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Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves: Game 51 Of 162 Postponed.

By Patrick Reddington
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 8: Nationals Park is seen empty and covered as heavy rains fall before the Washington Nationals take on the Colorado Rockies on July 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 8: Nationals Park is seen empty and covered as heavy rains fall before the Washington Nationals take on the Colorado Rockies on July 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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• As per the Washington Nationals' latest announcement, tonight's game has been postponed with information on a makeup date to follow. Will update when available and be back with more soon...

Next Game

Atlanta Braves
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, Jun 1, 2012, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Mike Minor vs Stephen Strasburg

Mostly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing out to left field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Danny "Spinner" Espinosa - 2B

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

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

4. The People's Champion Michael Morse - RF

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

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

7. Xavier Nady - RF

8. Teh Jesus (aka Jesus Flores) - C

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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• For An Atlanta Braves Fan's Perspective, Check Out The SB Nation's Braves Site: Talking Chop.

• Tonight's Starting Pitchers Refuse To Make Eye Contact With You:

Stephen Strasburg

#37 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

6-4

220

R

R

Jul 20, 1988

• 2011 Stats - (1-1), 5 G, 5 GS, 24.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 1.28 FIP, ERA+ = 261, 2 BB (0.75 BB/9), 24 K's (9.00 K/9), 0.71 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (5-1), 10 G, 10 GS, 58.0 IP, 2.64 ERA, 2.55 FIP, ERA+ = 149, 17 BB (2.64 BB/9), 70 K's (10.86 K/9), 1.10 WHIP.

vs ATL - (1-2), 3 G, 3 GS, 15.1 IP, 17 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB (3.52 BB/9), 16 K's (9.39 K/9), 5.28 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .288 BAA.

Mike Minor

#36 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves

6-3

210

R

L

Dec 26, 1987

• 2011 Stats - (5-3), 15 G, 15 GS, 82.2 IP, 4.14 ERA, 3.39 FIP, ERA+ = 93, 30 BB (3.27 BB/9), 77 K's (8.38 K/9), 1.49 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (2-4), 10 G, 10 GS, 58.0 IP, 6.98 ERA, 5.37 FIP, ERA+ = 56, 21 BB (3.26 BB/9), 35 K's (7.91 K/9), 1.47 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (1-2), 4 G, 4 GS, 20.2 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 3 HR, 7 BB (3.04 BB/9), 19 K's (8.27 K/9), 4.79 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, .263 BAA.

• Strasburg vs The Braves:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Dan Uggla 10 8 6 1 0 2 7 2 2 .750 .800 1.625 2.425 0 0 0 0 0
Martin Prado 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .286 .661 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Hinske 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 1 0 0 0
Michael Bourn 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0 0 0
Brian McCann 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Heyward 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Hudson 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
J.C. Boscan 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Francisco 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0
Freddie Freeman 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Minor 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1
Jack Wilson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 52 46 15 1 0 2 11 5 12 .326 .385 .478 .863 0 1 0 0 1
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Generated 6/1/2012.

• Minor vs The Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ryan Zimmerman 11 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222 .364 .222 .586 0 0 1 0 0
Ian Desmond 10 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .300 .333 .633 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Espinosa 8 8 2 1 0 1 3 0 4 .250 .250 .750 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Xavier Nady 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
Adam LaRoche 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0
Ross Detwiler 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Jesus Flores 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Strasburg 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 46 40 11 4 0 1 4 5 9 .275 .348 .450 .798 0 1 1 0 0
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 6/1/2012.

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