Giants vs. Nationals Game Preview
Giants vs. Nationals Game Preview
Standing: 68-45, 1st place, National League East Home: 32-23 Road: 36-22 Streak: W2 Last Five: 4-1 Last Ten: 6-4
NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
SERIES-LY SPEAKING SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
The Nationals open a three-game set this weekend with the San Francisco Giants...Wash- The Nationals and Giants will conclude their 2017 regular-season slate this week with three
ington is riding high after a series victory in a four-game set with the Miami Marlins, sealed games at Nationals Park...Nationals Manager Dusty Baker went 840-715 (.540) as the man-
with a 3-2 win on Thursday night...The win gave the Nationals their 23rd series victory of the ager of the San Francisco Giants from 1993-2002...His 1,555 games and 840 victories rank
season...They have yet to lose a four-game series this year, and they now have a 17-6 record third only to Bruce Bochy (1,671 games; 859 wins) and HOF John McGraw (4,405 games,
in four-game series games in 2017. 2,604 wins) in Giants history...Baker led the Giants to the 2002 World Series (where they fell to
Washington is 32-23 (.582) at home this season, the fourth-best home record in the NL. the Los Angeles Angels in seven games), two NL West division championships (1997, 2000),
The Nationals will enjoy an off-day on Monday, after concluding the series vs. SFG, and and was named NL Manager of the Year three times (1993, 1997, 2000)...Bench Coach Chris
will then continue this homestand on Tuesday and Wednesday with a quick visit from the Speier enjoyed two stints with the Giants as a player (1971-77, 1987-89) that included three
Los Angeles Angels. straight NL All-Star selections (1972-74)...RHP Mark Melancon (2016), OF Denard Span
(2013-15) and OF Michael Morse (2009-12) are all former Nationals now repping SF.
RECORD BREAKER
With his next hit (No. 1,623), Nationals 1B Ryan Zimmerman will pass Tim Raines to move THE SERIES
into second place in franchise history (Nationals/Expos)...But thats nothing new for Zimmer- The Nationals hold the slim edge in the all-time series with the Giants, 43-38...Since 2012, the
man, who has spent much of the 2017 season re-writing the franchise and D.C.-baseball Nationals are 23-13 vs. San Francisco.
record books, taking over the top slot in a multitude of categories:
With his solo home run in the second inning on Wednesday, Zimmerman passed Tim 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS
Wallach to become the all-time franchise leader (Nationals/Expos) in RBI with his 906th. 2017 W-L......................................................................................... 3-0 (0-0 in D.C., 3-0 in SF)
On July 30 vs. COL he became Washington D.C.s all-time home run leader, passing Frank Streak (dating to 2016).................................................................................................... Won 4
Howard with his 238th career homer...With nine total bases on that day, Zimmerman also Aggregate Score / 2017......................................................................... Nationals 12, Giants 4
became the franchises all-time leader in TB, passing Wallachs 2,728....On July 22 at ARI, Home Runs Hit / 2017.............................................................................. Nationals 2, Giants 0
Zimmerman passed Wallach to move into first place all-time on the franchise list with 361
career doubles, and on July 17 at CIN, Zimmerman passed OF Vladimir Guerrero (234) ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS
for the most home runs in franchise history. W-L / Nationals (2005-present).........................................................................................43-38
Zimmerman matched a career high by reaching base five times on Wednesday and he W-L / Home (2005-present)...............................................................................................23-15
became just the second player in the Major Leagues this season to go 4-for-4 or better in a W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).................................................................................17-12
game with an RBI-hit in each at-bat, joining CINs Scooter Gennett (5-for-5, 4 HR, 10 RBI). W-L / Away (2005-present)................................................................................................20-23
Zimmerman also became the third Nationals player this season with four hits, four runs, W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)................................................................................235-243
and four RBI in a single game, joining Anthony Rendon (4/30 vs. NYM) and Trea Turner
(4/25 at COL)...Before them, the only player to have a game like that in Nationals history 2017 AGAINST THE GIANTS
from 2005-16 was Josh Willingham (8/25/09 at CHI)...While WSH has three players with DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV
5/29@ W, 3-0 Roark-Moore-Glover
TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV
3:03 8/11
TOG
4-4-4 games this year, there have been only five such games otherwise across MLB. 5/30@ W, 6-3 Gonzalez-Samardzija-Glover 3:32 8/12
