Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees: GameThread 63 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 16, 2012, 12:35pm 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)

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New York Yankees
@ Washington Nationals

Saturday, Jun 16, 2012, 1:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Andy Pettitte vs Jordan Zimmermann

Mostly sunny. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 85.

• 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. Ian "+Range, +Arm" Desmond - SS

6. Tyler Moore, Moore, Moore - 1B

7. Xavier "X-Man" Nady - LF

8. Teh Jesus (aka Jesus Flores) - C

9. Jordan "DeadEyez" Zimmermann - RHP

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

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+ = 120, 31 BB (1.73 BB/9), 124 K's (6.92 K/9), 1.15 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (3-5), 12 G, 12 GS, 77.1 IP, 2.91 ERA, 3.88 FIP, ERA+ = 136, 13 BB (1.51 BB/9), 56 K's (6.52 K/9), 1.09 WHIP.

vs NYY - N/A

Andy Pettitte

#46 / Pitcher / New York Yankees

Height: 6-5

Weight: 225

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jun 15, 1972

• 2010 Stats - (11-3), 21 G, 21 GS, 129.0 IP, 3.28 ERA, 3.85 FIP, ERA+ = 132, 41 BB (2.86 BB/9), 101 K's (7.05 K/9), 1.27 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (3-2), 6 G, 6 GS, 41.2 IP, 2.81 ERA, 3.66 FIP, ERA+ = 153, 9 BB (1.94 BB/9), 40 K's (8.64 K/9), 1.03 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (3-1), 6 G, 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 37 H, 17 R, 17 ER, 5 HR, 7 BB (1.77 BB/9), 24 K's (6.06 K/9), 4.29 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, .268 BAA.

• Zimmermann vs NY:

	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Raul Ibanez	8	7	2	1	1	1	1	.286	.375	.714	1.089
Russell Martin	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.667	.000	.667
Chris Stewart	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	14	11	2	1	1	3	1	.182	.357	.455	.812

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• Pettitte vs D.C.:

	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	GDP
Xavier Nady	15	13	4	1	1	2	2	.308	.400	.538	.938	0	0	1	0
Adam LaRoche	9	7	0	0	0	2	3	.000	.222	.000	.222	0	0	0	1
Ryan Zimmerman	5	3	1	0	3	1	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	0	1	0	0
Tom Gorzelanny	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0
Total	31	24	5	1	4	5	6	.208	.333	.333	.667	1	1	1	1

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Generated 6/15/2012.

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