Troy Patton

Troy Patton
Baltimore Orioles – No. 40
Pitcher
Born: September 3, 1985 (1985-09-03) Spring, Texas
Bats: Switch	Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 25, 2007 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics (through 2011 Season)
Win-Loss	2-3
Earned run average	3.12
Strikeouts	31
Teams
Houston Astros (2007) Baltimore Orioles (2010-present)

Troy Jamieson Patton (born September 3, 1985, in Spring, Texas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. Patton attended Tomball High School in Tomball, Texas.

Baseball career

Houston Astros

Patton was drafted in the ninth round by the Houston Astros in 2004. In 2007, Patton played in Minor League Baseball for the Corpus Christi Hooks and Round Rock Express. He made his MLB debut with the Houston Astros on August 25, 2007.

Baltimore Orioles

Patton was part of a trade package sent by the Astros to the Baltimore Orioles on December 12, 2007, in return for shortstop Miguel Tejada.

Patton spent the 2008 season on the disabled list after suffering a left labrum tear.

On September 22, 2010 Patton made his first career apperarance for the Orioles, in a game against the Boston Red Sox. He pitched 0.2 innings, giving up no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, and struck out David Ortiz to end the inning.

Patton was called up in May of the Orioles 2011 season. He made 20 relief appearances, for 30 innings worth of work. He posted and ERA of 3.00, and a record of 2-1, with 2 holds.

Drunk driving incident

On January 24, 2011, Patton was arrested on suspicion of DWI. The report stated that he was pulled over after his car ran over a curb and he registered a 0.14 BAC level after a Breathalyzer test. The legal blood-alcohol limit for driving in Texas is 0.08. He was charged with a misdemeanor count of DWI first offense, posted $500 bail and was released.

External links

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