born october nicknamed horse american professional baseball starting pitcher san_francisco_giants major_league_baseball mlb feet inches tall weighs pounds bats throws right handed throws pitches fastball fastball drafted san_francisco_giants round major_league_baseball draft high school advanced quickly minor leagues debut giants youngest player national_league year season won games finished tied fifth rookie year voting 10th best earned run average era finished second league losses poor run support named time career won games winning record time won games saved best pitching playoffs allow earned run playoff games pitched giants won world series won games era threw 22nd perfect game major_league_baseball history june record regular season finished sixth young award voting won series playoff game giants won world series early life born tom alabama lived vincent alabama year mother taught school nearby spent childhood tennessee attended took lessons pitch lived near tennessee senior struck batters innings pitched recording earned run average era professional career draft minor leagues selected san_francisco_giants round 25th overall major_league_baseball mlb draft began professional career rookie games seven starts record era strikeouts walks innings pitched spent single south atlantic league starts record era strikeouts walks innings pitched prior ranked number prospect giants organization spent teams began season single advanced starts record era strikeouts walks innings pitched june promoted starts record strikeouts walks innings pitched giants minor league prospects wins strikeouts era named giants organizational player year ranked 13th best prospect baseball giants prospect attended spring training began season starts record innings pitched finished fifth tied wins fourth era led league strikeouts san_francisco_giants present called giants august join rotation major league debut august age gave hits runs innings ended losing game earned major league win september allowing run seven innings complete game hitter chicago_cubs september finished season seven starts innings posted record strikeouts era walks plus hits inning pitched whip opponent batting average called second youngest player major leagues youngest performance impressive manager named team starting rotation spring training began began season team fourth starter entering season ranked giants prospect named 10th best prospect baseball struggled consistency showed signs dominance starts flirting hitter occasion april allow base runner sixth inning win new_york_mets pitched complete game shutout hitter june pitched innings hit ball anaheim finally surrendering single late season increased chances rookie year consideration run remarkable pitching august september recorded record era streak allowed earned run innings allow earned run innings led national_league rookie pitchers wins strikeouts innings pitched record era finished fifth place tie rookie year voting began giants number starter april era hits innings pitched april pitched complete game allowing run ninth hits victory arizona complete game young career record august limited opponents batting average stretch giants scored fewer runs starts additionally bullpen blew leads went starts stretch bolstered power surge plate hit second career home runs starts tim washington nationals cubs ace september record finished season 10th lowest era record losses second league giants went starts bullpen lost leads starts team scored runs fewer starts strikeouts walks innings pitched led league wild pitches april took hitter seventh inning allowing double allowed runs innings hit home run received decision giants lost innings allowed runs innings hit home run earning win giants defeated houston struck season high batters june giving runs seven innings took loss athletics beat giants threw shutout innings july striking earning win victory cubs july despite battling flu threw shutout helping giants beat nationals went era strikeouts tied eighth league innings fifth league losses tied fourth league teammate pitchers starts season record received lowest run support giants number starter threw shutout innings rbi single victory start threw complete game allowing run san_francisco defeated seattle june second game threw inning complete game allowing run victory nationals allowed run complete game oakland june striking giants won june won seven straight decisions july announced star time young career final start hit line drive right elbow forced miss pitching star team attend announced star duke replaced star team threw complete game august houston suffered loss time career throwing complete game allowing runs defeat september awarded mac award finished season record starts era seventh strikeouts walks innings pitched seventh tied complete games thrown teammate finished ninth league winning percentage finished season career high wins winning percentage rotation included young award winner winner replaced midseason threw complete game allowed run charged loss oakland defeated giants start shut allowing hit double giants won month pitched sixth inning later starts giving earned runs hits strikeouts walks innings pitched overall record earned run average august time career defeated los_angeles_dodgers throwing scoreless innings victory took hitter eighth inning september colorado finally allowing single wound allowing runs throwing complete game victory season era strikeouts walks finished sixth league whip innings