Rich Rundles

Infobox MLB player
name = Rich Rundles


width = 150
caption =
team = Cleveland Indians
number = 56
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1981|6|3
birthplace = city-state|Chattanooga|Tennessee
bats = Left
throws = Left
debutdate = September 3
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Cleveland Indians
statyear = 2008 season
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 0-0
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 1.80
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 6
teams =
*Cleveland Indians (by|2008-present)

Richard Lambert Rundles (born June 3, 1981 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.

From by|1999 to by|2007, Rundles played in Minor League Baseball with six different organizations.

Through 836 minor-league innings, Rundles has a 3.39 ERA, accomplished with an 87-91 mph fastball, very good changeup and average curve. He has always had good control, since being a third-round pick out of high school back in 1999. As a starter in Class A ball a year later, he walked only 13 while fanning 114 in 132 innings.

Various injuries stalled his development -- until signing with the Indians as a minor-league free agent in January 2007.The Tribe moved him to the bullpen to help the lefty avoid his durability issues.

Sent to Double-A Akron in '07, Rundles went 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA and two saves in 23 games, 21 of which were out of the bullpen. That earned him his first call to Triple-A, where he was 2-4 with a 2.70 ERA in 17 relief outings at Buffalo.

Rundles then went to the 2007 Arizona Fall League to continue his transition to relief. In limited work, he allowed one run in 8 2/3 innings (1.04 ERA) over eight outings.

On July 2, by|2008, Rundles was named to the 2008 Triple-A All-Star Game as the Buffalo Bisons lone representative. [cite web | title = Rich Rundles Named IL All-Star | publisher = Buffalo Bisons | date = 2008-07-02 | url = http://buffalo.bisons.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080702&content_id=426673&vkey=news_t422&fext=.jsp&sid=t422 | accessdate = 2008-07-09] He was called up to the majors on September 1, mlby|2008, and made his debut on September 3, walking the only batter he faced.

Since his September call-up Rundles has a total of 6 strikeouts, 2 walks, and giving up 1 earned run through 4 1/3 innings of work from the bullpen. Rundles has appeared in 7 games for the Tribe compiling a 2.08 ERA.

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