Nationals vs. Mets Game Preview
Nationals vs. Mets Game Preview
LHP Gio Gonzalez (1-1, 2.20) | RHP Zack Wheeler (1-0, 1.29)
Tue., April 17 l 7:10 p.m. ET l Game #18 / Road #8
Citi FIeld l Flushing, NY
Television: MASN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network
Standing: 8-9, 4th place, National League East • Home: 3-7 • Road: 5-2 • Streak: W1 • Last Five: 2-3 • Last Ten: 4-6
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Leading after 6.................. 7-1 CRAZY 8th NEW YORK METS
Tied after 6......................... 0-1 Trailing, 6-1, heading into the eighth inning, the Nationals sent 12 batters to the plate, eventually scoring Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy spent seven
Trailing after 6................... 1-7 six runs on five hits with three walks and one hit batter to take the 7-6 lead...Howie Kendrick clubbed a solo seasons (2008-15) with the New York Mets...Washington’s
hitting coach Kevin Long served as New York’s hitting coach
home run in the ninth inning to put Washington ahead for good, 8-6.
Leading after 7.................. 7-0 from 2015-17 and bench coach Chip Hale served as their
• The five-run deficit was the Nationals’ largest deficit overcome to win since 2016 when they overcame third base coach from 2010-11.
Tied after 7......................... 0-2 a five-run deficit on June 5 at CIN (Trailing 5-0 after B2nd, won, 10-9)...In 2017, Washington overcame
Trailing after 7................... 1-7 a four-run deficit three times. THE SERIES
Since 2011, the Nationals are 50-19 at Citi Field and have
Leading after 8.................. 8-0 won nine of their last 11 games at New York since the start
LEADING MAN
Tied after 8......................... 0-2
Bryce Harper has homered in back-to-back games and over his last three games, is 5-for-9 (.556) with one of 2017.
Trailing after 8................... 0-7
double, two homers, four RBI, five walks, one stolen base and four runs scored.
2018 / BY THE NUMBERS
Extra innings: ..................... 0-2 • Harper leads Major League Baseball in home runs (8), walks (21), OPS (1.265), and RBI (T1st, 17)... 2018 W-L................................1-3 (0-3 in D.C., 1-0 in N.Y.)
He ranks among National League hitters in runs scored (1st, 17), slugging percentage (2nd, .778), and Streak.............................................................................W1
Scoring first........................ 7-5 on-base percentage (3rd, .487). Aggregate Score / 2018....................Nationals 17, Mets 23
Opponent scores first......... 1-4 • Of his 17 hits this season, nine have been extra base hits (2B, 8 HR)...Moreover, Harper has 21 walks and
Shutouts ........................... 2-0 just 11 strikeouts through the first 17 games of the season. ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS
W-L / Nationals (2005-present).............................131-113
W-L / Home (2005-present).......................................55-66
Scoring fewer than 3.......... 2-5 APRIL POWER
W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).........................48-45
Scoring 3 or more............... 6-4 In 482 at bats spanning 138 career games in March/April, Bryce Harper has posted a .654 slugging percent- W-L / Away (2005-present)........................................76-47
Scoring 5 or more............... 5-3 age and a 1.091 OPS...Those marks are the best in Major League history, ahead of the likes of Babe Ruth (2nd W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals).........................429-412
with .638 SLG and 1.090 OPS) and Ted Williams (3rd in OPS, 1.088).
Series opener..................... 4-2 • With eight home runs, Harper is just one homer short of his personal career-mark for home runs in 2018 AGAINST THE METS
Series finale....................... 1-4 March/April (9, 3x: 2017, 2016, 2013). DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
• The Nationals record (2005-pres.) for home runs in March/April is 11 by Ryan Zimmerman in 2017...The 4/5vsNYM L, 2-8 deGrom-Strasburg-None
Home series W-L-T.......... 1-2-0 4/7vsNYM L, 2-3 Robles-Kintzler-Familia
team record for most home runs in a single month is held by Harper (13, May 2015).
Road series W-L-T........... 1-1-0 4/8vsNYM L, 5-6 Lugo-Kintzler-Rhame
Total series W-L-T........... 2-3-0 4/16atNYM W, 8-6 Cole-Ramos-Madson
WALK THIS WAY 4/17atNYM
Home series sweeps........... 0-1 As a team, the Nationals offense leads Major League Baseball with 84 walks...The next closest teams are the 4/18atNYM
Road series sweeps............. 1-0 New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies with 69...As mentioned, Bryce Harper leads MLB with 21 walks, 7/12atNYM
7/13atNYM
Total series sweeps............ 1-1 while Trea Turner is tied for third in MLB with 14. 7/14atNYM
7/15atNYM
At home.............................. 3-7 START ME UP 7/31vsNYM
On the road........................ 5-2 Derek Lilliquist’s starting pitching staff leads the National League (2nd in MLB) with 114 strikeouts and 8/1vsNYM
ranks tied for second in the National League (T7th in MLB) with a 3.38 ERA...Additionally, the staff ranks in 8/24atNYM
After day off....................... 0-1 the National League in opp. AVG (1st, .216), hits per 9.0 IP (1st, 7.28), opp. OBP (2nd, .273), WHIP (3rd, 1.10), 8/25atNYM
strikeout-to-walk ratio (3rd, 3.93), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (4th, 10.13), and opp. SLG (5th, .380). 8/26atNYM
One-run games.................. 1-3 • Max Scherzer (3rd, 1.33) and Gio Gonzalez (9th, 2.20), rank in the top 10 in ERA in the National League. 9/20vsNYM
Two-run games.................. 3-1 • Scherzer paces the NL with 38 strikeouts, while Stephen Strasburg (7th, 26) joins him in the top 10. 9/21vsNYM
9/22vsNYM
Come-from-behind wins.........2 DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE BULLPEN 9/23vsNYM
Last at-bat W-L.................. 0-3
Nationals relievers have allowed just two of 17 inherited runners to score this season...Their 11.8% inherited DAVE MARTINEZ
Walk-off W-L...................... 0-0 Nationals manager Dave Martinez was named the
runners scored percent leads the National League and is third in Major League Baseball...They are one of four
seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct.