5/31@ W, 3-1 Scherzer-Cain-None 2:45 8/13
BULLPEN NOTES
ALBERS, Matt (RHP) #43 MADSON, Ryan (RHP) #44 NATIONALS BULLPEN MAP
LAST: 8/8 vs. MIA 2.0 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 3 SO 0 HR LAST: 8/10 vs. MIA (W, 4) 1.0 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 SO 0 HR LEFT RIGHT
A veteran right-hander, Albers has appeared in 494 Major League Since 2015, has posted a 2.57 ERA, 34 saves, 41 holds, a 8.16 strike- #62 S. Doolittle #43 M. Albers
games across 13 big league seasons. outs/9.0 IP and a 1.03 WHIP in 179 games. #33 M. Grace #56 J. Blanton
Ranks among NL relievers in WHIP (9th, 1.02). Ranks among MLB RP: WHIP (5th, 0.76), and SO/BB (8th, 7.43). #46 O. Prez #21 B. Kintzler
Has offered scoreless relief in 34 of 42 G (42.1 IP, 29 H, 46 SO). Last 21 G: 0.41 ERA (1 ER/22.0 IP), 9 holds, 25 SO, .132 AVG. #36 S. Solis #44 R. Madson
5-2, 6 Holds, 2 Saves, 2.13 ERA, 42/0 G/GS IR / IS: 24 / 13 4-4, 18 Holds, 1 Save, 1.71 ERA, 48/0 G/GS IR / IS: 13 / 2
BLANTON, Joe (RHP) #56 PREZ, Oliver (LHP) #46
LAST: 8/9 vs. MIA 1.0 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 SO 0 HR LAST: 8/8 vs. MIA 0.2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 SO 0 HR
A veteran of 12 Major League seasons, Blanton reinvigorated his ca- Crafty veteran has posted 11.56 SO/9.0 IP since 2013...Since joining
reer with a move to the bullpen in 2015. WSH, ranks 11th in MLB in inherited runners scored percent (15.5%). BULLPEN BY THE NUMBERS
Has turned in a scoreless outing in 13 of his last 17 appearances. Last 9 G: 1.17 ERA (1 ER/7.2 IP), 3 BB, 11 SO, .214 opp. AVG. Total Appearances ............................ 327
Has struck out 29 batters in 31.2 innings pitched in 2017. Ranks 8th in the NL in inherited runners scored percent (19.2%). Holds .................................................. 49
1-2, 3 Holds, 0 Saves, 7.11 ERA, 36/0 G/GS IR / IS: 16 / 4 0-0, 7 Holds, 1 Save, 3.55 ERA, 36/0 G/GS IR / IS: 26 / 5 Saves / Save Opp. ...................... 29 / 43
DOOLITTLE, Sean (LHP) #62 SOLIS, Sammy (LHP) #36 Inh. Runners / Inh. Scored ........ 149 / 45
LAST: 8/10 vs. MIA (S, 10) 1.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 SO 0 HR LAST: 8/8 vs. MIA 1.0 IP 0 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 0 SO 0 HR Batting Average Against ................. .267
Since 2012, ranks first among all Major League left-handed relievers Strong lefty enters 2017 looking to build off 2016 season in which he 1st Batters Retired / Faced ...... 212 / 327
and 10th among all MLB relievers with 1.75 walks/9.0 IP. established himself as a reliable member of Washingtons bullpen. SO/BB Ratio ......2.60 (312 SO / 120 BB)
LHB are 3-for-31 with 12 strikeouts and two walks in 2017. Was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on 8/4.
Has 39 SO, 6 BB & a 0.83 WHIP...Is 7-for-7 in SVO with WSH. Recorded a 2.41 ERA and 10.3 K/9.0 IP in 2016. 2017 & CAREER / Giants
1-0, 8 Holds, 10 Saves, 3.45 ERA, 33/0 G/GS IR / IS: 6 / 2 0-0, 4 Holds, 0 Saves, 11.57 ERA, 14/0 G/GS IR / IS: 5 / 1 PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA
GRACE, Matt (LHP) #33 Albers
LAST: 8/9 vs. MIA 1.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 SO 0 HR 2017 0 0 0 1 1.2 0 0.00
Lefty with a heavy fastball/slider repertoire that has induced ground Career 0 1 0 8 14.0 4 2.57
balls at a rate of 62.4 percent in his 59 career MLB games. Blanton
Has not allowed an XBH to a left-handed batter in 2017. CATCHERS DEFENSE 2017 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Has tossed scoreless relief in 13 of 20 app. since being recalled. CATCHER GS W-L CCS SBA CS% PB CATCHER ERA Career 3 7 0 20 75.2 39 4.64
1-0, 3 Holds, 2 Saves, 4.45 ERA, 28/0 G/GS IR / IS: 12 / 2 Jose Lobaton
2017 30 10-20 5 28 17.9% 2 5.04 (152 ER/268.0 IP)
Cole
KINTZLER, Brandon (RHP) #21 Career 298 163-135 49 254 19.3% 15 3.64 (1111 ER/2744.1 IP) 2017 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
LAST: 8/10 vs. MIA 1.0 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 SO 0 HR Matt Wieters Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Since June, 2016, has collected 45 career saves, after going the first 2017 83 58-25 15 55 27.3% 5 3.71 (305 ER/740.2 IP) Doolittle
six seasons of his career without a single one. Career 871 443-428 165 548 30.1% 24 4.26 (3662 ER/7739.1 IP) 2017 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Since joining WSH: 2-0, 0.00 ERA (5.0 IP), 2 H, 3 SO, .125 AVG. Career 0 0 1 5 7.1 2 2.45
Ranks tied for fifth in MLB with 28 saves in 2017. Gonzalez
4-2, 1 Hold, 28 Saves, 2.50 ERA, 50/0 G/GS IR / IS: 10 / 3 2017 1 0 0 1 6.1 3 4.26
Career 5 4 0 12 70.2 24 3.06
STARTING PITCHING LAST 10 GAMES BULLPEN LAST 10 GAMES Grace
DATE/OPP STARTER DEC RES INN H R ER BB SO HR RS PIT DATE/OPP RES DECISIONS #REL INN H R ER BB SO HR
2017 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
8/10vsMIA ROARK W, 3-2 6.0 4 2 2 5 4 1 2 107 8/10vsMIA W, 3-2 W, S 3 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 0
8/9vsMIA GONZALEZ W W, 10-1
7.0 7 1 1 0 6 0 10 103 8/9vsMIA W, 10-1 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
