Matt Riley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: August 2, 1979 in Antioch, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Liberty HS (Brentwood, CA).

High School: Liberty HS (Brentwood, CA)

School: Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1999 (Age 20-038d, 17,580th in major league history)
vs. MIN 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 4, 2005 (Age 25-275d)
vs. OAK 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Matthew Paul Riley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

5.99

97.2

WHIP

1.761

Summary of 18 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
BAL	16
TEX	2

Platoon
vs RHB	14
vs LHB	4

Home/Road
Home	12
Away	6

Outs
0	8
1	6
2	4

7 Opps
NYY	6
TOR	4
TBD	2
BOS	2
OAK	2
LAD	1
SEA	1

16 Batters
Derek Jeter	2
Josh Phelps	2
Scott Brosius	1
Dan Wilson	1
Carlos Delgado	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
David Ortiz	1
Shane Spencer	1
Jayson Werth	1
Rocco Baldelli	1
Matt Stairs	1
Frank Menechino	1
Andy Phillips	1
Tino Martinez	1
Randy Velarde	1
Ellis Burks	1

5 Parks
Camden Yards (BAL)	12
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
7	6
9	5
89	3
8	2
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	4
1	3
3	3
2	3
5	3
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
2·HR gms	6
1·HR gms	6

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
12-	3
1--	3
1-3	2

31 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	10
1 on	3
2 on	5
Any on	8

Inning
1	1
2	4
3	3
4	5
5	2
6	2
8	1

1-3	8
4-6	9
7-end	1

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	2
+1	1
Tied	4
-1	4
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	6
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	3
2-1	3
3-2	2
1-0	2
1-1	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
3-1	1
0-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	5
1B	3
RF	2
SS	2
3B	2
2B	1
CF	1
C	1
LF	1

OrderPos
3rd	3
5th	3
2nd	3
1st	2
4th	2
8th	2
6th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-09-23 (2)	Randy Velarde	OAK	@	BAL	behind 0-1	t 3	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	2	4	17%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Christenson Scores
2	2	2	2	1999-09-23 (2)	Matt Stairs	OAK	@	BAL	behind 2-7	t 5	2	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	5	9	8%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Giambi Scores
3	3	3	1	1999-09-30 (2)	Shane Spencer	NYY	@	BAL	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	9	12%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
4	4	4	2	1999-09-30 (2)	Scott Brosius	NYY	@	BAL	tied 2-2	t 4	2	---	2,(1-0) B1.X	1	9	5	12%	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2003-09-14	Josh Phelps	TOR		BAL	behind 0-3	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	5	DH	9%	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2004-04-08	Ellis Burks	BOS	@	BAL	behind 1-2	t 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	DH	16%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
7	7	2	1	2004-04-16	Josh Phelps	TOR		BAL	behind 0-6	b 2	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBSX	1	5	DH	4%	13%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
8	8	3	1	2004-04-21	Rocco Baldelli	TBD	@	BAL	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	8%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
9	9	4	2	2004-04-21	Tino Martinez	TBD	@	BAL	ahead 3-0	t 5	1	1-3	4,(2-1) 1C1BB11X	3	6	3	9%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Baldelli Scores; J. Cruz Scores
10	10	5	1	2004-04-27	Dan Wilson	SEA	@	BAL	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	1	8	2	12%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
11	11	6	1	2004-06-16	Jayson Werth	LAD		BAL	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	1-3	4,(2-1) SBBX	3	2	7	15%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Encarnación Scores; C. Izturis Scores
12	12	7	1	2004-06-22	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	3	5	17%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Williams Scores; D. Jeter Scores
13	13	8	2	2004-06-22	Derek Jeter	NYY	@	BAL	tied 3-3	t 2	1	12-	4,(0-2) SFFX	3	2	6	22%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); T. Clark Scores; M. Cairo Scores
14	14	9	1	2004-09-20	David Ortiz	BOS		BAL	behind 0-5	b 4	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	4	DH	10%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ramirez Scores/unER
15	15	10	1	2004-09-30	Carlos Delgado	TOR	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	7,(3-2) BBFBFFX	1	4	3	10%	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
16	16	11	2	2004-09-30	Frank Menechino	TOR	@	BAL	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	---	5,(2-2) BCBCX	1	1	DH	10%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2005-04-24	Derek Jeter	NYY		TEX	ahead 7-1	b 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	2	2	2005-04-24	Andy Phillips	NYY		TEX	ahead 8-1	b 8	0	12-	3,(1-1) *BFX	3	8	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Sánchez Scores; J. Posada Scores