Washington Nationals At Miami Marlins: GameThread 85 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 14, 2012, 6:40pm EDT

MIAMI, FL - APRIL 04: An exterior view during Opening Day between the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals at Marlins Park on April 4, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Next Game

Washington Nationals
@ Miami Marlins

Saturday, Jul 14, 2012, 7:10 PM EDT
Marlins Park

Gio Gonzalez vs Mark Buehrle

Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing in from center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 85.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. "Right Side" Danny 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 - RF

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

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• Tonight's Starting Pitchers Are Not Big On Eye Contact:

Mark Buehrle

#56 / Pitcher / Miami Marlins

Height: 6-2

Weight: 230

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Mar 23, 1979

• 2011 Stats - (13-9), 31 G, 31 GS, 205.1 IP, 3.59 ERA, 3.98 FIP, ERA+ = 119, 45 BB (1.97 BB/9), 109 K's (4.78 K/9), 1.30 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (8-8), 17 G, 17 GS, 113.2 IP, 3.25 ERA, 3.87 FIP, ERA+ = 128, 16 BB (1.27 BB/9), 66 K's (5.23 K/9), 1.13 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (1-0), 2 G, 2 GS, 13.0 IP, 17 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 2 BB, 6 K's, 6.23 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, .327 BAA.

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 - (12-3), 17 G, 17 GS, 101.2 IP, 2.92 ERA, 2.52 FIP, ERA+ = 135, 42 BB (3.72 BB/9), 118 K's (10.45 K/9), 1.11 WHIP.

vs MIA - (1-0), 1 G, 1 GS, 8.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K's, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, .042 BAA.

• Buehrle vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Mark DeRosa	25	23	6	3	1	2	2	4	.261	.320	.522	.842	1
Adam LaRoche	7	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.714	1.143	0
Mike Morse	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0
Total	38	36	10	5	1	3	2	4	.278	.316	.500	.816	1

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Generated 7/14/2012.

• Gio vs the Fish:

	PA	AB	H	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
John Buck	6	6	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Austin Kearns	6	6	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Emilio Bonifacio	3	3	1	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Omar Infante	3	2	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Carlos Lee	3	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Logan Morrison	3	2	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
Hanley Ramirez	3	3	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jose Reyes	3	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Justin Ruggiano	2	2	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	32	30	1	2	10	.033	.094	.033	.127

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Generated 7/14/2012.

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