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• Today's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now:
Stephen Strasburg
#37 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-4
220
R
R
Jul 20, 1988
'09 SDSU Stats - (13-1), 1.32 ERA, 15 GS, 2 CG, 109.0 IP, 59 H, 16 ER, 19 BB (1.57 BB/9), 195 K's (16.1K/9).
AFL Stats - (4-1), 4.26 ERA, 5 GS, 19.0 IP, 15 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 3 HR, 7 BB, 23 K's, 1.16 WHIP.
ST 2010 - (1-0), 2.00 ERA, 3 GS, 9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 HR, 1 BB, 12 K's.
'10 - (Final Double-A Harrisburg) - (3-1), 5 GS, 22.0 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 4 ER, 6 BB (2.45 BB/9), 27 K's (11.05 K/9), 1.64 ERA, 0.86 WHIP.
'10 - (Final Triple-A Syracuse) - (4-1), 6 GS, 33.1 IP, 18 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB (1.89 BB/9), 38 K's (10.26 K/9), 1.08 ERA, 0.75 WHIP.
Jeff Karstens
#27 / Pitcher / Pittsburgh Pirates
6-3
185
R
R
Sep 24, 1982
'09 Stats - (4-6), 39 G, 13 GS, 108.0 IP, 5.42 ERA, ERA+ = 76, 4.88 FIP, 45 BB (3.75 BB/9), 52 K's (4.33 K/9), 1.48 WHIP.
'10 Stats - (1-1), 10 G, 4 GS, 38.0 IP, 44 H, 20 R, 19 ER, 6 HR's, 13 BB (3.08 BB/9), 22 K's (5.21 K/9), 4.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP.
vs DC - (0-0), 3 G, 1 GS, 8.2 IP, 15 H, 9 ER, 2 HR, 3 BB, 6 K's, 9.35 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, .385 BAA.
• Nats vs Karstens:
Adam Dunn - 2 for 4, .500 AVG, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K's.
Cristian Guzman - 2 for 5, .400 AVG, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI's.
Willie Harris - 1 for 2, .500 AVG, 1 2B.
Adam Kennedy - 1 for 3, .333 AVG, 1 2B.
Nyjer Morgan - 2 for 2, 1.000 AVG.
Wil Nieves - 2 for 3, .667 AVG.
Ivan Rodriguez - 0 for 4, .000 AVG.
Josh Willingham - 0 for 4, .000 AVG.
Ryan Zimmerman - 2 for 5, .400 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI's.
• LINKS:
• MASNsports.com - Byron Kerr - "Watch out for Strasburg in 2011."
"Jim Callis of Baseball America says let's not put too much pressure on the rookie, but he does give his prediction for what might happen with Strasburg this year and next season."
• NATIONALS NEWS NETWORK - Dave Nichols - "Stephen Strasburg--The Pitcher Beyond the Hype"
"There's been a lot written and said about Stephen Strasburg, making his major league debut tonight for the Washington Nationals against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:05 pm, before a national audience, MLB Network, ESPN Baseball Tonight, and media from across the country. I've had the opportunity to watch him pitch several times now, and I can give a little impression about his arsenal and demeanor."
• "Nationals finally relevant with Harper, Strasburg" - MLB - Yahoo! Sports - Jeff Passan.
"Things are looking up for the Nationals with Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg in the fold." - Major League Baseball news."
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