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• Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now:
Livan Hernandez
#61 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-2
245
R
R
Feb 20, 1975
'09 Stats - (9-12), 31 GS, 183.2 IP, 5.44 ERA, ERA+ = 76, 4.44 FIP, 67 BB (3.28 BB/9), 102 K's (5.00 K/9), 1.56 WHIP.
'10 Stats - (5-4), 13 GS, 85.2 IP, 2.94 ERA, ERA+ = 141, 4.61 FIP, 31 BB (3.26 BB/9), 35 K's (3.68 K/9), 1.24 WHIP.
vs KC - (2-0), 3 GS, 20.0 IP, 27 H, 12 R, 10 ER, 1 BB, 7 K's, 4.50 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, .325 BAA.
Bruce Chen
#52 / Pitcher / Kansas City Royals
6-1
215
L
L
Jun 19, 1977
'09 Stats - (1-6), 17 G, 9 GS, 62.1 IP, 5.78 ERA, ERA+ = 77, 5.55 FIP, 25 BB (3.61 BB/9), 45 K's (6.50 K/9), 1.59 WHIP.
'10 Stats - (3-1), 14 G, 4 GS, 30.1 IP, 4.15 ERA, ERA+ = 102, 3.19 FIP, 17 BB (5.04 BB/9), 31 K's (9.20 K/9),1.48 WHIP.
vs DC - (2-1), 11 G, 5 GS, 32.1 IP, 43 H, 20 R, 19 ER, 6 H, 13 BB, 29 K's, 5.29 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, .326 BAA.
• Nats vs Chen:
Adam Dunn - 1 for 1, 1.000 AVG, 1 RBI.
Cristian Guzman - 0 for 4, .000 AVG.
Adam Kennedy - 2 for 3, .667 AVG, 1 3B.
Nyjer Morgan - 2 for 3, .667 AVG.
Ivan Rodriguez - 4 for 9, .444 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI's.
Ryan Zimmeran - 0 for 2, .000 AVG.
• Royals vs Livan:
Wilson Betemit - 5 for 12, .417 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI's.
Alberto Callaspo - 3 for 9, .333 AVG, 1 3B, 1 RBI.
David DeJesus - 2 for 4, .500 AVG, 1 RBI.
Jose Guillen - 3 for 15, .200 AVG, 1 RBI.
Jason Kendall - 12 for 34, .353 AVG, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI's.
Scott Podsednik - 2 for 11, .182 AVG.
Links:
• "Nyjer Morgan Scuffling" | FanGraphs Fantasy Baseball - David Golebiewski
"Unfortunately, Morgan has fallen well short of those projections: he’s got a .248/.310/.326 triple-slash in 287 PA, with a .283 wOBA that puts him in the same company as out-making luminaries like Orlando Cabrera and Jason Kendall..."
• souldrummer - "Behind Enemy Lines: Royals vs. Nats 6/21/10" - Federal Baseball
"In an effort to turn the page, I have decided to make an effort to get to know the KC Royals a bit better and see what we are up against over the next 3 days. Many of these AL teams are a bit unfamiliar to me, and I'd like to get a better sense of what strengths and weaknesses they bring to the table..."
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