Nationals vs. Marlins Game Preview
Nationals vs. Marlins Game Preview
RHP Stephen Strasburg (8-4, 3.79) | RHP Sandy Alcántara (4-6, 3.51)
Thursday, June 27, 2019 l 7:10 p.m. ET l Game #80 / Road #40
Marlins Park l Miami, Fla.
Television: MASN | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Net.
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Standing: 39-40, 3rd Place, -8.0, National League East • National League East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home.................................21-19 CORBIN REACHES 1000 MIAMI MARLINS
Road.................................18-21 Behind a strong effort from Patrick Corbin (7.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 9 SO) in which he notched his 1,000th career The Nationals and Marlins will meet 19 times in
Day....................................18-13 strikeout, the Washington Nationals secured a 7-5 win in the second game of this three-game series against 2019 (10 in D.C., 9 in MIA)...Washington went 13-6
Night.................................21-27 the Miami Marlins...Washington’s offense was led by Matt Adams (1-5, HR, 3 RBI, R) and Anthony Rendon against Miami in 2018, and outscored them 123-
Current Streak........................W2 (1-4, 2 RBI, R). 88 in the season series...Nationals reliever Kyle
Last 5 Games........................3-2 • Corbin became the 17th left-handed pitcher to reach the 1,000 strikeout mark among active players in Barraclough appeared in 227 games out of Miami’s
Last 10 Games......................7-3 Major League Baseball...He has pitched to a 1.29 ERA across his last two starts, allowing just two earned bullpen from 2015-18... Assistant hitting coach Joe
March....................................1-2 runs in 14.0 innings pitched, while striking out 17 batters and walking just four. Dillon made his MLB debut on May 18, 2005 with the
April..................................11-14 • Washington looks to sweep the Miami Marlins this evening, before continuing this two-city road trip in Florida Marlins...In 2004, he was named the Florida
May...................................12-17 Detroit with a three-game weekend series...A win today would give Washington its second road sweep of Marlins Minor League Player of the Year...Ryan
June....................................15-7 the season (5/28-29 at ATL) and first three-game road sweep since Sept. 11-12 at Philadelphia. Zimmeran’s 35 home runs are third-most all-time
Vs. LHSP..............................9-11 against the Florida/Miami Marlins.
Vs. RHSP...........................30-29 STRASBURG’S STREAK VS. MIAMI 2019 RECORD
Series Opener......................9-17 Stephen Strasburg enters tonight’s start riding a nine-game winning streak over the Miami Marlins dating to W-L............................. 6-3 (3-1 in D.C., 3-2 in MIA)
Series Opener at Home..........4-9 Sept. 20, 2015…He has posted a 1.23 ERA (9 ER/66.0 IP) with 81 strikeouts, 17 walks, three homers and a Streak.................................................................W2
Series Opener on Road..........5-8 .188 opp. AVG during the streak…According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Strasburg’s streak… Aggregate Score................Nationals 51, Marlins 37
By Series......................... 9-11-5
• Is the longest winning streak for any pitcher against a single opponent in Nationals history (2005-pres.). ALL-TIME RECORD
By Home Series................. 5-6-2
• Is tied for the third longest (w/ Clayton Kershaw vs. NYM) active winning streak for one pitcher against W-L / Nationals (2005-present)................. 135-131
By Road Series.................. 4-5-3
a single opponent…Clayton Kershaw (11 G vs. SDP) also owns the longest active streak and Michael W-L / Home (2005-present)............................ 76-58
Rubber Games......................5-5
Wacha ranks second (10 G vs CIN). W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)............. 61-46
Sweeps/Were Swept...............3-2
Scored First.......................25-14
W-L / Away (2005-present)............................ 60-73
WINNING WAYS MILESTONE TRACKER W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)............. 217-222
Opponent Scored First.......14-26
1-run games.......................8-12 The Nationals have won seven of nine, eight of their last 11, 11 of Player Category Milestone 2019 GAME LOG
their last 16 and 20 of 29 games dating to May 24. Sean Doolittle SV 100 (99) DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1 or 2 run games...............14-19
Comeback Wins.................17-21 • Their .690 winning percentage (20-9) since May 24 ranks Yan Gomes HR 100 (90) 4/19atMIA L, 3-2 Smith-Sánchez-Romo
Last AB Wins.......................7-10 second in Major League Baseball behind the Los Angeles Gerardo Parra RBI 500 (494)
4/20atMIA L, 9-3 Ureña-Scherzer-None
Anthony Rendon RBI 500 (474)
Walkoff Wins.........................4-2 Dodgers (23-9, .719). Stephen Strasburg SO 1,621 (1,564) 4/21atMIA W, 5-0 Strasburg-Richards-None
Extra Innings.........................2-3 • Dating to May 24, the Nationals rank tied for third in the *Tying Steve Rogers for most in MON/WSH history 5/24vsMIA W, 12-10 Barraclough-Anderson-Doolittle
Led After 6..........................32-5 National League in runs scored (177) and have outscored Trea Turner H 500 (459) 5/25vsMIA W, 5-0 Corbin-Alcantara-None
opponents, 177-124. Ryan Zimmerman RBI 1,000 (999) 5/26vsMIA W, 9-6 Fedde-Smith-None
Led After 7..........................32-3
Ryan Zimmerman R 947 (923) 5/27vsMIA L, 3-2 Ureña-Barraclough-Romo
