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Washington Nationals
@ St. Louis Cardinals
Friday, Aug 28, 2009, 8:15 PM EDT
Busch Stadium
John Lannan vs John Smoltz
Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing in from center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.
?'s For The DC Faithful...
• So DC Took 2 Of 3 From The Cubs, Can They Beat The NL Central's Leader?
• Can The Nationals Beat Smoltz Like He's Still A Red Sock?
• Does This Whole "Friendliest Fans In Baseball" Thing Bother You?
• Will Washington Be Able To Move On Without Nyjer Morgan?
• Good Lannan? Or Bad Lannan?
DC Starting Lineup...
- TAWH - CF
- "Pinch Hittin'" Pete Orr - 2B
- THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!!! - 3B
- The Big Opposite Field - 1B
- The Hammer - LF
- Elijah SSSSSUPER DUKESSSS - RF
- The Immortal Bard - C
- Alberto "The General" Gonzalez - SS
- John "Cool Hand" Lannan - Eating 40 Eggs
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Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now...
John Smoltz
#30 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals
6-3
220
R
R
May 15, 1967
'09 Stats - (3-5, 7.40 ERA), 9 GS, 45.0 IP, 62 H, 37 R, 8 HR, 9 BB, 33 K's, 1.58 WHIP, 1.8 BB/9, 8.4 K/9, ERA+ = 63, 4.67 K/BB.
vs DC - (21-13, 2.65 ERA), 17 S, 1 CG, 315.1 IP, 248 H, 103 R, 93 ER, 16 HR, 82 BB, 275 K's, 1.05 WHIP, .217 BAA.
Origin Story - Drafted by the Detroit Tigers with the 574th pick in the 22nd Round of the 1985 Draft. 8/12/07 - Traded by Detroit to Atlanta in exchange for RHP Doyle Alexander. 1/12/09 - Signed as a Free Agent by Boston Red Sox. 1/19/09 - Signs as a Free Agent with St. Louis Cardinals.
John Lannan
#31 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-4
225
L
L
Sep 27, 1984
'09 - (8-9, 4.03 ERA), 26 G, 2 CG, 1 SO, 160.2 IP, 173 H, 80 R, 72 ER, 17 HR, 53 BB, 67 K's, 1.40 WHIP, ERA+ = 107, 3.0 BB/9, 4.6 K/9, 1.26 K/BB.
vs St. Louis - (0-2, 2.84 ERA), 2 GS, 12.2 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 4 K's, 1.42 WHIP, .239 BAA.
Origin Story - Washington Nationals' 11th Round pick, 324th overall in 2005.
The Nationals vs John Smoltz...
Josh Bard - 2 for 3, .667 AVG, 2 RBI's.
Ronnie Belliard - 3 for 17, .176 AVG, 1 RBI, 5 K's.
Elijah Dukes - 0 for 2, .000 AVG.
Adam Dunn - 2 for 14, .143 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 10 K's.
Cristian Guzman - 5 for 23, .217 AVG, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI.
Willie Harris - 5 for 8, .1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI's.
Wil Nieves - 2 for 3, .667 AVG.
Josh Willingham - 4 for 11, .364 AVG, 1 2B, 2 RBI's.
Ryan Zimmerman - 11 for 40, .275 AVG, 4 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI's, 1 BB, 11 K's.
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Michael Wilbon Says: "WAY TO GO NATS!!!