Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves: GameThread 151 Of 162

The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves play the second game of today's doubleheader at 7:05 PM EDT with right-hander Tanner Roark on the mound for the Nats against ATL RHP Freddy Garcia. Can the Nats make it two straight over the Braves?

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Sep 17, 2013, 6:34pm EDT

Next Game

Atlanta Braves
@ Washington Nationals

Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Freddy Garcia vs Tanner Roark

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. Steve "#LOMBOLOBBY" Lombardozzi - 2B

8. Onion - C

9. Tanner Roark- RHP

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

Tanner Roark

#59 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 220

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Oct 05, 1986

• 2013 Minors - (9-3), 33 G, 11 GS, 2 SV, 105.2 IP, 3.15 ERA, 3.00 FIP, 6 HR (0.51 HR/9), 20 BB (1.70 BB/9), 84 Ks (7.15 K/9), 1.41 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (6-0), 11 G, 2 GS, 34.2 IP, 1.30 ERA, 2.24 FIP, ERA+ = 295, 0 HR, 8 BB (2.08 BB/9), 26 Ks (6.75 K/9), 0.92 WHIP.

• vs ATL - (0-0), 2 G, 6.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0 HR, 1 BB (1.50 BB/9), 6 Ks (9.00 K/9), 0.50 WHIP.

Freddy Garcia

#50 / Pitcher / Atlanta Braves

Height: 6-4

Weight: 255

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Oct 06, 1976

• 2012 Stats - (7-6), 30 G, 17 GS, 107.1 IP, 5.20 ERA, 4.68 FIP, ERA+ = 80, 18 HR (1.51 HR/9), 35 BB (2.93 BB/9), 89 Ks (7.46 K/9), 1.37 WHIP.

• 2013 Stats - (4-6), 15 G, 11 GS, 66.2 IP, 4.86 ERA, 6.05 FIP, ERA+ = 86, 17 HR (2.30 HR/9), 14 BB (1.89 BB/9), 33 Ks (4.46 K/9), 1.26 WHIP.

• vs D.C. - (2-0), 2 G, 1 GS, 9.0 IP, 0 HR, 1 BB (1.00 BB/9), 8 Ks (8.00 K/9), 0.78 WHIP.

• Roark vs the Braves:

	PA	AB	H	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Paul Janish	2	1	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0
Chris Johnson	2	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Brian McCann	2	2	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0
Andrelton Simmons	2	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
B.J. Upton	2	2	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0
Justin Upton	2	2	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Freddie Freeman	1	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Kris Medlen	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jordan Schafer	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Dan Uggla	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Anthony Varvaro	1	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Total	17	16	2	1	5	.125	.176	.125	.301	1

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• Garcia vs the Nats:

	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Denard Span	17	15	2	0	0	2	2	.133	.235	.133	.369	0
Scott Hairston	6	5	2	1	1	1	2	.400	.500	.600	1.100	0
Ian Desmond	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Jayson Werth	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0
Ryan Zimmerman	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Bryce Harper	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Steve Lombardozzi	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0
Total	37	34	5	1	1	3	8	.147	.216	.176	.393	1

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Generated 9/17/2013.

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