| Hot | 5/12/2013 6:28:00 PM |
Description: Washington starter Gio Gonzalez blanked the Cubs over seven innings Sunday at Nationals Park. | Insight: The bullpen couldn't hold the lead and Gonzalez (3-2, 4.20 ERA) was left with a no-decision. Since losing to Atlanta on April 30th, he's undefeated with a 1.38 ERA. | | |
| 4/30/2013 10:05:00 PM |
Description: Washington lefty Gio Gonzalez walked five and allowed seven hits and five runs over four innings Tuesday in a loss to the Braves. | Insight: Gonzalez did strike out nine batters, but he failed to build on his best start of the season April 25 against the Reds (8 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K). He has walked 18 batters in 32 innings. | | |
| 4/25/2013 10:33:00 PM |
Description: Washington lefty Gio Gonzalez (8 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 7 K's, BB) notched his second win of the season Thursday against Cincinnati. | Insight: The only hit he gave up was a solo homer to Joey Votto in the fourth inning. Thursday marked Gonzalez's longest outing of the season. The seven strikeouts he produced also matched a season-high. | | |
| Cold | 4/20/2013 8:30:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez walked four and gave up five hits and five runs in four innings Saturday against the Mets. | Insight: Gonzalez gave up seven runs and seven hits in five innings his last time out. The left-hander has been terrible with men on base so far, posting a 61.1% strand rate. His career rate is 73.9 percent, so we're sure he'll figure it out. | | |
| 4/3/2013 10:21:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez won his first start of the 2013 season with six two-hit scoreless innings Wednesday against the Marlins. He fanned five and walked two. | Insight: Gonzalez won 21 games with a 2.89 ERA and 1.13 WHIP last season. We should see something similar in 2013. | | |
| 2/24/2013 3:36:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez announced Friday that the blood and urine tests he took two days after he was linked to alleged PED distributor Anthony Bosch have come back clean. SOURCE: MLB.com | Insight: Gonzalez was named in Biogenesis clinic documents along with other players but multiple sources have cleared Gonzalez' name from buying banned substances from Bosch. Fantasy owners can confidently draft the 21-game winner knowing this situation is behind him. | | |
| 2/19/2013 9:02:00 PM |
Description: According to two sources familiar with Anthony Bosch's operation at the Biogenesis of America clinic, Washington Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez did not receive banned substances from Bosch of the clinic, ESPN reports. | Insight: Gonzalez was named in Biogenesis documents along with other players but the two sources said that he is the only player of the 25 who have been named thus far who did not receive PEDs. | | |
| 1/29/2013 3:10:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez was one of several players connected to an anti-aging clinic in Miami that distributed performance-enhancing drugs. He was named five times in the records of Anthony Bosch, who ran the clinic. Gonzalez' father was named as a client of Bosch, and said while he went to Bosch because he needed to lose weight, his son has had no contact with Bosch, according to the New York Times. | Insight: Gonzalez tweeted a denial, saying "I've never used performance-enhancing drugs of any kind, and never will." Gonzalez is coming off the best season of his career in which he won an MLB-best 21 games and had a 2.89 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 207 strikeouts in 199 1/3 innings. | | |
| 10/12/2012 9:41:00 AM |
Description: Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez won 21 games during the regular season. That's more than any pitcher in the major leagues this year. | Insight: Gonzalez cruised to an 8-2 record in his final 10 starts of the year and emerged as the team's top starting pitcher in Stephen Strasburg's absence, but was wild in his playoff debut, walking seven while striking out five in five innings of work. | | |
| 10/4/2012 10:59:00 AM |
Description: Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez won 21 games during the regular season. That's more than any pitcher in the major leagues this year. | Insight: Gonzalez cruised to an 8-2 record in his final 10 starts of the year and emerged as the team's top starting pitcher in Stephen Strasburg's absence. Gonzalez (21-8, 2.89 ERA) will start Game 1 of the Division Series against either the Braves or the Cardinals later this weekend. | | |