pitched tied complete games tied including seven players throw tied 12th young award voting reached playoffs time career giants won west reach playoffs time game october allowed run innings received decision giants lost innings game championship series philadelphia_phillies october threw seven shutout innings earned win victory phillies giants defeated phillies games october capped impressive post season performance pitched scoreless innings game world series texas_rangers giants victory fifth pitcher pitch innings postseason allowing earned run total post season stats record era innings pitched helped giants win championship san_francisco threw complete game nationals june striking allowing run hitting rbi double maya giants victory june threw seven shutout innings retiring hitters row point earned win victory cleveland_indians june field struck career fifth san_francisco_giants pitcher reach milestone threw seven shutout innings received decision time giants inning loss cubs star second time career appear star game started final regular season game prior star contest era starts star break earned wins stretch july allowed run seven innings earning win victory phillies walk game ending giants record consecutive starts strikeouts walks september allowed runs earned innings hit fifth career home run earning win giants defeated colorado starts record strikeouts walks era eighth league innings pitched seventh league finished eighth young award voting april agreed year contract extension worth guaranteed million option time surpassing largest deal right handed pitcher earned million signing bonus earn million season million option vest automatically disabled list elbow shoulder injury reaches innings combined option fails vest giants pick million option pay million scheduled free agent season april pitching giants home opener threw complete game shut striking facing batters innings minimum allowed single hit pitcher pittsburgh_pirates hitter career start april threw shutout innings pitches phillies threw pitches scoreless innings innings took hour minutes giants went win 11th inning following dominant half selected chosen manager starting pitcher july allowed single retiring remaining hitters faced winning pitcher decision july hit sixth career home run phillies pitcher cole inning inning giants victory later inning hit career home run making time pitchers game record tied players sixth wins finished fourth era finished innings pitched finished eighth strikeouts joining teammates category seven players throw finished sixth young award voting reached playoffs second time career giants won west missing playoffs game cincinnati_reds october allowed runs innings took loss reds defeated giants game october began game scoreless innings allow runs innings giants won advance round playoffs game cardinals october allowed runs innings charged loss giants lost october game threw shutout innings earned win giants won marking second time playoffs won series game game world series tigers october allowed runs seven innings earning decision giants won innings win world series second time years perfect game june victory threw 22nd perfect game mlb history houston striking career high batters tying strikeouts perfect game perfect game giants franchise san_francisco ninth history fifth hitter thrown mlb pitchers second perfect game season chicago_white_sox pitcher threw april threw pitches pitcher perfect game received run support pitcher throwing perfect game singled scored fifth inning san_francisco mayor recognition perfect game presented key city proclamation june year known matt day addition set franchise record single game score currently giants pitcher break barrier started opening day giants pitched shutout innings removed high pitch count threw shutout dodgers beat giants april threw hit innings giving runs inning getting removed game giants allow runs inning cardinals beat giants august pirates hit line drive pitching arm placed day disabled list time career finish season record starts time era sat finishing exact era started season era starts placed day strained right stated star break second place giants starting rotation fifth added falling order successes shortcomings july park struck career giants pitchers reach milestone fourth giants pitcher reach milestone franchise relocated san_francisco struggled remainder season sidelined elbow difficulties july pitching game july ended season record era undergoing surgery right elbow remove bone chips august revealed pitched bone chips years issue late september underwent surgery right ankle remove bone spur giants acquired days trade deadline fill starting pitcher went win world series won world series ring years recovering elbow surgery gained range motion pitching arm saying feel like regular season start placed disabled list strain right appearances starts went posted career worst era posted lowest career allowing hits innings pitched starting season placed disabled list 28th injury missing months injury giants activated disabled list july 20th pitching style features mix pitches fastball mph cutter increasingly throws fastball mph leads throwing half time career secondary pitch left handed hitters throws secondary pitch right handed hitters throws roughly equal proportions personal life met wife spring training student time local married fall child daughter december family homes arizona tennessee home enjoys hunting 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