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**Michael Bowden**
Michael Bowden
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	Boston Red Sox — No. 64
	Starting pitcher
	Born: September 9, 1986 (age 23); Winfield, Illinois
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	August 30, 2008 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics; (through 2009)
Win-Loss	2-1
Earned run average	8.14
Strikeouts	15
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (2008-present);

Michael Matthew Bowden (born September 9, 1986 in Winfield, Illinois) is a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. . In 2007, he played for the Lancaster JetHawks and Portland Sea Dogs. He attended high school at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, IL. He was selected by the Red Sox in the 1st round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.^[1]

Bowden began his professional career with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox in 2005, and advanced to the Greenville Drive the following season, also playing one game with the Wilmington Blue Rocks.

Bowden began the 2008 season with the Sea Dogs and was promoted to the Pawtucket Red Sox, the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, on July 18, 2008.^[2] On August 29, 2008, Bowden was called up by the Red Sox, and won his Major League debut August 30 against the Chicago White Sox.^[3] He got the decision in a five-inning start, giving up seven hits and two runs in an 8-2 win.^[4] On April 26, 2009, Bowden was called up to bolster the bullpen after a night where the Red Sox bullpen got overworked.^[5] He later worked two perfect innings against the New York Yankees, striking out Derek Jeter to end the seventh inning and Robinson Canó to end the eighth.

[edit] References

^ Red Sox 2005 draft picks
^ Michael Bowden joins PawSox The Times (Pawtucket), July 19, 2008
^ Michael Silverman (2008-08-30). "Michael Bowden gets sudden call". Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view/2008_08_30_Michael_Bowden_gets_sudden_call/srvc=redsox&position=4. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
^ Ian Browne (2008-08-30). "Pedroia leaving Red mark on Sox". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2008_08_30_chamlb_bosmlb_1. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
^ Bowden called up to boster bullpen

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[0] Red Sox 2005 draft picks

[1] Michael Bowden joins PawSox The Times (Pawtucket), July 19, 2008

[2] Michael Silverman (2008-08-30). "Michael Bowden gets sudden call". Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view/2008_08_30_Michael_Bowden_gets_sudden_call/srvc=redsox&position=4. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

[3] Ian Browne (2008-08-30). "Pedroia leaving Red mark on Sox". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2008_08_30_chamlb_bosmlb_1. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

[4] Bowden called up to boster bullpen

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