In his first All-Star appearance, he pitched for half of an inning, striking out Melvin Mora, Mike Sweeney, and Garret Anderson in 11 pitches.
In his first All-Star appearance, he pitched for half of an inning, striking out Melvin Mora, Mike Sweeney, and Garret Anderson in 11 pitches.* He earned the role of closer following the trades of Billy Wagner and Octavio Dotel in 2003 and 2004 respectively, and earned the nickname "Lights Out" because of his consistency. However, he became infamous for giving up two crucial homeruns in the 2005 postseason. FTP, who is this Astros reliever best known for giving up an Albert Pujols homerun in Game 5 of the NLCS and a Scott Podsednik walk-off homerun in Game 2 of the World Series?
In his first All-Star appearance, he pitched for half of an inning, striking out Melvin Mora, Mike Sweeney, and Garret Anderson in 11 pitches.
Brad Lidge