Saúl Rivera

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: December 7, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 43rd round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rafael Cordero HS (Las Lomas, Puerto Rico), the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 79th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL) and the Minnesota Twins in the 9th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mobile (Mobile, AL).

High School: Rafael Cordero HS (Las Lomas, Puerto Rico)

Schools: Lake Land College (Mattoon, IL), University of Mobile (Mobile, AL)

Debut: May 25, 2006 (Age 28-169d, 18,880th in major league history)
vs. HOU 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 29, 2010 (Age 32-173d)
vs. SFG 0.2 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: ASG Baseball Service

Full Name: Rabell Saúl Rivera

Pronunciation: \SAH-ool\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.1

ERA

4.29

249

279.1

192

WHIP

1.511

Summary of 17 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 2 go ahead

2 Tms
WSN	15
ARI	2

Platoon
vs RHB	11
vs LHB	6

Home/Road
Away	10
Home	7

Outs
0	7
2	7
1	3

9 Opps
PHI	5
ATL	3
FLA	3
NYM	1
COL	1
LAD	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
BAL	1

16 Batters
Raúl Ibañez	2
Johnny Damon	1
Carlos Ruiz	1
Aaron Rowand	1
Carlos Beltrán	1
Jeff Baker	1
Ryan Howard	1
Ryan Langerhans	1
Clint Barmes	1
Casey Blake	1
Martín Prado	1
Cameron Maybin	1
Jeff Conine	1
Hanley Ramírez	1
Jeff Francoeur	1
Dan Uggla	1

7 Parks
Nationals Pk (WAS)	6
SunLife Stad (MIA)	3
CitizensBank (PHI)	3
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
RFK Stad (WAS)	1

Where Hit
78	9
7	3
8	2
9	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	6
4	4
2	4
1	2
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	13
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
1--	3
12-	2
123	1
--3	1
1-3	1

30 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	9
1 on	4
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	8

Inning
4	1
5	2
6	2
7	6
8	2
9	4

4-6	5
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	4
+2	2
Tied	2
-1	1
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	10
Tied	2
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	4
2-1	3
1-0	2
0-0	2
0-1	2
0-2	1
1-2	1
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	4
CF	4
1B	2
LF	2
PH	1
C	1
RF	1
SS	1
3B	1

OrderPos
6th	4
7th	2
1st	2
4th	2
9th	2
2nd	2
3rd	1
5th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2006-06-17	Johnny Damon	NYY	@	WSN	ahead 5-2	t 5	1	123	5,(3-1) BB+3BCX	4	1	8	9%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Canó Scores; M. Cabrera Scores/unER; S. Chacón Scores
2	2	2	1	2006-06-25	Jeff Conine	BAL		WSN	behind 3-9	b 9	0	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	6	3	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Patterson Scores
3	3	3	1	2006-08-25	Ryan Langerhans	ATL		WSN	behind 4-7	b 9	1	1--	3,(1-1) .CBX	2	9	PH	7%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); M. Diaz Scores
4	4	4	1	2006-08-27	Jeff Francoeur	ATL		WSN	ahead 8-4	b 4	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	5	9	7%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Giles Scores; A. Jones Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2007-04-24	Aaron Rowand	PHI		WSN	behind 2-3	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	7	8	22%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2008-04-20	Hanley Ramírez	FLA		WSN	ahead 4-1	b 8	2	--3	3,(1-1) SB.X	2	1	6	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); L. Gonzalez Scores
7	7	2	1	2008-04-24	Carlos Beltrán	NYM	@	WSN	behind 3-7	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	4	8	3%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	3	1	2008-08-21	Carlos Ruiz	PHI		WSN	tied 2-2	b 7	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	23%	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2009-04-13	Ryan Howard	PHI	@	WSN	tied 4-4	t 7	0	12-	2,(0-1) FX	3	4	3	25%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Victorino Scores; C. Utley Scores
10	10	2	2	2009-04-13	Raúl Ibañez	PHI	@	WSN	ahead 7-4	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	7	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	3	1	2009-04-28	Raúl Ibañez	PHI		WSN	ahead 6-1	b 8	0	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	1	6	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
12	12	4	1	2009-08-19	Clint Barmes	COL	@	WSN	ahead 3-1	t 5	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	4	9%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
13	13	5	1	2009-08-25	Jeff Baker	CHC		WSN	behind 5-15	b 9	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	9	4	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
14	14	6	1	2009-09-22	Casey Blake	LAD	@	WSN	ahead 8-2	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	6	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. Loney Scores/unER
15	15	7	1	2009-09-25	Martín Prado	ATL	@	WSN	ahead 3-1	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	2	4	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2010-05-18	Cameron Maybin	FLA		ARI	ahead 3-0	b 6	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	2	8	7%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Barden Scores; C. Coghlan Scores
17	17	2	2	2010-05-18	Dan Uggla	FLA		ARI	ahead 6-0	b 6	2	---	3,(0-2) SCX	1	3	4	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)