Game 29: Nationals versus Giants

I’ve decided to start posting pre-game, and will, when possible, blog during the some of the games. Pre-game stuff will include line-ups; break down of the pitching match ups, and other items as appropriate.

The Nationals open a three-game series tonight against the San Francisco Giants at SBC Park. Go here for live pitch-by-pitch coverage. The Giants remain without superstar slugger Barry Bonds, about whom it was rumored, has a third operation on his ailing knee. However, from the reports I've read, this procedure was more of a routine draining of fluid and probably had little or nothing to do with any structural issues.

The line-ups:

	POS	Nationals	POS	Giants (14-13)
1	CF	B Wilkerson (.291-3-11)	SS	O Vizquel (.298-0-9)
2	2B	J Carroll (.316-0-2)	2B	D Cruz (.275-1-4)
3	RF	J Guillen (.327-7-17)	1B	J.T. Snow (.338-1-7)
4	3B	V Castilla (.341-3-18)	RF	M Alou (.289-2-6)
5	1B	N Johnson (.305-3-14)	LF	P Feliz (.301-5-25)
6	LF	J Hammonds (.500-0-0)	3B	E Alfonzo (.337-2-16)
7	SS	C Guzman (.238-1-5)	CF	M Grissom (.214-2-12)
8	C	G Bennett (.200-0-4)	C	M Matheny (.241-3-13)
9	P	T Ohka (.400-0-0)	P	N Lowry (.333-0-0)

The pitchers:

Nationals: Tomo Ohka – 2-3, 4.50 ERA
vs.
Giants: Noah Lowry, 1-2, 5.60 ERA