Facing left-handed SP....... 1-3 teams in MLB to allow fewer than three inherited runners to score.
• Henry Blanco’s bullpen has also been strong when it comes to striking out batters...Washington’s reliev- 30, 2017. He joined the Nationals for what will be
Facing right-handed SP .... 7-6
ers lead the National League and rank second in Major League Baseball with 11.32 strikeouts per 9.0 IP his 30th season in professional baseball. A 16-year
Day games......................... 4-4 (behind NYY - 13.43)...Their 70 strikeouts rank fourth in the National League. Major League outfielder, Martinez has been a Major
Night games...................... 4-5 • Sean Doolittle (T3rd, 16) and Sammy Solís (T9th, 13) rank in the top 10 in strikeouts among NL relievers. League coach for the last 10 seasons, serving as Cubs
manager Joe Maddon’s bench coach and right-hand
March/April........................ 8-9 VOTE FOR PEDRO man in Chicago (2015–17) as well as Tampa Bay
May.................................... 0-0 Since being recalled on April 2, Pedro Severino has posted a .457 on-base percentage (9 H, 5 BB, 2 HBP)... (2008–14). This is the first Major League managerial
June................................... 0-0 He has hit safely in seven of his 10 games played, including six of his last seven games. assignment of Martinez’s career.
July..................................... 0-0
August............................... 0-0
• In seven starts, he is hitting .320 (8-for-25) with two doubles, three RBI, five walks, one stolen base and
three runs scored...He has recorded two multi-hit efforts and driven in runs in three of the eight starts.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
September/October............. 0-0 @chelsea_janes - Washington Post (April 16)
General clubhouse consensus: Yes it’s only April, but
FUN IN THE FIRST
Pre All-Star break............... 8-9 yes, that was a big win. Harper on the eighth inning:
Washington’s offense has scored at least one run in the first inning in 11 of 17 games...In total, the Nation-
Post All-Star break............. 0-0 “It’s huge.”
als have scored 19 runs in the first inning, ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks (16) for the most in Major
League Baseball.
Wearing home whites......... 1-3 @masnKolko - MASN (April 16)
Wearing road greys............. 4-2 Make that seven unanswered runs. Kendrick goes
FIVE FINGER DISCOUNTS
Wearing red alternates....... 1-1 yard. Wow.
The Nationals lead Major League Baseball with 20 stolen bases...Trea Turner (7) leads the National League
Wearing blue stars & stripes.. 1-2
Wearing white stars & stripes.. 1-1
and is tied for first in MLB (Dee Gordon) while Michael A. Taylor (5) is tied for second in the National League
@masnKerr - MASNSports.com (April 16)
and tied for fourth in MLB.
Ryan Madson on Severino getting Cabrera in 9th: “I
When homering................... 5-6 • Neither Turner or Taylor have been caught stealing yet in 2018.
couldn’t thank him enough,” Madson said of the play.
When playing error free....... 5-4
When SP goes 6.0+ IP........ 7-3
NATIONALS HISTORY “I wanted to do a mound visit just to give him a hug. I
April 17 (7-5 on this date) couldn’t believe (Cabrera) was running”
When SP goes 7.0+ IP........ 4-0
When SP goes 8.0+ IP........ 2-0 2008 – Tim Redding struck out a career-best 10 and Nick Johnson laced a three-run double with two outs in
the seventh inning to lift the Nationals to a 6-4 win at FLA. The win snapped a seven-game road losing streak. @masnKolko - MASN (April 16)
Bryce Harper just broke his bat...and hit a ball 395
vs. NL East......................... 4-6 IN THE COMMUNITY feet out to right-center. Wow.
vs. NL Central.................... 3-0
April 30: Team trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
vs. NL West.......................... 1-3
The Washington Nationals will make their annual visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in @ladsonbill24 - MLB.com (April 16)
vs. AL East......................... 0-0
Bethesda. Players, coaches and their significant others will spend time with veterans working on their physical Whoa!!!!!!! A broken bat home run by Bryce Harper.
therapy in the Military Advanced Training Center. Afterwards, the team will join active duty service members 1-0, #Nats over the #Mets.
at the USO Warrior and Family Center at Bethesda for lunch.
