Washington Nationals At Baltimore Orioles: GameThread 74 Of 162.

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

"The Mysterious" Jake Arrieta

#57 / Pitcher / Baltimore Orioles

Height: 6-4

Weight: 225

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Mar 06, 1986

'09 Stats - (w/Double-A Bowie, Triple-A Norfolk) - (11-11), 28 GS, 150.2 IP, 142 H, 67 R, 57 ER, 13 HR, 56 BB (3.3 BB/9), 148 K's (8.8 K/9), 3.40 ERA, 1.31 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (2-1), 3 GS, 16.0 IP, 5.06 ERA, ERA+ = 86, 5.33 FIP, 9 BB (5.06 BB/9), 9 K's (5.06 K/9), 1.31 WHIP.

vs DC - N/A

J.D. Martin

#51 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-4

Weight: 200

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jan 02, 1983

'09 Stats - (5-4), 15 GS, 77.0 IP, 4.44 ERA, ERA+ = 95, 5.67 FIP, 24 BB (2.81 BB/9), 37 K's (4.32 K/9), 1.42 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (w/Triple-A Syracuse) - (2-1), 6 GS, 36.1 IP, 2.97 ERA, 32 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 3 HR, 6 BB (1.5 BB/9), 21 K's (5.2 K/9), 1.05 WHIP.

'10 Stats - (w/DC) - (0-3), 4 GS, 25.1 IP, 3.55 ERA, 4.53 FIP, 1 BB (0.36 BB/9), 18 K's (6.39 K/9), 1.18 WHIP.

vs BAL - N/A

• Random Notes:

Nats' Road Record? 13-24. The Nats are 4-12 in the last sixteen games away from Nationals Park. At home in DC, the Nats are 20-16. 5-10 so far this season in Interleague play, the Nats are 2-1 against the O's in 2010. The Orioles enter the three game series with the Nationals at 20-52, 25.0 games out of 1st place in the AL East. Washington's 33-40, 9.0 games out of first in the NL East.

• LINKS:

• NATIONALS NEWS NETWORK: Off The Field: What Happened to Josh Willingham's 100th Home Run Ball? - Cheryl Nichols

"Being a lifelong baseball fan, I have to come to genuinely appreciate the records and love milestones. I even recently wrote about possible upcoming milestones for the Nationals. They are significant points in a player's development and can be just as important to the player's family and fans."

• The Nats Blog: Sam Farber: "Series Preview: Battle of the Beltways"

"The Washington Nationals (33-40) have struggled in interleague play this season. Despite taking two of three from the Kansas City Royals earlier this week, the Nationals are 5-10 against the American League in 2010."

• "Nationals Release Announces Four More Signings" | Nationals Farm Authority - Brian Oliver

"A release came out today confirming the signings of 21st round OF Connor Rowe, 24th round OF Russell Moldenhauer, and 29th round OF Rick Hughes. The new name listed is 36th round OF Wander Nunez."

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