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Stephen Strasburg
#37 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-4
220
R
R
Jul 20, 1988
• 2011 Stats - (1-1), 5 G, 5 GS, 24.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 1.28 FIP, ERA+ = 261, 2 BB (0.75 BB/9), 24 K's (9.00 K/9), 0.71 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (5-1), 10 G, 10 GS, 58.0 IP, 2.64 ERA, 2.55 FIP, ERA+ = 149, 17 BB (2.64 BB/9), 70 K's (10.86 K/9), 1.10 WHIP.
vs ATL - (1-2), 3 G, 3 GS, 15.1 IP, 17 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB (3.52 BB/9), 16 K's (9.39 K/9), 5.28 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .288 BAA.
Brandon Beachy
#37 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves
6-3
215
R
R
Sep 03, 1986
• 2011 Stats - (7-3), 25 G, 25 GS, 141.2 IP, 3.68 ERA, 3.19 FIP, ERA+ = 104, 46 BB (2.92 BB/9), 169 K's (10.74 K/9), 1.21 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (5-3), 10 G, 10 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 66.0 IP, 1.77 ERA, 3.18 FIP, ERA+ = 220, 19 BB (2.59 BB/9), 51 K's (6.95 K/9), 0.94 WHIP.
vs D.C. - (1-2), 4 G, 4 GS, 21.0 IP, 20 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB (5.14 BB/9), 29 K's (12.42 K/9), 4.71 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, .253 BAA.
• Strasburg vs The Braves:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Uggla | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .750 | .800 | 1.625 | 2.425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Prado | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Hinske | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Bourn | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian McCann | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Heyward | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Hudson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.C. Boscan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juan Francisco | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Freeman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Minor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Wilson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 | .326 | .385 | .478 | .863 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
• Beachy vs The Nats:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Espinosa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .375 | .583 | .375 | .958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ian Desmond | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .444 | .444 | .444 | .889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Ankiel | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Morse | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jesus Flores | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryce Harper | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam LaRoche | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chien-Ming Wang | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Bernadina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gio Gonzalez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 60 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | .267 | .338 | .300 | .638 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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