TOMORROW’S STARTER
ROARK, Tanner #57 RHP
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2018 WSH NL 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 18.0 12 8 7 3 6 18 1.00 4.19 3.50
Career 56 40 1 2 154 114 1 772.2 698 315 293 77 219 604 1.19 3.81 3.41
CATCHERS DEFENSE
CATCHER GS W-L CCS SBA CS% PB CATCHER ERA
Pedro Severino
2018 8 3-5 1 8 12.5% 1 2.39 (20 ER/79.0 IP)
Career 22 10-12 6 20 30.0% 3 3.49 (56 ER/229.2 IP)
Matt Wieters
2018 6 4-2 1 4 25.0% 0 3.53 (21 ER/51.0 IP)
Career 907 467-440 169 572 29.6% 24 4.22 (3782 ER/8053.1 IP)
HITTERS NOTES HOMERS
SIERRA, Moisés #49 OF BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (0)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2018 WSH NL 6 14 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 .214 .267 .357 .624 GRAND SLAMS (1)
LAST GAME: 1-1, R (Def. Replacement) ROAD TRIP: 1-1, R Brian Goodwin.....3/31 at CIN (Quackenbush)
A veteran of 12 professional seasons, including parts of 3 Major League seasons, joined the Nationals as a non-roster invitee to 2018 Spring Training.
• Recorded his first hit as a National, 4/12 vs. COL (PH 2B)...Went 4-for-12 (.333) with one RBI, 4 walks and 2 runs scored in 4 games for Syracuse. LEADOFF HOMERS (0)
• Hit .321 (17-for-53) with 3 doubles, 3 home runs, 11 RBI and 8 runs scored in 30 Grapefruit League games.
• Has hit .243 with 25 doubles, 3 triples, 9 home runs, 37 RBI, 30 walks and 47 runs scored in 180 Major League games for TOR and CWS. MULTI-HOMER GAMES (1)
RISP: .500 (1-2), 0 HR, 2 RBI LAST HOMER: 6/29/14 at TOR (Buehrle) CAREER HOMERS: 9 Bryce Harper (2)......................4/1 at CIN
STEVENSON, Andrew #45 OF
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS PINCH-HIT HOMERS (0)
2018 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
LAST GAME: ROAD TRIP: PITCHER HOMERS (1)
Athletic, speedy, left-handed outfielder was Washington’s top choice in the 2015 First- Year Player Draft (2nd rd, No. 58 overall) out of LSU. A.J. Cole.................. 4/3 at ATL (Teheran)
• Was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on 4/17...Appeared in 37 games for Washington in 2017 (.158, 2 2B, RBI, 7 BB, SB, 5 R).
• Enjoyed two stints with WSH in 2017 after having his contract initially selected from Triple-A Syracuse on 7/23...Made his MLB debut that day at ARI. WALK-OFF HOMERS (0)
• Hit .272 with 12 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 38 RBI, 11 SB and 52 runs scored in 99 games between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse in 2017
RISP: — (0-0), 0 HR, 0 RBI LAST HOMER: N/A CAREER HOMERS: 0 MILESTONES
Player Category Milestone
TAYLOR, Michael A. #3 CF
Anthony Rendon HR 100 (79)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
Trea Turner SB 122 (88)
2018 WSH NL 17 60 6 11 3 0 0 3 4 21 5 0 .183 .234 .233 .468 Tying I. Desmond for most in WSH history
LAST GAME: 0-3, RBI, BB ROAD TRIP: 0-3, RBI, BB Ryan Zimmerman H 1,694 (1,670)
2017 Gold Glove finalist is one the top up-and-coming center fielders in Major League Baseball...Can hit for power and steal bases. Tying T. Wallach for most in MON/WSH history
• Has hit safely in 6 of the last 9 games...Ranks tied for 4th in MLB (T2nd in NL) with 5 stolen bases. Ryan Zimmerman R 947 (885)
• From 4/29/17 (when Eaton got hurt) through the end of the 2017 season, hit .280 with 23 2B, 3 3B, 19 HR, 52 RBI, 28 BB, 17 SB & 54 runs in 105 G. Tying T. Raines for most in MON/WSH history
• Was tied for 2nd among National League center fielders with a career-high 8 outfield assists in just 111 games...15 of 19 HR runs came off RHP.
