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Rafael Montero

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg)

Team: Houston Astros (majors)

Born: October 17, 1990 in Higuerito, Dominican Republic do

High School: Francisco Sergio Castillo (Sabana Higuero, Dominican Republic)

Debut: May 14, 2014 (Age 23-209d, 20,615th in major league history)
vs. NYY 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2025, 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25), 3 yrs/$34.5M (23-25)

Service Time (01/2024): 7.138 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: GSE Worldwide

Full Name: Rafael Montero

Nicknames: Fugarra or Monte

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2022 World Series

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.5

0.1

ERA

3.05

4.63

301

20.2

444.2

449

WHIP

0.968

1.446

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Team Record in Appearances: 13-4

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 2, Entered with runners on base: 2

2020 Pitching Game Log

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2020 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	81	12	Aug 7	TEX		LAA	W,4-3	9-GF	S(1)	99	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	-0.81	3	16	10	5	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.17	0.168	2.25	0.10%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
2	82	13	Aug 8	TEX		LAA	W,2-0	9-GF	S(2)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.19	3	12	8	3	1	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.078	1.11	0.05%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
3	83	16	Aug 11	TEX		SEA	W,4-2	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.19	3	9	8	2	1	0	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.078	1.19	0.06%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
4	84	17	Aug 12	TEX		SEA	W,7-4	9-GF	S(4)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.19	3			3	1	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.035	.57	0.03%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
5	85	19	Aug 15	TEX	@	COL	W,6-4	9-GF	S(5)	2	1.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.79	5	24	16	5	2	0	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	0.056	2.69	0.04%	-0.38	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 2
6	86	23	Aug 19	TEX	@	SDP	L,3-6	9-GF(10)	L(0-1)	3	1.1	1	4	3	2	1	1	0	4.26	3.98	7	42	25	3	2	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.54	-0.414	5.16	-0.28%	-2.63	9b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 3
7	87	28	Aug 24	TEX		OAK	W,3-2	8-GF	S(6)	4	1.1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.52	3.71	7	31	19	8	2	0	4	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.16	0.227	3.73	0.10%	0.77	8t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
8	88	31	Aug 28	TEX		LAD	W,6-2	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.12	3.19	3			5	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.016	.10	0.01%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	89	34	Sep 1	TEX	@	HOU	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	S(7)	3	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	3.19	3	9	5	1	0	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.54	0.212	1.70	0.06%	0.17	10b -2- 0 out a2	10b end a 1
10	90	39	Sep 6	TEX	@	SEA	L,3-4	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.53	3.00	3	10	7	3	2	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.014	.03	0.00%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
11	91	42	Sep 9	TEX		LAA	W,7-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.31	2.85	4	17	12	4	2	0	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.016	.03	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
12	92	45	Sep 12(1)	TEX		OAK	W,5-2	7-GF(7)	S(8)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.13	2.72	3	10	8	2	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.035	.04	0.00%	0.53	7t --- 0 out a3	7t end a 3
13	93	47	Sep 13	TEX		OAK	W,6-3	9-GF		0	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.63	2.68	6	22	15	4	6	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.42	0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.47	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 3
14	94	51	Sep 18	TEX	@	LAA	L,2-6	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	3.68	2.92	6	17	9	1	1	2	3	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.29	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-1.46	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
15	95	57	Sep 24	TEX		HOU	L,4-12	9-GF		5	1.0	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	4.60	3.83	5	19	12	3	2	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-1.47	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 8
16	96	58	Sep 25	TEX		HOU	W,5-4	9-9		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.32	3.73	4	20	12	5	0	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d1	9t 3 out d1
17	97	60	Sep 27	TEX		HOU	W,8-4	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.08	3.70	4	9	6	1	0	0	4	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
							13-4		W-L:0-1,Sv:8	2.2	17.2	12	11	8	6	19	2	1	4.08	3.70	72	267	64%	22%	10%	0.41		36%	13%	0		1	0%	0	0	0	63	4	1	0	1	0	0	1.60	0.545	1.35	0.17%	-0.24

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