BOSTON, MA - APRIL 13: The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays line up for the national anthem during the home opener on April 13, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Gio Gonzalez
#47 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-0
205
R
L
Sep 19, 1985
• 2011 Stats - (16-12), 32 G, 32 GS, 202.0 IP, 3.12 ERA, 3.64 FIP, ERA+ = 130, 91 BB (4.05 BB/9), 197 K's (8.78 K/9), 1.32 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (7-2), 11 G, 11 GS, 66.1 IP, 2.31 ERA, 2.00 FIP, ERA+ = 171, 28 BB (3.80 BB/9), 84 K's (11.40 K/9), 28 BB, 84 K's, 1.03 WHIP.
vs BOS - (2-1), 5 G, 5 GS, 28.0 IP, 34 H, 18 R, 18 ER, 6 HR, 14 BB (4.50 BB/9), 30 K's (9.64 K/9), 5.79 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, .298 BAA.
Daisuke Matsuzaka
#18 / Pitcher / Boston Red Sox
6-0
185
R
R
Sep 13, 1980
• 2011 Stats - (3-3), 8 G, 7 GS, 37.1 IP, 5.30 ERA, 4.95 FIP, ERA+ = 81, 23 BB (5.54 BB/9), 26 K's (6.27 K/9), 1.47 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (AAA/AA/A) - (0-3), 8 G, 8 GS, 37.0 IP, 3.65 ERA, 9 BB (2.19 BB/9), 30 K's (7.30 K/9), 1.08 WHIP.
vs D.C. - N/A
• Gio vs the Red Sox:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Aviles | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .300 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Ortiz | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .300 | .417 | .700 | 1.117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dustin Pedroia | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .250 | .400 | .650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Youkilis | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .545 | .583 | .818 | 1.402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marlon Byrd | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darnell McDonald | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Punto | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Podsednik | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kelly Shoppach | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 94 | 80 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | .288 | .394 | .450 | .844 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
• Daisuke vs the Nats:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Nady | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Ankiel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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