Washington Nationals At Cincinnati Reds: GameThread 4 Of 162

The Washington Nationals look to make it four in a row to start the season when they play the Cincinnati Reds tonight on the road in Great American Ballpark. Nats' right-hander Dan Haren makes his 2013 debut after signing a 1-year deal with the Nats this winter and he takes on the Reds' Homer Bailey at 7:05 pm EST.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Apr 5, 2013, 6:17pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Cincinnati Reds

Friday, Apr 5, 2013, 7:10 PM EDT
Great American Ball Park

Dan Haren vs Homer Bailey

Clear. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 55.

• 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. "Left Side" Danny Espinosa - 2B

8. Kurt "Suzi" Suzuki - C

9. Dan Haren - RHP

• LINKS:

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• For A Cincinatti Reds Fan's Perspective, Check Out The SB Nation's Reds Site: Red Reporter

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

Homer Bailey

#34 / Pitcher / Cincinnati Reds

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: May 03, 1986

• 2012 Stats - (13-10), 33 G, 33 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 208.0 IP, 3.68 ERA, 3.97 FIP, ERA+ = 115, 52 BB (2.25 BB/9), 168 Ks (7.27 K/9), 1.24 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (0-2), 2 G, 2 GS, 8.0 IP, 9.00 ERA, 5 BB (5.63 BB/9), 6 Ks (6.75 K/9), 2.38 WHIP.

Dan Haren

#15 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-5

Weight: 215

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Sep 17, 1980

• 2012 Stats - (12-13), 30 G 30 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 176.2 IP, 4.33 ERA, 4.24 FIP, ERA+ = 87, 38 BB (1.94 BB/9), 142 Ks (7.23 K/9), 1.29 WHIP.

• vs CIN - (2-2), 6 G, 5 GS, 33.2 IP, 4.28 ERA, 7 BB (1.87 BB/9), 29 Ks (7.75 K/9), 0.98 WHIP.

• Bailey vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jayson Werth	7	6	2	0	1	1	1	3	.333	.429	.833	1.262
Adam LaRoche	5	4	1	1	0	2	1	2	.250	.400	.500	.900
Ian Desmond	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Zach Duke	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333
Danny Espinosa	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
Denard Span	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ryan Zimmerman	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Kurt Suzuki	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Chad Tracy	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	32	29	6	1	1	3	3	8	.207	.281	.345	.626

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• Haren vs the Reds:

	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Shin-Soo Choo	14	14	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.500	.786
Jack Hannahan	12	11	3	2	0	0	2	1	4	.273	.333	.455	.788
Brandon Phillips	12	12	3	0	0	2	4	0	4	.250	.250	.750	1.000
Cesar Izturis	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Joey Votto	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.143	.000	.143
Jay Bruce	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Xavier Paul	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Bronson Arroyo	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ryan Hanigan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	64	62	12	3	1	2	6	2	16	.194	.219	.371	.590

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