8/8vsMIA COLE L L, 3-7 5.0 4 4 4 1 5 2 1 96 8/8vsMIA L, 3-7 4 4.0 2 3 3 3 3 0 Jackson
8/7vsMIA SCHERZER W, 3-2 7.0 5 2 2 2 9 1 2 114 8/7vsMIA W, 3-2 W, S 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2017 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
8/6atCHI FEDDE W, 9-4 5.1 8 4 4 4 7 3 1 99 8/6atCHI W, 9-4 W 4 3.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 Career 4 4 0 11 59.0 33 5.03
8/5atCHI JACKSON L L, 4-7 5.0 6 4 4 0 8 1 3 101 8/5atCHI L, 4-7 3 3.0 3 3 3 2 6 1 Kintzler
8/4atCHI ROARK W W, 4-2 6.1 5 2 2 3 4 1 3 103 8/4atCHI W, 4-2 H, H, S 3 2.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 2017 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0.00
8/2atMIA COLE L L, 0-7 5.0 6 5 5 4 5 2 0 97 8/2atMIA L, 0-7 3 3.0 4 2 2 1 5 0
Career 1 0 1 9 9.0 5 5.00
8/1atMIA SCHERZER L, 6-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 8/1atMIA L, 6-7 L 5 7.0 9 7 7 4 5 1
7/31atMIA GONZALEZ W W, 1-0 8.0 1 0 0 3 5 0 1 106 7/31atMIA W, 1-0 S 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Madson
2017 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
NATIONALS PITCHING 2017 Career 3 0 2 17 24.1 9 3.33
Starters Team Rec G SV SVO Hld ERA CG INN H R ER HR BB IBB HB SO SO/9 AVG Perez
68-45 113 0 0 0 3.66 2 685.1 589 309 279 92 233 17 26 716 9.4 .230 2017 0 0 0 1 0.2 0 0.00
Ind Rec #PIT #P/IP RSA RS SHO WP BK SH SF 2B 3B SB CS GIDP SO/BB
Career 0 6 0 31 57.2 44 6.87
49-30 11367 16.6 5.98 455 0 16 1 21 10 114 7 32 15 55 3.07
Roark
Relievers Team Rec G SV SVO Hld ERA CG INN H R ER HR BB IBB HB SO SO/9 AVG 2017 1 0 0 1 7.0 0 0.00
67-44 111 29 43 49 4.97 0 324.1 338 189 179 51 120 14 16 312 8.7 .267 Career 6 0 0 7 35.2 8 2.02
Ind Rec #PIT #P/IP RSA RS SHO WP BK SH SF 2B 3B SB CS GIDP SO/BB Scherzer
19-15 5607 17.3 4.50 162 - 17 3 5 10 63 9 31 7 31 2.60 2017 1 0 0 1 9.0 1 1.00
Career 3 4 0 7 38.1 19 4.46
Team Totals Team Rec G SV SVO Hld ERA CG INN H R ER HR BB IBB HB SO SO/9 AVG Solis
68-45 113 29 43 49 4.08 2 1009.2 927 498 458 143 353 31 42 1028 9.2 .242
#PIT #P/IP RSA RS SHO WP BK SH SF 2B 3B SB CS GIDP SO/BB
2017 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
16974 16.8 5.50 617 4 33 4 26 20 177 16 63 22 86 2.91 Career 0 0 0 4 4.0 0 0.00
BATTING NOTES
NATIONALS WHEN... DIFO, Wilmer (INF), #1 .273 4 HR 16 RBI 5 SB 2017 & CAREER / Giants
LAST GAME / 1-4 HOMESTAND: 5-13, R, 3 BB, SB PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
Leading after 6....................... 55-8 Speedy, switch-hitting middle infielder who can hit for average and power from both sides of the plate.
Difo
Tied after 6.............................. 6-4 Since July 2, is hitting .350 with one 2B, two 3B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 13 BB, 4 SB, and 20 R in 29 G...Has hit safely in 6 straight.
2017 0 0 0 0
Trailing after 6........................ 7-33
Is hitting .292/.349/.417 as a starter...Has reached safely in 37 of 44 starts....Has hit safely in 26 of last 29 starts (.477 SLG). Career 6 1 0 0 .167
Goodwin
Leading after 7....................... 55-7 Has appeared at shortstop (38 G), second base (17 G), third base (2 G), left field (2 G) and center field (1 G) this season.
2017 4 0 0 0 .000
Tied after 7.............................. 9-5 RISP: .211 (8-38), 1 HR, 13 RBI LAST HOMER: 7/30/17 vs. COL (Freeland) CAREER HOMERS: 5
Career 5 0 0 0 .000
Trailing after 7........................ 4-33
Harper
GOODWIN, Brian (OF), #8 .248 13 HR 30 RBI 5 SB 2017 8 0 0 0 .000
Leading after 8....................... 61-6
LAST GAME / 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R HOMESTAND: 6-17, 3 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 6 R Career 108 27 4 14 .250
Tied after 8.............................. 5-3
Kendrick
Trailing after 8........................ 2-36 Fleet-footed outfielder with the ability to play all three outfield positions...Made his MLB debut in 2016.
Ranks among NL rookies in 2B (T2nd, 21), XBH (4th, 35) & HR (6th, 13)...Among NL rookies w>240 AB, rank 2nd w/.504 SLG 2017 11 3 0 1 .273
Career 115 25 0 6 .217
Extra innings: ........................... 4-4 Since July 17, 17 of his 24 hits have gone for extra bases (11 2B, 6 HR)...Has a .576 slugging percentage during that stretch.
Lind
Clubbed the game winning HR in WSHs 3-2 win over MIA, 8/10...Recorded his first career multi-homer game (6/23 vs. CIN).
2017 0 0 0 0
Scoring first.......................... 47-16 RISP: .188 (9-48), 1 HR, 13 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/10/17 vs. MIA (Tazawa) CAREER HOMERS: 13 Career 47 14 1 6 .298
Opponent scores first.......... 21-29
Lobaton
Shutouts ................................. 4-4
HARPER, Bryce (OF), #34 .327 29 HR 87 RBI 2 SB 2017 0 0 0 0
Career 29 10 0 3 .345
Scoring fewer than 3.............. 3-20 LAST GAME / 1-4, 2B, RBI HOMESTAND: 5-14, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R
Murphy
Scoring 3 or more................ 65-25 Followed up his 2015 MVP season by securing his first career 20/20 season, the fifth 20/20 season in Nationals history.
2017 13 6 0 3 .462
Scoring 5 or more.................. 45-7 NL ranks: SLG (1st, .616), OPS (2nd, 1.036), runs (2nd, 92), OBP (4th, .420), HR (T4th, 29), AVG (4th, .327), & RBI (T4th, 87).
