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Washington Nationals At Chicago Cubs: GameThread 2 Of 162.

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

Saturday, Apr 7, 2012, 1:05 PM EDT
Wrigley Field

Gio Gonzalez vs Matt Garza

• 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. Gio Gonzalez - LHP

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

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

Matt Garza

#22 / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs

6-4

215

R

R

Nov 26, 1983

• 2011 Stats - (10-10), 31 GS, 198.0 IP, 3.32 ERA, ERA+ = 118, 63 BB (2.86 BB/9), 197 K's (8.95 K/9), 1.26 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (0-1), 3 GS, 13.2 IP, 21 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB (4.61 BB/9), 18 K's (11.85 K/9), 7.90 ERA, 2.05 WHIP, .344 BAA.

Gio Gonzalez

#47 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

6-0

205

R

L

Sep 19, 1985

• 2011 Stats (w/ OAK): (16-10), 32 GS, 202.0 IP, 3.12 ERA, ERA+ = 130, 91 BB, 197 K's, 1.32 WHIP.

vs CHC - (0-1), 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 3 K's, 10.80 ERA, 2.20 WHIP, .421 BAA.

• Garza vs The Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jayson Werth 11 9 4 0 0 1 2 2 3 .444 .545 .778 1.323 0 0 0 0 1
Xavier Nady 8 8 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 .250 .250 .625 .875 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Zimmerman 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .429 .500 .429 .929 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Espinosa 5 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0 0 0 0 0
Edwin Jackson 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Mark DeRosa 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Bernadina 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0 0 0 0 0
Total 51 47 15 2 0 3 10 3 14 .319 .360 .553 .913 1 0 0 0 1
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Generated 4/6/2012.

• Gio vs The Cubs:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
David DeJesus 8 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .250 .250 .625 .875 0 0 0 0 1
Marlon Byrd 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 0 0 0 0 0
Luis Valbuena 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Baker 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Alfonso Soriano 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 1 0 0 0 0
Starlin Castro 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500 0 1 0 0 0
Ryan Dempster 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Bryan LaHair 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Geovany Soto 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0 0 1 0 0
Total 32 25 8 2 0 1 5 4 8 .320 .400 .520 .920 2 1 1 0 1
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 4/6/2012.

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