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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+ = 127, 91 BB (4.05 K/9), 197 Ks (8.78 K/9), 1.32 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (15-6), 24 G, 24 GS, 147.2 IP, 3.29 ERA, 2.79 FIP, ERA+ = 121, 56 BB (3.41 BB/9), 158 Ks (9.63 K/9), 1.14 WHIP.
vs NYM - (1-1), 3 G, 3 GS, 17.1 IP, 12 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB (3.12 BB/9), 14 Ks (7.27 K/9), 3.63 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, .194 BAA.
Jeremy Hefner
#53 / Pitcher / New York Mets
6-4
215
R
R
Mar 11, 1986
• 2011 Stats - (AAA) - (9-7), 28 G, 28 GS, 157.1 IP, 4.98 ERA, 4.63 FIP, 61 BB (1.46 BB/9), 120 Ks (5.40 K/9), 1.52 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (2-4), 18 G, 6 GS, 56.2 IP, 4.76 ERA, 3.89 FIP, ERA+ = 81, 10 BB (1.59 BB/9), 33 Ks (5.24 K/9), 1.38 WHIP.
vs D.C. - (0-2), 2 G, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 13 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3 HR, 3 BB (2.25 BB/9), 10 Ks (7.50 K/9), 3.75 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, .255 BAA.
• Gio vs the Mets:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Torres | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .267 | .389 | .333 | .722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jason Bay | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .000 | .273 | .000 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Hairston | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kelly Shoppach | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Justin Turner | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronny Cedeno | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ike Davis | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 | 1.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R.A. Dickey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ruben Tejada | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Wright | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Murphy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Thole | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | .157 | .244 | .271 | .515 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
• Hefner vs the Nats:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Espinosa | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | 1.167 | 1.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryce Harper | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam LaRoche | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .833 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Morse | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Bernadina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Desmond | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesus Flores | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edwin Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stephen Strasburg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .265 | .294 | .490 | .784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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