Washington Nationals at San Diego Padres: GameThread 19 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Apr 26, 2012, 9:35pm EDT

SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 5 : Streamers fall onto the field before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres in the home opener at Petco Park on April 5, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Next Game

Washington Nationals
@ San Diego Padres

Thursday, Apr 26, 2012, 10:05 PM EDT
Petco Park

Edwin Jackson vs Edinson Volquez

Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing in from left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 60.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

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

2. Danny "Glover" Espinosa - 2B

3. Hairy Chested Bench Bat (aka Chad Tracy) - 3B

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

5. The WereWerth - RF

6. The Arm - CF

7. Xavier Nady - LF

8. Buffalo (aka Wilson Ramos) - C

9. E-Jax (aka Edwin Jackson) - RHP

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

Edinson Volquez

#37 / Pitcher / San Diego Padres

Height: 6-0

Weight: 225

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jul 03, 1983

• 2011 Stats - (5-7), 20 G, 20 GS, 108.2 IP, 5.71 ERA, 5.29 FIP, ERA+ = 68, 65 BB (5.38 BB/9), 104 K's (8.61 K/9), 1.57 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (0-2), 4 G, 4 GS, 23.0 IP, 4.30 ERA, 3.51 FIP, ERA+ = 78, 15 BB (5.38 BB/9), 22 K's (8.61 K/9), 1.48 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (1-1), 2 G, 2 GS, 8.1 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB (7.56 BB/9), 7 K's (7.56 K/9), 9.72 ERA, 2.04 WHIP, .303 BAA.

Edwin Jackson

#33 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Sep 09, 1983

• 2011 Stats - (12-9), 32 G, 31 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 199.2 IP, 3.79 ERA, 3.55 FIP, ERA+ = 106, 62 BB (2.79 BB/9), 148 K's (6.67 K/9), 1.43 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (1-1), 3 G, 3 GS, 1 CG, 4.26 ERA, 2.11 FIP, ERA+ = 85, 3 BB (1.42 BB/9), 20 K's (9.47 K/9), 0.84 WHIP.

vs SDP - (0-3), 7 G, 5 GS, 26.2 IP, 32 H, 16 R, 16 ER, 4 HR, 13 BB (4.39 BB/9), 20 K's (6.75 K/9), 5.40 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, .299 BAA.

• Volquez vs The Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Adam LaRoche	13	11	4	1	2	2	4	.364	.462	.455	.916
Rick Ankiel	6	4	0	0	0	2	3	.000	.333	.000	.333
Roger Bernadina	5	5	2	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800
Chad Tracy	4	4	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000
Mark DeRosa	2	0	0	0	0	2	0		1.000
Ryan Zimmerman	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Jayson Werth	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	33	27	7	1	3	6	12	.259	.394	.296	.690

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• Jackson vs The Padres:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Jason Bartlett	13	9	2	0	0	1	4	0	.222	.462	.222	.684	0
Mark Kotsay	13	10	2	1	0	2	3	2	.200	.385	.300	.685	0
Chase Headley	8	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0
Jeremy Hermida	5	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	0
Will Venable	5	5	1	0	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.800	1.000	0
Nick Hundley	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1
Yonder Alonso	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0
Chris Denorfia	3	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	0
Orlando Hudson	3	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	0
Cameron Maybin	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Total	60	50	16	2	2	6	10	5	.320	.433	.480	.913	1

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Generated 4/26/2012.

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