Led After 8..........................34-0 *Tying Tim Raines for most in MON/WSH history
Tied After 6............................3-7 SOTO ON BASE 6/25vsMIA W, 6-1 Scherzer-Richards-None
Tied After 7............................3-7 Juan Soto has reached base safely in 11 straight games dating 6/26vsMIA W, 7-5 Corbin-Gallen-Doolittle
Tied After 8............................4-7 to June 14...Soto is 15-for-38 (.395) with two doubles, two triples, two home runs, 11 RBI, seven walks, two 6/27vsMIA
Behind After 6.....................4-28 stolen bases and eight runs scored during his on-base streak. 7/2vsMIA
Behind After 7.....................4-30 • On the season, Soto ranks fifth in the National League in on-base percentage (.400) and 11th in batting 7/3vsMIA
Behind After 8.....................1-33 average (.302). 7/4vsMIA
Division Games.................21-17 • Among National League outfielders, he ranks in on-base percentage (4th, .400), walks (T4th, 41), RBI 8/30vsMIA
Vs. Other Divisions............18-23 (T5th, 50), OPS (6th, .925), batting average (6th, .302) and slugging percentage (9th, .525). 8/31vsMIA
Vs. A.L. Teams.......................3-1 9/19vsMIA
Vs. N.L. Teams...................36-39 THE 5TH BEST THIRD BASEMAN IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE 9/20atMIA
Vs. A.L. Central.....................3-1 Anthony Rendon ranks in the National League in OPS (3rd, 1.027), on-base percentage (4th .402), slugging 9/21atMIA
Vs. N.L. East......................21-17 percentage (6th, .625), runs scored (7th, 59), batting average (9th, .313) and RBI (T9th, 55). 9/22atMIA
Vs. N.L. Central...................5-11 • Rendon put together a first half worthy of consideration for his first All-Star Game selection, but finished DAVE MARTINEZ
Vs. N.L. West.....................10-11 fifth in the fan voting...Among National League third basemen, he ranks in: Second-year manager Dave Martinez was named the
Hit 0 HR..............................5-13 Rk. Category No. seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30,
Hit 1+ HR..........................34-27 1st On-Base Percentage .402 2017...The 2019 season marks his 31st season in pro-
Hit 2+ HR..........................19-11 1st Slugging Percentage .625 fessional baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder,
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs.......3-28 1st OPS 1.027 Martinez joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a
Scored 4 or More Runs......36-12 1st OPS+ ([Link]) 158 Major League coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa
Scored 5 or More Runs........31-9 2nd Doubles 20 Bay (2008–14).
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs.....22-4 2nd WAR ([Link]) 3.2 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Allowed 4 or More Runs.....17-36 2nd Batting Average .313 @MarkZuckerman - June 26 ([Link])
Allowed 5 or More Runs.....13-31 3rd RBI 55 Matt Adams, who has been doing some damage vs.
More Hits than Opponent....29-5 3rd wRC+ ([Link]) 158 lefties of late, just did some major damage vs. Wei-
Fewer Hits than Opponent...6-27 Yin Chen. 3-run bomb to right. Nats up 4-1 in the 6th.
3rd wOBA ([Link]) .418
Committed No Errors.........25-18
Committed 1 or More Errors.14-22 @dougherty_jesse - June 26 (Washington Post)
EXTRA BIG CITY
Before All-star Game.........39-40
On Wednesday night, Matt Adams clubbed a three-run homer, his 11th of the season...Over his last eight Big shutdown inning from Patrick Corbin after the
Starter Goes at least 5 inn.32-35
starts, Adams has recorded eight hits, six of which have gone for extra bases...He’s clubbed one double and Nationals put up four runs. He sets the Marlins down
Starter Goes at least 6 inn.28-20 in order and is at 85 pitches through six.
five home runs while collecting 13 RBI and posting a .750 slugging percentage across the eight games.
Starter Goes at least 7 inn..17-7
Home Whites........................ 6-7 Washington leads 4-1.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Road Greys........................10-18
July 3: Nats On Base
Red Alternates......................6-4
The Nationals will help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the U.S Air Force’s 1st Helicopter Squadron, based at @Todd_Dybas - June 26 (NBC Sports Washington)
Blue Alternates.....................4-2
Joint Base Andrews. Airmen will be recognized during pregame ceremonies and take part in games between Washington is a game under .500 and winners of 20 of
Blue Stars & Stripes..............3-5
innings. Ceremonies will also include a flyover of Bell UH-1N Twin Huey aircraft. the last 29 (that’s a .690 winning percentage; a 112-
White Stars & Stripes............9-4
NATIONALS HISTORY win pace across a full season).
June 27 (4-7)
2016 - Washington posted 11 runs without a home run as they defeated their rival New York Mets, 11-4, at @ACorddry - June 26 (MASN)
Nationals Park. The Nationals not only put up a double-digit run total but they chased Mets ace Noah Syn- Patrick Corbin recorded his 1,000th strikeout tonight
dergaard from the game after just three innings of work and five earned runs allowed. Every starting player against the Marlins and he just shared it was here
in the Nationals’ lineup had at least one hit, including pitcher Joe Ross, and five posted multi-hit games. Ben against Miami that he recorded his first strikeout.
Revere (4-for-5, RBI, 3 R) and Danny Espinosa (3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R), combined for seven of the Nationals’
17 hits. Washington’s win was the first of the series in a three-game sweep of the Mets.
SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME D.C. TV D.C. RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER
Thur., June 27 at MIA 7:10 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Stephen Strasburg (8-4, 3.79) RHP Sandy Alcantara (4-6, 3.51)
• Dating to Aug. 30, 2015, the Nationals have won 11 straight games over the Marlins when Stephen Strasburg takes the mound...He is 9-0 with a 1.67 ERA during this streak.
Fri., June 28 at DET 7:10 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Aníbal Sánchez (3-6, 4.02) LHP Daniel Norris (2-6, 4.69)
• Aníbal Sánchez went 46-49 with a 4.43 ERA in 151 games (130 starts) for Detroit from 2012-2017...This marks his first career start against his former team.
Sat., June 29 at DET 4:10 p.m. FS1/MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Austin Voth (0-0, 3.00) TBA
• In his first start of the season on June 23 vs. Atlanta, Austin Voth set career marks in innings pitched (6.0 IP) and strikeouts (7).
Sun., June 30 at DET 1:10 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Max Scherzer (7-5, 2.52) RHP Jordan Zimmermann (0-5, 5.95)
• In his first start at Comerica park since joining the Nationals, former Tiger, Max Scherzer will face former National, Jordan Zimmermann...This is Scherzer’s first start against Detroit since his 20 strikeout game against them on May 11, 2016.
#37 - STEPHEN STRASBURG - RHP - 6’5” / 235 - 30 YEARS OLD SPLITS
Tall, powerful right-handed pitcher is a three-time All-Star and Washington’s all-time (2005-pres.) leader in starts STRIKEOUTS IN WSH HISTORY 2019
(222), innings pitched (1,331.2), wins (102) and strikeouts (1,564)...On May 10, 2016, he inked a seven-year contract Rk. Player Strikeouts Home........................4-2, 4.71 ERA, 8 G / 8 GS
extension that will keep him with the Nationals through the 2023 season. 1. Stephen Strasburg 1,564 Road........................4-2, 2.92 ERA, 8 G / 8 GS
2. Max Scherzer 1,284 vs. Left................................ .182 / .260 / .325
AGAINST THE MARLINS: Faces Miami for the second time this season...In his first start against the Marlins this season 3. Gio Gonzalez 1,215
he tossed 8.0 scoreless innings, striking out 11 batters and walking just two...He is 18-7 with a 2.88 ERA in 32 career 4. vs. Right............................. .249 / .291 / .398
Jordan Zimmerman 903
starts against Miami. 5. Tanner Roark 732
GB%.....................................................53.1%
FB%......................................................46.9%
LAST START: Tossed 6.0 innings in Washington’s 4-3 win on June 21 vs. Atlanta, allowing three runs on five hits with WINS IN WSH HISTORY March/April..............2-1, 3.82 ERA, 6 G / 6 GS
five strikeouts and three walks. Rk. Player Wins
May..........................3-2, 2.61 ERA, 6 G / 6 GS
1. Stephen Strasburg 102
RANKINGS: Ranks fourth in the National League with 120 strikeouts...Also ranks in the National League in hits per 9.0 2. Gio Gonzalez 86 June.........................3-1, 5.87 ERA, 4 G / 4 GS
IP (5th, 7.32), opp. AVG (5th, .221), opp. OPS (6th, .646), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (6th, 10.59), WHIP (6th, 1.08), opp. OBP 3. Max Scherzer 75 July..................................................................
(7th, .278), strikeout-to-walk ratio (10th, 4.44) and opp. SLG (9th, .368). 4. Jordan Zimmerman 70 August............................................................
FANGRAPHS SAYS: According to [Link], Strasburg ranks seventh among National League pitchers in Wins 5. Tanner Roark 64 Sept./Oct.........................................................
Above Replacment (2.4). STARTS IN WSH HISTORY CAREER
PITCH MIX: According to Statcast, Strasburg throws: 4-Seam (31.9%), Curve (29.7%), Changeup (18.8%), Sinker Rk. Player Starts Home............47-29, 3.19 ERA, 118 G / 118 GS
1. Stephen Strasburg 222 Road............55-27, 3.19 ERA, 104 G / 104 GS
(18.8%), Slider (0.8%), Cutter (0.1%).
2. Gio Gonzalez 213 vs. Left................................ .221 / .285 / .348
RACKING UP INNINGS: Strasburg ranks fifth in the National League with 102.0 innings pitched...He has tossed at least 3. Jordan Zimmerman 178 vs. Right............................. .227 / .276 / .359
7.0 innings in six of his 16 starts in 2019...He has thrown at least 7.0 innings in four of his last seven starts. 4. Max Scherzer 148 vs. MIAMI MARLINS
5. Tanner Roark 141
1,500 STRIKEOUTS: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Strasburg is the fastest pitcher to 1,500 career strikeouts - in Career................18-7, 2.88 ERA, 32 G / 32 GS
terms of innings pitched - in Major League history...See chart at the right for the top five. SO/9.0 - MLB SINCE 2010 (ACTIVE) 2019........................1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G / 1 GS
Rk. Player SO/9.0 Career Home........8-2, 2.81 ERA, 17 G / 17 GS
CHASING EXPOS: Ranks second on the franchise (MON/WSH) all-time strikeout list with 1,564...Trails only Steve Rogers 1. Chris Sale 11.01
(1,621). Career Road........7-4, 3.81 ERA, 14 G / 14 GS
2. Yu Darvish 10.99
DATING BACK: Dating to Aug. 27, 2018, he is 12-4 with a 3.47 ERA in 23 starts...He has struck out 170 batters in 142.2 3. Max Scherzer 10.61 CAREER BESTS
4. Stephen Strasburg 10.57 Innings.............. 9.0, 2x, Last: 8/30/17 vs. MIA
IP (10.72 SO/9.0 IP), allowed 17 home runs and has issued 43 walks.
