Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles: GameThread 40 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 19, 2012, 6:35pm EDT

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: The Cincinnati Reds bat against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning of opening day at Nationals Park on April 12, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Next Game

Baltimore Orioles
@ Washington Nationals

Saturday, May 19, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Jason Hammel vs Ross Detwiler

Clear. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Steve "#LomboLobby" Lombardozzi - 2B

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

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

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

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

6. The Arm - CF

7. Carlos Maldonado - C

8. The Shark - LF

9. Ross Detwiler - LHP

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

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+ = 129, 20 BB (2.29 BB/9), 41 K's (5.59 K/9), 1.26 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (3-2), 7 G, 7 GS, 2.75 ERA, 2.97 FIP, ERA+ = 140, 10 BB (2.29 BB/9), 28 K's (6.41 K/9), 1.09 WHIP.

vs BAL - (0-1), 2 G, 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 6 BB, 7 K's, 4.91 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, .250 BAA.

Jason Hammel

#39 / Pitcher / Baltimore Orioles

Height: 6-6

Weight: 215

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Sep 02, 1982

• 2011 Stats - (7-13), 32 G, 27 GS, 1 SV, 170.1 IP, 4.76 ERA, 4.83 FIP, ERA+ = 95, 68 BB (3.59 BB/9), 94 K's (4.97 K/9), 1.43 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (4-1), 7 G, 7 GS, 43.2 IP, 2.68 ERA, 2.95 FIP, ERA+ = 151, 14 BB (2.89 BB/9), 41 K's (8.45 K/9), 1.10 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (3-0), 5 G, 5 GS, 33.0 IP, 32 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 4 HR, 7 BB, 22 K's, 3.55 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, .248 BAA.

• Detwiler vs The O's:

	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Adam Jones	6	6	1	1	0	0	2	.167	.167	.333	.500	0
Nick Markakis	6	6	3	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0
Robert Andino	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Matt Wieters	2	0	0	0	0	2	0		1.000			0
Nick Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Total	17	15	4	1	1	2	3	.267	.353	.333	.686	1

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• Hammel vs The Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Ryan Zimmerman	16	14	5	1	1	3	2	1	.357	.438	.643	1.080	0	3
Adam LaRoche	8	6	1	0	1	3	2	3	.167	.375	.667	1.042	0	0
Rick Ankiel	6	6	1	0	1	1	0	1	.167	.167	.667	.833	0	0
Roger Bernadina	6	6	3	2	0	2	0	1	.500	.500	.833	1.333	0	0
Ian Desmond	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0
Xavier Nady	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Danny Espinosa	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.667	.000	.667	0	0
Tom Gorzelanny	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0
Chad Tracy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Jordan Zimmermann	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0
Total	55	48	12	3	3	9	6	11	.250	.333	.500	.833	1	3

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