Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals: GameThread 133 Of 162.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Sep 2, 2012, 1:05pm 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)

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St. Louis Cardinals
@ Washington Nationals

Sunday, Sep 2, 2012, 1:35 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Jake Westbrook vs Stephen Strasburg

Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. The Shark - CF

2. Run-Until-He's-Tagged, Tape-Measure-Testing, Laser-Throwing, Eyeblack-Oozing Baseball Cyborg" (aka Bryce Harper) - RF

3. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 3B (Word.)

4. The People's Champion Michael Morse - LF

5. HCBB Chad Tracy - 1B

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

7. "Left Side" Danny Espinosa - 2B

8. Kurt "Suzy" Suzuki - C

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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

Stephen Strasburg

#37 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-4

Weight: 220

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Jul 20, 1988

• 2011 Stats - (1-1), 5 G, 5 GS, 24.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 1.28 FIP, ERA+ = 259, 2 BB (1.50 BB/9), 24 Ks (9.00 K/9), 0.71 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (15-6), 26 G, 26 GS, 150.1 IP, 3.05 ERA, 2.71 FIP, ERA+ = 130, 44 BB (2.63 BB/9), 186 Ks (11.14 K/9), 1.14 WHIP.

vs St.L - N/A

Jake Westbrook

#35 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals

Height: 6-3

Weight: 215

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Sep 29, 1977

• 2011 Stats - (12-9), 33 G, 33 GS, 183.1 IP, 4.66 ERA, 4.25 FIP, ERA+ = 80, 73 BB (3.58 BB/9), 104 Ks (5.11 K/9), 1.53 WHIP.

• 2012 Stats - (13-10), 26 G, 26 GS, 1 CG, 164.1 IP, 3.94 ERA, 3.78 FIP, ERA+ = 98, 47 BB (2.57 BB/9) 98 Ks (5.37 K/9), 1.35 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (1-2), 3 G, 3 GS, 17.1 IP, 21 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 4 BB, 8 Ks, 6.23 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, .309 BAA.

• Strasburg vs the Cards: N/A

• Westbrook vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Kurt Suzuki	6	6	3	0	1	2	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0
Ryan Zimmerman	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Ian Desmond	5	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0
Jayson Werth	4	4	4	1	1	2	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	0
Roger Bernadina	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	1
Jesus Flores	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0
Mike Morse	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Chad Tracy	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0
Danny Espinosa	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0
Adam LaRoche	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0
Total	37	35	12	1	2	10	2	3	.343	.378	.543	.921	2

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