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◆ ◆ Held opposing hitters to a .135 (7/52) average with runners in scoring position.
◆ ◆ Earned wins in consecutive starts for first time in career May 18 vs. Dodgers and May 23 at Texas.
◆ ◆ Improved career record vs. A.L. West opponents to 6-2 with a 3.28 ERA (68.2 IP - 25 ER)...Against all other
opponents, was 1-5 with a 4.42 ERA (59 IP - 29 ER).
◆ ◆ 20 of final 24 runs allowed scored via home runs (yielded just two home runs in first 75.1 IP of career).
◆ ◆ Missed 23 games on disabled list with right shoulder tightness from June 4 (retro to May 30) until June 24...
Missed final 69 games of season on disabled list with right elbow UCL injury (underwent Tommy John surgery
in August).
2015
◆ ◆ Made Angels debut Apr. 23 vs. Oakland and earned the win after pitching six shutout frames and allowing five
hits and one walk while striking out five…Became first player to throw at least six scoreless innings in their
Angels debut since Jered Weaver (May 27, 2006).
◆ ◆ Set career high with 11 strikeouts across 6.2 innings in final start of regular season on Sept. 29 vs. Oakland...The
11 strikeouts tied for most by any Angels pitcher in a game in 2015 (Garrett Richards - 11 SO twice).
2014
◆ ◆ Made Major League debut with Houston on Sept. 10 at Seattle (W; 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 SO) and became eighth
Astros pitcher to earn a win in first career start.
◆ ◆ Became third pitcher in Houston history to pitch at least five innings while striking out four-or-more batters and
allowing two-or-fewer runs in each of first two career games, joining Carlos Hernandez (2001) and Tom Griffin
(1964).
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ ◆ 2014 Pacific Coast League Mid-Season All-Star...Astros Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June and August.
◆ ◆ 2012 South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star...California League Player of the Month for August.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ ◆ June 7, 2011...Selected by Houston Astros in fifth round of 2011 First-Year Player Draft (signed June 8, 2011).
◆ ◆ Nov. 5, 2014...Traded by Houston Astros with C Carlos Perez to Angels for C Hank Conger.
PERSONAL/MISC
tropeano
◆ ◆ Nicholas Paul Tropeano (Troh-pee-AH-noh)...On Twitter: @PaPaTropeano
◆ ◆ Attended West Islip HS (NY) and Stony Brook University (NY)...Led West Islip to a Suffolk Class AA championship
in 2008 after going 8-1 with a 1.50 ERA...Named America East Conference Pitcher of the Year at Stony Brook
in 2011 during junior season...Ranked fifth in nation in strikeouts (119) and seventh in victories (12); both set
school records...Third Stony Brook alumnus to pitch in Major Leagues (also, Joe Nathan and Tom Koehler).
◆ ◆ Was Angels #3 prospect according to Baseball America in 2015...Entered 2014 season ranked by Baseball
America as Astros #18 prospect...Was Astros #9 prospect according to Baseball America entering 2013 with
the system’s best changeup...Tabbed by the publication as having the best changeup in South Atlantic League
entering 2012.
◆ ◆ Pitched in Arizona Fall League following the 2012 season...Went 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA (15 IP - 5 ER) and 18
strikeouts in 11 games for Mesa.
◆ ◆ Signed by Astros scouts John Kosciak and Ed Fastaia.
MAJOR LEAGUE HITTING TOTALS
AVG AB H HR RBI
.000 3 0 0 0
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP
P .939 39 10 21 2 33 2
tropeano’s career highs

SEASON GAME
Wins 5 — 2018 SO 11 — 9/29/15 vs. OAK
ERA 3.56 — 2016 BB 5 — Twice; 5/29/16 vs. HOU & 5/3/16 at MIL
IP 76 — 2018 IP 7.1 — 5/24/18 at TOR
SO 68 — 2016 H 9 — 6/4/18 vs. KC
Win Streak 3 — Twice; last, R & ER 6 — 8/20/15 vs. CHW
May 18, 2016 - HR 5 — 7/26/18 vs. CHW
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