- Kelvim Escobar
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Escobar signed as a
free agent with Anaheim before the 2004 season. As the second starter in the Angels rotation, Escobar went 11-12, but led his team in ERA (3.93), strikeouts (191, a career high), WHIP (1.29) andinnings pitched (208.1, also a career high).In mlby|2006, Escobar had an impressive season as a starter despite an 11-13 record with his low 3.61 ERA. In {mlby|2007, Escobar went 18-7 with a 3.40 ERA and 160 strikeouts, his best year by far.
In March mlby|2008, Escobar revealed that he had a tear in his right
shoulder that could require season-ending surgery; [ [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angrep27mar27,1,340320.story?track=rss Angels' Escobar has torn shoulder] ] however, he is throwing vigorously in an attempt to make a comeback. [ [http://www.dailynews.com/ci_9582888?source=rss `Power 'pen' is the next step for Escobar] ]Note
*On August 15, 2001, Escobar combined with fellow Venezuelan pitchers
Giovanni Carrara ,Omar Daal andFreddy García to win their respective starts: Escobar, of the Blue Jays, over Oakland, 5-2; Carrara, of the Dodgers, facing Montreal, 13-1; Daal, in a Phillies victory over the Brewers, 8-6, and García, of Seattle, against the Red Sox, 6-2. This marked the first time in Major League history that four pitchers coming from Venezuela have recorded a winning game in their respective starts in the same day.Fact|date=May 2007References
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