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Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks: GameThread 24 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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Arizona Diamondbacks
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Joe Saunders vs Edwin Jackson

Mostly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing from right 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. Steve "#LomboLobby" Lombardozzi - 3B

3. The WereWerth - RF

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

5. Xavier Nady - LF

6. Danny "Glover" Espinosa - 2B

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

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

9. E-Jax (aka Edwin Jackson) - RHP

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• For An Arizona Diamondback's Fan's Perspective, Check Out The SB Nation's D-Backs Site: AZ Snakepit.

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

Edwin Jackson

#33 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

6-3

210

R

R

Sep 09, 1983

• 2011 Stats - (12-9), 32 G, 31 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 199.2 IP, 3.79 ERA, 3.55 FIP, ERA+ = 106, 62 BB (2.79 BB/9), 148 K's (6.67 K/9), 1.44 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (1-1), 4 GS, 1 CG, 25.2 IP, 3.16 ERA, 2.25 FIP, ERA+ = 119, 6 BB (2.10 BB/9), 26 K's (9.12 K/9), 0.97 WHIP.

vs ARZ - (1-2), 5 G, 4 GS, 26.1 IP, 24 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 6 BB (2.05 BB/9), 18 K's (6.15 K/9), 3.42 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, .250 BAA.

Joe Saunders

#34 / Pitcher / Arizona Diamondbacks

6-3

210

L

L

Jun 16, 1981

• 2011 Stats - (12-13), 33 G, 33 GS, 1 CG, 212.0 IP, 3.69 ERA, 4.78 FIP, ERA+ = 107, 67 BB (2.84 BB/9), 108 K's (4.58 K/9), 1.31 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (2-1), 4 G, 4 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 30.0 IP, 0.90 ERA, 2.98 FIP, ERA+ = 427, 7 BB (2.10 BB/9), 18 K's (5.40 K/9), 0.87 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (2-2), 4 G, 4 GS, 1 CG, 28.0 IP, 23 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 3 HR, 8 BB (2.57 BB/9), 16 K's (5.14 K/9), 2.89 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, .225 BAA.

• E-Jax vs The D-Backs:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Lyle Overbay 34 30 4 1 0 1 3 4 4 .133 .235 .267 .502 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Hill 33 33 7 1 0 1 3 0 6 .212 .212 .333 .545 0 0 0 0 1
Jason Kubel 15 12 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 .250 .333 .583 .917 0 1 0 0 1
John McDonald 13 13 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 .385 .385 .462 .846 0 0 0 0 0
Miguel Montero 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .250 .400 .500 .900 0 0 0 0 1
Willie Bloomquist 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Gerardo Parra 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Cody Ransom 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Roberts 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Upton 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 116 108 27 6 0 3 11 7 19 .250 .293 .389 .682 0 1 0 0 3
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Generated 5/1/2012.

• Saunders vs The Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ian Desmond 14 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 1 0 0 0 1
Jayson Werth 12 10 3 1 0 2 4 1 2 .300 .417 1.000 1.417 0 0 0 1 0
Xavier Nady 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Espinosa 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0 0 1
Rick Ankiel 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Adam LaRoche 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Detwiler 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 53 47 10 2 0 2 4 4 8 .213 .288 .383 .671 1 0 0 1 2
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Generated 5/1/2012.

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