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Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves: GameThread 51 Of 162.

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

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Atlanta Braves
@ Washington Nationals

Saturday, Jun 2, 2012, 4:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Brandon Beachy vs Stephen Strasburg

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

• 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. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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• 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.

Brandon Beachy

#37 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves

6-3

215

R

R

Sep 03, 1986

• 2011 Stats - (7-3), 25 G, 25 GS, 141.2 IP, 3.68 ERA, 3.19 FIP, ERA+ = 104, 46 BB (2.92 BB/9), 169 K's (10.74 K/9), 1.21 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (5-3), 10 G, 10 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 66.0 IP, 1.77 ERA, 3.18 FIP, ERA+ = 220, 19 BB (2.59 BB/9), 51 K's (6.95 K/9), 0.94 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (1-2), 4 G, 4 GS, 21.0 IP, 20 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 1 HR, 12 BB (5.14 BB/9), 29 K's (12.42 K/9), 4.71 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, .253 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.

• Beachy vs The Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Danny Espinosa 12 8 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 .375 .583 .375 .958 0 0 0 1 0
Ian Desmond 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .091 .182 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Zimmerman 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .444 .444 .444 .889 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Ankiel 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .250 .375 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Morse 8 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 1
Jesus Flores 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Lombardozzi 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Chien-Ming Wang 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Bernadina 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Gio Gonzalez 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0
Total 68 60 16 2 0 0 7 6 22 .267 .338 .300 .638 0 1 0 1 1
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Generated 6/2/2012.

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