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Milwaukee Brewers
@ Washington Nationals
Friday, Aug 21, 2009, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park
Braden Looper vs J.D. Martin
Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 85.
?'s For The DC Faithful...
• 4-Straight? Can J.D. Martin Stop The Streak?
• Were You At Strasburg Day?
• Will Stephen Strasburg Throw A Strike On The 1st Pitch Tonight?
• Looper? I Thought He Was Done As A Met?
• Braun, Fielder, Dunn, Zimmerman? Who Hits The First HR Of The Series?
DC Starting Lineup...(Check Comments)...
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J.D. Martin
#60 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-4
200
R
R
Jan 02, 1983
'09 Stats - (2-2, 4.61 ERA), 6 GS, 27.1 IP, 34 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 5 HR, 7 BB, 9 K's, 1.50 WHIP, ERA+ = 94, 2.3 BB/9, 3.0 K/9, 1.29 K/BB, 3.04 BAA.
vs MIL - (0-1, 7.50 ERA), 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 HR, 0 BB, 4 K's, 1.17 WHIP, .269 BAA.
Origin Story - Cleveland Indians' 1st Round pick, 35th overall in 2001. 12/13/08 - Signed Minor League deal with Washington.
Braden Looper
#41 / Pitcher / Milwaukee Brewers
6-3
235
R
R
Oct 28, 1974
'09 Stats - (10-6, 5.03 ERA), 25 GS, 143.0 IP, 157 H, 88 R, 80 ER, 30 HR, 49 BB, 77 K's, 1.44 WHIP, ERA+ = 84, 3.1 BB/9, 4.8 K/9, 1.57 K/BB, .276 BAA.
vs DC - (4-3, 2.53 ERA), 21 SV, 5 HLD, 59 G, 1 GS, 64.0 IP, 59 H, 23 R, 18 ER, 2 HR, 23 BB, 48 K's, 1.28 WHIP, .239 BAA.
Origin Story - Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st Round, 3rd overall in 1996. 12/14/98 - Traded w/ LHP Armando Almanza, IF/OF Pablo Ozuna for IF Edgar Renteria. 1/8/04 - Signs as a Free Agent with NY Mets. 12/22/05 - Signs as a Free Agent with St. Louis Cardinals. 2/12/09 - Signs as a Free Agent with Milwaukee Brewers.
The Nationals vs Looper...
Josh Bard - 1 for 5, .200 AVG.
Ronnie Belliard - 3 for 9, .333 AVG, 2 2B, 1 RBI.
Adam Dunn - 4 for 19, .211 AVG, 1 2B, 2 HR's, 3 RBI's, 3 BB, 6 K's.
Cristian Guzman - 1 for 7, .143 AVG, 1 3B.
Willie Harris - 3 for 3, 1.000 AVG, 1 3B, 3 RBI's.
Nyjer Morgan - 1 for 4, .250 AVG.
Josh Willingham - 2 for 11, .182 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI.
Ryan Zimmerman - 2 for 5, .400 AVG, 1 2B.
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