Washington Nationals At Cincinnati Reds: GameThread 33 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 12, 2012, 6:40pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Cincinnati Reds

Saturday, May 12, 2012, 7:10 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Jordan Zimmermann vs Mat Latos

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

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

2. The Shark - LF

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

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

5. Tape-Measure-Testing, Laser-Throwing, Eyeblack-Oozing Baseball Cyborg" (aka Bryce Harper) - RF

6. Danny "Spinner" Espinosa - 2B

7. The Arm - CF

8. Buffalo (aka Rhino, aka Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

9. Jordan "DeadEyez" Zimmermann - RHP

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

Mat Latos

#55 / Pitcher / Cincinnati Reds

Height: 6-6

Weight: 225

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Dec 09, 1987

• 2011 Stats - (9-14), 31 G, 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 - (2-2), 6 G, 6 GS, 34.2 IP, 4.93 ERA, 3.99 FIP, ERA+ = 78, 13 BB (3.38 BB/9), 29 K's (7.53 K/9), 1.44 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (3-1), 5 G, 5 GS, 29.2 IP, 23 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 HR, 12 BB (3.64 BB/9), 28 K's (8.49 K/9), 2.43 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, .217 BAA.

Jordan Zimmermann

#27 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: May 23, 1986

• 2011 Stats - (8-11), 26 G, 26 GS, 1 CG, 161.1 IP, 3.18 ERA, 3.16 FIP, ERA+ = 122, 31 BB (1.73 BB/9), 124 K's (6.92 K/9), 1.15 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (1-3), 6 G, 6 GS, 39.1 IP, 2.29 ERA, 3.13 FIP, ERA+ = 165, 7 BB (1.60 BB/9), 23 K's (5.26 K/9), 0.99 WHIP.

vs CIN - (1-0), 3 G, 3 GS, 17.0 IP, 15 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB (2.64 BB/9), 10 K's (5.29 K/9), 2.12 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, .234 BAA.

• Latos vs D.C.:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Adam LaRoche	14	11	3	0	1	3	3	3	.273	.429	.545	.974	0
Ryan Zimmerman	12	11	3	0	1	1	1	0	.273	.333	.545	.879	1
Roger Bernadina	10	10	2	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.300	.500	0
Ian Desmond	9	8	3	0	0	0	1	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	0
Xavier Nady	8	7	1	0	0	0	1	3	.143	.250	.143	.393	0
Danny Espinosa	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.400	.000	.400	0
Wilson Ramos	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0
Gio Gonzalez	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0
Total	64	55	13	1	2	4	9	10	.236	.344	.364	.707	1

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• Zim(n) vs the Reds:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	HBP
Ryan Ludwick	12	11	3	0	1	2	0	2	.273	.273	.545	.818	0	0
Jay Bruce	8	8	1	0	1	1	0	1	.125	.125	.500	.625	0	0
Ryan Hanigan	8	8	5	1	0	0	0	0	.625	.625	.750	1.375	0	0
Drew Stubbs	8	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	0
Wilson Valdez	8	8	3	2	0	1	0	0	.375	.375	.625	1.000	0	0
Joey Votto	8	6	3	0	1	1	2	0	.500	.625	1.000	1.625	0	0
Brandon Phillips	6	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	1
Scott Rolen	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0
Bronson Arroyo	5	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	1	0
Miguel Cairo	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	1
Johnny Cueto	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0
Todd Frazier	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0
Total	76	68	21	3	3	6	4	10	.309	.360	.485	.845	1	2

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