RISP: .176 (3-17), 0 HR, 3 RBI LAST HOMER: 10/1/17 vs. PIT (Neverauskas) CAREER HOMERS: 41 Player Category Milestone
Stephen Strasburg W 100 (86)
TURNER, Trea #7 SS Tying D. Martinez for 2nd-most in MON/WSH
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS history
2018 WSH NL 17 64 6 14 1 0 1 3 14 14 7 0 .219 .359 .281 .640
LAST GAME: 2-5, SB, R ROAD TRIP: 2-5, SB, R
Elite athlete with electric, game-changing speed has emerged as one of the top young offensive threats in Major League Baseball. TOP PROSPECTS
• Has reached safely in 13 of his 17 games played...Leads the NL and is tied for 2nd in MLB with 6 stolen bases. Baseball America
• Has 14 walks in 78 PA in 2018 (Had 30 BB in 447 PA in 2017)...Ranks tied for 3rd in MLB with 14 walks. 1. Victor Robles, OF
• His 4 leadoff homers ranked T3rd in the NL (T8th in MLB) in 2017...Recorded his first career cycle and the third in Nationals history, 4/25/17 at COL. 2. Juan Soto, OF
RISP: .176 (3-17), 0 HR, 2 RBI LAST HOMER: 3/31/18 at CIN (Castillo) CAREER HOMERS: 26 3. Erick Fedde, RHP
WIETERS, Matt (S) #32 C 4. Carter Kieboom, SS
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 5. Seth Romero, LHP
2018 WSH NL 7 19 4 4 0 0 2 3 4 3 0 1 .211 .375 .526 .901 6. Luis Garcia, 2B/SS
LAST GAME: 0-3 ROAD TRIP: 0-3 7. Wil Crowe, RHP
Since his debut in 2009, Wieters ranks among active MLB catchers in home runs (4th, 129) and slugging percentage (6th, .413). 8. Daniel Johnson, OF
• Homered in back-to-back games for the first time since 2013 on 4/14 and 4/15...Clubbed his first HR of 2018, 4/14 vs. COL. 9. Raudy Read, C
• Helped guide a pitching staff that ranked third in the NL in ERA (3.88) and strikeouts (1,457) in 2017 10. Yasel Antuna, SS/3B
• Ranked among NL catchers in hits (7th, 95), RBI (8th, 52), and doubles (9th, 20)...Was the 9th of 10 Nationals players to hit 10+ homers in 2017. 11. Blake Perkins, OF
RISP: .333 (1-3), 0 HR, 1 RBI LAST HOMER: 4/15/18 vs. COL (Shaw) CAREER HOMERS: 129 12. Kelvin Gutierrez, 3B
13. Andrew Stevenson, OF
ZIMMERMAN, Ryan #11 1B 14. Pedro Severino, C
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 15. Rafael Bautista, OF
2018 WSH NL 17 54 2 6 0 1 1 5 4 16 0 0 .111 .186 .204 .390 16. Jackson Tetreault, RHP
LAST GAME: 0-5 ROAD TRIP: 17. Brigham Hill, RHP
Is Washington’s (2005-pres.) and the franchise (MON/WSH) leader in nearly every offensive category...Has clubbed the most HR in D.C. baseball history. 18. Jose Marmolejos, 1B
• Put up career numbers in his 13th season en route to being named a NL All-Star starter and the NL Comeback Player of the Year by the MLBPA. 19. Drew Ward, 3B
• Ranked in the NL in RBI (6th, 108), HR (T6th, 36), and SLG (7th, .573)...Ranked just outside of the top 10 in batting average (13th, .303). 20. Taylor Gushue, C
• His 10 walk-off HR are tied for 10th in MLB history, 3rd in NL history (Stan Musial-12; Tony Perez-11) and 2nd among active players (Pujols-12). 21. Nick Raquet, LHP
RISP: .095 (2-21), 1 HR, 5 RBI LAST HOMER: 4/3/18 at ATL (Teheran) CAREER HOMERS: 252 22. Kyle Johnston, RHP
23. Jose Sanchez, SS
RECENT TRANSACTIONS 24. Jefry Rodriguez, RHP
3/1 ������Agreed to terms with all pre-arbitration (0-3 years) players on the 40 man roster: RHP Austin L. Adams, OF Rafael Bautista, RHP A.J. Cole, INF Wilmer 25. Telmito Agustin, OF
Difo, RHP Erick Fedde, RHP Koda Glover, OF Brian Goodwin, RHP Trevor Gott, LHP Matt Grace, RHP Kelvin Gutierrez, 1B José Marmolejos, C Raudy Read, 26. Austin Voth, RHP
INF Matt Reynolds, OF Victor Robles, RHP Jefry Rodriguez, LHP Enny Romero, RHP Joe Ross, INF Adrian Sanchez, C Pedro Severino, LHP Sammy Solis, OF 27. Joan Baez, RHP
Andrew Stevenson, RHP Wander Suero, SS Trea Turner and RHP Austin Voth 28. Anderson Franco, 3B
3/8 ������Optioned RHP Austin Voth to Triple-A Syracuse...Re-assigned RHP Jimmy Cordero, RHP Brady Dragmire, RHP David Goforth, RHP Roman Mendez, RHP 29. Jakson Reetz, C
Cesar Vargas, C Taylor Gushue, and INF Osvaldo Abreu to Minor League camp 30. Osvaldo Abreu, SS
3/9 ������Optioned RHP Jefry Rodriguez and INF Kelvin Gutierrez to Double-A Harrisburg MLBPipeline.com
3/13 ����Optioned RHP Wander Suero, OF Rafael Bautista, 1B Jose Marmolejos to Triple-A Syracuse and re-assigned LHP Bryan Harper, RHP Jaron Long, C 1. Victor Robles, OF
Jhonatan Solano to Minor League camp 2. Juan Soto, OF
