Brandon Lyon
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| Arizona Diamondbacks — No. 38 | |
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| Born: August 10, 1979 Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| August 4, 2001 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Win-Loss | 18-24 |
| Earned run average | 4.42 |
| Strikeouts | 218 |
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Brandon James Lyon (born on August 10, 1979, in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball. He throws a 4-seam fastball, curveball, slider, and changeup.
Lyon made his major league debut halfway through the 2001 season, posting a respectable 5-4 record for the Toronto Blue Jays, with a 4.29 ERA from 11 starts. He was the 2nd youngest winning pitcher in Blue Jays' history after winning on debut (2-1 over Baltimore).
2002 however, was a different story. Lyon started the season as a starter for the Jays, but lost his first decisions of the season, including a career-high 7 earned runs at Yankee Stadium against the Yankees on April 10, and against the San Francisco Giants at the Rogers Centre on June 11. One month later, Lyon was kicked from the rotation, and placed as a reliever. He made his debut in this role at Fenway Park, against Boston, pitching 3 1/3 innings. In 5 games of relief, Lyon had no decisions against him with a 5.19 ERA. During the postseason, the Red Sox claimed Lyon off waivers.
Boston made Lyon a permanent reliever, and Lyon appeared in 49 games in 2003, converting 9 saves in 12 opportunities with 50 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched. Lyon missed the entire 2004 season due to injury, after having been traded along with Casey Fossum, Michael Goss and Jorge de la Rosa to Arizona in exchange for Curt Schilling.
Lyon improved in 2005, converting 14 saves in 15 opportunities while pitching in 32 games and spending part of the season as the Dbacks' closer, replacing the injured Jose Valverde. However, he spent most of the second half on the disabled list. In 2006, Lyon had a very solid season, posting a 2-4 record and a 3.89 ERA in 68 appearances. In 2007, Lyon had probably his best season yet, with a 6-4 record, 2 saves, and the best ERA of his career, at a sparkling 2.68 in 73 games. Lyon found his niche as the Diamondbacks' primary setup man, pitching in front of Valverde, as Arizona won the NL West division title.
Brandon is married to wife Sara, and have a son, Isaac, born January 26, 2004.
[edit] External links
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