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LHP
TYLER ANDERSON

2019
◆ Made third career Opening Day roster with Rockies in his fourth Major League season.
◆ Totaled five starts before missing remainder of the season due to a left knee injury.
◆ On April 28 at Atlanta, became fifth Rockies pitcher to record at least nine strikeouts in fewer than 5.0 innings
pitched.
◆ Placed on the 10-day injured list April 7 after making two starts...Was reinstated April 22 and made three starts
additional starts before being optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque May 4...Recalled and placed on 60-day injured
list May 22 with a left-knee chondral defect.
◆ Underwent season-ending left knee surgery June 11, to correct a chondral defect.
2018
◆ Set professional career highs in starts (32) and strikeouts (164) in third season with Rockies.
◆ Went 6-3 with a 3.72 ERA (113.2 IP - 47 ER) in 20 starts in first half.
◆ Recorded consecutive outings of 8.0 scoreless innings June 29 at Los Angeles (N.L.) and July 4 vs. San Francisco...
Was third pitcher in Colorado history to record consecutive outings of 8.0+ scoreless innings (also: Ubaldo
Jiménez, May 26-31, 2010 and Jason Marquis, June 30 - July 6, 2009)…First Rockies pitcher to accomplish that ANDERSON
feat while allowing four or fewer hits in each start and first MLB pitcher to do so since Jake Arrieta, Aug. 30 -
Sept. 5, 2015.
◆ Pitched 7.2 shutout innings in final start of regular season Sept. 30 vs. Washington…Marked third start of season
with 7.2+ shutout innings, marking the most such starts for a Rockies pitcher since Ubaldo Jiménez in 2010.
2017
◆ With Rockies, made first career Opening Day roster and went 6-6 with a 4.81 ERA (86.0 IP - 46 ER) across 17
appearances (15 starts).
◆ Had two relief appearances (June 22 vs. Arizona and Sept. 11 at Arizona), which were the first of his professional
career...Went 1-0 and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings across the two bullpen outings.
◆ Had two different stints on disabled list...Initially placed on Colorado’s 10-day disabled list June 4 (retroactive
to June 1) with left knee inflammation…Reinstated June 22 but made just two appearances (one start) before
being placed back on IL June 26.
◆ Underwent arthroscopic surgery on left knee July 3 and was transferred to the 60-day DL July 26.
◆ After being reinstated from IL Sept. 10, was 3-1 with a 1.19 ERA (22.2 IP - 3 ER), three walks and 18 strikeouts in
four appearances (three starts).
◆ Pitched 7.0 scoreless innings in last start of season, Sept. 26 vs. Miami; was longest scoreless outing of his career,
to date.
2016
◆ Began season on 15-day disabled list after straining his oblique in Spring Training.
◆ Made one rehab start for High-A Modesto May 8, before being reinstated and optioned to Double-A Hartford...
After two starts with Yard Goats, was transferred to Triple-A Albuquerque, May 26 where he made three starts
before being recalled by Colorado June 11 and would spend rest of the season in Majors.
◆ Made Major League debut with Rockies June 12 vs. San Diego (ND; 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO).
◆ Finished year with a 3.54 ERA (114.1 IP - 45 ER) in 19 total starts for Colorado...The ERA was second-lowest by
a rookie in franchise history (minimum 100 IP)...Only lower ERA belongs to Jhoulys Chacin (3.28 ERA in 2010).
◆ After his recall, ranked among MLB rookie pitchers in FIP (3.64; 1st), innings pitched (114.1; 1st), ERA (3.54; 2nd),
starts (19; T3rd) and strikeouts (99; 4th).
◆ Earned first career win July 9 vs. Philadelphia (W; 6 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) and went 2-for-2 with a home run
and two RBI…Recorded a single in 3rd inning for his first Major League hit and hit his first Major League home
run in his next at-bat (both hits came off Philadelphia’s Jerad Eickhoff); only homer by a Rockies pitcher in 2016...
Became second Rockies pitcher to record his first Major League win, hit and home run in same game since Jason
Jennings did so Aug. 23, 2001 at New York (N.L.)…Became second active pitcher to accomplish the feat, joining
Kenta Maeda, April 6, 2016 at San Diego.
2015
◆ Had contract selected by Rockies Nov. 20, 2014 but missed entire 2015 season due to a left elbow injury.
POSTSEASON SUMMARY
◆ Made postseason debut in 2017 with Rockies and pitched 1.0 inning of relief in National League Wild Card Game
at Arizona, allowing two runs on two hits, including one home run.
◆ Made first career postseason start in 2018 with Rockies in Game 2 of NLDS at Milwaukee…Pitched 6.0 innings and
allowed one run on four hits with two walks and five strikeouts, but took losing decision in Brewers 4-0 victory.
◆ In 2022, with Dodgers worked 5.0 scoreless innings in start in Game 4 of NLDS at San Diego...Allowed two hits
and two walks with six strikeouts in Padres 5-3 win.

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