3/20 ����Optioned OF Victor Robles to Triple-A Syracuse and reassigned LHP Ismael Guillon to Minor League camp. 3. Carter Kieboom, SS
3/22 ����Optioned RHP Erick Fedde to Triple-A Syracuse 4. Erick Fedde, RHP
3/24 ����Optioned RHP Austin Adams, C Pedro Severino and OF Andrew Stevenson to Triple-A Syracuse; Reassigned RHP Tim Collins, INF Chris Dominguez, RHP 5. Seth Romero, LHP
Edwin Jackson, C Spencer Kieboom, LHP Tommy Milone, OF Moises Sierra and RHP Christopher Smith to Minor League camp; and Released IINF Reid 6. Wil Crowe, RHP
Brignac and OF Ryan Raburn 7. Andrew Stevenson, OF
3/25 ����Optioned INF/OF Matt Reynolds and INF Adrian Sanchez to Triple-A Syracuse 8. Yasel Antuna, SS/3B
3/27 ����Selected the contract of C Miguel Montero...Placed RHP Koda Glover on the 60-day disabled list (right shoulder tendinitis)...Placed 2B Daniel Murphy 9. Luis Garcia, SS/2B
on the 10-day disabled list (right knee surgery)...Placed RHP Joaquin Benoit on the 10-day disabled list (right forearm strain). 10. Daniel Johnson, OF
4/2 ������Recalled C Pedro Severino from Triple-A Syracuse...Placed C Matt Wieters on the 10-day disabled list (mild left oblique strain). 11. Blake Perkins, OF
4/7 ������Recalled INF/OF Matt Reynolds from Triple-A Syracuse...Selected the contract of C Jhonatan Solano from Triple-A Syracuse...Placed C Miguel Montero 12. Kelvin Gutierrez, 3B
on the paternity list...Designated LHP Enny Romero for assignment. 13. Rafael Bautista, OF
4/10 ����Reinstated C Miguel Montero from the paternity list...Placed C Jhonatan Solano on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 7 (bone chips in his right 14. Raudy Read, C
elbow). 15. Pedro Severino, C
4/11 ����Recalled from rehab and reinstated C Matt Wieters from the 10-day disabled...Selected the contract of OF Moisés Sierra...Placed OF Adam Eaton on the 16. Nick Raquet, LHP
10-day disabled list (retroactive to April 9) with a bone bruise to his left ankle...Designated C Miguel Montero for assignment. 17. Jackson Tetreault, RHP
4/16 ����Selected the contract of RHP Jeremy Hellickson...Placed C Jhonatan Solano on the 60-day disabled list (bone chips in right elbow)...Optioned RHP Trevor 18. Drew Ward, 3B
Gott to Triple-A Syracuse. 19. Jose Marmolejos, 1B/OF
4/17 ����Recalled OF Andrew Stevenson...Placed OF Brian Godwin on the 10-day disabled list (left wrist soreness). 20. Brigham Hill, RHP
21. Austin Voth, RHP
DISABLED LIST 22. Kyle Johnston, RHP
PLAYER INJURY 10/60 DL PLACED / RETRO REINSTATED #GAMES 23. Taylor Gushue, C
Brian Goodwin Left wrist soreness 10 April 17 / April 16 1 24. Jackson Reetz, C
Adam Eaton Left ankle bone bruise 10 April 11 / April 9 8 25. Andreson Franco, 3B/1B
Jhonatan Solano Bone chips in right elbow 60 April 10 / April 7 10 26. Osvaldo Abreu, SS/2B
Joaquin Benoit Right forearm strain 10 March 27 17 27. Jose Sanchez, INF
Koda Glover Right shoulder tendinitis 60 March 27 17 28. Telmito Agustin, OF
Daniel Murphy Right knee surgery 10 March 27 17 29. Joan Baez, RHP
Joe Ross Right elbow surgery 60 Feb. 21 17 30. Armond Upshaw, OF
Matt Wieters Mild left oblique strain 10 April 2 April 11 8
TEAM STATS DAY-BY-DAY
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 3/29 — PPD DUE TO RAIN (Made up on March 30)
3/30 at CIN W, 2-0 1-0 T1st/0.5 Scherzer (1-0) Bailey (0-1) Doolittle (1) 43,878 / 3:09
Adams,M .200 13 30 4 6 14 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 6 0 12 0 0 2 0 .467 .351 4 0 0 0 3/31 at CIN W, 13-7 2-0 T1st/0.5 Strasburg (1-0) Castillo (0-1) None 27,341 / 3:16
Difo,W .270 15 37 5 10 13 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 12 2 1 0 1 .351 .357 3 1 0 0 4/1 at CIN W, 6-5 3-0 1st/1.0 Gonzalez (1-0 Romano (0-1) Doolittle (2) 10,335 / 2:47
RIGHT .167 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .250 .231 1 0 0 0 4/2 at ATL W, 8-1 4-0 1st/1.5 Roark (1-0) Newcomb (0-1) None 25,054 / 2:55
LEFT .320 25 8 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 8 0 .400 .414 2 1 0 0 4/3 at ATL L, 6-13 4-1 1st/0.5 Carle (1-1) Cole (0-1) None 26,782 / 3:20 (:12 delay)
* Eaton,A .345 8 29 10 10 19 3 0 2 5 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .655 .424 1 0 0 0 4/4 at ATL L, 1-7 4-2 T2nd/-0.5 Foltynewicz (1-0) Scherzer (1-1) None 29,834 / 3:06
4/5 vs. NYM L, 2-8 4-3 3rd/-1.5 deGrom (2-0) Strasburg (1-1) None 42,477* / 2:57
Goodwin,B .250 13 24 3 6 9 0 0 1 8 1 1 1 5 0 11 2 1 0 1 .375 .387 3 0 0 0 4/6 OFF DAY 3rd/-1.5
