NATS GAME NIGHT, GAME 119: Back to the Grind

Posted by Dave Nichols | Tuesday, August 18, 2009 | , , | 0 comments »







With the excitement of signing day passed us all now, it's back to baseball as the Nats open up a seven-game homestand, starting with the Colorado Rockies.

Nats come off the road winners of 11 of their last 14 games.

COLORADO ROCKIES (65-53, 2nd in NL West, five games back; one-game winning streak)

Gonzalez - LF
Fowler - CF
Helton - 1B
Tulowitzki - SS
Hawpe - RF
Atkins - 3B
Barmes - 2B
Iannetta - C
Jimenez - P

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (43-75, 5th in NL East, 24.5 games back; three-game winning streak)

Morgan - CF
Guzman - SS
Zimmerman - 3B
Dunn - 1B
Willingham - LF
Dukes - RF
Gonzalez - 2B
Nieves - C
Stammen - P

STARTING PITCHERS

WAS: Craig Stammen (89.1 IP, 3-6, 5.24 ERA, 40 K, 17 BB)
COL: Ubaldo Jiminez (158.1 IP, 10-9, 3.47 ERA, 140 K, 63 BB)

WEATHER

Hot. Real hot. Increasing humidity. Slight chance of t-storm. Game time 90F; last out 82F.

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