5. Jacob deGrom 10.14 Strikeouts.......................... 15, 5/27/17 at SDP
SINCE RETURN: Is 97-53 with a 3.20 ERA in 209 starts since Sept. 6, 2011, his return from Sept. 3, 2010 “Tommy John” Complete Games........2, Last: 8/30/17 vs. MIA
ERA - MLB SINCE 2010 (ACTIVE)
surgery. Rk. Player ERA Shutouts....................2, Last: 8/30/17 vs. MIA
SUPPORT IS KEY: When provided three or more runs of support while in the game over the course of his career, Wash- 1. Clayton Kershaw 2.28 VS. MARLINS
ington is 104-15 and Strasburg is 88-6 with a 2.66 ERA in 119 starts. 2. Jacob deGrom 2.72 PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
3. Chris Sale 2.92 Alfaro
2018: Started his ninth Major League season strong, going 6-5 with a 3.20 ERA in his first 12 starts before exiting his 4. Johnny Cueto 3.03
start on June 8 with right-shoulder inflammation..At the time of the injury, he ranked among National League pitchers 5. 2019 0 0 0 0 —
Max Scherzer 3.11
in strikeouts (4th, 93), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5th, 4.89), WHIP (7th, 1.06), opp. OBP (7th, .274) and wins (T7th, 6)... 6. Madison Bumgarner 3.11 Career 6 1 0 0 .167
Returned from disabled list on July 20, but again was placed on the DL on July 22 with a cervical nerve impingement. 7. Justin Verlander 3.13 Anderson
8. Corey Kluber 3.16 2019 3 1 0 0 .333
2017: Made his fourth career Opening Day start...Put together a strong first half of the season en route to being named 9. David Prive 3.19 Career 10 1 0 0 .100
an All-Star for the third time in his career...Was selected by the Commissioner’s Office and was slated to pitch the 12th 9. Stephen Strasburg 3.19 Brinson
had the game reached that point, but it ended in a 2-1 American League victory after 10 innings...Ranked third in the FASTEST TO 1,500 2019 3 0 0 0 .000
National League (4th in MLB) with a career-best 2.52 ERA...Ranked second in the NL in [Link] WAR (5.6)... Rk. Player IP Career 10 1 0 0 .100
Also ranked in NL in home runs per 9.0 IP (1st, 0.67), opp. SLG (1st, .317), opp. OPS (2nd, .581), WHIP (3rd, 1.02), 1. Stephen Strasburg 1,272.1 Castro
opp. OBP (3rd, .265), and opp. AVG (3rd, .204)...Coupled with Max Scherzer (2nd, 2.51) and Gio Gonzalez (5th, 2.96), 2. Chris Sale (2017) 1,290.0 2019 2 0 0 0 .000
Strasburg (3rd, 2.52), helped the Nationals become the first team with three starting pitchers ranking in the top five 3. Kerry Wood (2010) 1,303.0
4. Pedro Martinez (1999) 1,337.0 Career 14 2 0 0 .143
in the National League in ERA in 21 years (since the 1996 Atlanta Braves), according to the Elias Sports Bureau...Went Dean
5-1 with a 0.84 ERA (5 ER/53.2 IP) in his final eight starts of the regular season...He racked up 63 strikeouts, allowed 5. Randy Johnson (1995) 1,356.2 2019 0 0 0 0 —
just 10 walks and surrendered only one home run...He held opponents to a .171 batting average while recording a 0.78 Career 4 1 0 0 .250
WHIP...All told, went 6-1 with a 0.86 ERA in 10 starts after the All-Star break...Via Elias, it was the second-lowest post-ASB ERA in MLB history for any Granderson
pitcher with at least 10 starts. 2019 3 0 0 0 .000
2017 POSTSEASON: Was dominant in the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs...Was saddled with the loss in Game 1 despite strik- Career 27 3 0 1 .111
ing out 10 batters in 7.0 innings without allowing an earned run (7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, BB, 10 SO)...He pushed aside a virus that had made him ill for much of Herrera
the week, to rack up 12 strikeouts (re-setting his own Postseason franchise record for single-game strikeouts) over 7.0 scoreless innings in Washington’s 2019 1 0 0 0 .000
Game 4 victory...Became the second pitcher in MLB Postseason history to record a win with 12 or more strikeouts while his team faced elimination...Also Career 1 0 0 0 .000
per Elias, became just the third pitcher in MLB history to post multiple 10-plus strikeout games and no earned runs in a single Postseason series, joining O’Brien
Sandy Koufax (1965 World Series vs. MIN) and Justin Verlander (2013 ALDS vs. OAK). 2019 0 0 0 0 —
GAME LOGS Career 3 1 1 1 .333
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES Prado
3/30 vs NYM L, 11-8 0 0 6.00 1 0 6.0 7 4 4 0 2 0 8 .292 4 96 Retired 10 of last 11 batters 2019 3 0 0 0 .000
4/4 at NYM W, 4-0 1 0 2.84 1 0 6.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 .208 2 108 Fewest walks since 9/12/18 at PHI Career 37 7 0 0 .189
4/9 at PHI W, 10-6 0 0 5.40 1 0 4.0 6 6 6 2 4 0 3 .242 1 83 Most ER since 7/20/18 vs. ATL Riddle