Career 160 44 2 21 .275
Is 10-for-28 (.357) with one 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, and 6 R in his last 7 G...Has four 4-hit games, tied for the most in NL. Rendon
Series opener...................... 23-14 Fourteen of his 29 HR have come with two strikes, T1st in MLB (Judge)...Recorded 15th career multi-HR game, 7/27 vs MIL.
2017 13 5 0 0 .385
Series finale......................... 18-18 RISP: .352 (37-105), 7 HR, 54 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/7/17 vs. MIA (Despaigne) CAREER HOMERS: 150 Career 79 20 1 6 .253
Sanchez
Home series W-L-T............ 12-4-2
2017 0 0 0 0
Road series W-L-T............. 11-7-1KENDRICK, Howie (INF/OF), #4 .349 3 HR 21 RBI 9 SB
Career 0 0 0 0
Total series W-L-T............ 23-11-3 LAST GAME / DNP HOMESTAND: 3-7, 2B, 3 RBI
Stevenson
Veteran of 12 Major League seasons, he has posted a season batting average of .285 or better in 10 of the 12 seasons. 2017 0 0 0 0
Home series sweeps............... 1-1 Matched a career-high with five hits, 8/1 at MIA...Is 13-for-34 (.382) with 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI since joining WSH on 7/28.
Career 0 0 0 0
Road series sweeps................. 4-1 Has a .398 OBP and a .474 SLG in 49 games in 2017...With 98 in hand, is two home runs shy of 100 for his career.
Wieters
Total series sweeps................. 5-2
He has appeared in the Postseason in each of the last three years (2014 ALDS, 2015 NLDS, 2016 NLDS & NLCS). 2017 13 3 0 0 .231
At home............................... 32-23
RISP: .361 (13-36), 0 HR, 16 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/1/17 at MIA (OGrady) CAREER HOMERS: 98 Career 42 14 1 4 .333
Zimmerman
On the road.......................... 36-22
2017 12 5 2 5 .417
LIND, Adam (1B/OF), #26 .305 9 HR 38 RBI 1 SB Career 208 54 6 34 .260
After day off........................... 10-5 LAST GAME / 1-3 HOMESTAND: 4-8, RBI
Veteran left-handed bat, with the ability to play first base and outfield...Signed with WSH just prior to 2017 Spring Training.
One-run games.................... 18-14
Is 13-for-33 (.394) with a 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI as a PH...Is hitting .286 with 8 2B, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 11 BB as a starter (38 GS). 2017 & CAREER / Stratton
Two-run games...................... 12-7 PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
Ranks T2nd in MLB with 10 PH RBI...His 3 PH HR are T1st in a career in WSH history (2005-pres.)...Has 8 career PH HR.
Difo
Come-from-behind wins............ 27 Has posted a career .505 SLG percentage against right-handed pitchers, with 173 of his 195 career HR coming against RHP. 2017 0 0 0 0
Last at-bat W-L.................... 10-12 RISP: .233 (10-43), 2 HR, 23 RBI LAST HOMER: 7/30/17 vs. COL (Gray) CAREER HOMERS: 195 Career 0 0 0 0
Walk-off W-L............................ 7-5 Goodwin
LOBATON, Jose (C), #59 .160 4 HR 9 RBI 0 SB 2017 0 0 0 0
Facing left-handed SP........... 13-8 Career 0 0 0 0
Facing right-handed SP ...... 55-37 LAST GAME / DNP HOMESTAND: 1-4 Harper
Switch-hitting catcher who has helped guide Washingtons pitching staff since his arrival before the 2014 season.
2017 0 0 0 0
Day games.......................... 22-23 Seven of his 17 hits this season have gone for extra bases (3 2B, 4 HR)...His 4 HR this season are his most since 2013 (7). Career 0 0 0 0
Night games........................ 46-22 Recorded his highest SLG (.374) since 2013 (.394) in 2016....Hit .311 (14-for-45) w/3 2B and 3 HR in his last 16 starts of 2016. Kendrick
Improved his caught-stealing percentage from 23.3 percent in 2015 to 28 percent in 2016. 2017 0 0 0 0
March/April............................ 17-8 RISP: .115 (3-26), 1 HR, 5 RBI LAST HOMER: 7/27/17 vs. MIL (Peralta) CAREER HOMERS: 21 Career 1 0 0 0 .000
May...................................... 16-11 Lind
June..................................... 14-14 2017 0 0 0 0
July........................................ 16-8MURPHY, Daniel (2B), #20 .329 19 HR 76 RBI 1 SB Career 0 0 0 0
August..................................... 5-4 LAST GAME / 0-3 HOMESTAND: 0-7 Lobaton
September/October................. 0-0 His first season in The District was one for the record books as he emerged as a 2016 National League MVP candidate. 2017 0 0 0 0
Ranks in the NL: 2B (1st, 35), AVG (3rd, .329), hits (T6th, 131), RBI (T10th, 76), and SLG (10th, .570). Career 0 0 0 0
Pre All-Star break................ 52-36 Is 2nd in the NL and 6th in MLB with 9.67 PA/SO...Has 2 multi-HR games in 2017 after entering season with 3 in career. Murphy
Post All-Star break................. 16-9 Ranks second in MLB in AVG w/RISP (.420, 37-for-88, 7 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 54 RBI)...Leads MLB w/four games with >/= 5 RBI. 2017 0 0 0 0
RISP: .420 (37-88), 5 HR, 54 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/4/17 at CHI (Hendricks) CAREER HOMERS: 106 Career 0 0 0 0
Wearing home whites.......... 19-12 Rendon
Wearing road greys............. 28-17 2017 0 0 0 0
Wearing red alternates............ 9-6RENDON, Anthony (3B), #6 .300 21 HR 74 RBI 5 SB Career 0 0 0 0
Wearing blue stars & stripes.... 4-3 LAST GAME / 0-1 (PH) HOMESTAND: 0-11, BB, HBP Sanchez
Wearing white stars & stripes... 8-7 Earned MLBs 2016 Comeback Player of the Year Award in the NL, returning to form after an injury-plagued 2015 season. 2017 0 0 0 0
Since July 1, is hitting .313 with 9 2B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 18 BB and 16 R in 31 G...Is hitting .317/.426/.595 in his last 62 G. Career 0 0 0 0
When homering.................... 55-27 Stevenson
When playing error free........ 49-17 Is 2nd in NL (4th in MLB) in [Link] WAR (5.1)...Ranks in NL: OBP (6th, .406), OPS (8th, .959) and BB (9th, 62). 2017 0 0 0 0
When SP goes 6.0+ IP........ 55-23 Ranks eighth in Major League Baseball with 126 RBI (in 173 games) since the 2016 All-Star Break (7/15/16).
