Bryce Harper, Adrian Gonzalez Both Hot Coming Into Red Sox-Nationals Rematch

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Jun 9, 2012

Bryce Harper, Adrian Gonzalez Both Hot Coming Into Red Sox-Nationals RematchEditor's note: The temperature gauge is a Bill James-created statistic that measures how hot or cold hitters are. We will spotlight Red Sox and opposing team temperatures on game days.

A little interleague play may do Adrian Gonzalez some good.

Gonzalez, a former National League player with the Padres, was one of the few Red Sox to have any luck against Washington on Friday night in the Nationals' first game at Fenway Park. He went 2-for-5 with a home run, capping a three-game hitting streak where he's batted 6-for-12 with three RBIs.

While Gonzalez is the hottest Boston hitter at the moment, Daniel Nava continues to produce consistently. He's been doing well ever since being called up and was also 2-for-5 on Friday night with an RBI. He also enjoyed the recent series against Baltimore, collecting two hits twice.

For the Nationals, youngster Bryce Harper is the guy to watch. He was 3-for-5 with three RBIs in Friday night's win and has been hitting a solid .288 in his 36 games for Washington this year.

Here are the hitting temperatures for the Red Sox and the Nationals for Saturday, June 9.

Red Sox

Adrian Gonzalez 89
Daniel Nava 83
Will Middlebrooks 76
Darnell McDonald 74
Nick Punto 74
Scott Podsednik 73
Kelly Shoppach 71
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 70
Marlon Byrd 66
Mike Aviles 65
David Ortiz 61
Kevin Youkilis 60
Ryan Sweeney 58
Dustin Pedroia 54

Nationals

Bryce Harper 82
Roger Bernadina 80
Ryan Zimmerman 77
Tyler Moore 74
Jhonatan Solano 72
Xavier Nady 69
Jesus Flores 66
Steve Lombardozzi 64
Ian Desmond 64
Danny Espinosa 62
Michael Morse 61
Adam LaRoche 58
Rick Ankiel 50

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