Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs: GameThread 36 Of 162

The Washington Nationals took the first game of this three-game set from the Chicago Cubs last night, 7-3. This afternoon in the nation's capital, the Nats send Stephen Strasburg to the mound against 2012 Nationals' starter Edwin Jackson, who signed with Chicago this winter after a year in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 11, 2013, 3:29pm EDT

Next Game

Chicago Cubs
@ Washington Nationals

Saturday, May 11, 2013, 4:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Edwin Jackson vs Stephen Strasburg

Mostly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Denard Span - CF

2. The Shark - RF

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

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

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

6. "Left Side" Danny Espinosa - 2B

7. Tyler "Moore, Moore" Moore - LF

8. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - 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: 200

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+ = 123, 15 HR (0.85 HR/9), 48 BB (2.71 BB/9), 197 Ks (11.13 K/9), 1.16 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (1-4), 7 G, 7 GS, 44.1 IP, 3.45 ERA, 3.56 FIP, ERA+ = 109, 5 HR (1.02 HR/9), 13 BB (2.64 BB/9), 44 Ks (8.93 K/9), 1.15 WHIP.

• vs CHC - (0-0), 1 G, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 1.29 ERA, 0 HR, 1 BB (1.29 BB/9), 5 Ks (6.43 K/9), 0.86 WHIP.

Edwin Jackson

#36 / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Sep 09, 1983

• 2012 Stats - (10-11), 31 G, 31 GS, 1 CG, 189.2 IP, 4.03 ERA, 3.85 FIP, ERA+ = 96, 23 HR (1.09 HR/9), 58 BB (2.75 BB/9), 168 Ks (7.97 K/9), 1.22 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (0-5), 7 G, 7 GS, 38.0 IP, 6.39 ERA, 3.20 FIP, ERA+ = 62, 2 HR (0.47 HR/9), 18 BB (4.26 BB/9), 39 Ks (7.97 K/9), 1.63 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (0-0), 2 G, 1 GS, 8.0 IP, 1.13 ERA, 0 HR, 4 BB (4.50 BB/9), 9 Ks (10.13 K/9), 1.38 WHIP.

• Strasburg vs the Cubs:

	PA	AB	H	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
David DeJesus	6	6	3	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Darwin Barney	3	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Starlin Castro	3	3	1	1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Alfonso Soriano	3	3	1	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Ryan Sweeney	2	2	1	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Luis Valbuena	2	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	19	19	6	3	.316	.316	.316	.632

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• E-Jax vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH
Denard Span	15	13	5	0	0	2	0	.385	.467	.385	.851	0
Kurt Suzuki	15	13	3	0	0	2	3	.231	.333	.231	.564	0
Jayson Werth	8	8	3	2	0	0	2	.375	.375	.625	1.000	0
Chad Tracy	5	3	3	1	1	2	0	1.000	1.000	1.333	2.333	0
Adam LaRoche	4	3	0	0	1	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0
Ryan Zimmerman	4	4	1	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0
Roger Bernadina	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Ian Desmond	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Danny Espinosa	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0
Wilson Ramos	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Total	63	55	16	3	3	7	12	.291	.371	.345	.716	1

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