Career 0 0 0 0
When SP goes 7.0+ IP.......... 38-7 RISP: .375 (36-96), 8 HR, 57 RBI LAST HOMER: 7/27/17 vs. MIL (Blazek) CAREER HOMERS: 74 Wieters
When SP goes 8.0+ IP............ 7-2 2017 0 0 0 0
SANCHEZ, Adrian (INF), #5 .314 0 HR 2 RBI 0 SB Career 0 0 0 0
vs. NL East.......................... 30-20 Zimmerman
vs. NL Central...................... 16-10 LAST GAME / 1-3, 2B, R HOMESTAND: 5-10, 3 2B, RBI, HBP, 3 R 2017 0 0 0 0
vs. NL West........................... 15-7 Signed with the Nationals organization as a non-drafted free agent out of Maracaibo, VEN, January 21, 2007 at the age of 16. Career 0 0 0 0
vs. AL East............................... 2-2 Is 8-for-12 (.667) with 3 2B and one RBI in his last 5 G...Recorded his first MLB hit and scored the GW run, 7/7 vs. ATL.
vs. AL Central.......................... 0-0 Was hitting .259 with 15 2B, one 3B, four HR, 18 RBI, 19 BB, and 37 runs scored at the time of his selection from Triple-A. HOME RUN LOG
vs. AL West.............................. 5-6 Has ascended steadily through Washingtons system in the last 10 seasons making at least two stops at each level.
PINCH-HIT HOMERS (4)
RISP: .286 (2-7), 0 HR, 2 RBI LAST HOMER: N/A CAREER HOMERS: 0 Adam Lind........................................ 4/3 vs. MIA (Phelps)
UPCOMING Ryan Zimmerman...............................4/9 at PHI (Gomez)
Adam Lind................................. 4/30 vs. NYM (Plawecki)
MILESTONES STEVENSON, Andrew (OF), #45 .133 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SB
Adam Lind....................................... 5/9 at BAL (Jimnez)
Player Category Milestone LAST GAME / 0-0 (PR) HOMESTAND: 1-2, R BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (8)
Jayson Werth 2B 300 (295) A. Lind/A. Rendon........................4/30 vs. NYM (8th inn.)
Howie Kendrick HR 100 (98)
Athletic, speedy left-handed outfielder was Washingtons top choice in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft (2nd rd; No. 58). R. Zimmerman/A. Rendon................. 5/6 at PHI (5th inn.)
J. Werth/B. Harper.........................5/23 vs. SEA (4th inn.)
Adam Lind HR 200 (195) Recorded his first MLB hit, 7/28 vs MIL (Perez)...Was hitting .268 w/12 2B, 5 3B, 2 HR, 36 RBI, 10 SB & 51 R in 93 MiLB G. M. Wieters/M. Taylor.........................6/4 at OAK (9th inn.)
Jayson Werth G 1,600 (1,560) Entered 2017 rated as the No. 5 prospect in WSH system, per Baseball America...Was an International Lg. All-Star in 2017. R. Zimmerman/D. Murphy.............. 6/13 vs. ATL (1st inn.)
Matt Wieters G 1,000 (971) Earned non-roster invite to 2017 Spring Training...Can play CF (223 G), LF (54 G) and RF (1 G) (MiLB totals listed). M. Wieters/M. Taylor...................... 6/16 at NYM (3rd inn.)
A. Rendon/M. Wieters...................6/28 vs. CHI (2nd inn.)
Ryan Zimmerman H 1,622 (1,622)
*Pass Tim Raines for 2nd in WSH/MON history RISP: .000 (0-2), 0 HR, 0 RBI LAST HOMER: N/A CAREER HOMERS: 0 B. Harper/[Link]................. 7/18 at CIN (1st inn.)
Jayson Werth H 1,500 (1,452) BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (1)
Ryan Zimmerman R 947 (861) B. Goodwin/[Link]/[Link]/[Link] .7/27 vs. MIL
*Tying Tim Raines for most in WSH/MON historyWIETERS, Matt (C), #32 .244 8 HR 44 RBI 1 SB (3rd inn.)
LAST GAME / 1-3 HOMESTAND: 2-9, RBI, 2 BB WALK-OFF HOMERS (2)
Player Category Milestone
Stephen Strasburg W 82 (79)
Four-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove backstop, joined WSH as a free-agent after eight seasons up the Beltway with BAL. Bryce Harper................................... 4/16 vs. PHI (Benoit)
Bryce Harper.................................. 5/14 vs. PHI (Ramos)
*Tying Bryn Smith for 3rd in WSH/MON history Has hit safely in 13 of his last 21 games (17-for-66, 5 2B, HR, 13 RBI)...Ranks among NL C in 2B (T5th, 18) & RBI (T5th, 44).
