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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+ = 129, 91 BB (4.05 BB/9), 197 Ks (8.78 K/9), 1.32 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (17-7) 27 G, 27 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 168.1 IP, 3.10 ERA, 2.85 FIP, ERA+ = 128, 63 BB (3.37 BB/9), 176 Ks (9.41 K/9), 1.15 WHIP.
vs CHC - (0-1), 2 G, 2 GS, 8.2 IP, 15 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB (6.23 BB/9), 9 Ks (9.35 K/9), 10.38 ERA, 2.42 WHIP, .405 BAA.
Chris Volstad
#32 / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs
6-8
230
R
R
Sep 23, 1986
• 2011 Stats - (5-13), 29 G, 29 GS, 165.2 IP, 4.89 ERA, 4.32 FIP, ERA+ = 80, 49 BB (2.66 BB/9), 117 Ks (6.36 K/9), 1.43 WHIP.
• 2012 Stats - (2-9), 15 G, 15 GS, 81.2 IP, 6.06 ERA, 4.28 FIP, ERA+ = 67, 27 BB (2.98 BB/9), 46 Ks (5.07 K/9), 1.47 WHIP.
vs D.C. - (5-3), 14 G, 14 GS, 1 CG, 77.1 IP, 85 H, 49 R, 41 ER, 7 HR, 34 BB (3.96 BB/9), 57 Ks (6.63 K/9), 4.77 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, .287 BAA.
• Gio vs the Cubs:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Starlin Castro | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alfonso Soriano | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Valbuena | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Mather | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darwin Barney | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan LaHair | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .435 | .481 | .609 | 1.090 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
• Volstad vs the Nats:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Werth | 35 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .091 | .114 | .091 | .205 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Desmond | 29 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .560 | .586 | .880 | 1.466 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 27 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .520 | .519 | .840 | 1.359 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Bernadina | 23 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .318 | .348 | .364 | .711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Danny Espinosa | 15 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .231 | .333 | .385 | .718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Adam LaRoche | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .308 | .400 | .308 | .708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Morse | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .385 | .429 | .462 | .890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chad Tracy | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Stammen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stephen Strasburg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark DeRosa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kurt Suzuki | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesus Flores | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Edwin Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Lannan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Lombardozzi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zach Duke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan Zimmermann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 191 | 175 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 39 | .303 | .339 | .417 | .756 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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