Harper,B .315 17 54 17 17 42 1 0 8 17 0 3 0 21 2 11 2 0 0 0 .778 .487 0 0 0 0 4/7 vs. NYM L, 2-3 4-4 3rd/-2.5 Robles (1-0) Kintzler (0-1) Familia (4) 28,952 / 2:59
Kendrick,H .309 14 55 5 17 29 6 0 2 7 0 0 1 2 1 11 0 0 3 4 .527 .345 0 0 0 0 4/8 vs. NYM L, 5-6 (12) 4-5 3rd, -3.5 Lugo (1-0) Kintzler (0-2) Rhame (1) 21,579 / 4:03
* Murphy,D .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4/9 vs. ATL W, 2-0 5-5 3rd/-3.5 Scherzer (2-1) Teheran (0-2) None 19,582 / 2:21
Rendon,A .286 14 56 5 16 23 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 0 8 0 1 0 0 .411 .355 0 0 0 0 4/10 vs. ATL W, 4-1 6-5 T2nd/-3.5 Strasburg (2-1) Foltynewicz (1-1) Madson (1) 19,357 / 2:44
4/11 vs. ATL L, 3-5 (12) 6-6 4th/-4.5 Carle (2-1) Madson (1-0) None 21,109 / 3:43
Reynolds,M .125 5 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 2 0 0 1 4/12 vs. COL L, 1-5 6-7 4th/-5.0 Bettis (2-0) Gonzalez (1-1) None 24,213 / 2:43
Severino,P .321 10 28 4 9 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 1 6 1 0 0 0 .393 .457 0 0 0 0 4/13 vs. COL L, 1-2 6-8 4th/-6.0 Oberg (1-0) Roark (1-1) Davis (6) 37,702 / 3:04
Sierra,M .214 6 14 1 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 .357 .267 2 1 0 0 4/14 vs. COL W, 6-2 7-8 4th/-5.0 Scherzer (3-1) Gray (1-3) None 31,700 / 2:53
Taylor,M .183 17 60 6 11 14 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 21 5 0 2 0 .233 .234 1 0 0 0 4/15 vs. COL L, 5-6 7-9 4th/-6.0 Ottavino (3-0) Doolittle (0-1) Davis (7) 25,462 / 3:14
Turner,T .219 17 64 6 14 18 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 14 1 14 7 0 1 2 .281 .359 0 0 0 0 4/16 at NYM W, 8-6 8-9 4th/-5.0 Cole (1-1) Ramos (0-1) Madson (2) 22,829 / 3:25
4/17 at NYM
Wieters,M .211 7 19 4 4 10 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .526 .375 1 0 0 0 4/18 at NYM
RIGHT .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 4/19 OFF DAY
LEFT .235 17 4 10 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 .588 .350 1 0 0 0 4/20 at LAD
Zimmerman,R .111 17 54 2 6 11 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 4 0 16 0 0 1 0 .204 .186 4 1 0 0 4/21 at LAD
Cole,A .333 3 3 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01.333 .333 0 0 0 0 4/22 at LAD
4/23 at SFG
Gonzalez,G .000 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4/24 at SFG
Hellickson,J .000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 4/25 at SFG
Roark,T .125 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 0 0 0 0 4/26 OFF DAY
Scherzer,M .300 4 10 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 0 0 0 0 4/27 vs. ARI
Strasburg,S .167 4 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 0 0 0 0 4/28 vs ARI
4/29 vs. ARI
4/30 vs. PIT
WASHINGTON .235 17 578 75 136 228 27 1 21 70 4 4 9 84 8 150 20 4 12 9 .394 .339 21 3 0 1 5/1 vs. PIT
OPPONENTS .218 17 582 77 127 231 33 1 23 73 4 2 5 52 5 184 11 4 9 14 .397 .287 27 5 0 2 5/2 vs. PIT
5/3 vs. PIT
OPP 5/4 vs. PHI
5/5 vs. PHI
PITCHER R/L W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG 5/6 vs. PHI
Cole,A R 1 1 12.60 3 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 15 14 14 5 0 6 0 10 0 0 .349 5/7 at SDP
Doolittle,S L 0 1 3.38 8 0 0 6 0 2 8.0 3 3 3 2 1 3 1 16 0 0 .115 5/8 at SDP
Gonzalez,G L 1 1 2.20 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.1 16 5 4 1 0 7 1 20 1 0 .246 5/9 at SDP
5/10 at ARI
Grace,M L 0 0 4.35 9 0 0 1 0 0 10.1 5 6 5 2 1 3 0 9 0 0 .147 5/11 at ARI
Hellickson,J R 0 0 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 7 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .350 5/12 at ARI
Kelley,S R 0 0 3.00 7 0 0 1 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 .217 5/13 at ARI
Kintzler,B R 0 2 7.88 8 0 0 1 0 0 8.0 7 7 7 1 0 5 2 9 0 0 .241 5/14 OFF DAY
Madson,R R 0 1 2.08 9 0 0 3 0 2 8.2 9 2 2 0 0 4 1 8 0 0 .273 5/15 vs. NYY
5/16 vs. NYY
Roark,T R 1 1 3.50 3 3 0 0 0 0 18.0 12 8 7 3 0 6 0 18 1 0 .188 5/17 OFF DAY
Scherzer,M R 3 1 1.33 4 4 1 0 1 0 27.0 14 7 4 2 0 4 0 38 1 0 .147 5/18 vs. LAD
Solis,S L 0 0 4.05 8 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 3 3 0 1 3 0 13 1 0 .240 5/19 vs. LAD
Strasburg,S R 2 1 3.08 4 4 0 0 0 0 26.1 20 11 9 4 1 6 0 26 1 1 .206 5/20 vs. LAD
5/21 vs. SDP
5/22 vs. SDP
WASHINGTON 8 9 3.90 17 17 1 16 2 4 157.0 127 77 68 23 5 52 5 184 5 1 .218 5/23 vs. SDP
OPPONENTS 9 8 3.87 17 17 0 17 0 4 156.0 136 75 67 21 9 84 8 150 9 0 .235 5/24 OFF DAY
