| Fernando Abad | |
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| Houston Astros – No. 58 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 17, 1985 | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| July 28, 2010 for the Houston Astros | |
| Career statistics (through 2011) |
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| Earned run average | 5.12 |
| Record | 1-5 |
| Strikeouts | 27 |
| Teams | |
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Fernando Antonio Abad (born December 17, 1985 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros.
Abad began his professional career in 2006, pitching for the Dominican Summer Astros. That year, he went 5-2 with a 1.32 ERA in 15 games (11 games started). He also struck out 64 batters in 61 1/3 innings.
He split 2007 between the Greeneville Astros (17 games, four starts) and Tri-City ValleyCats (two games), going a combined 6-4 with a 4.25 ERA, with 59 strikeouts in 53 innings. In 2008, he pitched for the Lexington Legends, going 2-7 with a 3.30 ERA in 45 relief appearances, striking out 94 batters in 76 1/3 innings.
Abad pitched for the Lancaster Jethawks (41 games) and Corpus Christi Hooks (three games, all starts) in 2009, going a combined 4-7 with a 4.00 ERA, striking out 92 batters in 96 2/3 innings of work.[1]
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