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Washington Nationals
@ Milwaukee Brewers
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2009, 8:05 PM EDT
Miller Park
Collin Balester vs Carlos Villanueva
Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.
?'s For The DC Faithful...
• 4 In A Row?
• How Many Grand Slams Will Willingham Hit Tonight?
• Ryan Zimmerman's Hit In 6 Of His Last 16 AB's, W/ 1 2B, 3 HR's And 5 RBI's In 3 Games? Is He Back?
• What Are You Expecting From Collin Balester?
• Is This Slight Turnaround Riggleman's Doing?
DC Starting Lineup...(Courtesy of Washington Post writer Chico Harlan)
- NMIMH!!! Nyjer Morgan- CF
- The Guzzzz - SS
- THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 3B
- Adam "Slidecatch" Dunn - 1B
- The Hammer - RF
- TAWH - LF
- Alberto "The General" Gonzalez - 2B
- Wil "Blocker" Nieves - C
- The Author Of Bally' Blog - Collin Balester - SP
Complete Coverage >
Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now...(Or Stare Blankfaced Into The Distance)...
Carlos Villanueva
#12 / Pitcher / Milwaukee Brewers
6-2
215
B
R
Nov 28, 1983
'09 Stats - (2-7, 6.18 ERA), 43 G, 43.2 IP, 47 H, 31 R, 30 ER, 6 HR, 16 BB, 39 K's, 1.44 WHIP, ERA+ = 68, 3.3 BB/9, 8.0 K/9, 2.44 K/BB, .267 BAA.
vs DC - (2-0, 1.46 ERA), 5 G, 12.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 15 K's, 0.57 WHIP, .133 BAA.
Origin Story - 2002 - Signed with San Francisco Giants. 3/30/2004 - Traded by Giants To Milwaukee Brewers w/ RHP Glen Woolard in exchange for RHP Leo Estrella and LHP Wayne Franklin.
Collin Balester
#40 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-5
195
R
R
Jun 06, 1986
Career - (3-8, 5.53 ERA), 16 GS, 83.0 IP, 95 H, 56 R, 51 ER, 13 HR, 29 BB, 52 K's, 1.49 WHIP, ERA+ = 79, 3.0 BB/9, 6.0 K/9, 2.00 K/BB, .287 BAA.
vs MIL - (0-1, 5.40 ERA), 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's, 1.20 WHIP, .263 BAA.
Origin Story - Montreal Expos' 4th Round pick, 114th overall in 2004.
Nationals vs Villanueva...
Ronnie Belliard - 0 for 7.
Cristian Guzman - 1 for 3, .333 AVG.
Willie Harris - 0 for 2.
Nick Johnson - 0 for 2.
Austin Kearns - 1 for 3, .333 AVG, 1 3B, 1 RBI.
Nyjer Morgan - 3 for 5, .600 AVG, 1 2B.
Josh Willingham - 2 for 5, .400 AVG.
Ryan Zimmerman - 2 for 6, .333 AVG, 1 RBI.
NOTES:
• Villanueva has lost 3 of his last 5 relief appearances, including a blown save which saw him surrender a single an RBI triple and when the triple scored, 2 ER without retiring a batter. The next time out after the BS, Villanueva gave up 3 H, 3 BB and 6 ER in 0.1 IP to the Los Angeles Dodgers. A one-out walk, an RBI triple, an intentional walk, an RBI single a walk to load the bases and a grand slam surrendered, and Villanueva had turned a 6-6 tie into a blowout win for LA.
• Collin Balester's 1st MLB start of '09 was cut short by rain after he'd surrendered 3 hits and 3 runs, 2 earned, in 3.0 IP. Before his return to the DC rotation, Balester was (7-9) with a 4.35 ERA in 19 GS for the Nationals' Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse, NY.
• The Nationals, winners of 3-straight, are trying to match their season-high win streak of 4-straight set June 17th-20th, when they took two each from the NY Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. The Milwaukee Brewers have lost 4 of their last 5 and 6 of their last 8.
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