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Six? Are we getting greedy now? Can the Washington Nationals make it six straight to end the nine-game homestand that started with three straight losses to the Atlanta Braves? Dan Haren takes the mound in the series finale with the San Francisco Giants.

By Patrick Reddington
Win McNamee

Next Game

San Francisco Giants
@ Washington Nationals

Thursday, Aug 15, 2013, 4:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Dan Haren vs Ryan Vogelsong

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

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

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

4. The WereWerth - RF

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

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

7. #RENDONISREADY - 2B

8. Kurt "'Zuki" Suzuki - C

9. Dan Haren - RHP

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

Dan Haren

#15 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

6-5

215

R

R

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+ = 88, 28 HR (1.43 HR/9), 38 BB (1.94 BB/9), 142 Ks (7.23 K/9), 1.29 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (7-11), 21 G, 21 GS, 119.0 IP, 4.99 ERA, 4.26 FIP, ERA+ = 76, 21 HR (1.59 HR/9), 21 BB (1.59 BB/9), 106 Ks (8.02 K/9), 1.28 WHIP.

• vs SFG - (6-6), 16 G, 15 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 100.1 IP, 3.14 ERA, 9 HR (0.81 HR/9), 26 BB (2.33 BB/9), 79 Ks (7.09 K/9), 1.20 WHIP.

Ryan Vogelsong

#32 / Pitcher / San Francisco Giants

6-4

215

R

R

Jul 22, 1977

• 2012 Stats - (14-9), 31 G, 31 GS, 189.2 IP, 3.37 ERA, 3.70 FIP, ERA+ = 105, 17 HR (0.81 HR/9), 62 BB (2.94 BB/9), 158 Ks (7.50 K/9), 1.23 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (2-4), 10 G, 10 GS, 52.1 IP, 6.71 ERA, 5.72 FIP, ERA+ = 50, 12 HR (2.06 HR/9), 21 BB (3.61 BB/9), 44 Ks (7.57 K/9), 1.70 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (1-1), 6 G, 2 GS, 15.2 IP, 5.17 ERA, 0 HR, 6 BB (3.45 BB/9), 12 Ks (6.89 K/9), 1.40 WHIP.

• Haren vs the Giants:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jeff Francoeur 18 18 4 0 0 0 4 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 0 0 0 0 0
Marco Scutaro 16 14 3 1 0 1 3 1 3 .214 .250 .500 .750 0 1 0 0 0
Hunter Pence 14 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 0 0 0 0 1
Pablo Sandoval 14 13 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .385 .429 .615 1.044 0 0 1 0 1
Tim Lincecum 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Cain 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Gregor Blanco 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Andres Torres 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333 0 0 0 0 0
Guillermo Moscoso 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0 0 0 0 0
Barry Zito 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 80 74 16 3 1 2 9 4 20 .216 .253 .365 .618 1 1 1 0 2
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• Vogelsong vs the Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Kurt Suzuki 7 7 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 .143 .143 .286 .429 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Lombardozzi 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Zimmerman 5 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Bernadina 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Adam LaRoche 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 1
Chad Tracy 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Hairston 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0 0 0 0 0
Denard Span 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Gio Gonzalez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Stammen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 44 41 12 2 0 0 6 3 11 .293 .341 .341 .682 0 0 0 0 1
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