Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers: GameThread 20 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Apr 27, 2012, 9:40pm EDT

Apr 14, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of the MLB game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE

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Washington Nationals
@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Friday, Apr 27, 2012, 10:10 PM EDT
Dodger Stadium

Ross Detwiler vs Clayton Kershaw

Clear. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 65.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

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

2. Steve "#LomboLobby" Lombardozzi - 3B

3. The WereWerth - CF

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

5. Mark DeRosa - RF

6. Danny "Glover" Espinosa - 2B

7. Xavier Nady - LF

8. Teh Jesus (aka Jesus Flores) - C

9. Ross Detwiler - LHP

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

Clayton Kershaw

#22 / Pitcher / Los Angeles Dodgers

Height: 6-3

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Mar 19, 1988

• 2011 Stats - (21-5), 33 G, 33 GS, 233.1 IP, 2.28 ERA, 2.47 FIP, ERA+ = 163, 54 BB (2.08 BB/9), 248 K's (9.57 K/9), 0.98 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (1-0), 4 G, 4 GS, 22.1 IP, 1.61 ERA, 1.73 FIP, ERA+ = 219, 6 BB (2.42 BB/9), 22 K's (8.87 K/9), 1.03 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (2-2), 6 G, 5 GS, 27.1 IP, 28 H, 14 R, 14 ER, 4 HR, 13 BB (4.28 BB/9), 31 K's (10.20 K/9), 4.61 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .267 BAA.

Ross Detwiler

#48 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-5

Weight: 185

Bats: R

Throws: L

Born: Mar 06, 1986

• 2011 Stats - (4-5), 15 G, 10 GS, 66.0 IP, 3.00 ERA, 4.21 FIP, ERA+ = 128, 20 BB (2.73 BB/9), 41 K's (5.59 K/9), 1.26 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (2-0), 3 G, 3 GS, 16.0 IP, 0.56 ERA, 2.58 FIP, ERA+ = 651, 4 BB (2.25 BB/9), 15 K's (8.44 K/9), 0.94 WHIP.

vs LAD - (0-0), 2 G, 1 GS, 8.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K's, 1.32 WHIP, .233 BAA.

• Kershaw vs The Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	GDP
Jayson Werth	20	18	4	0	0	0	0	2	6	.222	.300	.222	.522	0	1
Xavier Nady	15	14	1	0	0	1	3	1	4	.071	.133	.286	.419	0	1
Mark DeRosa	14	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.143	.143	.143	.286	0	0
Ryan Zimmerman	11	9	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	.444	.455	.556	1.010	1	0
Adam LaRoche	10	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	7	.111	.200	.222	.422	0	0
Ian Desmond	7	6	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.429	.667	1.095	0	0
Craig Stammen	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0
Jesus Flores	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Total	82	75	16	3	1	1	5	6	23	.213	.268	.320	.588	1	2

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• Det vs The Dodgers:

	PA	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	IBB
Andre Ethier	5	4	1	1	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	0	0
Matt Kemp	4	3	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	1
James Loney	4	2	1	1	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0
Jerry Hairston	3	2	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0
Chad Billingsley	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Mark Ellis	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Juan Rivera	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Juan Uribe	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Total	21	16	2	2	4	2	.125	.300	.125	.425	1	1

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