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NLDS Game 1 GameThread: Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals start the NLDS this afternoon in Nationals Park. Stephen Strasburg vs Jake Peavy. Game Time: 3:00; TV: FS1; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.; 1500 AM WFED, ESPN RADIO.

By Patrick Reddington
Rob Carr

Next Game

San Francisco Giants
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, October 3, 2014 3:07 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Stephen Strasburg vs Jake Peavy

WEATHER: Cloud, 71°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

2. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

3. The WereWerth - RF

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

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

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

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. Asdrubal "Cabby" Cabrera - 2B

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Gregor Blanco - CF Denard Span - CF
Joe Panik - 2B Anthony Rendon - 3B
Buster Posey - C Jayson Werth - RF
Pablo Sandoval - 3B Adam LaRoche - 1B
Hunter Pence - RF Ian Desmond - SS
Brandon Belt - 1B Bryce Harper - LF
Brandon Crawford - SS Wilson Ramos - C
Travis Ishikawa - LF Asdrubal Cabrera - 2B
Jake Peavy - RHP Stephen Strasburg - RHP

• Strasburg vs the Giants:

Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Hunter Pence 15 13 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 .231 .333 .462 .795 0 0 0 0 0
Gregor Blanco 14 14 4 0 0 1 1 0 5 .286 .286 .500 .786 0 0 0 0 1
Buster Posey 14 13 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .385 .429 .462 .890 0 0 0 0 0
Pablo Sandoval 13 12 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .308 .250 .558 0 0 0 0 1
Brandon Crawford 10 9 3 0 0 0 4 1 1 .333 .400 .333 .733 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Belt 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Travis Ishikawa 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .667 .500 2.000 2.500 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Panik 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0
Joaquin Arias 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Lincecum 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total 80 72 21 2 0 3 9 6 24 .292 .342 .444 .786 1 1 0 0 2
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Generated 10/2/2014.

• Peavy vs the Nationals:

Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Asdrubal Cabrera 26 26 7 2 0 1 2 0 7 .269 .269 .462 .731 0 0 0 0 1
Denard Span 20 20 7 5 0 0 0 0 2 .350 .350 .600 .950 0 0 0 0 1
Ryan Zimmerman 18 16 3 2 0 0 2 1 9 .188 .222 .313 .535 0 1 0 0 2
Adam LaRoche 17 14 5 0 0 3 7 3 6 .357 .471 1.000 1.471 0 0 0 0 0
Jayson Werth 16 16 3 0 0 1 3 0 8 .188 .188 .375 .563 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Frandsen 13 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .231 .385 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Florimon 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Schierholtz 8 7 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 .286 .250 .857 1.107 0 1 0 0 0
Jose Lobaton 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 6 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .333 .333 .833 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Hairston 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Espinosa 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Gio Gonzalez 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 155 149 37 11 0 7 18 4 53 .248 .265 .463 .728 0 2 0 0 4
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Generated 10/2/2014.

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