4/16 vs SFG L, 7-3 0 1 5.56 1 0 6.0 6 4 4 3 0 0 8 .244 1 97 First loss since 7/20/18 vs. ATL 2019 0 0 0 0 —
4/21 at MIA W, 5-0 1 0 4.11 1 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 .209 5 104 Season-high 8.0 IP and 11 SO Career 7 2 0 0 .286
4/27 vs SDP L, 8-3 0 0 3.82 1 0 7.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 9 .200 2 100 8 or fewer hits for 57th straight start Rojas
5/2 vs. STL W, 2-1 1 0 3.45 1 0 6.2 6 1 1 0 2 0 9 .207 2 108 Recorded 1,500th career SO 2019 3 0 0 0 .000
5/7 at MIL L, 6-0 0 1 3.71 1 0 6.2 6 4 4 0 2 1 11 .212 0 106 Struck out 8 of 1st 16 batters Career 19 6 0 1 .316
5/12 at LAD L, 6-0 0 1 3.63 1 0 6.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 7 .211 0 97 8 or fewer hits for 60th straight start Solarte
5/18 vs. CHI W, 5-2 1 0 3.32 1 0 8.0 4 2 1 1 0 0 7 .204 5 93 7+ SO in nine of 10 starts 2019 0 0 0 0 —
5/23 at NYM L, 6-4 0 0 3.25 1 0 7.0 5 3 2 0 2 1 5 .205 4 101 7 quality starts rank T6th in NL Career 11 2 1 2 .182
5/28 at ATL W, 5-4 1 0 3.19 1 0 7.0 5 2 2 0 2 1 11 .205 5 103 At least 7.0 IP for 3rd straight GS Walker
6/4 vs. CWS W, 9-5 1 0 3.54 1 0 5.0 5 5 5 1 3 1 5 .208 9 105 Career win No. 100 2019 2 1 0 0 .500
6/9 at SDP W, 5-2 1 0 3.36 1 0 7.0 6 1 1 0 0 0 6 .210 5 104 3rd win in as many starts Career 25 7 1 2 .280
6/15 vs. ARI L, 10-3 0 1 3.75 1 0 5.0 9 6 6 4 1 0 5 .221 3 95 Tied season-high 6 ER Wallach
6/21 vs. ATL W, 4-3 1 0 3.79 1 0 6.0 5 3 3 1 3 0 5 .221 4 101 10th start with 3 ER or less 2019 3 0 0 0 .000
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT Career 3 0 0 0 .000
8 4 3.79 16 0 102.0 83 45 43 13 27 4 120 .221 52 1601
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP
.667 1.08 10 0 413 375 7.32 10 3 1.15 2.38 0 10.59 .278 4.59 15.7
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP
9-7 3 7 2 0 7 4.44 .368 .646 .285
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2010 Washington NL 5 3 0 0 12 12 0 68.0 56 25 22 5 17 92 1.07 2.11 2.91
2011 Washington NL 1 1 0 0 5 5 0 24.0 15 5 4 0 2 24 0.71 1.24 1.50
2012 Washington NL 15 6 0 0 28 28 0 159.1 136 62 56 15 48 197 1.15 2.87 3.16
2013 Washington NL 8 9 0 0 30 30 1 183.0 136 71 61 16 56 191 1.05 3.18 3.00
2014 Washington NL 14 11 0 0 34 34 0 215.0 198 86 75 23 43 242 1.12 2.91 3.14
2015 Washington NL 11 7 0 0 23 23 0 127.1 115 56 49 14 26 155 1.11 2.84 3.46
2016 Washington NL 15 4 0 0 24 24 0 147.2 119 59 59 15 44 183 1.10 2.97 3.60
2017 Washington NL 15 4 0 0 28 28 1 175.1 131 55 49 13 47 204 1.02 2.73 2.52
2018 Washington NL 10 7 0 0 22 22 0 130.0 118 59 54 18 38 156 1.20 3.58 3.74
2019 Washington NL 8 4 0 0 16 16 0 102.0 83 45 43 13 27 120 1.08 3.42 3.79
Totals 102 56 0 0 222 222 2 1331.2 1107 523 472 132 348 1564 1.09 2.95 3.19
TOMORROW’S STARTER - #19 - ANIBAL SANCHEZ - RHP
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2019 Washington NL 3 6 0 0 14 14 0 71.2 67 34 32 10 29 65 1.34 4.50 4.02
CAREER 100 106 0 0 323 300 9 1801.0 1749 870 799 202 606 1614 1.31 3.87 3.99
Year Opp. Lg W L SV
SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2019 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
CAREER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
BULLPEN NOTES BULLPEN MAP
#63 DOOLITTLE, Sean (LHP) LEFT RIGHT
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA • #63 S. Doolittle • #48 J. Guerra
2019 WSH NL 4 2 17 20 34 0 0 32.0 33 11 11 3 8 39 1.28 2.83 3.09 • #33 M. Grace • #21 T. Rainey
LAST: 6/26 at MIA (Save, 0.1 IP, H, SO) • #36 T. Sipp • #56 F. Rodney
Hard-throwing left-handed closer earned his second career All-Star selection in 2018...Enters his second full season with the Nationals. • #39 J. Venters • #51 W. Suero
• Ranks 6th in NL with 17 saves...Has issued just 1 BB in his last 12 appearances....4 of 11 ER this season came in 1 app. (5/22 at NYM). VS. MARLINS
• Since joining WSH (7/16/17) has allowed 3 XBH to LHB...Pitch mix: 4-Seam (91.4%), Slider (5.2%), Split Finger (3.4%). PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 18 / 7 OPP. SLASH: .258 / .307 / .406 Corbin
2019 2 0 0 2 16.0 1 0.56
#33 GRACE, Matt (LHP) Career 3 1 0 8 53.0 20 3.40
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Doolittle
2019 WSH NL 0 1 0 0 35 0 0 30.1 38 23 22 6 8 20 1.52 5.33 6.53 2019 0 0 2 3 1.2 1 5.40
LAST: 6/22 vs. ATL (1.0 IP, 2 H, ER, SO) Career 1 0 10 17 16.1 2 1.10
Lefty who experienced a career year in 2018...Has induced ground balls at a rate of 54.6% in his 162 career big league games (MLB average: 45%). Grace
• Last 13 G: 2.61 ERA (3 ER/10.1 IP), 8 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 SO, .235 opp. AVG (8-for-34). 2019 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Posted a 2.87 ERA in 56 games in 2018...Pitch mix: Sinker (61%), Slider (28.2%), Changeup (5.7%), Cutter (4.6%), 4-seam (0.2%), Curve (0.2%). Career 1 0 0 22 22.0 8 3.27
