Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies: GameThread 28 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 6, 2012, 7:35pm EDT

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)

Next Game

Philadelphia Phillies
@ Washington Nationals

Sunday, May 6, 2012, 8:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Cole Hamels vs Jordan Zimmermann

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

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

2. Steve "#LomboLobby" Lombardozzi - 3B

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

4. The WereWerth - RF

5. HCBB (aka Chad Tracy) - 1B

6. Danny "Spinner" Espinosa - 2B

7. The Arm - CF

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

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

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

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 - (1-2), 5 G, 5 GS, 33.1 IP, 1.89 ERA, 2.40 FIP, ERA+ = 201, 3 BB (0.81 BB/9), 22 K's (5.94 K/9), 0.84 WHIP.

vs PHI - (0-2), 3 G, 3 GS, 15.0 IP, 21 H, 14 R, 11 ER, 4 HR, 4 BB, 13 K's, 6.60 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, .328 BAA.

Cole Hamels

#35 / Pitcher / Philadelphia Phillies

Height: 6-3

Weight: 195

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Dec 27, 1983

• 2011 Stats - (14-9), 32 G, 31 GS, 3 CG, 216.0 IP, 2.79 ERA, 3.05 FIP, ERA+ = 138, 44 BB (1.83 BB/9), 194 K's (8.08 K/9), 0.99 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (3-1), 5 G, 5 GS, 32.1 IP, 2.78 ERA, 2.51 FIP, ERA+ = 137, 5 BB (1.39 BB/9), 36 K's (10.02 K/9), 1.08 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (10-4), 20 G, 20 GS, 1 CG, 129.1 IP, 107 H, 41 R, 39 ER, 12 HR, 36 BB, 136 K's, 2.71 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, .222 BAA.

• Zim(n) vs the Phillies:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Shane Victorino	8	8	3	2	0	2	0	2	.375	.375	.625	1.000
Carlos Ruiz	7	7	3	0	1	1	0	1	.429	.429	.857	1.286
Hunter Pence	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333
Juan Pierre	6	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.200	.533
Jimmy Rollins	6	6	2	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Placido Polanco	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400
Kyle Kendrick	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	40	39	11	2	1	4	1	8	.282	.300	.410	.710

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• Hamels vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GDP
Ian Desmond	18	17	4	2	1	2	1	5	.235	.278	.529	.807	0	2
Adam LaRoche	18	16	4	1	3	5	1	5	.250	.333	.875	1.208	1	0
Jesus Flores	14	14	1	0	0	0	0	8	.071	.071	.071	.143	0	2
Chad Tracy	9	8	2	0	1	1	1	2	.250	.333	.625	.958	0	0
Rick Ankiel	8	7	4	1	1	2	1	1	.571	.625	1.143	1.768	0	0
Danny Espinosa	7	7	2	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	0	0
Jayson Werth	7	6	0	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0
Xavier Nady	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Wilson Ramos	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	1
Roger Bernadina	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	1	0
Ross Detwiler	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Total	93	86	18	4	6	11	5	29	.209	.269	.465	.734	2	5

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Generated 5/5/2012.

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