5/25 at MIA
5/26 at MIA
5/27 at MIA
5/28 at BAL
5/29 at BAL
5/30 at BAL
5/31 at ATL
6/1 at ATL
6/2 at ATL
6/3 at ATL
HIGHS AND LOWS 6/4 OFF DAY
6/5 vs. TBR
6/6 vs. TBR
TEAM BATTING 6/7 OFF DAY
Most runs, game.....................................................................13 March 31 at CIN 6/8 vs. SFG
6/9 vs. SFG
Most runs, inning.....................................................................4 March 31 at CIN (9th inn.) 6/10 vs. SFG
6/11 OFF DAY
Most hits (9-inning game)......................................................14 March 31 at CIN 6/12 at NYY
Most hits (extra-inning game)................................................13 April 8 vs. NYM 6/13 at NYY
6/14 OFF DAY
Most doubles, game.................................................................4 April 9 vs. ATL 6/15 at TOR
6/16 at TOR
Most home runs, game.............................................................4 2x: April 1 at CIN, March 31 at CIN 6/17 at TOR
Most extra-base hits, game......................................................6 March 31 at CIN 6/18 OFF DAY
6/19 vs. BAL
Most total bases, game..........................................................28 March 31 at CIN 6/20 vs. BAL
6/21 vs. BAL
Most walks (9-inning game)...................................................10 2x: April 15 vs. COL, April 2 at ATL 6/22 vs. PHI
Most walks (extra-inning game)...............................................7 April 8 vs. NYM 6/23 vs. PHI
6/24 vs. PHI
Most strikeouts (9-inning game)............................................13 April 16 at NYM 6/25 at TBR
Most strikeouts (extra-inning game)......................................11 April 11 vs. ATL (12.0 Inn.) 6/26 at TBR
6/27 OFF DAY
Most runners left on base (9-inning game)............................13 April 2 at ATL 6/28 at PHI
6/29 at PHI
Most runners left on base (extra-inning game)......................14 April 8 vs. NYM 6/30 at PHI
Fewest hits, game....................................................................4 2x: Last: April 13 vs. COL 7/1 at PHI
7/2 vs. BOS
INDIVIDUAL BATTING 7/3 vs. BOS
7/4 vs. BOS
Most hits, game........................................................................5 Adam Eaton (3/31 at CIN) 7/5 vs. MIA
Most runs, game.......................................................................4 Adam Eaton (3/31 at CIN) 7/6 vs. MIA
7/7 vs. MIA
Most doubles, game..................................................................2 3x: Rendon (4/5 vs. NYM), Kendrick (4/2 vs. ATL), Eaton (3/31 at CIN) 7/8 vs. MIA
7/9 at PIT
Most home runs, game..............................................................2 Bryce Harper (4/1 at CIN) 7/10 at PIT
Most extra-base hits, game.......................................................3 Adam Eaton (3/31 at CIN) 7/11 at PIT
7/12 at NYM
Most RBI, game.........................................................................4 Brian Goodwin (3/31 at CIN) 7/13 at NYM
7/14 at NYM
Most stolen bases, game...........................................................2 Trea Turner (4/3 vs. ATL) 7/15 at NYM
Most strikeouts, game...............................................................3 4x: Last: Bryce Harper (4/12 vs. COL) 7/16-19
7/20 vs. ATL
ALL STAR BREAK (89TH ALL-STAR GAME TO BE PLAYED IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON JULY 17)
Most walks, game.....................................................................4 Bryce Harper (4/2 at ATL) 7/21 vs. ATL
7/22 vs. ATL
Most total bases, game...........................................................10 Adam Eaton (3/31 at CIN) 7/23 at MIL
Longest hitting streak................................................. 10 games Howie Kendrick (3/30-4/13) 7/24 at MIL
7/25 at MIL
TEAM PITCHING 7/26 at MIA
7/27 at MIA
Most strikeouts (9-inning game).............................................14 2x: April 14 vs. COL, March 30 at CIN 7/28 at MIA
Most strikeouts (extra-inning game).......................................18 April 8 vs. NYM (12.0 Inn.) 7/29 at MIA
7/30 OFF DAY
Most walks (9-inning game).....................................................5 2x: April 7 vs. NYM, April 3 at ATL 7/31 vs. NYM
8/1 vs. NYM
Most walks (extra-inning game) ...............................................7 April 1 vs. ATL (12.0 Inn.) 8/2 vs. CIN
Most runs allowed, game........................................................13 April 3 at ATL 8/3 vs. CIN
