Matt Clement
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Matthew Paul Clement (born August 12, 1974 in McCandless Township, Pennsylvania) is an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Boston Red Sox since 2005. Previously, Clement played for the San Diego Padres (1998-2000), Florida Marlins (2001) and Chicago Cubs (2002-04). He bats and throws right-handed.
Clement is a fine pitcher who has a sinking fastball in the low 90s and a hard slider he mixes with a four-seamer and a changeup. He has held opposing batters to a .223 batting average from 2002-04, while posting a 35-36 record and 3.80 ERA.
In the 2004 season, Clement had a 3.68 ERA but went just 9-13 for the Cubs, who gave him just 4.03 runs of support per game, the sixth-lowest mark in the National League. Against American League teams in interleague play, he has a 7-7 record with a 3.60 ERA in 19 starts.
In a seven-year career, Clement has posted a 69-75 record with 1028 strikeouts and a 4.34 ERA in 1156.1 innings.
Fact
- On May 28, 2004, Clement became the 21st big league pitcher and the first Cubs' hurler in over a century to hit three batters in one inning to tie a major league record. In the fifth inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the Pirates, Clement drilled Bobby Hill, Jason Kendall and Craig Wilson.
External links
- ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6099) - Profile and daily update
- Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/clemema01.shtml) - Statistics and analysis