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• Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At  You Now: 

Jon Garland

#27 / Pitcher / San Diego Padres

Height: 6-6

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Sep 27, 1979

 

'09 Stats - (11-13), 33 GS, 204.0 IP, 4.01 ERA, ERA+ = 112, 4.48 FIP, 61 BB (2.69 BB/9), 109 K's (4.81 K/9), 1.40 WHIP. 

'10 Stats - (6-2), 10 GS, 60.0 IP, 51 H, 21 R, 14 ER, 3 HR, 29 BB (4.35 BB/9), 38 K's (5.70 K/9), 2.10 ERA, ERA+ = 175, 3.99 FIP, 1.33 WHIP. 

vs DC - (1-1), 4 GS, 28.0 IP, 20 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 4 HR, 7 BB (2.25 BB/9), 19 K's (6.11 K/9), 3.86 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, .206 BAA. 

Livan Hernandez

#61 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 245

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Feb 20, 1975

 

'09 Stats - (9-12), 31 GS, 183.2 IP, 5.44 ERA, ERA+ = 76, 4.44 FIP, 67 BB (3.28 BB/9), 102 K's (5.00 K/9), 1.56 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (4-3), 9 GS, 60.2 IP, 2.08 ERA, ERA+ = 201, 4.79 FIP, 19 BB (2.82 BB/9), 23 K's (3.41 K/9), 47 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 7 HR, 23 K's, 1.09 WHIP.

vs SD - (12-7), 26 GS, 4 CG, 1 SO, 165.1 IP, 163 H, 85 R, 83 ER, 16 HR, 67 BB (3.65 BB/9), 89 K's (4.84 K/9), 4.52 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, .260 BAA. 

• Livan vs SD:

Chris Denorfia - 2 for 3, .667 AVG, 1 2B. 

David Eckstein - 3 for 13, .231 AVG, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI's. 

Adrian Gonzalez - 7 for 27, .259 AVG, 1 2B, 4 HR's, 11 RBI's, 5 BB, 3 K's.

Jerry Hairston, Jr. - 1 for 3, .333 AVG. 

Chase Headley - 2 for 4, .500 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 1 K. 

Nick Hundley - 1 for 5, .200 AVG. 

Tony Gwynn, Sr. - 3 for 10, .300 AVG, 1 2B. 

Tony Gwynn, Jr. - 3 for 11, .273 AVG, 1 RBI. 

Yorvit Torrealba - 3 for 12, .250 AVG, 2 RBI's. 

• Nats vs Garland: 

Adam Dunn - 1 for 6, .167 AVG, 1 2B. 

Cristian Guzman - 11 for 41, .268 AVG, 2 2B, 3 RBI's, 3 BB, 3 K's. 

Willie Harris - 1 for 3, .333 AVG. 

Adam Kennedy - 7 for 27, .259 AVG, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI's, 3 BB, 4 K's. 

Nyjer Morgan - 0 for 3, .000 AVG. 

Josh Willingham - 3 for 6, .500 AVG. 

Ryan Zimmerman - 1 for 2, .500 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI.

LINKS: 

• MLB.com's Bill Ladson: "Pudge on track for June 7 return" | nationals.com: News

"For now, manager Jim Riggleman doesn't think Rodriguez needs to have a rehab assignment. Rodriguez is expected to go straight to the big leagues once his DL stint is up."

• MASNsports.com - Mike Rizzo: "Looking forward to the June Draft"

"For another round of National Matters with GM Mike Rizzo, Nats beat writer Ben Goessling talked with the general manager about the view on the trade horizon and the upcoming First-Year Player Draft."

• LVRJ - Matt Youmans JUCO WORLD SERIES: CSN wins opener, 13-5 - Sports - ReviewJournal.com

"A crowd of 10,339 showed up at Suplizio Field, and most wanted a glimpse of Bryce Harper, the Coyotes' hyped 17-year-old slugger. Instead, Campbell and Weidenaar hit the biggest homers."

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