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Washington Nationals At Los Angeles Dodgers: GameThread 38 Of 162

The Washington Nationals start a 10-game road trip in Los Angeles tonight where Jordan Zimmermann takes on the Dodgers' Josh Beckett in the first game of a three-game series in Dodger Stadium. The Nats just dropped two of three to Chicago and they head out on the road with a 20-17 record.

By Patrick Reddington
USA TODAY Sports

Next Game

Washington Nationals
@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Monday, May 13, 2013, 10:10 PM EDT
Dodger Stadium

Jordan Zimmermann vs Josh Beckett

Clear. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This Is D-Span - CF

2. Steve "#LOMBOLOBBY" Lombardozzi - LF

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

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 "'Zuki" Suzuki - C

9. Jordan "DeadEyez" Zimmermann - RHP

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

Josh Beckett

#61 / Pitcher / Los Angeles Dodgers

6-5

225

R

R

May 15, 1980

• 2012 Stats - (7-14), 28 G, 28 GS, 170.1 IP, 4.65 ERA, 4.15 FIP, ERA+ = 90, 21 HR (1.11 HR/9), 52 BB (2.75 BB/9), 132 Ks (6.97 K/9), 1.33 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (0-4), 7 G, 7 GS, 1 CG, 40.1 IP, 5.13 ERA, 4.83 FIP, ERA+ = 72, 8 HR (1.79 HR/9), 13 BB (2.90 BB/9), 36 Ks (8.03 K/9), 1.49 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (7-2), 17 G, 16 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 102.1 IP, 2.46 ERA, 8 HR (0.71 HR/9), 30 BB (2.64 BB/9), 103 Ks (9.06 K/9), 1.09 WHIP.

Jordan Zimmermann

#27 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

6-2

220

R

R

May 23, 1986

• 2012 Stats - (12-8), 32 G, 32 GS, 195.2 IP, 2.94 ERA, 3.51 FIP, ERA+ = 133, 18 HR (0.83 HR/9), 43 BB (1.98 BB/9), 153 Ks (7.04 K/9), 1.17 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (6-1), 7 G, 7 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 51.0 IP, 1.59 ERA, 2.76 FIP, ERA+ = 240, 2 HR (0.35 HR/9), 9 BB (1.59 BB/9), 34 Ks (6.00 K/9), 0.82 WHIP.

• vs LAD - (1-0), 2 G, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 5.25 ERA, 1 HR (0.75 HR/9), 5 BB (3.75 BB/9), 8 Ks (6.00 K/9), 1.42 WHIP.

• Beckett vs the Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Adam LaRoche 19 18 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 .167 .211 .222 .433 0 0 0 0 0
Denard Span 12 9 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 .222 .364 .333 .697 1 0 0 0 0
Kurt Suzuki 12 10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 0 0 0 1 0
Chad Tracy 7 7 2 1 0 0 3 0 4 .286 .286 .429 .714 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Lombardozzi 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Zimmerman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 61 55 11 3 0 1 8 4 13 .200 .267 .309 .576 1 0 0 1 0
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• Zimmermann vs the Dodgers:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Skip Schumaker 11 11 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 .273 .273 .273 .545 0 0 0 0 0
Andre Ethier 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 1
Adrian Gonzalez 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 0 0 0 0 1
Matt Kemp 6 6 2 0 0 1 4 0 2 .333 .333 .833 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Punto 6 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 0 0 0 0 0
Carl Crawford 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Luis Cruz 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000 0 0 0 0 0
A.J. Ellis 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 1 0
Juan Uribe 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 46 43 12 3 0 1 10 2 6 .279 .326 .419 .745 0 0 0 1 2
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Generated 5/13/2013.

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