In the game, Bauer pitched two innings, allowed one hit, struck out three batters, and walked one. In seven starts with Triple-A Columbus in 2014, Bauer was 4-1 with a 2.15 E RA (11 E R/ 46.0 IP ), 44 strikeouts, 14 walks and a 1.09 WHIP ....Prior to his last Minor League start on May 13 at Rochester (L, 5.2 IP , 6 R, 4 HR), Bauer was a perfect 4-0 with an International League-best 1.12 ERA (5 ER/40.1 IP)...At the time of his final promotion on May 20, ranked sixth in ERA, 11th in strikeouts and ninth in WHIP...Fanned nine batters in each of his first two starts for Columbus, allowing just one earned run on seven hits and three walks across his first 12.0 innings....Limited opposing Minor League batters to a .216 (36-167) average against, including a .195 (17-87) clip to left-handers. Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg) . Current Contract Trevor Bauer signed a 1 year / $17,500,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $17,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $17,500,000. for the first time in his career...Was on the D.L. This story appears in the Feb. 25, 2019, issue of Sports Illustrated. Latest on Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Trevor Bauer including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Despite going winless in 2 of his last 3 starts, Bauer went 10-2 with a 3.01 ERA (28ER/83.2IP) in 14 starts (15 appearances) after the All-Star Break... His 3.01 ERA in the second-half ranked T5th among all A.L. Made second big league start of 2013 on May 1 vs. Philadelphia (5.0IP, 1H, 0R, 6BB, 5K), notching his second big league win over Cliff Lee...Made two more starts as the result of doubleheaders on May 13 vs. NYY (gm2, L#2, 6.1IP, 6H, 2R/2ER) and June 28 at Chicago-AL (gm1, ND, 0.2IP, 6H, 5R/ER, 2HR), the latter of which was the shortest and most recent start of his brief 8-start career... Limited batters to .238 mark with Cleveland, including a .207 mark by left-handed hitters, but walked 16 batters in 17 innings of work...Batters were 7-for-31 (.226) off him with runners on and 3-for-17 (.176) with runners in scoring position. For more great storytelling and in-depth analysis, subscribe to the magazine—and get up … while his .232 overall average against was 11th-lowest and his .394 slugging pct/ allowed was 18th-lowest among A.L. with a hamstring injury… Spent the remainder of the year in the rotation save one emergency, extra-inning relief outing in Toronto on July 1…On the year in relief he was 2-0 with a 3.31 ERA in 7 outings (6ER/16.1IP) and was 10-8 with a 4.35 ERA in 28 starts (84ER/173.2IP)… Made his first start on April 30 at Philadelphia and did not factor into the decision after allowing three runs on five hits in 4.0 innings of work...Went 3-0 with a 2.01 ERA in six June starts (10ER/44.2IP), the 2nd-lowest ERA in the league in June (min.40IP) and was tied for 5th in strikeouts (43)…Held opponents to a .190 clip (30-for-158) in June, which was the sixth-lowest average against in the AL & ranked 10th in MLB…Worked his second career complete game, a career-best 3-hitter, on June 22 against Tampa Bay at Progressive Field (9.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1BB, 10SO)...Tied a then season-high 10 strikeouts (previously done June 6 at Seattle)… Earned the win in the Tribe's 2-1, 19-inning victory on July 1 at Toronto after working 5.0 shutout innings in relief beginning in the 15th inning (was slated to start the next day)...Marked his fourth straight win, which set a new career-long winning streak...Ranked in the AL Top 20 for several pitching categories during the first half including: ERA (3.30, 9th), average against (.229, 7th), HR-per-9.0IP (0.71, 3rd), hits-per-9.0IP (7.66, 8th) and WHIP (1.20, 14th)…Recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts in 8.0 innings on August 19 vs. Toronto…Posted a second-half ERA of 5.36 (53ER/89.0IP)…Over his five starts following his Toronto relief outing (7/7-8/3) he posted a record of 0-3 with an 8.37 ERA (22R/23.2IP)…Rebounded in August, going 3-1 with a 2.61 ERA in 6 starts from Aug. 9-Sept. 3 (12ER/41.1IP) before going 2-2 with a 7.28 ERA over his final 5 starts from Sept. 8-Oct. 1 (24ER/29.2IP)...Went 6-4 with a 3.67 ERA on the road in 16 games/12 starts (83.1IP, 80H, 34ER), the 17th-lowest ERA in the American League…8 of his 12 road starts were quality starts as he allowed just 5 home runs in 83.1 road innings…Batters hit .276 (78-283) off him with runners on base and .278 (42-151) with RISP…Baserunners were just 5-for-10 off him attempting to steal as his 5 CS against were tied for 13th among A.L.