| Breaking News | _Cubs.jpg) | Friday, July 25th, 2008: Zambrano Sparkles, Blanks Washington
Chicago (N) pitcher Carlos Zambrano blanked the Washington Nationals 6-0, tossing a 3-hitter while issuing 5 walks and collecting 4 strikeouts.
After his sharp shutout performance, he said that he gives a lot of the credit to his batterymate. "Me and him are just locked in out there. He's so great at having a feel for hitters. I couldn't do what I'm doing without him."
Zambrano has made 21 starts, tossed 124.2 innings, struck out 97 batters and walked 71. His record is 5-12 with a 5.13 ERA and he has limited other teams to a .282 batting average.
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 | Tuesday, July 1st, 2008: Gonzalez Holds Toronto Scoreless
Washington hurler Enrique Gonzalez was at his best as he whitewashed the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 today.
"He just kept the ball down, did a good job, made his pitches," said the Toronto manager. "We didn't do a good job making adjustments, so we helped him out a little bit."
Gonzalez fired a 5-hitter and totaled 5 strikeouts and 1 walk in the shutout performance.
This year Gonzalez has compiled a 5-4 record with a 4.50 ERA in 16 starts.
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| Tuesday, June 24th, 2008: Nationals Blank Boston, Gonzalez Winner
"I hope we miss him next time," the Boston manager said. "Gonzalez certainly pitched a strong game against us today. He was in a groove, throwing everything for strikes. Throwing hard. Changing speeds."
The Washington starter tamed the Boston Red Sox 4-0 with a 4-hit shutout, finishing the game with 7 strikeouts and 1 walk in a sharp outing.
"I enjoy facing a team like that where I can get an out on one, two or three pitches," Gonzalez said. "It gives me a chance to be a lot more aggressive."
In 2008 Gonzalez has compiled a 4-4 mark with a 4.97 ERA in 15 starts.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | LF Willie Harris | tender shoulder | 4 days | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 50-70, .417 PCT | | Position in Division | 5th, 17.5 GB | | Record at home | 25-34, .424 PCT | | Record on the road | 25-36, .410 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 11-6, .647 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 22-14, .611 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 19-22, .463 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 31-48, .392 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 11-11, .500 PCT | | Record in May | 11-18, .379 PCT | | Record in June | 14-13, .519 PCT | | Record in July | 9-16, .360 PCT | | Record in August | 5-12, .294 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .260 - 15th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .324 - 14th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .388 - 14th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .712 - 14th in NL | | Runs Scored | 489 - 15th in NL | | Hits | 1108 - 8th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 332 - 13th in NL | | Home Runs | 90 - 14th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 380 - 13th in NL | | Strikeouts | 908 - tied for 14th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 39 - 14th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.42 - 9th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.89 - 11th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.57 - 3rd in NL | | Runs allowed | 581 - 10th in NL | | Hits allowed | 1089 - 8th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .260 - 5th in NL | | BABIP | .294 - 2nd in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 114 - 7th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 447 - 11th in NL | | Strikeouts | 762 - 13th in NL |
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