| Hot | 9/27/2012 11:08:00 PM |
Description: Hours after R.A. Dickey tied him for the major league lead in wins, Gio Gonzalez beat Philadelphia to regain sole possession of the lead with 21 victories. | Insight: Gonzalez (21-8, 2.89 ERA) did the minimum needed for a quality start (6 IP, 3 ER) but it was enough to pick up win No. 21. | | |
| Hot | 9/22/2012 4:33:00 PM |
Description: Washington starter Gio Gonzalez became MLB's first 20-game winner this season by beating Milwaukee Saturday. | Insight: Gonzalez (20-8, 2.84 ERA) allowed two runs in seven innings Saturday, though neither of them were earned. The lefty held the Brewers to three hits, walked one and struck out five. He's had quite a season, making him one of the National League's top three candidates for the Cy Young Award. | | |
| Hot | 9/5/2012 10:50:00 PM |
Description: Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez followed up his first career shutout with seven additional scoreless innings and another win Wednesday against the Cubs. | Insight: Gonzalez is 5-1 in his last six starts. With Wednesday's three-hit, zero-walk, nine-strikeout performance, Gonzalez picked up his 18th win of the year, tying him with R.A. Dickey for the major league lead (Dickey also won Wednesday). | | |
| Hot | 8/31/2012 10:10:00 PM |
Description: Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez earned his first major league shutout Friday night in a victory over the Cardinals. | Insight: Gonzalez (17-7, 3.10 ERA) has been dominant over his last five starts, going 4-1 in that span with a sparkling 2.23 ERA. He's right in the thick of the National League Cy Young race as this win vaulted Gonzalez into a three-way tie with Johnny Cueto and R.A. Dickey for the major-league lead in wins. | | |
| 8/8/2012 11:11:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez fired the second complete game of his career Wednesday against Houston to improve to 14-6. | Insight: As good as Gonzalez has been this season, he hasn't been much of an innings eater until his last two starts. The lefty has allowed seven earned on 18 hits in 17 innings over his last two starts, and he has limited his walked to two in that span. | | |
| 7/24/2012 9:50:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez tossed his most dominant start since May 27 Tuesday against the Mets. Gonzalez allowed just two hits and one unearned run in seven innings. | Insight: Gonzalez (13-5, 3.13 ERA) surrendered six earned runs in 3 1/3 his last start and hadn't thrown seven innings in a start since May 27, so Tuesday night was a positive development for the fantasy ace. | | |
| 7/19/2012 5:34:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez couldn't get out of the fourth inning Thursday against the Mets as his ERA rose to 3.32 | Insight: Gonzalez allowed six runs on six hits, allowed two homers and walked three in 3 1/3 innings. He still hasn't thrown more than 6 1/3 innings in a start since May 27. | | |
| 7/7/2012 7:13:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez allowed just one run in six innings Saturday against Colorado, the first time he's accomplished that since he shut out Philadelphia on May 21. | Insight: Gonzalez (12-3, 2.92 ERA) hasn't thrown more than 6 1/3 innings in a start since May 27, but he's managed to limit the damage during this rough stretch. Even though he has a 4.28 ERA in his last seven starts, the lefty has still gone 5-2 in that span. | | |
| 7/1/2012 10:32:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez has not pitched well as of late, but he continues to win games. Gonzalez allowed four earned runs for the second straight start Sunday against Atlanta, but he also recorded his third straight victory. | Insight: Gonzalez (11-3, 3.01 ERA) tossed five innings Sunday, making that six straight starts he has thrown less than seven innings. Gonzalez is clearly going through a rough patch right now, but to his credit he hasn't let things get too out of hand. | | |
| 6/21/2012 10:32:00 PM |
Description: Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez fought through command issues to hold Tampa Bay to two runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts in six innings in Washington's win on Thursday. | Insight: Gonzalez (9-3, 2.55) threw 50 pitches over the first two innings but he was able to strike out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the second. Gonzalez was also visably (and audibly) frustrated with some of the home plate umpire's calls early on. It's a good sign that Gonzalez didn't let the game get away from him despite all of his early troubles. | | |
