Phil Dumatrait

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**Phil Dumatrait**

Pittsburgh Pirates — No. 32
Starting Pitcher
Born: July 12, 1981 (1981-07-12) (age 26)
Bats: Right	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
August 2, 2007 for the Cincinnati Reds
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	0-4
Earned Run Average	15.00
Strikeouts	9
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (2007) Pittsburgh Pirates (2008-present)

Phillip Anthony Dumatrait (born July 12, 1981), is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bakersfield, California-born Dumatrait was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft, but on July 30, 2003, the Reds traded right-handed relief pitcher Scott Williamson to the Red Sox in exchange for Dumatrait, left-hander Tyler Pelland and cash. Dumatrait spent a majority of his minor league career in the Reds organization with their AA affiliate in Chatanooga, Tennessee and their AAA affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky.

In 2004, Dumatrait suffered a season-ending elbow injury and underwent "Tommy John surgery".

In 2007, Phil Dumatrait made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds. On September 9, 2007 in the first inning of a game against the division rival Milwaukee Brewers, Dumatrait gave up four runs on five hits. The hits included consecutive home runs to Rickie Weeks, J. J. Hardy, and Ryan Braun. Dumatrait was relieved by Tom Shearn without recording an out.

The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed him off waivers on October 26, 2007. He is currently on their 25-man active roster. He started the 2008 season as a reliever, but became a starter when Matt Morris was released. He gained his first major league victory on May 7, 2008 against the San Francisco Giants, pitching 5.2 shutout innings in the 3-1 Pirates victory.