Major league career Noah Lowry

lowry in bullpen

following september call-up in 2003, lowry enjoyed successful partial rookie year giants in 2004, going 6-0, , finishing 3.82 era in fourteen starts. named national league s player of week week of august 9. victory start off 2005 season, lowry began career 7-0 record, longest winning streak pitcher in san francisco giants history (and second longest in giants franchise history, behind hooks wiltse s 12-0 start in 1904).

lowry got eighteen starts before 2005 major league baseball all-star game , compiled 2.43 era after break. best month came in august, when went 5-0 0.69 era, earning him pitcher of month honors. finished season 13-13 record, 3.78 era, , 172 strikeouts in 204⅔ innings.

prior 2006 season, giants signed lowry four-year deal option fifth year, valued @ $9.25 million. @ time, second largest contract pitcher 1 full season of big league service. lowry received $1 million signing bonus , $385,000 salary 2006. contract guaranteed him totals of $1.115 million 2007, $2.25 million 2008, , $4.5 million 2009. contract included 2010 option $6.25 million have been activated automatically if number of starts, innings, , cy young award vote placements achieved. 2010 option included $1.5 million in incentives.

injuries hampered performance right beginning of 2006 season. in first start of 2006, lowry removed game in second inning due oblique strain, forcing him miss first month of season. lowry suffered elbow injury in september.

despite losing season giants in 2007, , season cut short forearm injury, lowry managed win career-high 14 games, pitcher on giants staff. finished season 14-8 record , 3.92 era.

lowry slated number 3 starter giants in 2008, forearm injury shut him down in 2007 kept him out of 2008 season. after having trouble throwing strikes on in spring training, lowry diagnosed exertional compartment syndrome , had surgery on left forearm on march 7. in september 2008, had arthroscopic procedure remove bone spur left elbow.

in may 2009 lowry had rib surgically removed relieve continued pain in shoulder , neck associated recent diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. new diagnosis brought original diagnosis of exertional compartment syndrome question, along necessity of 2008 surgery. lowry s agent, damon lapa, claimed giants medical staff had misdiagnosed injury , subjected lowry unnecessary arm operation, turning potential short-term recovery lengthy medical ordeal. lapa said dr. james andrews , dr. greg pearl confirmed diagnosis in separate consultations lowry. lapa said circulatory issue source of lowry s forearm tightness in august 2007 , loss of control in spring training 2008, giants medical staff failed identify problem. giants, however, denied wrongdoing.

as of february 2010, lowry working out under direction of noted personal trainer brett fischer @ fischer sports physical therapy & conditioning in phoenix.