quickie here...wanted to see how often a relief pitcher gives up 5 or more earned runs without registering an out, as happened to Matt Albers the other day when the Cubs rallied for a victory against the Red Sox:
| Rk | Player | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | App,Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | Pit | Str |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Albers | 2011-05-21 | BOS | CHC | L 3-9 | 8-7 ,BL | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19 |
| 2 | Esmil Rogers | 2010-09-25 | COL | SFG | W 10-9 | 6-5 ,BS | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| 3 | Andrew Cashner | 2010-07-30 | CHC | COL | L 2-17 | 8-8 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 |
| 4 | Manny Delcarmen | 2010-06-30 | BOS | TBR | L 4-9 | 8-7 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | Esmerling Vasquez | 2010-06-22 | ARI | NYY | L 3-9 | 8-7 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Manuel Corpas | 2010-06-20 | COL | MIL | L 1-6 | 9-8 ,L | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 |
| 7 | Jeff Bennett | 2009-09-26 | TBR | TEX | L 3-15 | 5-5 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
| 8 | Daniel Cabrera | 2009-09-06 | ARI | COL | L 5-13 | 7-7 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
| 9 | Jim Johnson | 2009-09-02 | BAL | NYY | L 2-10 | 9-8 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| 10 | Carlos Fisher | 2009-08-29 | CIN | LAD | L 4-11 | 7-6 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| 11 | Francisco Rodriguez | 2009-08-07 | NYM | SDP | L 2-6 | 9-9f ,BL | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 |
| 12 | Jason Bergmann | 2009-06-13 | WSN | TBR | L 3-8 | 6-6 ,BL | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 |
| 13 | Masahide Kobayashi | 2009-05-07 | CLE | BOS | L 3-13 | 6-6 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| 14 | Aaron Heilman | 2009-04-30 | CHC | FLA | L 2-8 | 10-9 ,L | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 |
| 15 | Luis Mendoza | 2008-09-17 | TEX | DET | L 4-17 | 5-5 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| 16 | Randor Bierd | 2008-08-10 | BAL | TEX | L 7-15 | 5-4 ,L | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 |
| 17 | Brad Lidge | 2008-07-25 | PHI | ATL | L 2-8 | 9-8 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 |
| 18 | Eulogio de la Cruz | 2008-06-25 | FLA | TBR | L 3-15 | 5-4 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 |
So there you have it...it tends to happen a handful of times each season (recently, at least).
May 24th, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Interesting how this sort of situation seems to mess with the "App, Dec" column (well, at least the "App" part) in some of these cases, at least as far as I understand it (the "ending" inning should never be lower than the "starting" inning, right?!?!?).
May 24th, 2011 at 1:18 pm
Good catch there, Mark. I expect you're right as to why it seems weird.
May 24th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Here are the starters who have turned the same trick. One even managed to get an ND for his efforts.
Randy Wells 2010-05-28 CHC STL L 1-7 GS-0 ,L
Charlie Haeger 2010-05-08 LAD COL L 0-8 GS-0 ,L
Jason Marquis 2010-04-18 WSN MIL L 7-11 GS-0 ,L
Kurt Birkins 2007-09-15 BAL TOR L 3-8 GS-1 ,L
J.D. Durbin 2007-09-01 PHI FLA L 6-12 GS-1 ,L
Nate Robertson 2007-06-05 DET TEX L 4-7 GS-1 ,L
Kirk Saarloos 2007-05-27 CIN PIT L 10-14 GS-0 ,L
Russ Ortiz 2006-07-21 BAL TBD L 7-14 GS-1 ,L
Ben Hendrickson 2006-05-20 MIL MIN L 10-16 GS-0 ,L
Mark Hendrickson 2005-07-20 TBD BOS L 4-9 GS-1 ,L
Paul Wilson 2005-05-06 CIN LAD L 6-13 GS-0 ,L
Ryan Vogelsong 2004-09-24 PIT CIN L 8-14 GS-0 ,L
Josh Fogg 2004-04-21 PIT CHC L 1-12 GS-0 ,L
Josh Fogg 2003-08-12 PIT STL L 6-10 GS-0 ,L
Paul Wilson 2003-07-10 CIN HOU L 2-11 GS-1 ,L
Carl Pavano 2003-06-27 FLA BOS L 8-25 GS-1 ,L
Jeff Austin 2003-05-23 CIN FLA L 4-8 GS-0 ,L
Dennis Tankersley 2003-04-09 SDP SFG L 11-15 GS-1 ,L
Tomo Ohka 2002-04-17 MON CHC W 15-8 GS-0
Armando Reynoso 2000-04-23 ARI SFG L 7-12 GS-0 ,L
May 24th, 2011 at 2:32 pm
I remember the Lidge game very well. It wasn't a save situation (obviously, seeing as Brad was perfect on those that year). He gave up his first home run of the year and ultimately his ERA went up more than a full run in late July. His ERA for the year was 1.95, but if you take out that one game, it's 1.29
May 24th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
I guess this is off the subject, but some of the names on this list are awesome. Esmerling Vasquez, Masahide Kobayashi, Randor Bierd, and my personal favorite, Eulogio de la Cruz (preferably said with an exaggerated Hispanic accent).
I hope de la Cruz gets back to the majors, so I can say his full name as often as possible when he's on TV and I'm in a public place. "Are you a fan of Eulogio de la Cruz? Have you seen Eulogio de la Cruz pitch before? Do you hope to someday get an autograph from Eulogio de la Cruz?" Etc., etc.
Some people have big dreams, and some don't. What more can I say?
May 24th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Building off #3 Doug...as a long-suffering Pirates fan, nice to see Josh Fogg did this TWICE, and Ryan Vogelsong not too long after, ugh. At least a couple years later the Bucs did it to Saarloos (and even in doing that, they only won the game by 4 runs).
May 24th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
@3
Nolan Ryan in his final appearence also gave up 5 runs without retiring a single batter. It was September 22, 1993. 5 runs on 2 hits and 4 walks. The last hit was a grand slam to Dann Howitt - the last of Howitt's 5 career home runs.
I was always a fan of Ryan, but when friend's of mine used to joke about how bad Steve Carlton was at the end, I used to counter that Nolan Ryan pitched until he literally could not retire a single batter.
May 24th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
@5
Jeff, what could Chris Berman do with his name, should he get back to the big show?
May 25th, 2011 at 12:49 am
@8:
That's a tough one. I immediately thought: "Eulogio (On Wheels) de la Cruz", but "hell" and "Eulogio" really don't sound similar enough even when "Eulogio" is pronounced properly in Spanish. I guess I'll need some time on this one.
May 25th, 2011 at 2:57 am
Looking at Doug's list @3, anybody know why many of the items say "GS-1" while the others say "GS-0"? Is it top vs bottom of the first inning? Some programming peculiarity?