- Ryan Rowland-Smith
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name=Ryan Rowland-Smith
position=Starting pitcher
team=Seattle Mariners
number=18
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|1|26
birthplace=Sydney ,Australia
debutdate=June 30
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Seattle Mariners
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=6-3
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.55
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=119
teams=
*Seattle Mariners (by|2007-present)Ryan Benjamin Rowland-Smith (born
January 26 ,1983 inSydney ,Australia ) is an Australianstarting pitcher for theSeattle Mariners . He pitched for Australia in the2006 World Baseball Classic and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.Rowland-Smith made his major league debut for the Mariners on
June 22 , mlby|2007, against theCincinnati Reds atSafeco Field . He struck out the first batter he faced,Ken Griffey, Jr. , and pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings in a 16-1 Mariners loss. Though primarily used as arelief pitcher , Rowland-Smith made his first start in the majors onJuly 1 , mlby|2008 [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080630&content_id=3035223&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB.com: Rowland-Smith to start Tuesday] ] , and shortly after was optioned to Triple-A to become a starting pitcher. He returned to the Mariners and was one of the few bright spots in a horribly disappointing season for Seattle. Rowland-Smith was Seattle's most effective starter in the second half of the season, finishing with a 3.39 ERA and a 4-3 record from his 11 starts.Rowland-Smith is the son of Australian celebrity trainer Rob Rowland-Smith, known as The Sandhill Warrior [ [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2004188948_mari19.html?syndication=rss M's Ryan Rowland-Smith from a land down under] ] . He is the first player with a hyphenated last name ever to appear in a Major League game. [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/315553_mbok14.html Mariners Notebook: Power arm joins bullpen ] ]
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External links
* [http://www.prolebrity.com/profile/ryanrowlandsmith/?blog=1 Ryan Rowland-Smith's Blog]
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