Matt Albers G 500 (494) Clubbed his 3rd career grand slam, 8/6 at CHI (Edwards)...Recorded his eighth career multi-HR game, 4/30 vs. NYM. GRAND SLAMS (5)
Gio Gonzalez SO 1,076 (1,039) Bryce Harper.................................. 4/19 at ATL (Teheran)
*Tying Javier Vazquez for 3rd in WSH/MON history Is 25th player to play for both Baltimore and Washington...Has three HR vs. LHP (in 45 AB) and five HR vs. RHP (in 261 AB). Ryan Zimmerman..................................4/19 at ATL (Krol)
Daniel Murphy..............................4/23 at NYM (Wheeler)
RISP: .317 (26-82), 3 HR, 38 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/6/17 at CHI (Edwards Jr.) CAREER HOMERS: 125 Anthony Rendon.................................7/15 at CIN (Wood)
Team Category Milestone Matt Wieters............................... 8/6 at CHI (Edwards Jr.)
Home Runs 203 (169)
*Tying 2016 for the most in a season in WSH/ZIMMERMAN, Ryan (1B), #11 .307 26 HR 81 RBI 1 SB LEADOFF HOMERS (5)
MON history Trea Turner.................................5/26 vs. SDP (Perdomo)
Runs 763 (617) LAST GAME / 0-3, BB HOMESTAND: 4-14, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 5 R Brian Goodwin.......................6/11 vs. TEX (Bibens-Dirkx)
Trea Turner..............................6/12 vs. ATL (Foltynewicz)
*Tying 2016 for the most in a season in WSH/ Washingtons first-ever draft pick (2005)...Is the Nationals all-time leader in virtually every offensive category.
Trea Turner........................................ 6/17 at NYM (Lugo)
MON history
Pitching Strikeouts 1476 (1028)
Ranks among NL hitters in HR (T7th, 26), RBI (8th, 81), SLG (8th, .580), AVG (12th, .307), and OPS (12th, .935). Brian Goodwin....................................... 7/23 at ARI (Ray)
*Tying 2016 for the most in a season in WSH/ Clubbed his 5th multi-HR game of the season (21st of career) on 8/9 vs. MIA...Was named NL Player of the Month in April.
MON history
10 walk-off HR are tied for third in NL history (Stan Musial-12; Tony Perez-11) & second among active players (Pujols-12).
RISP: .309 (34-110), 9 HR, 56 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/10/17 vs. MIA (Guerra) CAREER HOMERS: 241
NATIONALS TEAM STATISTICS
2017 STATISTICS 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS
PINCH HIT DATE OPP. RES REC POS/GA-B WIN LOSS SAVE ATT. / TOG
PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS GIDP E SLG OBP AB H HR RBI 4/3 vs. MIA W4-2 1-0 T1st/-- Strasburg (1-0) Phelps (0-1) Treinen (1) 42,744* / 2:47
4/4 OFF DAY T1st/--
Difo,W .273 77 194 30 53 74 3 3 4 16 3 2 1 19 6 40 5 1 4 5 .381 .338 15 1 0 0 4/5 vs. MIA W6-4 2-0 1st/+1.0 Roark (1-0) Straily (0-1) Treinen (2) 22,715 / 3:06
Drew,S .253 46 95 9 24 34 7 0 1 17 0 3 0 8 0 21 0 0 2 1 .358 .302 19 6 0 5 4/6 vs. MIA L, 3-4 (10) 2-1 T1st/-- Phelps (1-1) Blanton (0-1) Ramos (1) 19,418 / 3:26
Eaton,A .297 23 91 24 27 42 7 1 2 13 0 1 1 14 0 18 3 1 0 0 .462 .393 1 0 0 0 4/7 at PHI W, 7-6 3-1 1st/+1.0 Scherzer (1-0) Velasquez (0-1) Treinen (3) 45,121 / 3:34
Goodwin,B .248 72 242 40 60 122 21 1 13 30 0 3 1 23 2 68 5 0 3 2 .504 .312 7 3 0 2 4/8 at PHI L, 3-17 3-2 T1st/-- Nola (1-0) Guthrie (0-1) None 37,241 / 3:15
Harper,B .327 105 401 92 131 247 27 1 29 87 0 3 1 66 11 92 2 2 12 2 .616 .420 2 0 0 0 4/9 at PHI L, 3-4 3-3 T1st/-- Gomez (1-0) Glover (0-1) None 36,917 / 3:24
4/10 vs. STL W, 14-6 4-3 T1st/-- Roark (2-0) Wainwright (0-2) None 27,413 / 3:47
Kendrick,H # .349 49 175 20 61 83 11 1 3 21 0 1 3 12 0 35 9 4 5 3 .474 .398 6 4 0 1 4/11 vs. STL W, 8-3 5-3 T1st/-- Gonzalez (1-0) Lynn (0-1) None 30,663 / 2:55
Lind,A .305 78 177 26 54 90 9 0 9 38 0 3 0 14 2 30 1 0 3 5 .508 .351 33 13 3 10 4/12 vs. STL L, 1-6 5-4 2nd/-1.0 Leake (1-1) Scherzer (1-1) None 31,648 / 3:14
Lobaton,J .160 34 106 10 17 32 3 0 4 9 0 1 0 9 0 26 0 0 3 6 .302 .224 1 0 0 1 4/13 OFF DAY 2nd/-1.5
