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Houston Astros
@ Washington Nationals
Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 12:35 PM EDT
Nationals Park
Roy Oswalt vs Scott Olsen
Mostly cloudy. Game time temperature around 65.
?'s For The DC Faithful...
• THE KIDS CALL IT THE STREAK!!! Is 23 A Possibility?
• Can Scott Olsen Win Two Straight?
• Right Now, Who Do You Want At The Plate With The Game On The Line?
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Catching Up...Forget What Was Happening When The May 5th Astros/Nationals Game Was Suspended In The Bottom Of The Eleventh Inning...Catch Up In the 5/5/09 GAMETHREAD....
Tonight's Game Preview After Jump (Currently Under Construction)...
The conclusion of the May 5th game begins at 7:05 pm EST, 8:05 pm EST or 20 minutes after the conclusion of the conclusion for tonight's game...
Featuring: Nyjer Morgan As "Elijah Dukes"...
Getting Restarted:
...Nyjer Morgan stands in at first for Elijah Dukes. Josh Bard is in for Jesus Flores. MLB.com's Jason Grodsky confirms, in an article at the Astros' official site entitled, "Astros, Nats finish up suspended game", that Houston reliever LaTroy Hawkins will be back on the mound as he was back in May. It's 10-10, the bottom of the 11th...If Morgan/Dukes scores, "Wild" Joel Hanrahan gets the win...Let's End This One...
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Next Game
Washington Nationals
@ Houston Astros
Thursday, Jul 9, 2009, 8:05 PM EDT
Minute Maid Park
John Lannan vs Russ Ortiz
Partly cloudy. Game time temperature around 95.
?'s For The DC Faithful...
• So Does Nyjer Morgan/Elijah Dukes Score Quickly? Or Are We In For A Long Night?
• Should Morgan Steal Second Right Away?
• Have You Figured Out Who's Available On The Bench Yet?
• Game 2 Question - Russ Ortiz? Seriously? He's Still Around...?
• Will John "Ace" Lannan Right The Ship?
DC Starting Lineup...(Thanks, ROSCOE.)
- Nyjer Morgan - CF
- Nick "Two-Spot" Johnson - 1B
- THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!!! - 3B
- THE BIG WALKY - LF
- The HAMMER - RF
- The Guzzzzzzz - SS
- The Bard - C
- Anderson "Elvis" Hernandez - 2B
- John "Cool Hand" Lannan - Eating 40 Eggs.
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John "Cool Hand" Lannan
#31 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-4
225
L
L
Sep 27, 1984
'09 Stats - (6-5, 3.45 ERA), 17 GS, 107.0 IP, 106 H, 47 R, 41 ER, 12 HR, 38 BB, 48 K's, 3.2 BB/9, 4.0 K/9, 1.35 WHIP, .264 BAA.
vs HOU - (3-0, 3.71 ERA), 3 GS, 17.0 IP, 21 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 8 BB, 5 K's, 1.71 WHIP, .323 BAA.
Origin Story - Washington Nationals' 11th Round pick, 324th overall in 2005.
Russ Ortiz
#23 / Pitcher / Houston Astros
6-1
215
R
R
Jun 05, 1974
'09 Stats - (3-4, 4.11 ERA), 19 G, 9 GS, 70.0 IP, 70 H, 35 R, 32 ER, 6 HR, 37 BB, 54 K's, 4.8 BB/9, 6.9 K/9, 1.53 WHIP, .266 BAA.
vs DC/Mon - (11-6, 3.11 ERA), 18 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 124.1 IP, 86 H, 46 R, 43 ER, 10 HR, 61 BB, 67 K's, 1.18 WHIP, .195 BAA.
Origin Story - SF Giants' 4th Round pick, 103rd overall in 1995. 12/7/02 - Traded by Giants to Braves for Damian Moss, Merkin Valdez. 12/11/04 - Signs as free agent with Arizona. 6/25/06 - Signs as free agent with Baltimore Orioles. 1/12/07 - Signs as free agent with San Francisco Giants. 1/13/09 - Signs minor league deal with Houston.
The Astros vs John Lannan...
Lance Berkman - 4 for 7, .571 AVG, 1 2B, 2 RBI'S.
Carlos Lee - 4 for 9, .444 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI's.
Kazuo Matsui - 2 for 5, .400 AVG, 1 2B, 2 RBI's.
Hunter Pence - 2 for 7, .286 AVG, 1 RBI.
Miguel Tejada - 1 for 6, .167 AVG.
The Nationals vs Russ Ortiz...
Ronnie Belliard - 4 for 18, .222 AVG, 2 RBI's.
Adam Dunn - 3 for 9, .333 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI.
Cristian Guzman - 0 for 2, .000 AVG.
Willie Harris - 1 for 2, .500 AVG, 1 2B.
Nick Johnson - 3 for 15, .200 AVG, 1 2B, 1 BB, 7 K's.
Austin Kearns - 2 for 6, .333 AVG, 2 HR, 6 RBI's.
Nyjer Morgan - 2 for 5, .400 AVG, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI.
Josh Willingham - 1 for 2, .500 AVG.
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