• Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You NOW!!!

John Lannan

#31 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-4

Weight: 225

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Sep 27, 1984

 

'09 Stats - (9-13), 3.88 ERA, 4.70 FIP, ERA+ = 108, 33 GS, 206.1 IP, 72 BB (2.97 BB/9), 89 K's (3.88 K/9), 1.35 WHIP.

vs PHI -  (0-6), 8 GS, 43.1 IP, 52 H, 34 R, 28 ER, 12 HR, 18 BB (3.74 BB/9), 29 K's (6.0 K/9), 1.62 WHIP, .301 BAA. 

Roy Halladay

#34 / Pitcher / Philadelphia Phillies

Height: 6-5

Weight: 225

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: May 14, 1977

 

'09 Stats - (17-10), 2.79 ERA, 3.06 FIP, ERA+ = 156, 32 GS, 239.0 IP, 35 BB (1.32 BB/9), 208 K's (7.83 K/9), 1.35 WHIP.

vs DC - (5-1), 6 G, 5 GS, 59.2 IP, 50 H, 19 R, 17 ER, 6 HR, 8 BB, (1.21 BB/9) 44 K's (6.64 K/9), 2.56 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, .227 BAA. 

• The Nats' Opening Day Lineup vs Roy Halladay: (ed. note - "Though player vs player historical stats mean nothing, nothing..."):

• Nationals vs Halladay:

1) Nyjer Morgan - 0 for 4, 1 K.

2) Willie Harris - 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 RBI, 1 K.

3) Ryan Zimmerman - 1 for 6, .167 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K.

4) Adam Dunn - 3 for 7, .429 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 1 BB, 3 K's. 

5) Josh Willingham - No At Bats vs Halladay.

6) Adam Kennedy - 8 for 27, .296 AVG, 2 2B, 2 RBI's, 1 BB, 8 K's, 2 SB. 

7) Pudge Rodriguez - 11 for 29, .379 AVG, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI's, 5 K's. 

8) Ian Desmond - No At Bats vs Halladay.

• NAT'S BENCH: Wil Nieves (C) - 0 for 1; Cristian Guzman (IF/OF) - 5 for 18, .278 AVG, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI's, 4 K's.

• Phillies vs Lannan: 

Ryan Howard - 4 for 22, .182 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI's, 1 BB, 9 K's.

Raul Ibanez - 7 for 10, .700 AVG, 1 3B, 2 HR's, 2 RBI's, 1 BB, 2 K's. 

Jimmy Rollins - 6 for 24, .250 AVG, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI's, 1 BB, 2 K's. 

Brian Schneider - 3 for 6, .500 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.

Chase Utley - 10 for 21, .476 AVG, 1 2B, 2 HR's, 6 RBI's, 2 BB, 4 K's, 2 SB. 

Shane Victorino - 7 for 22, .318 AVG, 2 BB. 

Jayson Werth - 4 for 17, .235 AVG, 3 HR's, 3 RBI's, 3 BB, 6 K's, 1 SB. 

• ?'s For The DC Faithful:

• Will you be in Nationals Park today?

• If not, how are you following the game? 

• Michael Wilbon, Are you with us?  Way To Go Nats!!!

• Do the Nats stand a chance against Doc Halladay?

• Check The NatCast If You Like, But It's Beautiful!!!!

• Who's Watching The Nationals?

(ed. note - "During Saturday's exhibition, the wifi in Nationals Park was non-existent, but I'll try my best to contribute to today's GameThread. If you have any questions, I'll have my trusty iPhone with me, and I'll post some photos and respond directly through the FB Twitter account (@federalbaseball) if you want to see or know how the park looks on Opening Day. I'm sitting down below, Section 114. Can't wait...Let's Go Nats Go!!!")