Brownwood High graduate Shelby Miller pitched one inning of scoreless relief for the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night in their season-opening 8-2 home victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Miller worked the eighth inning and retired the side in order, notching one strikeout.
The 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, the 32-year-old Miller is entering his 11th season.
The Dodgers are the eighth franchise for which Miller has pitched, as he entered the 2023 campaign with a 38-58 career record with a 4.21 ERA with 644 strikeouts and 321 walks in 778 innings pitching. Miller has started 132 of his 168 game appearances with five complete games and five shutouts.
Miller has also pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Francisco Giants. Miller has spent at least part of each season since 2012, except for 2020, on a MLB roster.
Miller made his MLB debut on September 5, 2012 with St. Louis.
On May 11, 2013, Miller tossed a one-hitter with the Cardinals, retiring the final 27 Colorado Rockies batters in a row after yielding a lead-off single. Miller notched 13 strikeouts in the contest.
Miller appeared in the 2015 All-Star Game as a member of the Braves, as he posted a 3.02 ERA in 33 starts with a 6-17 record. Miller was one out away from recording a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins on May 17, 2015.