Washington Nationals At Pittsburgh Pirates: GameThread 21 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Apr 25, 2011, 5:34pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Monday, Apr 25, 2011, 7:05 PM EDT
PNC Park

John Lannan vs Paul Maholm

Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

D.C. Starting Lineup:

Danny "Glover" Espinosa - 2B
Ian "Two-Spot" Desmond - SS
The WereWerth - RF
Adam "Slight Tears Don't Hurt' LaRoche - 1B
The People's Champion Michael Morse - LF
Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C
Jerry "HR" Hairston - CF
Brian Bixler - 3B
John "Cool Hand" Lannan - Eatin' 40 Eggs

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• Today's Starting Pitchers Are Both Mild-Mannered Gents:

Paul Maholm

#28 / Pitcher / Pittsburgh Pirates

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jun 25, 1982

• 2010 Stats - (9-15), 32 GS, 185.1 IP, 5.10 ERA, 4.18 FIP, ERA+ = 80, 62 BB (3.01 BB/9), 102 K's (4.95 K/9), 1.57 WHIP.

• 2011 Stats - (0-3), 4 GS, 23.0 IP, 4.30 ERA, 3.57 FIP, ERA+ = 94, 8 BB (3.13 BB/9), 14 K's (5.48 K/9), 1.39 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (0-4), 7 GS, 41.2 IP, 56 H, 29 R, 29 ER, 10 HR, 13 BB (2.81 BB/9), 30 K's (6.48 K/9), 6.26 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, .329 BAA.

John Lannan

#31 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-4

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: 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 - (2-1), 4 GS, 21.0 IP, 3.43 ERA, 3.57 FIP, ERA+ = 117, 9 BB (3.13 BB/9), 12 K's (5.48 K/9), 1.62 WHIP.

vs PIT - (1-3), 6 GS, 34.2 IP, 44 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 4 HR, 9 BB (2.34 BB/9), 20 K's (5.19 K/9), 4.67 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, .293 BAA.

• Maholm vs The Nats:

Rick Ankiel - 2 for 13, .154 AVG, 1 2B.

Alex Cora - 2 for 3, .667 AVG, 1 2B.

Ian Desmond - 1 for 3, .333 AVG.

Danny Espinosa - 1 for 2, .500 AVG.

Jerry Hairston - 4 for 11, .364 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI's.

John Lannan - 1 for 3, .333 AVG, 1 2B.

Adam LaRoche - 1 for 2, .500 AVG, 1 2B.

Michael Morse -1 for 2, .500 AVG.

Ivan Rodriguez - 4 for 9, .444 AVG, 1 HR, 4 RBI's.

Jayson Werth - 6 for 18, .667 AVG, 1 HR.

• Lannan vs Pirates:

Pedro Alvarez - 1 for 3, .333 AVG.

Ronny Cedeno - 5 for 14, .267 AVG, 1 RBI.

Matt Diaz - 11 for 22, .500 AVG, 4 2B, 2 RBI's.

Ryan Doumit - 3 for 9, .333 AVG, 1 HR, 2 RBI's.

Jason Jaramilo - 0 for 2, .000 AVG.

Garrett Jones - 1 for 10, .100 AVG, 1 RBI.

Andrew McCutchen - 3 for 8, .375 AVG, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI.

Chris Snyder - 1 for 9, .111 AVG, 1 2B.

Jose Tabata - 2 for 7, .286 AVG.

Neil Walker - 3 for 7, .429 AVG, 1 2B, 1 RBI.

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