HOLDS: 4 IR / IS: 24 / 11 OPP. SLASH: .311 / .356 / .533 Guerra
Most Triples:........................................................................... 2, at Atlanta, May 29 5/14 vsNYM L, 6-2 16-25 4th, -8.0 Syndergaard (3-3) Hellickson (2-2) None 23, 315 / 2:38
5/15 vsNYM W, 5-1 17-25 4th, -7.0 Corbin (4-1) Font (1-1) None 29,673 / 2:28
............................................................................................... 2, vs. Atlanta, June 21 5/16 vsNYM W, 7-6 18-25 4th, -6.0 Jennings (1-2) Wheeler (3-3) Doolittle (7) 28,807 / 3:16
5/17 vsCHI L, 14-6 18-26 4th, -7.0 Hamels (4-0) Scherzer (2-5) None 33,296 / 4:09
Most Home Runs:.................................................................... 4, 6x, Last: vs. Arizona, June 16 5/18 vsCHI W, 5-2 19-26 4th, -7.0 Strasburg (4-3) Lester (3-2) Doolittle (8) 37,582 / 2:56
Most Extra-Base Hits:............................................................. 8, vs. Miami, May 24 5/19 vsCHI
5/20 atNYM
L, 6-5 19-27 4th, -8.0 Hendricks (4-4) Hellickson (2-3) Cishek (4)
L, 5-3 19-28 4th, -9.0 Gagnon (2-0) Corbin (4-2) Díaz (11)
23,244 / 3:15
22,335 / 3:12
............................................................................................... 8, vs. Chicago (A.L.), June 4 5/21 atNYM L, 6-5 19-29 4th, -9.0 Díaz (1-2) Rainey (0-1) None 24,631 / 3:05
5/22 atNYM L, 6-1 19-30 4th, -9.0 Gagnon (3-0) Barraclough (0-1) None 27,188 / 2:59
Most Total Bases:.................................................................... 30, vs. Miami, May 24 5/23 atNYM L, 6-4 19-31 4th, -10.0 Gsellman (1-0) Suero (1-4) Díaz (12) 29, 962 / 2:53
5/24 vsMIA W, 12-10 20-31 4th, -10.0 Barraclough (1-1) Anderson (1-2) Doolittle (9) 29,173 / 3:59
Most Runs Batted In:.............................................................. 15, vs. Arizona, June 16 5/25 vsMIA W, 5-0 21-31 4th, -10.0 Corbin (5-2) Alcantara (2-5) None 33,163 / 2:25
5/26 vsMIA W, 9-6 22-31 4th, -9.0 Fedde (1-0) Smith (3-2) None 26,365 / 3:06
Most Stolen Bases:................................................................. 3, vs. New York (N.L.), March 28 5/27 vsMIA L, 3-2 22-32 4th, -9.5 Ureña (3-6) Barraclough (1-2) Romo (10) 21,048 / 3:00
............................................................................................... 3, vs. San Diego, April 26 5/28 atATL
5/29 atATL
W, 5-4 23-32 4th, -9.5 Strasburg (5-3) Fried (7-3) Doolittle (10)
W, 14-4 24-32 4th, -9.5 Sánchez (1-6) Gausman (2-4) McGowin (1)
27,573 / 3:21
37,726 / 3:11
............................................................................................... 3, vs. Arizona, June 14 5/30 OFF DAY 4th, -9.0
5/31 atCIN L, 9-3 24-33 4th, -9.0 Mahle (2-5) Corbin (5-3) None 24,358 / 2:49
Most Caught Stealing:............................................................ 2, vs. San Francisco, April 16 6/1 atCIN W, 5-2 25-33 4th, -8.0 Rainey (1-1) Roark (4-4) Doolittle (11) 27,748 / 2:59
6/2 atCIN W, 4-1 26-33 4th, -7.0 Scherzer (3-5) Gray (2-5) Doolittle (12) 22,801 / 3:07
............................................................................................... 2, at Chicago (A.L.), June 10 6/3 OFF DAY 4th, -6.5
Most Walks:............................................................................ 12, at New York (N.L.), April 7 6/4 vsCWS
6/5 vsCWS
W, 9-5 27-33 4th, -6.5 Strasburg (6-3) Lopez (3-6)
W, 6-4 28-33 4th, -6.5 Doolittle (4-1) Colomé (2-1)
Doolittle (13)
None
32,513 / 3:33
28,910 / 3:07
Most Strikeouts:...................................................................... 15, at Milwaukee, May 8 6/6 atSD L, 5-4 28-34 4th, -7.0 Lucchesi (5-3) Corbin (5-4) Yates (23) 19,908 / 3:07
6/7 atSD L, 5-4 28-35 4th, -8.0 Warren (4-1) Doolittle (4-2) None 21,645 / 2:46
Most Sac Hits:......................................................................... 2, at New York (N.L.), May 21 6/8 atSD W, 4-1 29-35 4th, -8.0 Scherzer (4-5) Lauer (5-5) Doolittle (14) 30,219 / 2:39
6/9 atSD W, 5-2 30-35 4th, -7.0 Strasburg (7-3) Stammen (4-3) None 30,518 / 2:56
............................................................................................... 2, at San Diego, June 7 6/10 atCWS W, 12-1 31-35 4th, -6.0 Sánchez (2-6) Despaigne (0-1) None 16,305 / 3:06
Most Sac Flies:........................................................................ 2, at Milwaukee, May 8 6/11 atCWS
6/12 OFF DAY
L, 7-5 31-36 4th, -7.0 Marshall (1-0) Corbin (5-5)
4th, -7.5
Colomé (14) 16,790 / 3:19
