Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees: GameThread 62 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 15, 2012, 6:35pm EDT

Apr 12, 2012; Washington, DC, USA; A general view of Nationals Park during the Washington Nationals home opener against the Cincinnati Reds. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-US PRESSWIRE

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New York Yankees
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, Jun 15, 2012, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Phil Hughes vs Gio Gonzalez

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Steve "#LomboLobby" Lombardozzi - LF

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. The People's Champion Michael Morse - RF

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

7. Danny "Spinner" Espinosa - 2B

8. Teh Jesus (aka Jesus Flores) - C

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

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• Tonight's Starting Pitchers Aren't Big Fans Of Eye Contact. It's A Little Too Personal:

Gio Gonzalez

#47 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-0

Weight: 205

Bats: R

Throws: L

Born: 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 - (8-2), 12 G, 12 GS, 72.2 IP, 2.35 ERA, 2.07 FIP, ERA+ = 168, 30 BB (3.72 BB/9), 89 K's (11.02 K/9), 1.01 WHIP.

vs NYY - (1-4), 5 G, 5 GS, 26.0 IP, 25 H, 21 R, 21 ER, 3 HR, 20 BB (6.92 BB/9), 25 K's (8.65 K/9), 7.27 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, .248 BAA.

Phil Hughes

#65 / Pitcher / New York Yankees

Height: 6-5

Weight: 240

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jun 24, 1986

• 2011 Stats - (5-5), 17 G, 14 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 74.2 IP, 5.79 ERA, 4.59 FIP, ERA+ = 75, 27 BB (3.25 BB/9), 47 K's (5.67 K/9), 1.49 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (6-5), 12 G, 12 GS, 1 CG, 68.0 IP, 4.76 ERA, 5.00 FIP, ERA+ = 89, 18 BB (2.38 BB/9), 63 K's (8.34 K/9), 1.34 WHIP.

vs. D.C. - (0-0), 1 G, 1 GS, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K's, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, .143 BAA.

• Gio vs the Yankees:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	HBP	GDP
Mark Teixeira	17	14	5	2	1	3	3	2	.357	.471	.714	1.185	0	0	1
Derek Jeter	16	12	2	1	0	1	3	2	.167	.375	.250	.625	0	1	1
Andruw Jones	15	11	3	1	0	2	3	1	.273	.467	.364	.830	0	1	0
Curtis Granderson	14	13	2	0	1	2	1	3	.154	.214	.385	.599	0	0	0
Nick Swisher	14	12	4	1	1	5	2	2	.333	.429	.667	1.095	0	0	0
Robinson Cano	11	9	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000	.182	.000	.182	0	0	0
Alex Rodriguez	11	8	2	1	0	1	3	4	.250	.455	.375	.830	0	0	0
Jayson Nix	9	7	3	0	1	3	1	2	.429	.444	.857	1.302	1	0	0
Russell Martin	6	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	1	0
Raul Ibanez	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0
Dewayne Wise	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
Total	121	97	23	6	4	17	20	25	.237	.380	.423	.803	1	3	2

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• Phil vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Rick Ankiel	2	2	2	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.500	3.500
Ryan Zimmerman	1	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	3	3	2	1	1	1	.667	.667	1.667	2.333

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Generated 6/14/2012.

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