Yovani Gallardo

For his second career start on June 24, Gallardo had a no-hitter into the 5th inning.

He would later take the no-decision when the bullpen blew the lead in the 8th.

After coming out of the bullpen for three games, Gallardo was inserted back into the starting rotation on July 17 when then-Brewers ace Ben Sheets went on the 15-day disabled list with a right distal finger sprain.

Gallardo started the season on the disabled list.

He went on the 15-day DL on March 21,, with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee.

Upon his return on April 20, Gallardo pitched well during the next three games, compiling a 1.80 ERA in twenty innings of work.

During his start on May 1, Gallardo jumped to get out of the way of a diving Chicago Cubs player – Reed Johnson – and landed awkwardly, bending his right knee extensively, during the 5th inning.

He continued to pitch through the 6th, but was later diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

Gallardo was placed on the 15-day disabled list, and was not activated until September 24.

Gallardo became only the 26th pitcher in major league history to win a game 1–0 while hitting a home run, and joined Red Ruffing and Early Wynn as the only ones to do so while striking out 10 or more batters (Gallardo struck out 11, also a career high).

Gallardo tossed a 2-hitter on Memorial Day against the St. Louis Cardinals.

He struck out 6 batters, one of them Albert Pujols.

He struck out 9 on May 31 against the Cincinnati Reds.

Yovani Gallardo (pronounced gah-YAR-doh; born February 27, 1986) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher.

He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft out of Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth, Texas.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Cincinnati Reds.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Gallardo in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.

Gallardo signed with the Brewers, rather than enroll at TCU.

With Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, Gallardo had a no-hitter for 8 1⁄3 innings before surrendering a triple on June 9; Gallardo finished the game with 11 strikeouts.

Splitting time between Brevard County and the Huntsville Stars of the Class AA Southern League, he led all minor league pitchers with 188 strikeouts in 155 innings of work, the most in a single season by a Milwaukee Brewers prospect.

His Double-A line included 13 starts and a 1.63 earned run average (ERA).

Gallardo started the season with the Nashville Sounds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.

On June 14, the Milwaukee Brewers announced the call-up of Gallardo to replace starter Chris Capuano, who was placed on the disabled list with a strained left groin.

Gallardo made his major league debut against the San Francisco Giants on June 18, yielding 3 earned runs in 6 1⁄3 innings for the win, with three walks and four strikeouts.

In Gallardo's first at-bat in the majors, he hit an RBI double.

Gallardo was the starting pitcher in game 1 of the NLDS on October 1, 2008, against the Philadelphia Phillies.

He ended up taking the loss to Cole Hamels.

During Spring training for 2009, Gallardo was offered to pitch for Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, but turned it down to focus on getting ready for the 2009 season.

A few baseball commentators, notably Eric Karabell of ESPN, believed that Gallardo would be the Brewers' ace for the coming season.

His first start was on April 8 against the Giants, lasting 6 2⁄3 innings, giving up only 2 runs and striking-out 6 en route to getting the win.

He made news in the 6th inning when he hit a three-run home run off of Randy Johnson.

He was the only pitcher to ever hit a home run off of Johnson.

Gallardo pitched his first career complete game on April 24 against the Houston Astros.

Gallardo allowed only two runs on five hits, striking out seven.

His family was in attendance for the game, and were moved to behind the Brewers dugout for the final inning.

Gallardo made baseball news again in his next start against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Gallardo pitched 8 shutout innings and hit a home run in the 7th, which was the only run of the game.

Gallardo was an All-Star in 2010, and won the Silver Slugger Award for pitchers that year.

Gallardo attended Green B. Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth, Texas.

He committed to attend Texas Christian University (TCU) on a college baseball scholarship to play for the TCU Horned Frogs.