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Chicago Cubs
@ Washington Nationals
Friday, Jul 17, 2009, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park
Carlos Zambrano vs Craig Stammen
Mostly cloudy,rain. Game time temperature around 85.
?'s For The DC Faithful...
• Will Carlos Zambrano Attack The Nationals' New Park?
• Does Stammen Stand A Change Against The Mighty Zambrano?
• Will Riggleman Stay With The Same Lineup? Where Do You Seeing Him Putting His Stamp On The Lineup?
• Will Last Night's Opposite Field Home Run Wake Ryan Zimmerman Up?
• Can The Washington Nationals Make It Through One Game Without An Error?
DC Starting Lineup...(courtesy of Washington Post writer Mark Viera)...
- Nyjer Morgan - CF
- Nick "Two-Spot" Johnson - 1B
- THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM! - 3B
- The Big Walky - LF
- The Hammer - RF
- TAWH - 2B
- The Bard - C
- Alberto "The General" Gonzalez - SS
- Stammen - Complete Gamin' Again?
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Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now...
Craig Stammen
#35 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-3
210
R
R
Mar 09, 1984
'09 Stats - (2-4, 4.45 ERA) 10 GS, 1 CG, 60.2 IP, 62 H, 33 R, 30 ER, 5 HR, 12 BB, 27 K's, 252 BF, ERA+ = 97, 1.8 BB/9, 4.0 K/9, 2.25 K/BB, 1.22 WHIP, .264 BAA.
vs CHC - N/A
Origin Story - Washington Nationals' 12th Round pick, 354th overall in 2005.
Carlos Zambrano
#38 / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs
6-5
255
B
R
Jun 01, 1981
'09 Stats - (5-4, 3.53 ERA), 16 GS, 102.0 IP, 90 H, 43 R, 40 ER, 7 HR, 43 BB, 82 K's, 434 BF, ERA+ = 125, 3.8 BB/9, 7.2 K/9, 1.30 WHIP, .241 BAA.
vs - DC/Montreal - (6-2, 3.02 ERA), 11 H, 9 GS, 59.2 IP, 45 H, 20 ER, 1 HR, 24 BB, 54 K's, 1.16 WHIP, .208 BAA.
Origin Story - Signed as an undrafted free agent with Chicago Cubs in 1997.
The Washington Nationals vs Carlos Zambrano...
Ronnie Belliard - 2 for 19, .105 AVG, 1 2B, 2 RBI's.
Adam Dunn - 13 for 56, .232 AVG, 1 2B, 7 HR's, 11 RBI's, 15 BB, 12 K's.
Cristian Guzman - 2 for 6, .333 AVG, 1 2B.
Willie Harris - 4 for 19, .211 AVG.
Nick Johnson - 1 for 6, .167 AVG.
Austin Kearns - 5 for 30, .167 AVG, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI's, 5 BB, 8 K's.
Nyjer Morgan - 3 for 12, .250 AVG.
Josh Willingham - 5 for 7, .714 AVG, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI's.
Ryan Zimmerman - 2 for 11, .182 AVG.
• Carlos Zambrano is just (1-2) in his last seven starts, with the Cubs 3-4 with Zambrano on the mound over the same stretch. The Washington Nationals haven't beaten Zambrano since May 14th 2005, when the Inaugural Nationals knocked Zambrano off the mound after just 3.1 IP, in which they collected 4 hits and 4 ER, (well okay, he had injured his elbow, but they did put 4 runs up in that 3rd inning). Since 2005, Zambrano's (4-0) in 4 starts against DC's Nationals, who have been shut out by Zambrano in 2 of the 4 outings.
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