Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds: GameThread 7 of 162. Welcome Back To Nationals Park.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Apr 12, 2012, 12:35pm EDT

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 03: Fans wait to enter Nationals Park before the start of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals game on April 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Next Game

Cincinnati Reds
@ Washington Nationals

Thursday, Apr 12, 2012, 1:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Mat Latos vs Gio Gonzalez

Sunny. Winds blowing from left to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60.

• Washington Nationals' Home Opener Starting Lineup:

1. Ian "+Range, +Arm" Desmond - SS

2. Danny "Glover" Espinosa - 2B

3. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 3B (Word.)

4, Adam "Graceful, Effortless" LaRoche - 1B

5. The WereWerth - RF

6. Xavier Nady - LF

7. The Shark - CF

8. Rhino (aka Wilson Ramos) - C

9. NatGio (aka Gio Gonzalez, aka The Best Dressed PItcher In Town) - LHP

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

Gio Gonzalez

#47 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-0

Weight: 205

Bats: R

Throws: L

Born: Sep 19, 1985

• 2011 Stats - (16-12), 32 GS, 202.0 IP, 3.12 ERA, 3.64 FIP, ERA+ = 130, 91 BB (4.05 BB/9), 197 K's (8.78 K/9), 1.32 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (0-0), 1 GS, 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 6 K's, 9.82 ERA, ERA+ = 40, 2.73 WHIP.

vs CIN - (0-0), 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K's, 0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, .154 BAA.

Mat Latos

#55 / Pitcher / Cincinnati Reds

Height: 6-6

Weight: 225

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Dec 09, 1987

• 2011 Stats - (9-14), 31 GS, 194.1 IP, 3.47 ERA, 3.16 FIP, ERA+ = 102, 62 BB (2.87 BB/9), 185 K's (8.57 K/9), 1.18 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (0-1), 1 GS, 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K's, 7.71 ERA, ERA+ = 50, 1.93 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (3-1), 4 GS, 24.2 IP, 18 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 HR, 9 BB (3.28 BB/9), 27 K's (9.85 K/9), 2.19 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, .209 BAA.

• Gio vs The Reds:

	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH
Miguel Cairo	6	5	2	0	1	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	1
Scott Rolen	5	5	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Chris Heisey	3	3	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Brandon Phillips	3	3	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Drew Stubbs	3	3	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Joey Votto	3	3	1	1	1	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0
Total	23	22	3	1	2	5	.136	.136	.182	.318	1

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• Latos vs The Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Adam LaRoche	11	8	1	0	1	1	3	3	.125	.364	.500	.864	0
Jayson Werth	9	7	1	0	0	1	2	3	.143	.333	.143	.476	0
Ryan Zimmerman	9	8	3	0	1	1	1	0	.375	.444	.750	1.194	1
Roger Bernadina	8	8	2	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.375	.625	0
Ian Desmond	6	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	0
Xavier Nady	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	0
Mark DeRosa	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0
Danny Espinosa	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Wilson Ramos	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0
Total	56	48	10	1	2	4	8	13	.208	.321	.354	.676	1

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Generated 4/11/2012.

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