Michael Matthew Bowden
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.
Born: September 9, 1986 in Winfield, IL
High Schools: Waubonsie Valley HS (Naperville, IL), Waubonsie Valley HS (Aurora, IL)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (47th pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 2005.
(All Transactions)
Debut: August 30, 2008 (Age 21)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W
Teams (by GP): Cubs/RedSox 2008-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$510k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.084, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 2 | Apr 7 | BOS | @ | DET | L,0-10 | 8-GF(8) | 99 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | 0.52 | 8b --- 0 out d10 | 8b end d10 | ||
| 2 | 39 | 5 | Apr 10 | BOS | @ | TOR | L,3-7 | 7-GF(8) | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .03 | -0.005 | 0.02 | 7b --- 0 out d5 | 8b end d 6 | ||
| Player went from Boston Red Sox to Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 40 | 18 | Apr 24 | CHC | STL | W,3-2 | 9-9 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .89 | 0.034 | 0.47 | 9t --- 0 out d1 | 9t 3 out d1 | |||
| 4 | 41 | 21 | Apr 28 | CHC | @ | PHI | L,2-5 | 4-6 | 3 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 9 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .31 | 0.017 | 0.56 | 4b -23 2 out d3 | 6b 3 out d4 | ||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 42 | 27 | May 5 | CHC | LAD | L,1-5 | 9-GF | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .02 | 0.001 | 0.47 | 9t --- 0 out d5 | 9t end d 5 | |||
| 6 | 43 | 32 | May 11 | CHC | @ | MIL | L,7-8 | 7-7 | BS(1) | 5 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 | -0.567 | -2.68 | 7b -2- 2 out a2 | 7b 3 out d1 | |
| 7 | 44 | 34 | May 13 | CHC | @ | MIL | W,8-2 | 9-GF | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .05 | 0.003 | 0.49 | 9b --- 0 out a6 | 9b end a 6 | ||
| 8 | 45 | 37 | May 16 | CHC | PHI | L,2-9 | 9-GF | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .32 | -0.057 | -3.71 | 9t 123 0 out d1 | 9t end d 7 | |||
| 9 | 46 | 38 | May 17 | CHC | PHI | L,7-8 | 8-GF | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.73 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .04 | -0.006 | -0.23 | 8t -2- 2 out d5 | 9t end d 5 | |||
| 10 | 47 | 40 | May 19 | CHC | CHW | L,4-7 | 8-8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .04 | 0.001 | 0.74 | 8t 123 2 out d7 | 8t 3 out d7 | |||
| 11 | 48 | 44 | May 23 | CHC | @ | HOU | L,1-5 | 8-GF(8) | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .13 | 0.003 | 0.75 | 8b 123 2 out d4 | 8b end d 4 | ||
| 12 | 49 | 47 | May 27 | CHC | @ | PIT | L,4-10 | 6-6 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .02 | -0.006 | -2.60 | 6b 12- 0 out d6 | 6b 3 out d10 | ||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 13 | 50 | 115 | Aug 14 | CHC | HOU | L,1-10 | 6-8 | 78 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 9 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | 0.24 | 6t -2- 2 out d9 | 8t 3 out d9 | |||
| 14 | 51 | 117 | Aug 17 | CHC | @ | CIN | L,3-7 | 6-7 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.29 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .09 | 0.017 | 1.02 | 6b --- 0 out d4 | 7b 3 out d4 | ||
| 15 | 52 | 120 | Aug 19 | CHC | @ | CIN | L,4-5 | 7-8 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 | 0.044 | 0.49 | 7b --- 0 out d1 | 8b 1-- 1 out tie | ||
| 16 | 53 | 121 | Aug 20 | CHC | @ | MIL | L,5-9 | 8-GF(8) | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .03 | 0.001 | 0.49 | 8b --- 0 out d5 | 8b end d 5 | ||
| 17 | 54 | 127 | Aug 27 | CHC | MIL | L,4-15 | 6-6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.43 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | -0.051 | -0.16 | 6t 1-- 0 out d1 | 6t 3 out d2 | |||
| 18 | 55 | 130 | Aug 30 | CHC | MIL | W,12-11 | 5-6 | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.84 | 10 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .34 | -0.030 | -1.07 | 5t --- 0 out d4 | 6t 3 out d6 | |||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 19 | 56 | 132 | Sep 1 | CHC | SFG | L,2-5 | 6-8 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 9 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .26 | 0.043 | 1.09 | 6t --- 0 out d3 | 8t -2- 2 out d3 | |||
| 20 | 57 | 134 | Sep 3 | CHC | @ | WSN | L,1-2 | 8-GF(8) | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.21 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .33 | 0.019 | 0.66 | 8b -2- 1 out d2 | 8b end d 2 | ||
| 21 | 58 | 136 | Sep 5 | CHC | @ | WSN | L,1-9 | 6-6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.39 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .05 | -0.009 | -0.52 | 6b --- 0 out d5 | 6b 3 out d6 | ||
| 22 | 59 | 137 | Sep 6 | CHC | @ | WSN | L,2-9 | 8-GF(8) | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | 0.47 | 8b --- 0 out d7 | 8b end d 7 | ||
| 23 | 60 | 142 | Sep 11 | CHC | @ | HOU | L,0-1 | 6-6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.08 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.045 | 0.47 | 6b --- 0 out d1 | 6b 3 out d1 | ||
| 24 | 61 | 145 | Sep 15 | CHC | PIT | L,6-7 | 9-GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.94 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .09 | 0.007 | 0.47 | 9t --- 0 out d3 | 9t end d 3 | |||
| 25 | 62 | 147 | Sep 17 | CHC | PIT | L,0-3 | 6-7 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .50 | 0.040 | 0.94 | 6t 1-3 2 out d3 | 7t 3 out d3 | |||
| 26 | 63 | 149 | Sep 19 | CHC | CIN | L,5-6 | 6-7 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.58 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .52 | 0.053 | 0.83 | 6t --- 0 out d4 | 7t --- 2 out d1 | |||
| 27 | 64 | 151 | Sep 21 | CHC | STL | W,5-4 | 7-7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .94 | 0.052 | 0.47 | 7t --- 0 out d1 | 7t 3 out d1 | |||
| 28 | 65 | 152 | Sep 22 | CHC | STL | L,4-5 | 7-7 | H(1) | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 0.093 | 0.47 | 7t --- 0 out a1 | 7t 3 out a1 | ||
| 29 | 66 | 153 | Sep 23 | CHC | STL | L,3-6 | 8-8 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .88 | -0.027 | 0.29 | 8t 123 0 out d1 | 8t 3 out d3 | |||
| 30 | 67 | 155 | Sep 26 | CHC | @ | COL | L,0-6 | 7-GF(8) | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.11 | 8 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .02 | 0.003 | 1.14 | 7b --- 0 out d6 | 8b end d 6 | ||
| 31 | 68 | 159 | Sep 30 | CHC | @ | ARI | W,7-2 | 6-6 | H(2) | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.03 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.055 | 0.50 | 6b --- 0 out a3 | 6b 3 out a3 | |
| 32 | 69 | 161 | Oct 2 | CHC | HOU | L,0-3 | 9-GF | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .12 | 0.007 | 0.47 | 9t --- 0 out d3 | 9t end d 3 | |||
| TOT | 39.2 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2.95 | 165 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13, 78 and 99 days |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 12
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