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Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: GameThread 37 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: Fans enter Nationals Park during openinig day between the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals on April 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: Fans enter Nationals Park during openinig day between the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals on April 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Pittsburgh Pirates
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Erik Bedard vs Gio Gonzalez

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

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

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

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

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

5. Xavier Nady - RF

6. Danny "Spinner" Espinosa - 2B

7. Tyler Moore - LF

8. Jesus "Teh Jesus" Flores - C

9. Gio Gonzalez (aka The Best Dressed Pitcher In Town) - LHP

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• For A Pittsburgh Pirates Fan's Perspective, Check Out The SB Nation's Pirates Site: Bucs Dugout.

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

Gio Gonzalez

#47 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

6-0

205

R

L

Sep 19, 1985

• 2011 Stats - (16-12), 32 G, 32 GS, 202.0 IP, 3.12 ERA, 3.64 FIP, ERA+ = 130, 91 BB (4.05 BB/9), 197 K's (8.78 K/9), 1.32 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (4-1), 7 G, 7 GS, 41.2 IP, 1.94 ERA, 1.78 FIP, ERA+ = 195, 17 BB (3.67 BB/9), 50 K's (10.80 K/9), 1.01 WHIP.

vs PIT - (0-0), 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 HR, 4 BB, 2 K's, 1.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, .200 BAA.

Erik Bedard

#45 / Pitcher / Pittsburgh Pirates

6-1

200

L

L

Mar 05, 1979

• 2011 Stats - (5-9), 24 G, 24 GS, 129.1 IP, 3.62 ERA, 3.64 FIP, ERA+ = 110, 48 BB (3.34 BB/9), 125 K's (8.70 K/9), 1.29 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (2-4), 7 G, 7 GS, 35.0 IP, 2.57 ERA, 2.41 FIP, ERA+ = 143, 14 BB (3.60 BB/9), 37 K's (9.51 K/9), 1.37 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (0-1), 4 G, 4 GS, 20.0 IP, 15 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 7 BB, 30 K's, 1.35 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, .200 BAA.

• Gio vs The Pirates:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Rod Barajas 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett Jones 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew McCutchen 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
Yamaico Navarro 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Jose Tabata 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 13 3 0 0 1 3 2 3 .231 .333 .462 .795 0 0 0 0 0
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Generated 5/16/2012.

• Bedard vs The Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ryan Zimmerman 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .333 .619 0 0 0 0 0
Jesus Flores 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Espinosa 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Bernadina 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 21 4 1 0 0 2 2 8 .190 .261 .238 .499 0 0 0 0 0
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Generated 5/16/2012.

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