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• Tonight's Starting Pitchers Promise They Won't Hit Anyone On Purpose:
Jake Westbrook
#35 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals
6-3
215
R
R
Sep 29, 1977
• 2010 Stats - (10-11), 33 GS, 202.2 IP, 4.22 ERA, ERA+ = 92, 68 BB (3.02 BB/9), 128 K's (5.68 K/9), 1.34 WHIP.
• 2011 Stats - (1-1), 3 GS, 15.1 IP, 7.63 ERA, 6.71 FIP, ERA+ = 52, 11 BB, 8 K's, 2.21 WHIP.
vs D.C. - (1-1), 2 GS, 14.1 IP, 14 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 K's, 3.14 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, .269 BAA.
John Lannan
#31 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-4
215
L
L
Sep 27, 1984
• 2010 Stats - (8-8), 25 GS, 143.1 IP, 4.65 ERA, 4.47 FIP, ERA+ = 87, 1.56 WHIP, 49 BB (3.08 BB/9), 71 K's (4.46 K/9).
• 2011 Stats - (1-1), 3 GS, 16.0 IP, 3.38 ERA, 3.31 FIP, ERA+ = 121, 6 BB, 10 K's, 1.50 WHIP.
vs STL - (1-2), 5 GS, 34.1 IP, 28 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 4 HR, 10 BB, 12 K's, 2.36 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, .228 BAA.
• Westbrook vs Washington:
Ian Desmond - 0 for 3, .000 AVG.
Jesus Flores - 1 for 3, .333 AVG, 2 RBI's.
Jerry Hairston - 0 for 5, .000 AVG.
Michael Morse - 0 for 3, .000 AVG.
Laynce Nix - 3 for 6, .500 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI.
Ivan Rodriguez - 10 for 38, .263 AVG, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI.
Matt Stairs - 5 for 26, .192 AVG, 3 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI's.
Jayson Werth - 2 for 2, 1.000 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI's.
• Classic Nats vs Westbrook: Dmitri Young - 15 for 29, .517 AVG, 2 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI's.
• Lannan vs St. Louis:
Lance Berkman - 6 for 13, .462 AVG, 1 2B, 2 RBI's.
David Freese - 1 for 3, .333 AVG.
Matt Holliday - 3 for 11, .273 AVG, 2 2B, 4 BB.
Jon Jay - 0 for 3, .000 AVG.
Gerard Laird - 3 for 3, 1.000 AVG.
Yadier Molina - 4 for 14, .286 AVG, 1 2B.
Albert Pujols - 2 for 11, .182 AVG.
Colby Rasmus - 1 for 5, .200 AVG.
Skip Schumaker - 2 for 7, .286 AVG.
Ryan Theriot - 3 for 13, .231 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.
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