Washington Nationals At Houston Astros: GameThread 54 Of 162.

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

Wandy Rodriguez

#51 / Pitcher / Houston Astros

Height: 5-11

Weight: 195

Bats: B

Throws: L

Born: Jan 18, 1979

'09 Stats - (14-12), 33 G, 205.2 IP, 3.02 ERA, ERA+ = 139, 3.54 FIP, 63 BB (2.76 BB/9), 193 K's (8.45 K/9), 1.63 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (2-7), 10 GS, 55.1 IP, 5.37 ERA, ERA+ = 78, 4.23 FIP, 70 H, 41 R, 33 ER, 5 HR's, 20 BB (3.25 BB/9), 36 K's (5.86 K/9), 1.63 WHIP.

vs DC - (3-1), 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 34 H, 22 ER, 5 HR, 13 BB (3.28 BB/9), 23 K's (5.80 K/9), 5.55 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, .260 BAA.

John Lannan

#31 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-4

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Sep 27, 1984

'09 Stats - (9-13), 33 GS, 206.1 IP, 3.88 ERA, ERA+ = 108, 4.70 FIP, 68 BB (2.97 BB/9), 89 K's (3.88 K/9), 1.35 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (2-2), 10 GS, 55.2 IP, 5.01 ERA, ERA+ = 84, 5.14 FIP, 65 H, 32 R, 31 ER, 5 HR's, 26 BB (4.20 BB/9), 18 K's (2.91 K/9), 1.64 WHIP.

vs HOU - (3-1), 4 GS, 22.0 IP, 32 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 1 HR, 9 BB, 7 K's, 4.91 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, .356 BAA.

• Lannan vs HOU:

Lance Berkman - 5 for 9, .556 AVG, 1 2B, 2 RBI's.

Geoff Blum - 2 for 3, .667 AVG, 1 2B.

Michael Bourn - 2 for 8, .250 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.

Pedro Feliz - 7 for 17, .412 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI's.

Jeff Keppinger - 4 for 11, .364 AVG, 1 3B, 2 RBI's.

Carlos Lee - 6 for 12, .500 AVG, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI's.

Hunter Pence - 4 for 10, .400 AVG, 3 RBI's.

• Wandy vs Washington:

Adam Dunn - 7 for 18, .389 AVG, 2 2B, 2 HR's, 4 RBI's, 3 BB, 5 K's.

Alberto Gonzalez - 0 for 2, .000 AVG.

Cristian Guzman - 0 for 4, .000 AVG.

Willie Harris - 2 for 3, .667 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI.

Adam Kennedy - 0 for 2, .000 AVG.

Nyjer Morgan - 0 for 3, .000 AVG.

Josh Willingham - 2 for 6, .333 AVG, 1 HR, 3 RBI's.

Ryan Zimmerman - 3 for 9, .333 AVG, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI's.

• LINKS:

• MLB.com's Bill Ladson - "Pudge in the mix for the All-Star Game" | nationals.com: News

"Even though he is on the disabled list because of a lower back strain, Nationals catcher Ivan Rodriguez continues to rank third among National League catchers..."

• Washington Post - Nationals Journal - Barry Svrluga - "The Streak: A daily look back"

"Greetings, Nationals Journal readers. This is Barry Svrluga, and I'll be breaking into Kilgore's territory once a day over the next week or so. Those who have no interest in nostalgia, please look away. Others, read on."

• MASNsports.com - Ben Goessling - "Some Roy Oswalt trade spitballing"

"Another name to watch is first baseman Chris Marrero. The Astros have no successor to Lance Berkman in their system, and Marrero could be expendable, especially if the Nationals extend Adam Dunn's contract and have him hold the position until they could move Bryce Harper there."

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