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• Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now:
• Nats vs Volstad:
Roger Bernadina - 0 for 3, .000 AVG.
Ian Desmond - 1 for 2, .500 AVG.
Adam Dunn - 6 for 11, .545 AVG, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 6 BB, 1 K.
Alberto Gonzalez - 1 for 4, .250 AVG, 1 2B, 2 RBI.
Cristian Guzman - 1 for 8, .125 AVG.
Willie Harris - 0 for 3, .000 AVG.
Adam Kennedy - 1 for 4, .250 AVG.
Nyjer Morgan - 1 for 7, .143 AVG, 2 K's.
Wil Nieves - 1 for 4, .250 AVG.
Pudge Rodriguez - 2 for 5, .400 AVG, 2 RBI's.
Willie Taveras - 2 for 7, .286 AVG, 2 SB.
Josh Willingham - 1 for 6, .167 AVG.
Ryan Zimmerman - 6 for 12, .500 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI's.
Stammen vs The Fish:
John Baker - 2 for 5, .400 AVG.
Jorge Cantu - 1 for 4, .250 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.
Chris Coghlan - 3 for 7, .429 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.
Hanley Ramirez - 6 for 7, .857 AVG, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI's.
Cody Ross - 1 for 4, .250 AVG.
Gaby Sanchez - 0 for 2, .000 AVG.
Dan Uggla - 1 for 4, .250 AVG.
Chris Volstad - 2 for 3, .667 AVG.
LINKS:
• Buster Olney Blog - ESPN - "Nats could seize high ground".
"And sometime in the next five weeks, Stephen Strasburg -- widely regarded as the greatest pitching prospect in recent memory -- will probably be summoned to the majors. This could only fuel interest in a team that is climbing, both in talent and in stature."
• Baseball Prospectus | "Seidnotes: Livan La Vida Loca" - Eric Seidman
"Welcome back to Seidnotes, my occasional column researching the ever so quirky aspects that make this game so great. Today’s tale focuses on a pair of Washington Nationals starting pitchers, who are currently on opposite sides of the results spectrum: Livan Hernandez and Jason Marquis."
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