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Washington Nationals At Atlanta Braves: GameThread 76 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington
ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 12: A general view of Turner Field during the game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees at Turner Field on June 12, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 12: A general view of Turner Field during the game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees at Turner Field on June 12, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
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Washington Nationals
@ Atlanta Braves

Saturday, Jun 30, 2012, 4:05 PM EDT
Turner Field

Stephen Strasburg vs Mike Minor

Sunny. Winds blowing out to right field at 0-5 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 105.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Danny "Spinner" Espinosa - 2B

2. "Run-Until-He’s-Tagged, 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 - LF

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

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

7. Tyler "Moore, Moore" Moore - LF

8. Teh Jesus (aka Jesus Flores) - C

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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• Tonight's Starting Pitchers Think Direct Eye Contact Is Too Intimate:

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+ = 94, 30 BB (3.27 BB/9), 77 K's (8.38 K/9), 1.49 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (3-6), 14 G, 14 GS, 80.2 IP, 6.14 ERA, 5.53 FIP, ERA+ + 66, 33 BB (3.68 BB/9), 70 K's (7.81 K/9), 1.44 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (1-2), 4 G, 4 GS, 20.2 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 3 HR, 7 BB (3.05 BB/9), 19 K's (8.27 K/9), 4.79 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, .263 BAA.

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 WHIP, ERA+ = 256, 2 BB (0.75 BB/9), 24 K's (9.00 K/9), 0.71 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (9-2), 15 G, 15 GS, 90.0 IP, 2.60 ERA, 2.21 FIP, ERA+ = 152, 23 BB (2.30 BB/9), 118 K's (11.80 K/9), 1.04 WHIP.

vs ATL - (2-2), 4 G, 4 GS, 22.1 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB (2.42 BB/9), 25 K's (10.07 K/9), 3.63 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, .256 BAA.

• 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
Mike Morse 8 6 3 2 0 0 1 2 1 .500 .625 .833 1.458 0 0 1 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
Tyler Moore 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .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 51 44 12 4 0 1 5 6 11 .273 .353 .432 .785 0 1 2 0 0
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Generated 6/30/2012.

• 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 13 11 6 1 0 2 7 2 4 .545 .615 1.182 1.797 0 0 0 0 1
Martin Prado 11 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .273 .200 .473 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Bourn 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Brian McCann 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .375 .375 .375 .750 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Heyward 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 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
Freddie Freeman 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0 0 0
Chipper Jones 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .600 .500 1.100 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
Juan Francisco 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 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
Andrelton Simmons 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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 74 67 20 1 0 2 10 6 20 .299 .351 .403 .754 0 1 0 0 3
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Generated 6/30/2012.

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