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DAYTON

LEFT-HANDED PITCHER
Full Name: Grant A. Dayton Throws: Left
MANAGER & STAFF Height: 6-2 Weight: 210
Bats: Left

DOB: November 25, 1987
Opening Day Age: 33
Born: Huntsville, AL
MLB Service Time: 4.007
MLB Debut: July 22, 2016 Resides: Winter Haven, FL
Acquired: Off waivers from Los Angeles (NL), November 20, 2017
Contract Status: Signed through 2021
GRANT DAYTON 2020

• In his fourth major-league season appeared in 18 CAREER HIGHS
games and pitched a 2.30 ERA (7 ER/ 27.1 IP) with
a record of 2-1. Most Innings Pitched
2.2, 9/26/20, ATL vs. BOS
SEASON IN REVIEW • Made 11 relief appearances of more than Most Runs
• Made his second Opening Day Roster
1.0 inning, tied for the second most such
3, 2x, last: 7/21/17, LAD vs. ATL
appearances in the majors.
• His 27.1 innings pitched in relief were tied for the
3, 2x, last: 7/21/17, LAD vs. ATL
third most among left-handers. Most Earned Runs
• Among lefty relievers, his 32 strikeouts were tied Most Hits Allowed
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 2020 POSTSEASON Most Home Runs Allowed
as the fourth highest mark in the majors.
4, 8/17/20, ATL vs. WSH
1, 17x, last: 9/26/20, ATL vs. BOS
• In his second postseason made one relief
appearance with eight runs allowed and three
home runs surrendered in 2.0 innings for an ERA
2, 4x, last: 9/18/20, ATL at NYM
of 36.00. Most Walks
• Dayton is the first reliever in franchise Most Strikeouts
BRAVES HISTORY • Just six relievers in history had ever Longest winning streak
history to allow eight runs in a playoff
4, 2x, last: 9/26/20, ATL vs. BOS
game.
allowed eight runs in relief in a
postseason game, with the Yankees’ Jay 1 game, 3x, last: 9/9/20
Longest losing streak
Witasick being the last to do so…Witasick 1 game, 4x, last: 9/11/20
allowed nine runs, eight earned, over
1.1 innings in Game 6 of the 2001 World
OPPONENTS major league notes • In 2019, appeared in 36 games between Atlanta
Series at Arizona.
and Triple-A Gwinnett.
• Has made 86 relief appearances over four • Made three total stints with Atlanta, which
seasons with a 3.02 ERA between Atlanta and Los included one trip to the injured list.
Angeles (NL). • Was recalled first from April 29 through
May 7, and again from June 17 through
• Has a 2.52 ERA (11 ER/39.1 IP) in 32
MISCELLANEOUS 102 appearances over two seasons with June 24.
Atlanta.

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