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By Patrick Reddington
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 13: The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays line up for the national anthem during the home opener on April 13, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 13: The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays line up for the national anthem during the home opener on April 13, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Washington Nationals
@ Boston Red Sox

Friday, Jun 8, 2012, 7:10 PM EDT
Fenway Park

Stephen Strasburg vs Felix Doubront

Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70.

• 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 - DH

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

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

7. Xavier Nady - RF

8. Tyler Moore - LF

9. Teh Jesus (aka Jesus Flores) - C

10. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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• Tonight's Starting Pitchers Aren't Really Into Eye Contact:

Felix Doubront

#61 / Pitcher / Boston Red Sox

6-2

165

L

L

Oct 23, 1987

• 2011 Stats - (0-0), 11 G, 1 SV, 10.1 IP, 6.10 ERA, 5.44 FIP, ERA+ = 72, 8 BB (6.97 BB/9), 6 K's (5.23 K/9), 1.94 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (6-2), 11 G, 11 GS, 62.1 IP, 3.75 ERA, 3.88 FIP, ERA+ = 112, 25 BB (3.61 BB/9), 66 K's (9.53 K/9), 1.35 WHIP.

vs D.C. - N/A

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 - (6-1), 11 G, 11 GS, 65.0 IP, 2.35 ERA, 2.32 FIP, ERA+ = 167, 17 BB (2.35 BB/9), 79 K's (10.94 K/9), 1.05 WHIP.

vs BOS - N/A

• Doubront vs D.C.:

• Stras vs The Sox:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Scott Podsednik 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Marlon Byrd 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 1
Total 7 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 0 0 0 0 1
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