Murphy,D .329 104 398 73 131 227 35 2 19 76 0 2 2 33 11 45 1 0 12 8 .570 .382 4 0 0 0 4/14 vs. PHI W, 3-2 (10) 6-4 2nd/-0.5 Kelley (1-0) Gomez (1-1) None 38,664* / 3:18
4/15 vs. PHI L, 2-4 6-5 T2nd/-0.5 Hellickson (2-0) Blanton (0-2) Benoit (1) 35,626 / 2:39
Raburn,R .262 25 65 7 17 28 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 25 0 1 1 0 .431 .304 7 0 0 0 4/16 vs. PHI W, 6-4 7-5 T1st/-- Kelley (2-0) Benoit (0-1) None 29,774 / 3:11
Rendon,A .300 105 360 59 108 199 26 1 21 74 0 4 5 62 4 60 5 2 4 7 .553 .406 1 0 0 0 4/17 OFF DAY 1st/+0.5
Sanchez,A .314 19 35 5 11 14 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 9 0 2 0 2 .400 .333 7 1 0 0 4/18 at ATL W, 3-1 8-5 1st/+0.5 Scherzer (2-1) Foltynewicz (0-2) Kelley (1) 21,834 / 3:06
Stevenson,A .133 14 15 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 8 1 0 0 4/19 at ATL W, 14-4 9-5 1st/+1.5 Ross (1-0) Teheran (1-1) None 22,101 / 3:32
Taylor,M .278 72 241 40 67 123 16 2 12 35 1 2 0 16 0 81 10 3 1 1 .510 .320 6 1 0 0 4/20 at ATL W, 3-2 10-5 1st/+2.0 Strasburg (2-0) Dickey (1-2) Kelley (2) 27,498 / 2:41
4/21 at NYM W, 4-3 (11) 11-5 1st/+3.0 Romero (1-0) Smoker (0-1) Kelley (3) 34,773 / 3:43
Turner,T .279 68 294 53 82 124 13 4 7 32 0 1 2 18 0 55 35 6 4 5 .422 .324 0 0 0 1 4/22 at NYM W, 3-1 12-5 1st/+3.0 Gonzalez (2-0) deGrom (0-1) Glover (1) 42,145 / 3:01
Werth,J .262 47 168 28 44 75 5 1 8 18 0 0 1 27 1 43 4 3 3 1 .446 .367 1 0 0 0 4/23 at NYM W, 6-3 13-5 1st/+3.0 Scherzer (3-1) Wheeler (1-2) Glover (2) 27,044 / 2:43
Wieters,M .244 89 315 30 77 119 18 0 8 44 0 4 1 24 3 67 1 0 12 4 .378 .297 6 1 0 0 4/24 at COL L, 4-8 13-6 1st/+2.5 Estevez (2-0) Romero (1-1) None 23,019 / 3:00
Zimmerman,R .307 103 381 68 117 221 26 0 26 81 0 5 1 30 1 85 1 0 13 11 .580 .355 2 1 1 3 4/25 at COL W, 15-12 14-6 1st/+3.0 Romero (2-1) Mrquez (0-1) None 21,340 / 3:26
Cole,A .000 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4/26 at COL W, 11-4 15-6 1st/+4.0 Roark (3-0) Chatwood (2-3) None 22,461 / 3:23
4/27 at COL W, 16-5 16-6 1st/+4.0 Gonzalez (3-0) Senzatela (3-1) None 34,929 / 3:25
Gonzalez,G .120 23 50 2 6 6 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 0 22 0 0 0 0 .120 .154 0 0 0 0 4/28 vs. NYM L, 5-7 16-7 1st/+4.0 deGrom (1-1) Scherzer (3-2) Edgin (1) 34,562 / 3:24
Grace,M .000 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4/29 vs. NYM L, 3-5 16-8 1st/+4.0 Robles (4-0) Strasburg (2-1) Familia (1) 36,501 / 3:17
Jackson J,E .000 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4/30 vs. NYM W, 23-5 17-8 1st/+5.0 Albers (1-0) Syndergaard (1-2) None 36,806 / 3:37
Roark,T .103 23 39 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 1 1 .128 .125 0 0 0 0 5/1 OFF DAY 1st/+4.5
Ross,J .182 20 33 1 6 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 1 0 .242 .206 3 1 0 0 5/2 vs. ARI L, 3-6 17-9 1st/+4.5 McFarland (1-0) Roark (3-1) Rodney (7) 22,826 / 3:48
5/3 vs. ARI W, 2-1 18-9 1st/+5.5 Turner (1-0) Ray (2-2) None 23,816 / 2:52
Scherzer,M .217 23 46 3 10 13 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 4 0 10 0 0 0 1 .283 .280 0 0 0 0 5/4 vs. ARI W, 4-2 19-9 1st/+6.5 Scherzer (4-2) Shipley (0-1) Romero (1) 29,496 / 3:18
Strasburg,S .125 20 40 4 5 8 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 .200 .146 0 0 0 0 5/5 at PHI W, 4-2 20-9 1st/+6.5 Strasburg (3-1) Pivetta (0-2) Albers (1) 20,237 / 3:20
5/6 at PHI W, 6-2 21-9 1st/+6.5 Cole (1-0) Velasquez (2-3) None 21,298 / 3:01
WASHINGTON .275 113 3932 617 1081 1856 230 19 169 602 30 34 17 385 41 885 74 22 81 66 .472 .340 148 32 4 22 5/7 at PHI L, 5-6 (10) 21-10 1st/+6.5 Neris (1-1) Treinen (0-1) None 30,464 / 3:51
OPPONENTS .242 113 3824 498 927 1565 177 16 143 484 26 20 42 353 31 1028 63 22 86 65 .409 .312 155 33 2 13 5/8 at BAL L, 4-6 21-11 1st/+5.5 Gausman (2-3) Gonzalez (3-1) Brach (8) 23,525 / 2:54
