Washington Nationals At New York Mets: GameThread 33 Of 162.

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• Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now:

Jon Niese

#49 / Pitcher / New York Mets

Height: 6-4

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Oct 27, 1986

'09 Stats - (1-1), 5 GS, 25.2 IP, 4.21 ERA, ERA+ = 99, 3.25 FIP, 9 BB (3.16 BB/9), 18 K's (6.31 K/9), 1.40 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (1-1), 6 GS, 35.0 IP, 46 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 3 HR's, 12 BB (3.1 BB/9), 29 K's (7.5 K/9), 1.66 WHIP.

vs DC - N/A.

Scott Olsen

#19 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-5

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jan 12, 1984

'09 Stats - (2-4), 11 GS, 62.2 IP, 6.03 ERA, ERA+ = 70, 5.24 FIP, 25 BB (3.59 BB/9), 42 K's (6.03 K/9), 1.72 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (2-1), 5 GS, 28.0 IP, 25 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB (2.9 BB/9), 26 K's (8.4 K/9), 1.21 WHIP.

vs NYM - (1-6), 14 GS, 82.0 IP, 93 H, 53 R, 42 ER, 13 HR's, 25 BB (2.74 BB/9), 61 K's (6.70 K/9), 4.61 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, .285 BAA.

• Olsen vs The Mets:

Rod Barajas - 0 for 2, .000 AVG.

Jason Bay - 1 for 11, .091 AVG.

Luis Castillo - 5 for 13, .385 AVG, 1 HR, 4 RBI's.

Jeff Francoeur - 7 for 29, .241 AVG, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR's, 8 RBI's, 1 BB, 6 K's.

Jose Reyes - 15 for 39, .385 AVG, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI's, 2 BB, 6 K's, 4 SB.

David Wright - 10 for 35, .286 AVG, 5 2B, 3 HR's, 6 RBI's, 3 BB, 7 K's.

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"Former Yankee Tyler Clippard, a right-handed reliever, has six victories for the Nationals this season, tied for the major league lead."

• MASNsports.com -

"MASN will televise Stephen Strasburg's second Triple-A start, as the Norfolk Tides visit the Syracuse Chiefs on Wednesday May 12th.

"MASN will show the Strasburg game via tape delay starting at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night, following the Orioles-Mariners tilt at 7:00 p.m."

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