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Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves: GameThread 150 Of 162

The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves play a doubleheader today in the nation's capital. This afternoon, it's Dan Haren on the hill in D.C. against Braves' lefty Mike Minor. The Nats and Braves start a three-game set at 1:05 PM EDT.

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Next Game

Atlanta Braves
@ Washington Nationals

Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013, 1:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Mike Minor vs Dan Haren

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This Is D-SPAN - CF

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

3. The WereWerth - RF

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

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

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

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. #RENDONISREADY- 2B

9. Dan Haren - RHP

• LINKS:

Nationals Need Good Dan Haren vs Braves Today In D.C.
Game 148 WPA: That was not a strike. Nats 4, FF 5
Phillies 5-4 Over Nationals: Nats' 7-Game Win Streak Snapped

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• For An Atlanta Braves Fan's Perspective, Check Out The SB Nation's Braves Site: Talking Chop.

• Today'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 - (9-13), 28 G, 27 GS, 1 SV, 150.2 IP, 5.02 ERA, 4.15 FIP, ERA+ = 75, 26 HR (1.55 HR/9), 27 BB (1.62 BB/9), 137 Ks (8.18 K/9) 1.27 WHIP.

• vs ATL - (5-2), 8 G, 7 GS, 1 SV, 44.0 IP, 5.11 ERA, 6 HR (1.23 HR/9), 11 BB (2.25 BB/9), 34 Ks (6.95 K/9), 1.43 WHIP.



Mike Minor

#36 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves

6-4

205

R

L

Dec 26, 1987

• 2012 Stats - (11-10), 30 G, 30 GS, 179.1 IP, 4.12 ERA, 4.38 FIP, ERA+ = 97, 26 HR (1.30 HR/9), 56 BB (2.81 BB/9), 145 Ks (7.28 K/9), 1.15 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (13-7), 29 G, 29 GS, 1 CG, 185.2 IP, 3.15 ERA, 3.31 FIP, ERA+ = 123, 20 HR (0.97 HR/9), 39 BB (1.89 BB/9), 166 Ks (8.05 K/9), 1.08 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (3-2), 8 G, 8 GS, 39.1 IP, 5.03 ERA, 3 HR (0.69 HR/9), 21 BB (4.81 BB/0), 29 Ks (6.64 K/9), 1.63 WHIP.


• Haren vs the Braves:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
B.J. Upton 31 31 10 1 0 5 5 0 11 .323 .323 .839 1.161 0 0 0 0 0
Reed Johnson 19 18 4 0 1 0 3 1 4 .222 .263 .333 .596 0 0 1 0 0
Gerald Laird 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 0 0 0 0 0
Brian McCann 12 11 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053 0 0 1 0 0
Dan Uggla 11 9 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 .222 .364 .222 .586 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Schafer 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Upton 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Janish 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Elliot Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 95 91 22 1 1 6 13 4 28 .242 .274 .473 .746 0 0 2 0 0
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Generated 9/17/2013.

• Minor vs the Nats:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ryan Zimmerman 17 14 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .286 .412 .286 .697 0 0 1 0 0
Ian Desmond 16 15 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 .333 .375 .467 .842 0 0 0 0 1
Scott Hairston 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 0 0 0 0 0
Adam LaRoche 9 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 .167 .333 .333 .667 0 1 0 0 0
Jayson Werth 8 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 .250 .250 .625 .875 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Moore 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 4 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .750 .750 1.500 2.250 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Strasburg 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417 0 0 0 0 0
Gio Gonzalez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Total 84 73 21 4 0 2 8 9 16 .288 .361 .425 .786 1 1 1 0 1
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 9/17/2013.

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