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Brandon Lyon

   37 |  P 		Current Status: Free agent

player stats
Full Name: Brandon James Lyon
Born: 08/10/1979
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT
Height: 6' 1"     Weight: 195
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
College: Dixie JC, UT
MLB Debut: 08/04/2001
player
era
2.86
wins
6 - 5
saves
3
strikeouts
57
  W L ERA G GS CG SHO SV SVO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2009 6 5 2.86 65 0 0 0 3 6 78.2 56 25 25 7 31 57
Career 27 34 4.20 374 21 0 0 54 77 494.2 527 252 231 55 151 319
 
Biography:
He, his wife Sara and two sons Isaac and Andrew reside in St. George, UT during the off-season...Graduated from Taylorsville High School -- named Utah Player of the Year...Attended Dixie Junior College in Utah -- tabbed Junior College Player of the Year in 2000.

2008 Career Highlights:
By Year:  
Registered a career-high 26 saves for the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 2008 season...Finished 10th among all National League relievers with 1.97 walks per nine innings...Converted 15 straight save opportunities April 9-June 23, the longest such streak of his career...Did not allow a run in 24 straight outings April 9-June 12, tossing 25.0 scoreless innings -- established a Diamondbacks record for a reliever with the scoreless innings streak...Posted a 2-3 record and 2.40 ERA (30.0IP/8ER) in 30 games on the road...finished 1-2 with a 7.06 ERA (29.1IP/23ER) in 31 appearances at home.