Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Christian Guzman: From the Official Nats Site
After missing the 2006 season due to injury, re-established reputation on the field but was again done in by injuries...hit .328 (57-for-174) with 6 doubles, a team-leading 6 triples, 2 home runs and 14 RBI for Washington, but was limited to 46 games due to left hamstring strain (sustained on Opening Day, April 2 vs. FLA) and a torn left thumb ligament (suffered while tagging Josh Barfield out attempting to steal, June 24 vs. CLE.)...missed 108 games while on the DL...had surgery to repair the thumb, performed by Dr. Richard Barth at Sibley Hospital in DC, on June 25...notched 4 hits, including 1000th of career, in a 4-3 win on June 1 vs. SDP...1000th career safety was 5th-inning infield single off Jake Peavy...in first game at Metrodome since departing following the '04 campaign, went 4-for-5 with double, RBI and 3 runs scored to trigger an 8-5 win on June 8 at MIN...posted 3 more hits the next night in a 3-1 win at MIN, June 9...hit first home run at RFK since signing with the Nationals on June 22 vs. CLE...hit .369 in 29 games at RFK...recorded 17 multi-hit efforts in 42 starts (40%)...batted .299 in May and .373 in June...tied for 12th in the NL with 6 triples despite playing in less than 50 games. Game-By-Game Highlights: Was reinstated from the DL following the May 6 series finale at CHI...returned to the lineup on May 7 at MIL and went 1-for-4...posted 2 hits and 2 RBI in a 6-4 win, May 13 vs. FLA...3-walk effort on May 18 vs. BAL was first since April 11, 2000 at BOS (2593 days prior)...2-hit, 2-RBI performance on May 22 at CIN included game-tying 7th-inning RBI single game eventually won by the Nationals, 8-4...went 2-for-5 and scored the game-ending run on a Solomon Torres 9th-inning wild pitch in a 6-5 win vs. PIT on June 6...posted 3 hits, including a double and triple, and 2 RBI, June 18 vs. DET...was reinstated from DL on September 21.
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