5/9 at BAL L, 4-5 (12) 21-12 1st/+4.5 Verrett (2-0) Turner (1-1) None 26,348 / 3:53
OPP 5/10 vs. BAL W, 7-6 22-12 1st/+5.5 Albers (2-0) Brach (0-1) None 32,984 / 3:17
PITCHER R/L W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG 5/11 vs. BAL 1st/+5.5 *** PPD, Rain -- Rescheduled for 6/8 ***
Albers,M R 5 2 2.13 42 0 0 18 0 2 42.1 29 11 10 5 2 14 0 46 0 0 .190 5/12 vs. PHI 1st/+6.0 ***PPD, Rain -- Rescheduled for 5/14***
Blanton,J R 1 2 7.11 36 0 0 11 0 0 31.2 42 26 25 9 1 9 2 29 0 0 .316 5/13 vs. PHI W, 6-4 23-12 1st/+7.0 Kelley (3-0) Ramos (0-3) None 31,473 / 3:34
5/14 vs. PHI L, 3-4 23-13 1st/+7.0 Benoit (1-2) Kelley (3-1) Neris (4) 31,738 / 3:02
Cole,A R 1 2 5.63 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.0 16 10 10 4 1 9 0 12 0 0 .267 vs. PHI W, 6-5 24-13 1st/+7.5 Turner (2-1) Neshek (0-1) Albers (2) 30,137 / 3:34
Doolittle,S L 0 0 3.60 10 0 0 10 0 7 10.0 8 5 4 1 0 4 0 8 1 0 .222 5/15 OFF DAY 1st/+8.0
Glover,K R 0 1 5.12 23 0 0 12 0 8 19.1 20 11 11 1 0 4 0 17 1 0 .267 5/16 at PIT W, 8-4 25-13 1st/+9.0 Strasburg (4-1) Kuhl (1-4) None 16,992 / 3:30
Gonzalez,G L 10 5 2.59 23 23 0 0 0 0 149.1 112 45 43 16 5 58 4 138 4 0 .209 5/17 at PIT L, 1-6 25-14 1st/+8.0 Cole (2-4) Turner (2-2) None 18,803 / 3:03
Grace,M L 1 0 4.45 28 0 0 7 0 2 32.1 31 17 16 2 2 14 4 21 2 0 .258 5/18 at PIT L, 4-10 25-15 1st/+8.0 Glasnow (2-3) Roark (3-2) None 27,728 / 3:17
5/19 at ATL L, 4-7 25-16 1st/+7.0 Vizcaino (2-1) Romero (2-2) Johnson (7) 35,369 / 3:32
Jackson J,E R 2 2 3.75 4 4 0 0 0 0 24.0 20 14 10 6 0 5 0 20 1 0 .225 5/20 at ATL L, 2-5 25-17 1st/+6.0 Krol (1-1) Scherzer (4-3) Johnson (8) 37,347 / 3:20
Kelley,S R 3 2 7.00 22 0 0 15 0 4 18.0 20 14 14 9 0 9 1 20 2 0 .263 5/21 at ATL W, 3-2 26-17 1st/+7.0 Strasburg (5-1) Garcia (1-3) Glover (3) 32,895 / 2:50
Kintzler,B R 2 0 0.00 5 0 0 1 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 .125 5/22 OFF DAY 1st/+6.5
Madson,R R 2 0 0.00 8 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 0 0 .148 5/23 vs. SEA W, 10-1 27-17 1st/+6.5 Ross (2-0) Bergman (1-2) None 29,650 / 2:28
Perez,O L 0 0 3.55 36 0 0 7 0 1 25.1 22 10 10 3 3 7 2 33 1 1 .234 5/24 vs. SEA W, 5-1 28-17 1st/+7.5 Roark (4-2) Gaviglio (0-1) None 29,223 / 2:28
5/25 vs. SEA L, 2-4 28-18 1st/+7.5 Miranda (4-2) Turner (2-3) Diaz (8) 18,881 / 3:18
Roark,T R 9 7 4.74 23 22 0 0 0 0 131.0 131 79 69 16 4 52 4 112 2 1 .257 5/26 vs. SDP W, 5-1 29-18 1st/+7.5 Scherzer (5-3) Perdomo (0-2) Glover (4) 28,606 / 2:25
Romero,E L 2 4 3.99 45 0 0 10 0 2 47.1 49 24 21 7 3 20 2 57 1 2 .262 5/27 vs. SDP W, 3-0 30-18 1st/+8.5 Strasburg (6-1) Richard (3-6) Glover (5) 37,357 / 2:49
Ross,J R 5 3 5.01 13 13 0 0 0 0 73.2 88 44 41 16 1 20 2 68 2 0 .297 5/28 vs. SDP L, 3-5 30-19 1st/+8.5 Yates (1-0) Ross (2-1) Maurer (6) 30,243 / 3:19 (1:20)
Scherzer,M R 12 5 2.23 23 23 2 0 0 0 153.1 92 44 38 18 9 38 1 210 4 0 .170 5/29 at SFG W, 3-0 31-19 1st/+8.5 Roark (5-2) Moore (2-6) Glover (6) 41,969 / 3:03
Solis,S L 0 0 11.57 14 0 0 2 0 0 11.2 15 15 15 3 0 7 0 12 3 0 .306 5/30 at SFG W, 6-3 32-19 1st/+8.5 Gonzalez (4-1) Samardzija (1-7) Glover (7) 41,266 / 3:32
5/31 at SFG W, 3-1 33-19 1st/+9.5 Scherzer (6-3) Cain (3-4) None 41,371 / 2:45
Strasburg,S R 10 3 3.25 20 20 0 0 0 0 121.2 99 49 44 12 5 37 4 141 3 0 .218 6/1 OFF DAY 1st/+10.0
6/2 at OAK W, 13-3 34-19 1st/+11.0 Strasburg (7-1) Triggs (5-5) None 20,813 / 3:15
WASHINGTON 68 45 4.08 113 113 2 111 4 29 1009.2 927 498 458 143 42 353 31 1028 33 4 .242 6/3 at OAK L, 4-10 34-20 1st/+10.0 Hendriks (2-0) Ross (2-2) None 23,921 / 3:33
OPPONENTS 45 68 5.24 113 113 0 113 4 22 1000.1 1081 617 582 169 17 385 41 885 28 4 .275 6/4 at OAK W, 11-10 35-20 1st/+10.5 Roark (6-2) Madson (1-4) Kelley (4) 21,265 / 3:12
6/5 at LAD W, 4-2 36-20 1st/+11.5 Gonzalez (5-1) Ryu (2-6) Perez (1) 46,289 / 3:05