............................................................................................... 2, vs. Arizona, June 14 6/13 vsARI L, 5-0 31-37 4th, -8.5 Greinke (8-2) Fedde (1-1) None 24,909 / 2:15 (1:03)
6/14 vsARI W, 7-3 32-37 4th, -8.5 Scherzer (5-5) Ray (5-4) None 29,853 / 2:57
Most Hit-By-Pitch:.................................................................. 2, done 7 times. 6/15 vsARI L, 10-3 32-38 4th, -8.5 Hirano (3-3) Strasburg (7-4) None 38,044 / 3:30
6/16 vsARI W, 15-5 33-38 4th, -8.5 Sánchez (3-6) Bradley (2-4) None 29,032 / 3:14
Most GDP:............................................................................... 2, done 12 times. 6/17 vsPHI ***GAME POSTPONED BY RAIN (TO BE MADE UP AS A PART OF A SPLIT DH 6/19)***
6/18 vsPHI ***GAME POSTPONED BY RAIN (TO BE MADE UP AS A PART OF A SPLIT DH 9/24)***
INDIVIDUAL BATTING 6/19 vsPHI(D) W, 6-2 34-38 4th, -8.5 Corbin (6-5) Eflin (6-7) None 17,961 / 2:46
Most At-Bats:.......................................................................... 6, done 8 times. 6/19 vsPHI(N) W, 2-0 35-38 3rd, -8.0 Scherzer (6-5) Arrieta (6-6)
6/20 vsPHI W, 7-5 36-38 3rd, -7.5 Guerra (1-0) Pivetta (4-2)
Doolittle (15) 24,220 / 3:05
Doolittle (16) 31,329/3:05 (:30)
Most Plate Appearances:......................................................... 6, done 15 times. 6/21 vsATL W, 4-3 37-38 3rd, -6.5 Strasburg (8-4) Keuchel (0-1) Suero (1) 34,212 / 3:01
6/22 vsATL L, 13-9 37-39 3rd, -7.5 Minter (1-4) Ross (0-1) None 37,492 / 3:42
Most Runs:.............................................................................. 4, Juan Soto, at Atlanta, May 29 6/23 vsATL L, 4-3 37-40 3rd, -8.5 Minter (2-4) Rainey (1-2) Jackson (11) 34,256 / 3:09
6/24 OFF DAY 3rd, -8.0
Most Hits:................................................................................ 3, Many Times, Last: Juan Soto, vs. Atlanta, June 22 6/25 atMIA W, 6-1 38-40 3rd, -8.0 Scherzer (7-5) Richards (3-8) None 7,327 / 2:27
Most Doubles:.......................................................................... 2, Victor Robles, vs. New York (N.L.), March 31 6/26 atMIA
6/27 atMIA
W, 7-5 39-40 3rd, -8.0 Corbin (7-5) Gallen (0-1) Doolittle (17) 6,276 / 3:19
................................................................................................ 2, Anthony Rendon, vs. New York (N.L.), May 15 6/28 atDET
6/29 atDET
Most Triples:............................................................................ 1, done 13 times. 6/30 atDET
7/1 OFF DAY
Most Home Runs:..................................................................... 2, 5x, Last: Matt Adams, vs. Arizona, June 16 7/2 vsMIA
Most Extra-Base Hits:.............................................................. 3, Trea Turner, at Chicago (A.L.), June 10 7/3 vsMIA
7/4 vsMIA
Most Total Bases:.................................................................... 9, Trea Turner, at Chicago (A.L.), June 10 7/5 vsKC
7/6 vsKC
Most Runs Batted In:............................................................... 7, Matt Adams, vs. Arizona, June 16 7/7 vsKC
7/8-7/11 ALL-STAR BREAK (All-Star Game to be played, 7/9 at CLE)
Most Stolen Bases:.................................................................. 3, Trea Turner, vs. New York (N.L.), March 28 7/12 atPHI
7/13 atPHI
Most Caught Stealing:............................................................. 1, done 13 times. 7/14 atPHI
Most Walks:............................................................................. 3, 3x, Last: Adam Eaton, at Atlanta, May 29 7/15 OFF DAY
7/16 atBAL
Most Strikeouts:....................................................................... 4, Michael A. Taylor, vs. San Diego, April 28 (11 innings) 7/17 atBAL
7/18 atATL
................................................................................................ 4, Yan Gomes, at Milwaukee, May 8 7/19 atATL
7/20 atATL
Most Sac Hits:......................................................................... 1, done 25 times. 7/21 atATL
Most Sac Flies:........................................................................ 1, done 20 times. 7/22 vsCOL
7/23 vsCOL
Most Hit-By-Pitch:................................................................... 2, Victor Robles, vs. Atlanta, June 21 7/24 vsCOL
7/25 vsCOL
Most GDP:................................................................................ 2, Anthony Rendon, vs. Pittsburgh, April 13 7/26 vsLAD
7/27 vsLAD
TEAM PITCHING 7/28 vsLAD
Most Innings Pitched:.............................................................. 11.0, vs. San Diego, April 28 (11 innings) 7/29 vsATL
7/30 vsATL
