WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: Fans enter Nationals Park during openinig day between the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals on April 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/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, 202.2 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 - (11-3), 16 G, 16 GS, 95.2 IP, 3.01 ERA, 2.53 FIP, ERA+ = 131, 39 BB (3.67 BB/9), 112 K's (10.54 K/9), 1.12 WHIP.
vs COL - (1-0), 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 HR, 1 BB, 7 K's, 6.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .308 BAA.
Jeff Francis
#26 / Pitcher / Colorado Rockies
6-5
220
L
L
Jan 08, 1981
• 2011 Stats - (6-16), 31 G, 31 GS, 1 CG, 183.0 IP, 4.82 ERA, 4.10 FIP, ERA+ = 85, 39 BB (1.92 BB/9), 91 K's (4.48 K/9), 1.44 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (2-1), 6 G, 6 GS, 29.2 IP, 5.16 ERA, 3.81 FIP, ERA+ = 91, 6 BB (1.82 BB/9), 14 K's (4.25 K/9), 1.45 WHIP.
vs D.C. - (1-1), 6 G, 6 GS, 34.1 IP, 41 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 4 HR, 6 BB, 23 K's, 4.72 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, .299 BAA.
• Gio vs the Rockies:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cuddyer | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .417 | .563 | .667 | 1.229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marco Scutaro | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dexter Fowler | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Helton | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jonathan Herrera | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Nelson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan Pacheco | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilin Rosario | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Friedrich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Young | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | .292 | .346 | .500 | .846 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
• Francis vs the Nats:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Zimmerman | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .833 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Adam LaRoche | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark DeRosa | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesus Flores | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Desmond | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Morse | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Ankiel | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Espinosa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bryce Harper | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Moore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephen Strasburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 64 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 13 | .344 | .373 | .500 | .873 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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