Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals: GameThread 21 Of 162

The Washington Nationals look to avoid getting swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in the series finale in Nationals Park which pits Stephen Strasburg against the Cards' Jaime Garcia. Davey Johnson said last night there would be changes in the third game of three...

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Apr 24, 2013, 12:16pm EDT

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St. Louis Cardinals
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 1:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Jaime Garcia vs Stephen Strasburg

Sunny. Winds blowing out to left field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

• 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. Tyler "Moore, Moore" Moore - 1B

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

6. Anthony "#RENDONISREADY" Rendon - 3B

7. "Right Side" Danny Espinosa - 2B

8. Onion - C

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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• Tonight'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

• 2012 Stats - (15-6), 28 G, 28 GS, 159.1 IP, 3.16 ERA, 2.82 FIP, ERA+ = 124, 15 HR (0.85 HR/9), 48 BB (2.71 BB/9), 197 Ks (11.13 K/9), 1.16 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (1-3), 4 G, 4 GS, 24.1 IP, 2.96 ERA, 3.88 FIP, ERA+ = 130, 3 HR (1.11 HR/9), 7 BB (2.59 BB/9), 21 Ks (7.77 K/9), 1.19 WHIP.

• vs St.L - (0-0), 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0 HR, 1 BB (1.50 BB/9), 9 Ks (13.50 K/9), 0.50 WHIP.

Jaime Garcia

#54 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jul 08, 1986

• 2012 Stats - (7-7), 20 G, 20 GS, 121.2 IP, 3.92 ERA, 2.97 FIP, ERA+ = 98, 7 HR (0.52 HR/9), 30 BB (2.22 BB/9), 98 Ks (7.25 K/9), 1.36 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (1-1), 4 G, 4 GS, 22.1 IP, 3.22 ERA, 3.69 FIP, ERA+ = 117, 2 HR (0.81 HR/9), 11 BB (4.43 BB/9), 22 Ks (8.87 K/9), 1.57 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (2-1), 4 G, 4 GS, 21.2 IP, 3.74 ERA, 2 HR (0.83 HR/9), 9 BB (3.74 BB/9), 20 Ks (8.31 K/9), 1.75 WHIP.

• Strasburg vs the Cards:

	PA	AB	H	2B	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Carlos Beltran	3	3	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Allen Craig	3	3	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Matt Holliday	3	3	2	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667
Jon Jay	3	3	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Daniel Descalso	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
David Freese	2	1	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500
Pete Kozma	2	2	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jake Westbrook	2	2	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	20	19	2	1	1	8	.105	.150	.158	.308

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• Garcia vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	GDP
Jayson Werth	16	13	4	1	1	2	3	2	.308	.438	.615	1.053	0	0	0
Ian Desmond	12	11	5	0	0	0	1	1	.455	.500	.455	.955	0	0	0
Adam LaRoche	12	8	1	1	0	2	3	2	.125	.333	.250	.583	0	1	0
Danny Espinosa	10	9	4	0	0	1	1	3	.444	.500	.444	.944	0	0	0
Roger Bernadina	6	6	3	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	1
Bryce Harper	5	5	1	0	1	2	0	2	.200	.200	.800	1.000	0	0	0
Jordan Zimmermann	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0
Zach Duke	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0
Kurt Suzuki	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0
Total	67	56	20	2	2	9	9	13	.357	.439	.500	.939	1	1	1

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