Kyle Farnsworth
- #43 | RP BatsR ThrowsR
- Height6-4
- Weight233
- Atlanta Braves
- Age34
- Experience 11 years
- Salary $4,500,000
- BirthplaceWichita, Kansas
Braves’ bullpen can’t shut door; showing some fatigue?
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — DENVER — Their bullpen has been arguably the Braves’ greatest strength, but it had a big part in their collapse on Wednesday. Peter Moylan continued his recent struggles, while top rookie Jonny Venters had his worst game and Kyle Farnsworth again couldn’t get outs when needed. Moylan gave up one hit, one walk and one run without recording an out, and the Aussie sidearmer has a 9.95 ERA and .360 opponents’ average in his past nine appearances. He’s allowed nine hits, seven runs and six walks in 6-1/3 innings over that period. Venters was charged with two hits,...
Atlanta Braves August 25, 2010Royals rebuild bridge to Soria with Wood and Chavez
Kansas City Star — The bridge to closer Joakim Soria appeared to be crumbling two weeks ago. Kyle Farnsworth and Robinson Tejeda were pitching well, but Farnsworth left via trade and Tejeda was placed on the disabled list. Luckily, something old (Blake Wood) and something new (Jesse Chavez) wedded the starters to Soria.
Kansas City Royals August 19, 2010Wood, Chavez bridging to Soria; Meche rehabbing in Omaha
Kansas City Star — The bridge to closer Joakim Soria appeared to be crumbling two weeks ago. Kyle Farnsworth and Robinson Tejeda were pitching well, but Farnsworth left via trade and Tejeda was placed on the disabled list.
Kansas City Royals August 19, 2010Stat of the day: so long homerless streak
Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution — When Mike Morse hit a solo home run off Derek Lowe with one out in the second inning Thursday, it snapped a streak of 84 1/3 innings in which Braves pitchers had not allowed a home run. The previous home run off Braves pitching came on August 8 against San Francisco, when Peter Moylan gave up a solo home run to Travis Ishikawa in the eighth inning of a 6-3 win over the Giants. The homerless streak lasted nine games. Willie Harris made it two homers off Braves pitching on the day, Wednesday, when hit a two-run home run off reliever Kyle Farnsworth in the top of the ninth to seal the game 6-2 fo...
Atlanta Braves August 19, 2010
- Jurrjens blows early lead in loss to Cardinals, Wainwright Atlanta Journal-Constitution Pitching poorly after being staked to a 10-1 lead two weeks ago at Colorado could be dismissed as a fluke, something that wouldn't have happened to Jair Jurrjens under normal circumstances.
- Stat of the Day: Pujols feasts on Braves pitching Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution .405 – Albert Pujols’ batting average in 24 games against the Braves since the beginning of the 2007 season, with six homers, 22 RBIs, 21 walks and a .518 on-base percentage. The St. Louis hitting machine went 2-for-4 with a walk and his league-leading 37th home run in Thursday’s 11-4 series-opening win against the Braves, giving him a .369 average with 11 homers and 28 RBIs in 30 career games at Turner Field, where he’s slugged nearly .800. In 59 overall games in his career against the Braves, Pujols has hit .364 with 36 extra-base hits (16 home runs), 37 walks and 48 RBIs, ...
- Braves’ quotes after Thursday loss to St. Louis Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution BOBBY COX “Wainwright got straightened out, J.J. didn’t. His aim and location was just way off tonight. We’d set inside, the ball would go outside. Set outside, the ball would go vice-versa. His location was just way off. “We came out firing right away. To get three runs in the first inning against a guy like Wainwright is pretty darn good. But he settled down and contained us the rest of the way. “We had a golden opportunity there to do something.” More on Jurrjens “J.J. in his last start, he outdueled Josh Johnson, who struck out 12 in six innings. P...
- Freeman having “a blast” playing for Cox, Braves Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution During Freddie Freeman’s first week in the majors, the rookie first baseman experienced his first start, first road trip and first hit, among other moments to file in the memory bank. But for the Braves’ top hitting prospect, he put atop his early-career thrills list something one might not expect from a player so young. “It’s been a blast — you get to follow him out to the field,” Freeman said, nodding toward the man walking 20 feet ahead in a narrow hallway from the Braves’ clubhouse to the dugout Thursday afternoon. It was Bobby Cox, No. 6, shufflin...
- Braves rookie Minor faces Cards veteran Carpenter Atlanta Braves with David O'Brien | Atlanta Journal-Constitution Who: vs. Cardinals When: 7:35 p.m. Friday TV; radio: WPCH; 680 AM, 100.5 FM Friday’s matchup: Braves LH Mike Minor (3-0, 3.53 ERA) vs. RH Chris Carpenter (15-5, 2.90). – Minor allowed three earned runs or fewer in each of his first four starts before allowing six earned runs and nine hits in four innings for no decision in Sunday’s loss at Florida. He has an 8.00 ERA and .432 opponents’ average in his past two starts (nine innings, 16 hits, eight earned runs). Lefties are hitting .222 with nine strikeouts and a .701 OPS in 22 at-bats against him, while right-handers are h...