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From 1998 through 2005 , Clement has posted a 82-81 record with 1174 Strikeout s and a 4.37 ERA in 1347.3 Innings .

Clement has a Sinking Fastball in the low 90s and a hard Slider he mixes with a Four-seamer and a Changeup . He has held opposing batters to a .233 Batting Average from 2002-05, while posting a 47-42 record and a 3.99 ERA.

In June 2004, Clement was 6-2 and an obvious candidate to be named to the All-Star Game . But in his next six starts before the break, Clement went 0-4, despite a 2.15 ERA. His Run support in those starts was just 1.19 runs per game. He finished with a 3.68 ERA but went just 9-13 for the Cubs, who scored only 79 runs in his 30 starts (4.03 runs of support per game, the sixth-lowest mark in the NL). Against American League teams in interleague play, Clement had a 7-7 record with a 3.60 ERA in 19 starts.


2005

  • July 9 - For the first time in his big league career Clement was selected for the All-Star Game, replacing injured Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay . Clement's record was 10-2 before the all star break, but he finished the season at 13-6 with a 4.57 ERA. While Clement has a tendency to cool off after the all-star break, he was also struck in the head on July 27th from a line drive from the Devil Rays Carl Crawford which may have attributed to a weaker second-half in 05.



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