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• Tonight's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now:
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+ = 259, 2 BB, (0.75 K/9), 24 Ks (9.00 K/9), 0.71 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (14-5), 24 G, 24 GS, 139.1 IP, 2.91 ERA, 2.72 FIP, ERA+ = 136, 42 BB (2.71 BB/9), 173 Ks (11.17 K/9), 1.13 WHIP.
vs ATL - (2-3), 6 G, 6 GS, 30.2 IP, 31 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 2 HR, 13 BB (3.81 BB/9), 34 Ks (9.98 K/9), 4.70 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, .267 BAA.
Paul Maholm
#17 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves
6-2
220
L
L
Jun 25, 1982
• 2011 Stats - (6-14), 26 G, 26 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 162.1 IP, 3.66 ERA, 3.78 FIP, ERA+ = 102, 50 BB (2.77 BB/9), 97 Ks (5.38 K/9), 1.29 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (11-7), 24 G, 23 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 143.1 IP, 3.39 ERA, 4.09 FIP, ERA+ = 118, 39 BB (2.45 BB/9), 101 Ks (6.34 K/9), 1.17 WHIP.
vs D.C. - (1-5), 9 G, 9 GS, 55.0 IP, 64 H, 34 R, 34 ER, 11 HR, 17 BB (2.78 BB/9), 45 Ks (7.36 K/9), 5.56 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, .296 BAA.
• Strasburg vs the Braves:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Uggla | 18 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .533 | .611 | 1.067 | 1.678 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Martin Prado | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .154 | .313 | .154 | .466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Bourn | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .200 | .385 | .200 | .585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian McCann | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .385 | .385 | .692 | 1.077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason Heyward | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .556 | .636 | .667 | 1.303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Freeman | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .300 | .444 | .744 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chipper Jones | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Hinske | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .286 | .400 | .686 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Hudson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juan Francisco | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Janish | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Minor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tyler Pastornicky | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Hanson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 114 | 99 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 31 | .303 | .377 | .455 | .832 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
• Maholm vs the Nats:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Werth | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .375 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 19 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .368 | .333 | .702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ian Desmond | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .444 | .286 | .730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Morse | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam LaRoche | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .375 | .429 | .804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Espinosa | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Tracy | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .571 | .500 | 1.071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Bernadina | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesus Flores | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 89 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 20 | .326 | .375 | .472 | .847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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