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Career Notes 1996 Tied for eighth in the NL with 73 appearances with the Atlanta Braves ... Maintained a 1.02 ERA in 15 games in Aug. ... Did not allow a run in eight straight appearances from Aug. 18-Sept. 1 ... Struggled in seven post-season outings, compling ERA's of 6.75 in the Division Series vs. Los Angeles, 9.00 in the League Championship Series vs. St. Louis and 27.00 in the World Series vs. New York. 1995 Put in a strong performance as one of the Braves set-up men out of the bullpen ... Pitched in over 50 games for the third straight season (67 games) ... His seven wins set a career-high ... Posted 18.0 consecutive scoreless innings July 22 to August 27 before allowing a home run August 29 vs. Houston ... Tied for eighth in the NL in games with 65. 1994 His 21 saves tied for fifth in the NL with Chicago's Randy Myers ... Tied Mark Wohlers for the club lead in appearances with 51 ... Matched his longest career relief appearance of 3.0 innings twice during the season. 1993 In his first season with the Braves, he pitched 74 times and posted a 2.06 ERA ... finished second to Mike Piazza in National League Rookie-of-the-Year balloting ... Saved his first 15 opportunities ... Ended with 19 saves, the most by an NL rookie since 1986 ... A member of the All-Rookie Team, as voted on by major-league managers ... Won the Rolaids Relief Pitcher of the Month for August, when he converted all nine of his save opportunities ... Led the Atlanta bullpen in innings pitched and strikeouts ... Held left-handers to a .192 average ... Kept a 1.61 ERA in home games. 1991 Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a free agent to a minor-league contract on April 16, 1991.
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