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**Carlos Silva**
Carlos Silva
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	Seattle Mariners — No. 52
	Starting pitcher
	Born: April 23, 1979 (age 30); Bolívar, Venezuela
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	April 1, 2002 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics; (through July 17, 2009)
Win-Loss	60-64
Earned run average	4.71
Strikeouts	474
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (2002-2003); Minnesota Twins (2004-2007); Seattle Mariners (2008-present);

This article is about a baseball player. For the athlete see Carlos Silva (athlete).

Silva pitching for the Minnesota Twins in 2006.

Carlos Silva (born April 23, 1979 in Bolívar, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Seattle Mariners. Previously, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies (2002-2003) and Minnesota Twins (2004-2007). He bats and throws right-handed.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Minnesota Twins

The Twins acquired Silva from Philadelphia along with Nick Punto and Bobby Korecky in exchange for Eric Milton, who had been a staple of the Minnesota rotation since 1998. In May 2006, Silva was demoted to the bullpen after struggling through the beginning of the season. In June, he re-entered the rotation when the struggling # 5 starter, Scott Baker, was demoted to the Twins' Triple-A team in Rochester.

With the Twins, Silva made a successful conversion from reliever to starter, for one of the biggest surprises in the 2004 season. He posted a 14-8 mark in 203 innings pitched and finished second in the rotation behind Cy Young winner Johan Santana. In 2005 he induced more double plays (34) than any other pitcher in the majors. In 2005, he set the record for fewest walks allowed per 9 innings in the modern era with an average of .43 BB/9 innings. On May 20, 2005, Silva set a record since 1957 for the fewest pitches thrown (74) in a nine-inning complete game.^[1]

In 2006, he gave up a major-league-worst 1.90 home runs per 9 innings, giving up 38—more than any other major league pitcher, and had a major-league-worst batting average against of .326.^[2]

Through 2006, Silva posted a 42-32 record with 306 strikeouts and a 4.35 ERA in 743 innings. In 2007, Silva started as the fifth starter behind Johan Santana, Boof Bonser, Ramon Ortiz, and Sidney Ponson. In his first start of 2007, against the Chicago White Sox, he gave up 5 hits in five-innings and one earned run. His son Justin Emmanuel was born on June 12, 2007, just an hour after teammate Juan Rincón's son was born.

[edit] Seattle Mariners

On December 20, 2007, he signed a four-year contract with the Seattle Mariners believed to be somewhere between $44 million and $48 million.^[3].

Fresh off the WBC Carlos Silva started the 2009 season slower then expected, with very little control control over his pitches, and a high era. Many fans complained that Silva was not living up to his contract. Silva sat out most of the season with a shoulder injury. Silva made his return on September 19th against the New York Yankees, surrendering one earned run on 2 hits and a walk in 0.2 innings of relief. Silva made one final appearance in the 2009 season on September 25 in Toronto, giving up one earned run on one hit and one walk in one inning of relief.

[edit] World Baseball Classic

In the first game of Round 1 against the Netherlands, Silva pitched 7 innings of 4 hit ball, with only one earned run. He was the winning pitcher as Venezuela beat Netherlands 3-1. In the semifinal, Silva gave up 6 hits in just 1 1/3 innings, with 7 runs to Korea.

[edit] Pitching style

Silva throws a low-nineties sinking fastball, a slider, a changeup, and a splitter. He is known for his relatively quick pace, as he takes very short breaks between pitches. A ground ball pitcher, Silva has excellent command of his pitches, and walks very few batters.

[edit] Personal life

Silva resides in Medina, Minnesota, with his wife Maria Hermann, son Justin, born June 12, 2007, and daughter Gabriella, born September 8, 2008.^[4].

[edit] References

^ "From 1957 to 2007, Complete Game, sorted by smallest pitches in a single game". Baseball-Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/ptUB. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
^ "Baseball Leaderboard". Fangraphs.com. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2006. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
^ "Mariners ink Silva to four-year deal". MLB.com. http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071220&content_id=2334594&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
^ Carlos Silva: Biography and Career Highlights Mariners.com

[edit] External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

[0] "From 1957 to 2007, Complete Game, sorted by smallest pitches in a single game". Baseball-Reference. http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/ptUB. Retrieved 2008-08-10.

[1] "Baseball Leaderboard". Fangraphs.com. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2006. Retrieved 2008-08-10.

[2] "Mariners ink Silva to four-year deal". MLB.com. http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071220&content_id=2334594&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea. Retrieved 2008-08-10.

[3] Carlos Silva: Biography and Career Highlights Mariners.com

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