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| Height: 6-1
Weight: 186
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jan 12, 1978, Los Mochis, |
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| September 24, 2008 Luis Ayala lost his 10th game of the season on Wednesday night when the Mets fell to the Cubs 9-6 in 10 innings. The default closer threw two innings and gave up three runs on three hits. |
| September 15, 2008 Luis Ayala will remain the Mets closer, manager Jerry Manuel informs the New York Post. Ayala blew a save against the Braves on Sunday by allowing three runs without recording a single out. The reliever will be on a short leash moving forward. |
| September 14, 2008 Ayala picked up his sixth blown save and ninth loss of the season on Sunday, allowing three runs on three hits in the ninth inning and failing to record an out. |
| September 1, 2008 Luis Ayala pitched a clean inning on Monday to pick up his fourth save of the season for the Mets. |
| August 27, 2008 Luis Ayala pitched a perfect ninth inning Wednesday. He collected his second save as the Mets beat the Phillies 6-3. |
| August 23, 2008 According to the New York Journal News, when asked if Luis Ayala was now his closer, manager Jerry Manuel replied, "If that opportunity comes up again tonight I wouldn't hesitate to go with him again." |
| August 17, 2008 Updating a previous report, the Mets have acquired Luis Ayala from the Nationals for a player to be named, according to the AP. To make room on the roster, the Mets transferred Moises Alou to the 60-day DL. |
| August 17, 2008 Newsday indicates that the Mets are close to finalizing a deal that would send infielder Anderson Hernandez to the Nationals in exchange for Luis Ayala |
| July 31, 2008 The Mets badly want a reliever, and Luis Ayala is on their radar, according to SI's Jon Heyman. |
| July 24, 2008 Luis Ayala picked up his fourth blown save of the year and his sixth loss of the season by allowing the Giants to score three times in the bottom of the eighth inning on Wednesday night. |
| May 11, 2008 Luis Ayala's tough May continued on Sunday. The reliever served up three hits and three runs over one inning against the Nationals. Ayala gave up two homers and took the loss. He has allowed nine runs in his last five appearances. |
| February 22, 2008 Luis Ayala said he's progressively gotten better since being hit by a shotgun pellet in December and is ready to pitch, according to the Washington Post. Ayala said he felt intense pain and numbness in his fingers for the first couple of weeks. The pellet remains lodged in his left shoulder, but hopefully it won't irritate the nerve in the joint again. |
| January 4, 2008 Luis Ayala suffered a bruised nerve in his upper forearm when he was hit by a shotgun pellet during a hunting trip. However, the reliever has no artery damage and the nerve is intact, and he's expected to participate fully in spring training, according to the AP. Ayala was solid last year in his return from Tommy John surgery, posting a 3.19 ERA in 44 games. |