Washington Nationals At Milwaukee Brewers: GameThread 110 Of 162

Can the Washington Nationals (53-56) make it two in-a-row against the Milwaukee Brewers (46-63) in Miller Park. Nats' skipper Davey Johnson said recently that his team knows they have to win every series to have a shot at a postseason berth. They have a chance to win this series tonight.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Aug 3, 2013, 6:32pm EDT

Next Game

Washington Nationals
@ Milwaukee Brewers

Saturday, Aug 3, 2013, 7:10 PM EDT
Miller Park

Dan Haren vs Donovan Hand

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

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

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

4. The WereWerth - RF

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

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

7. #RENDONISREADY - 2B

8. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

9. Dan Haren - RHP

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

Donovan Hand

#48 / Pitcher / Milwaukee Brewers

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Apr 20, 1986

• 2013 Minors (AAA) - (2-1), 16 G, 28.1 IP 3.18 ERA, 3.27 FIP, 3 HR (0.95 HR/9), 9 BB (2.86 BB/9), 32 Ks (10.16 K/9), 1.24 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (0-2), 17 G, 5 GS, 43.0 IP, 3.56 ERA, 4.60 FIP, ERA+ = 110, 6 HR (1.26 HR/9), 9 BB (1.88 BB/9), 22 Ks (4.60 K/9), 1.30 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (0-0), 1 G, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 5.40 ERA, 0 HR, 3 BB (5.40 BB/9), 4 Ks (7.20 K/9), 1.80 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+ = 88, 28 HR (1.43 HR/9), 38 BB (1.94 BB/9), 142 Ks (7.23 K/9), 1.29 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (5-11), 19 G, 19 GS, 105.0 IP, 5.49 ERA, 4.59 FIP, ERA+ = 69, 21 HR (1.80 HR/9), 19 BB (1.63 BB/9), 93 Ks (7.97 K/9), 1.35 WHIP.

• vs MIL - (1-0), 3 G, 2 GS, 14.1 IP, 1.26 ERA, 0 HR, 4 BB (2.51 BB/9), 19 Ks (11.93 K/9), 0.91 WHIP.

• Hand vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	GDP
Ian Desmond	3	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0
Bryce Harper	3	1	0	0	2	1	.000	.667	.000	.667	0	0
Denard Span	3	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1
Ryan Zimmerman	3	2	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	1
Taylor Jordan	2	2	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Adam LaRoche	2	2	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0
Wilson Ramos	2	2	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0
Anthony Rendon	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
Jayson Werth	2	1	1	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0
Total	22	18	6	3	3	4	.333	.409	.333	.742	1	2

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• Haren vs the Brewers:

	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF
Yuniesky Betancourt	29	27	11	0	2	1	4	.407	.414	.407	.821	0	1
Rickie Weeks	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	0	0
Tom Gorzelanny	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0
Kyle Lohse	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0
Total	37	33	13	1	3	2	6	.394	.417	.424	.841	1	1

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Generated 8/3/2013.

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