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By Patrick Reddington
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 17: A general view of Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs take on the New York Yankees on June 17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 17: A general view of Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs take on the New York Yankees on June 17, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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Washington Nationals
@ Chicago Cubs

Thursday, Apr 5, 2012, 2:20 PM EDT
Wrigley Field

Stephen Strasburg vs Ryan Dempster

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Ian "+Range" 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. Mark DeRosa - LF

7. The Shark - CF

8. Rhino (aka Wilson Ramos) - C

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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• TV/Radio: MASN, MLB.tv, WDCW DC-50, 106.7 The FAN, 1500 WFED, WHFS 1580, Sirius/XM ch.185.

• For A Chicago Cubs Fan's Perspective, Check Out The SB Nation's Cubs Site: Bleed Cubbie Blue.

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

Ryan Dempster

#46 / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs

6-2

215

R

R

May 03, 1977

• 2011 Stats - (10-14), 34 GS, 202.1 IP, 4.80 ERA, 3.91 FIP, ERA+ = 81, 82 BB (3.65 BB/9), 191 K's (8.50 K/9), 1.45 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (9-1), 2 SV, 23 G, 15 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 113.0 IP, 85 H, 38 R, 36 ER, 8 HR, 36 BB (2.87 BB/9), 82 K's (6.53 K/9), 2.87 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, .208 BAA.

Stephen Strasburg

#37 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

6-4

220

R

R

Jul 20, 1988

• 2011 Stats - (1-1), 5 GS, 24.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 1.28 FIP, ERA+ = 261, 2 BB (0.75 K/9), 24 K's (9.00 K/9), 0.71 WHIP.

• vs CHC - N/A

• Dempster vs The Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ryan Zimmerman 17 16 6 0 0 1 1 1 4 .375 .412 .563 .974 0 0 0 0 1
Adam LaRoche 15 13 3 0 0 1 3 2 5 .231 .333 .462 .795 0 0 0 0 1
Jayson Werth 14 12 2 2 0 0 0 2 5 .167 .286 .333 .619 0 0 0 0 0
Xavier Nady 13 13 5 0 0 2 2 0 3 .385 .385 .846 1.231 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Tracy 11 10 6 3 0 1 3 1 1 .600 .636 1.200 1.836 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Bernadina 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Mark DeRosa 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Espinosa 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
Jesus Flores 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Gio Gonzalez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Edwin Jackson 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Zimmermann 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 101 93 26 5 0 5 10 8 28 .280 .337 .495 .831 0 0 0 0 2
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Generated 4/4/2012.

• Strasburg vs The Cubs:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
David DeJesus 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Volstad 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
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Generated 4/4/2012.

• Mr. Wilbon? Way To Go Nats!!!

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