Author Topic: Nationals vs Marlins, Game 1 (Read 11718 times)

2k6nats · « **Topic Start:** April 01, 2007, 10:48:42 AM »

Welcome back Nats!

April 2nd, 2007 - RFK Stadium, 1:05 PM

Dontrelle Willis 0-0, 0.00	John Patterson 0-0, 0.00

`For the 2nd straight season, Willis gets the Opening Day nod. A year ago, the D-Train threw five scoreless innings in a no-decision at Houston. Willis is the Marlins' all- time wins leader, with a 58-39 career mark, and he is the only pitcher in club history to post a 20-win season (22 in 2005). Against Washington lifetime, he is 9-4 with a 3.46 ERA.` Hanley Ramirez (SS) Dan Uggla (2B) Miguel Cabrera (3B) Mike Jacobs (1B) Josh Willingham (LF) Joe Borchard (RF) Miguel Olivo (C) Alenjandro De Aza (CF) Dontrelle Willis (P)	`Patterson will play his 1st Major League game since July 9. He missed most of the season because of a pinched nerve in his right forearm. Patterson is now 100 percent healthy and will face the Marlins for the 10th time in his career. He is 2-4 with a 3.72 ERA against them. Last season, the Marlins scored 3 runs in 13 innings against Patterson.` Felipe Lopez (2B) Cristian Guzman (SS) Ryan Zimmerman (3B) Austin Kearns (RF) Dmitri Young (1B) Brian Schneider (C) Ryan Church (LF) Nook Logan (CF) John Patterson (P)