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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 202
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Feb 28, 1981, Scottsdale, AZ Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| September 24, 2008 Brian Bannister won his ninth game of the year Wednesday night against the Tigers. In six innings Bannister surrendered seven hits but didn't give up a run in the Royals' 10-4 win. |
| September 7, 2008 Royals pitcher Brian Bannister has not won a game in 12 starts, but the team thinks he has gotten better in the last eight, according to Royals.com. "When he was going through the bad streak, he had multiple bad innings and multiple bad starts. He stopped that as of probably four outings ago," Royals manager Trey Hillman said. |
| September 4, 2008 Brian Bannister allowed four runs on Thursday, though only one run was earned in his seven inning no-decision against the Athletics. |
| September 3, 2008 The Royals' and Oakland Athletics game on Wednesday night was postponed because of rain. A doubleheader was scheduled for Thursday at Kauffman Stadium. |
| August 27, 2008 Once again the Royals suffered the disappointing loss, falling 3-2 to the Rangers, and once again the lack of offense leaves the pitching without support. RHP Brian Bannister was the victim this time, going 6 2/3 innings to allow three runs (two earned) on six hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. |
| August 5, 2008 Brian Bannister struggled again on Tuesday night. He allowed six hits and three runs over 4.0 innings against the Red Sox. Bannister owns a 6.23 ERA in four starts since the All-Star break. |
| July 25, 2008 Brian Bannister saw his record drop to 7-9 in the Royals 5-3 loss to the Rays. Bannister threw 5.1 innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits. |
| July 22, 2008 Manager Trey Hillman stated that Brian Bannister's spot in the starting rotation is safe for now despite his 7-8 record and 5.49 ERA, according to the Kansas City Star. Hillman said, "Well continue to evaluate it. He knows he needs to be better. Its been discussed. Theres a plan to help him get there. Well see how he does in his next outing." |
| July 4, 2008 Brian Bannister was rocked for seven runs (six earned) on eight hits over five innings in Friday's 11-2 loss to the upstart Rays at Tropicana Field, with one walk and six strikeouts. |
| June 23, 2008 Brian Bannister was wild Monday, issuing a career-high six walks, but he didn't give up an earned run over seven innings in a victory over Colorado. |
| June 18, 2008 The Royals pulled a much-needed 3-2 win over the Cardinals tonight led by the arm of RHP Brian Bannister . Bannister pitched seven innings to allow two runs (both earned) on nine hits with no walks and one strikeout. |
| June 12, 2008 Brian Bannister used a career-high 127 pitches to make it through seven innings against the Rangers on Thursday as he allowed four runs in a no-decision. |
| June 1, 2008 Brian Bannister pitched into the eighth to help Kansas City beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 on Sunday. Bannister gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four to earn his first win in four starts. |
| May 27, 2008 Brian Bannister has slipped to 4-6 this season, and will be looking to get on track tonight against the Twins, according to MLB.com. He has a good chance to succeed, as he went 2-0 with a 2.05 ERA over three starts against the Twins last season. |
| May 22, 2008 Brian Bannister fell to 4-6 thanks to the 12 hits and seven runs he allowed to the Red Sox over 5.1 innings. |
| May 17, 2008 Brian Bannister gave up six runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings of work falling to the Marlins 7-3 on Saturday night. The right-hander walked two and struck out five in the loss. |
| May 11, 2008 Brian Bannister snapped out of his recent skid by tossing eight shutout innings against the Orioles on Sunday. He allowed two hits, walked two, and struck out five. Bannister improved to 4-4 with a 3.75 ERA. He earned a loss in each of his previous four starts. |
| May 7, 2008 The Royals goosed their run-starved attack for an early lead Tuesday night before Brian Bannister gave it all back and more in a 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium, according to the KC Star. It came down to this: Bannister couldnt retire Garret Anderson in RBI situations. Anderson hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and delivered two-out RBI singles in the fifth and seventh. |
| May 6, 2008 Brian Bannister dropped his fourth straight decision on Tuesday night. He served up 13 hits and five runs over 6.2 innings against the Angels. Bannister walked two, struck out three, and tossed a wild pitch. He has now allowed five homers over his last three outings. |
| May 6, 2008 Brian Bannister started off 3-0 this season, but has lost three straight decisions since then, and will try to get back in the win column tonight when the Royals host the Angels, according to MLB.com. This will be his first career start against the Angels. |
| April 30, 2008 Brian Bannister lost his third straight game on Wednesday as he suffered through his worst outing of the season as he permitted seven runs in just three innings to the Rangers to fall to 3-3. |
| April 24, 2008 Brian Bannister lost his second straight outing on Thursday by giving up only two earned runs over 6.2 innings to the Indians. |
| April 18, 2008 Brian Bannister had his worst outing of the season as he fell to 3-1 thanks to allowing five runs in five innings to the A's. Bannister walked only one batter on the night, but he also had only one K as he permitted nine hits. |
| April 14, 2008 Brian Bannister shares American Player of the Week honors with Seattle outfielder Raul Ibanez, according to the AP. Bannister went 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA for the upstart Royals, and memorably gave up just one unearned run and three hits, while throwing a complete game against the Twins on Sunday. Ibanez blasted four home runs and collected 11 RBI over seven games to earn a share of the award. |
| April 13, 2008 Brian Bannister improved to 3-0 after tossing a complete game against the Twins on Sunday. He held the AL Central rival to three hits and one unearned run. Bannister walked one, struck out three, hit a batter, and saw his ERA fall to 0.86. |
| April 8, 2008 Brian Bannister looks to build upon his impressive first start of the season today against the Yankees, as he threw seven scoreless innings against the Tigers at Comerica Park, according to MLB.com. He could move to 2-0 with the home crowd behind him, but his ERA won't likely remain untouched against the Yankees, especially since he surrendered two homers in both career at-bats against Alex Rodriguez. |
| April 2, 2008 Brian Bannister was dominant on the mound against Detroit on Wednesday, as he held the team scoreless over seven innings, with only two hits allowed, and four strikeouts and no walks. That was a great showing for the Royals' number two starter, as he opens the season at 1-0 and an untouched ERA. |
| March 17, 2008 Brian Bannister fell to 0-2 this spring, as he allowed three runs on six hits over five innings of work against Oakland, with one walk and one strikeout. He is expected to be the Royals number two starter in the rotation, and hopefully he can pick up a win before the end of spring training. |
| February 17, 2008 Brian Bannister returned to action on Sunday after missing the previous three days due to the flu and an eye injury. Two days ago, he tells the Kansas City Star, I had fever and chills and a bad headache. I was having cramps. Aches and pains. I had everything. I had no energy. I was as sick as Ive ever been. The last day, its just been stomach cramps. But physically, I feel fine now. Ill throw today. I want to get right back on track. Bannister is lined up to be the Royals No. 2 starter this year, and he could be a decent back-end addition in larger combo leagues. |
| February 17, 2008 Brian Bannister missed a second straight day of workouts on Saturday due to the flu, the Kansas City Star reports. Bannister isn't established enough to have the veteran's form of the "flu," so he must actually be sick. We're not too worried about his fantasy value. |