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Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves: GameThread 12 Of 162

The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves finish up their three-game series in the nation's capital this afternoon where Nats' lefty Gio Gonzalez will take on the Braves' Paul Maholm. The Nationals look to avoid getting swept by their NL East divisional rivals.

By Patrick Reddington
Rob Carr

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Atlanta Braves
@ Washington Nationals

Sunday, Apr 14, 2013, 1:35 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Paul Maholm vs Gio Gonzalez

Sunny. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 65.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Denard Span - CF

2. The WereWerth - RF

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

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

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

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

7. "Right Side" Danny Espinosa - 2B

8. Kurt "Zuki" Suzuki - C

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

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

Gio Gonzalez

#47 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

6-0

200

R

L

Sep 19, 1985

• 2012 Stats - (21-8), 32 G, 32 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 199.1 IP, 2.89 ERA, 2.82 FIP, ERA+ = 136, 76 BB (3.43 BB/9), 207 Ks (9.35 K/9), 1.13 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (1-0), 2 G, 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 0.82 ERA, 2.01 FIP, ERA+ = 485, 4 BB (3.27 BB/9), 12 Ks (9.82 K/9), 0.91 WHIP.

vs ATL - (2-2), 4 G, 4 GS, 21.2 IP, 4.57 ERA, 14 BB (5.81 BB/9), 24 Ks (9.97 K/9), 1.43 WHIP.

Paul Maholm

#28 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves

6-2

220

L

L

Jun 25, 1982

• 2012 Stats - (13-11), 32 G, 31 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 189.0 IP, 3.67 ERA, 4.00 FIP, ERA+ = 108, 53 BB (2.52 BB/9), 140 Ks (6.67 K/9), 1.22 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (2-0), 2 G, 2 GS, 12.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2.23 FIP, 4 BB (2.84 BB/9), 13 Ks (9.24 K/9), 0.87 WHIP.

vs D.C. - (1-6), 10 G, 10 GS, 62.0 IP, 5.52 ERA, 18 BB (2.61 BB/9), 51 Ks (7.40 K/9), 1.44 WHIP.

• Gio vs the Braves:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jason Heyward 12 12 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Uggla 11 6 1 1 0 0 1 5 2 .167 .545 .333 .879 0 0 1 0 0
B.J. Upton 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 0 0 0 0 1
Reed Johnson 6 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 .167 .167 .500 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Andrelton Simmons 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Gerald Laird 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Johnson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Upton 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Hudson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Minor 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Ramiro Pena 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 62 52 10 2 1 0 6 10 14 .192 .323 .269 .592 0 0 1 0 1
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• Maholm vs the Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jayson Werth 29 28 10 4 0 1 5 1 5 .357 .379 .607 .986 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Zimmerman 22 21 7 0 0 0 1 1 3 .333 .364 .333 .697 0 0 0 0 1
Ian Desmond 12 10 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 .400 .500 .800 1.300 0 0 0 0 0
Adam LaRoche 11 9 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .333 .455 .444 .899 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Espinosa 10 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 0 0 0 0 0
Chad Tracy 7 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Bernadina 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Zach Duke 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Stephen Strasburg 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Lombardozzi 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 111 103 31 6 0 2 12 7 24 .301 .345 .417 .763 1 0 0 0 1
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Generated 4/13/2013.

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