8/4 vs. CIN
Most runs allowed, inning.........................................................4 4x; Last: April 8 vs. NYM (3rd Inn.) 8/5 vs. CIN
8/6 OFF DAY
Most hits allowed, game.........................................................15 April 3 at ATL 8/7 vs. ATL
Most hits allowed (extra-inning game)....................................11 April 11 vs. ATL (12.0 Inn.) 8/8 vs. ATL
8/9 vs. ATL
Fewest hits allowed, game........................................................2 April 9 vs. ATL 8/10 at CHI
Most home runs allowed, game.................................................3 4x: Last: April 15 vs. COL 8/11 at CHI
8/12 at CHI
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING 8/13 at STL
8/14 at STL
Most innings pitched, starter.................................................9.0 Max Scherzer (4/9 vs. ATL) 8/15 at STL
Most innings pitched, reliever................................................2.0 3x: Last: Trevor Gott (4/12 vs. COL) 8/16 at STL
8/17 vs. MIA
Most strikeouts, starter...........................................................10 Max Scherzer (4/10 vs. ATL, 3/30 at CIN) 8/18 vs. MIA
8/19 vs. MIA
Most strikeouts, reliever............................................................5 Sammy Solis (4/8 vs. NYM) 8/20 OFF DAY
Longest winning streak................................................. 2 games Max Scherzer (4/9-Pres.) 8/21 vs. PHI
8/22 vs. PHI
Longest losing streak.................................................... 2 games Brandon Kintzler (4/7-4/8) 8/23 vs. PHI
8/24 at NYM
Most consecutive scoreless innings, starter.........................12.0 Stephen Strasburg (4/5-4/15) 8/25 at NYM
Most consecutive scoreless innings, reliever..........................7.1 Matt Grace (4/1-4/11) 8/26 at NYM
8/27 at PHI
Most earned runs allowed.......................................................10 A.J. Cole (4/3 at ATL) 8/28 at PHI
8/29 at PHI
Most hits allowed....................................................................10 A.J. Cole (4/3 at ATL) 8/30 OFF DAY
Most walks allowed...................................................................4 Tanner Roark (4/8 vs. NYM) 8/31 vs. MIL
9/1 vs. MIL
Most home runs allowed............................................................2 4x; Last: A.J. Cole (4/11 vs. ATL) 9/2 vs. MIL
9/3 vs. STL
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM 9/4 vs. STL
Longest winning streak................................................. 4 games March 30 to April 2 9/5 vs. STL
9/6 vs. CHI
Longest losing streak.................................................... 5 games April 3 to April 9 9/7 vs. CHI
9/8 vs. CHI
Longest game, innings.........................................................12.0 April 11 vs. ATL, April 8 vs. NYM 9/9 vs. CHI
Longest game, time (9-inning game)...................................3:16 March 31 at CIN 9/10 at PHI
9/11 at PHI
Longest game, time (extra-inning game).............................4:03 April 8 vs. NYM (12.0 inn.) 9/12 at PHI
9/13 OFF DAY
Shortest game, time.............................................................2:21 April 9 vs. ATL 9/14 at ATL
Largest crowd, Nationals Park..........................................42,477 April 5 vs. NYM 9/15 at ATL
9/16 at ATL
Smallest crowd, Nationals Park........................................19,357 April 10 vs. ATL 9/17 at MIA
9/18 at MIA
Largest winning margin....................................................7 runs April 2 at ATL (W, 8-1) 9/19 OFF DAY
Largest losing margin.......................................................7 runs April 3 at ATL (L, 13-6) 9/20 vs. NYM
9/21 vs. NYM
Largest deficit overcome to win.........................................5 runs April 16 at NYM (Behind, 6-1 after T1st, W8-6) 9/22 vs. NYM
Largest lead relinquished to lose......................................3 runs April 3 at ATL (Ahead 3-0 after T1st, L6-13) 9/23 vs. NYM
9/24 vs. MIA
Most double plays turned..........................................................2 2x: April 2 at ATL, April 1 at CIN 9/25 vs. MIA
9/26 vs. MIA
Most double plays hit into.........................................................3 April 11 vs. ATL (12.0 Inn.) 9/27 OFF DAY
Most errors................................................................................1 5x; Last: April 11 vs. ATL (12.0 Inn.) 9/28 at COL
9/29 at COL
9/30 at COL