Most Hits Allowed:................................................................... 18, vs. Chicago (N.L.), May 17 7/31 vsATL
8/1 OFF DAY
Most Batters Faced:................................................................. 52, vs. Chicago (N.L.), May 17 8/2 atARI
8/3 atARI
Most Runs Allowed:................................................................. 14, vs. Chicago (N.L.), May 17 8/4 atARI
Most Earned Runs:.................................................................. 14, vs. Chicago (N.L.), May 17 8/5 atSF
8/6 atSF
Most Home Runs Allowed:........................................................ 6, vs. Chicago (N.L.), May 17 8/7 atSF
8/8 OFF DAY
Most Walks Allowed:................................................................ 7, done 4 times. 8/9 atNYM
8/10 atNYM
Most Strikeouts:....................................................................... 16, at Atlanta, May 28 8/11 atNYM
8/12 vsCIN
................................................................................................ 16, at Cincinnati, June 2 8/13 vsCIN
Most Hit-By-Pitch:................................................................... 4, at New York (N.L.), April 7 8/14 vsCIN
8/15 OFF DAY
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING 8/16 vsMIL
8/17 vsMIL
Most Innings Pitched:.............................................................. 9.0, Patrick Corbin, vs. Miami, May 25 8/18 vsMIL
8/19 atPIT
Most Hits Allowed:................................................................... 11, Max Scherzer, at Miami, April 20 8/20 atPIT
................................................................................................ 11, Patrick Corbin, at Cincinnati, May 31 8/21 atPIT
8/22 atPIT
Most Batters Faced:................................................................. 30, Max Scherzer, vs. Pittsburgh, April 14 8/23 atCHI
8/24 atCHI
................................................................................................ 30, Max Scherzer, vs. St. Louis, May 1 8/25 atCHI
8/27 vsBAL
Most Runs Allowed:................................................................. 8, Patrick Corbin, at Cincinnati, May 31 8/28 vsBAL
Most Earned Runs:.................................................................. 7, Patrick Corbin, at Chicago (A.L.), June 11 8/29 OFF DAY
8/30 vsMIA
Most Home Runs:..................................................................... 4, Stephen Strasburg, vs. Arizona, June 15 8/31 vsMIA
9/1 vsMIA
Most Walks:............................................................................. 5, 3x, Last: Erick Fedde, vs. Philadelphia, June 20 9/2 vsNYM
9/3 vsNYM
Most Strikeouts:....................................................................... 15, Max Scherzer, at Cincinnati, June 2 9/4 vsNYM
9/5 atATL
Most Hit-By-Pitch:................................................................... 2, done 4 times. 9/6 atATL
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM 9/7 atATL
9/8 atATL
Longest winning streak........................................................... 5 games, Last: June 16-June 21. 9/9 OFF DAY
9/10 atMIN
Longest losing streak.............................................................. 5 games, last: May 19-May 23 9/11 atMIN
9/12 atMIN
Longest game, innings............................................................ 11.0 innings, April 29 vs. San Diego 9/13 vsATL
Longest game, time (9-inning game)...................................... 4 hours, 9 minutes, May 17 vs. Chicago (NL) 9/14 vsATL
9/15 vsATL
Longest game, time (extra-inning game)................................ 4 hours, 3 minutes, April 29 vs. San Diego 9/16 atSTL
9/17 atSTL
Shortest game, time................................................................ 2 hours, 15 minutes, June 14 vs. Arizona 9/18 atSTL
9/19 OFF DAY
Largest crowd, Nationals Park................................................. 42,263, March 28 vs. New York (NL) 9/20 atMIA
Smallest crowd, Nationals Park............................................... 17,890, April 29 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 9/21 atMIA
9/22 atMIA
Largest winning margin.......................................................... 14 runs, April 10 at Philadelphia 9/23 vsPHI
9/24 vsPHI(D)
Largest losing margin............................................................. 8 runs, May 17 vs. Chicago (NL) 9/24 vsPHI(N)
9/25 vsPHI
Largest deficit overcome to win............................................... 6 runs, April 28 vs. San Diego (Down 6-0 after T3rd) 9/26 vsPHI
9/27 vsCLE
Largest lead relinquished to lose............................................. 4 runs, May 6 at San Diego (Up 4-0 after T2nd) 9/28 vsCLE
9/29 vsCLE