Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals: GameThread 130 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Aug 30, 2012, 6:35pm 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)

Next Game

St. Louis Cardinals
@ Washington Nationals

Thursday, Aug 30, 2012, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Jaime Garcia vs Edwin Jackson

Clear. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. The WereWerth - RF

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. "Right Side" Danny Espinosa - 2B

8. Teh Jesus (aka Jesus Flores) - C

9. E-Jax (aka Edwin Jackson) - RHP

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• Tonight's Starting Pitchers Are Going To Stare At You Now:

Edwin Jackson

#33 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Sep 09, 1983

• 2011 Stats - (12-9), 32 G, 31 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 199.2 IP, 3.79 ERA, 3.55 FIP, ERA+ = 108, 62 BB (2.79 BB/9), 148 Ks (6.67 K/9), 1.44 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (7-9), 24 G, 24 GS, 1 CG, 150.0 IP, 3.72 ERA, 3.99 FIP, ERA+ = 106, 47 BB (2.82 BB/9), 129 Ks (7.74 K/9), 1.19 WHIP.

vs St.L - (0-2), 5 G, 4 GS, 28.0 IP, 29 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 2 HR, 12 BB (3.86 BB/9), 23 Ks (7.39 K/9), 3.54 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, .276 BAA.

Jaime Garcia

#54 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jul 08, 1986

• 2011 Stats - (13-7), 32 G, 32 GS, 2 CG, 2 SO, 194.2 IP, 3.56 ERA, 3.23 FIP, ERA+ = 104, 50 BB (2.31 BB/9), 156 Ks (7.21 K/9), 1.32 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (3-5), 13 G, 13 GS, 80.1 IP, 4.15 ERA, 2.73 FIP, ERA+ = 93, 21 BB (2.35 BB/9), 66 Ks (7.39 K/9), 1.38 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (2-0), 3 G, 3 GS, 16.1 IP, 20 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 7 BB (3.86 BB/9), 18 Ks (9.92 K/9), 1.65 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, .299 BAA.

• E-Jax vs the Cards:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Matt Holliday	14	13	4	1	1	2	1	3	.308	.357	.615	.973	0	0
Skip Schumaker	13	13	2	1	0	0	0	2	.154	.154	.231	.385	0	1
Rafael Furcal	9	8	2	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.333	.250	.583	0	0
Yadier Molina	9	8	7	0	1	1	1	0	.875	.889	1.250	2.139	0	0
David Freese	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1
Carlos Beltran	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Kyle Lohse	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0
Jason Motte	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Total	53	49	15	2	2	3	3	11	.306	.346	.469	.816	1	2

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• Garcia vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Jayson Werth	11	10	2	1	1	1	2	.200	.273	.300	.573	0	0
Ian Desmond	8	7	2	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	.286	.661	0	0
Adam LaRoche	8	6	1	1	1	2	1	.167	.375	.333	.708	0	0
Mike Morse	8	7	3	2	0	1	0	.429	.500	.714	1.214	0	0
Roger Bernadina	6	6	3	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	1
Danny Espinosa	6	6	3	0	1	0	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0
Ryan Zimmerman	6	6	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	2
Jordan Zimmermann	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0
Total	55	49	15	4	4	5	10	.306	.370	.388	.758	1	3

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