Mets vs. Nationals Game Preview 2019
Mets vs. Nationals Game Preview 2019
Standing: 77-58, 2nd Place, -5.5, National League East • National League East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home.................................40-27 WEEKEND SWEEP NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD NEW YORK METS
Road.................................37-31 The Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins, 9-3, on Sunday to Rk. Team (Record) Games Back The Nationals and Mets will play 19 times in 2019
Day....................................32-19 secure their ninth series sweep of the season and their ninth straight 1. Washington Nationals (77-58) +4.5 (9 in D.C., 10 in N.Y.)...The clubs will play 13 of their
Night.................................45-39 win over the Marlins...Anthony Rendon (2-run), Ryan Zimmerman 2. Chicago Cubs (73-63) — 19 games in April and May before not seeing each
Current Streak........................W4 3. Philadelphia Phillies (70-65) -2.5
(2-run), Yan Gomes (solo) and Juan Soto (2-run) homered while Pat- other again until Aug. 9...Washington’s hitting coach
4. Milwaukee Brewers (70-66) -3.5
Last 5 Games........................4-1 rick Corbin earned his 11th win of the season. Kevin Long served as New York’s hitting coach from
5. Arizona Diamondbacks (70-67) -3.5
Last 10 Games......................9-1 • Overall, the Nationals have now won four straight games, nine 2015-17 and bench coach Chip Hale served as their
March....................................1-2 of 10, 11 of 13, 16 of 19 and 19 of their last 24 games dating third base coach from 2010-11.
April..................................11-14 to Aug. 5. 2019 RECORD
May...................................12-17 W-L........................... 6-10 (3-3 in D.C., 3-7 in N.Y.)
June....................................18-8 STATUS CHECK RECORDS SINCE MAY 24 Streak.................................................................W1
July....................................15-10 At 58-27 (.682) since May 24th, the Nationals are in the midst of Rk. Team Record Aggregate Score.................... Nationals 78, Mets 84
August................................19-7 their best 85 game stretch in franchise (MON/WSH) history...Wash- 1. Washington Nationals 58-27 (.682) ALL-TIME RECORD
September.............................1-0 2. New York Yankees 58-31 (.652)
ington has posted a 163 run differential (510-347) during this run. W-L / Nationals (2005-present)................. 144-130
Vs. LHSP............................20-15 T3. Atlanta Braves 56-31 (.644)
• The Nationals are 21-7 in their last 28 series openers dating to T3. Houston Astros 56-31 (.644) W-L / Home (2005-present)............................ 61-62
Vs. RHSP...........................57-43 May 24 vs. Miami...This after starting the season 1-11 in the W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)............. 54-51
5. Los Angeles Dodgers 57-32 (.640)
Series Opener....................23-21 first game of a series during the first few weeks of the season. W-L / Away (2005-present)............................ 83-58
Series Opener at Home......10-12
W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)............. 442-429
Series Opener on Road........13-9 RECORD BREAKIN’ RENDON RENDON’S RANKS (NL) 2019 GAME LOG
By Series....................... 21-15-8
Anthony Rendon’s two-run homer on Sunday afternoon gave him 111 RBI for Category No. Rank DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
By Home Series............... 11-8-3 Average .337 1st*
the season - a new Nationals record (2005-pres.) for RBI in a season (Ryan 3/28vsNYM L, 2-0 deGrom-Scherzer-Díaz
By Road Series................ 10-7-5 RBI 111 2nd*
Zimmerman, 110 in 2006). 3/30vsNYM L, 11-8 Wilson-Rosenthal-Díaz
Rubber Games......................8-7 On-Base% .417 2nd*
• Rendon is hitting .437 with seven doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 3/31vsNYM W, 6-5 Doolittle-Wilson-None
Sweeps/Were Swept...............9-2 Multi-H Gm. 50 2nd*
24 RBI, nine walks and 22 runs scored in his last 21 games...He has hit OPS 1.056 3rd* 4/4atNYM W, 4-0 Strasburg-Syndergaard-None
Scored First.......................52-24
safely in 19 of the 21, posting a .490 on-base percentage and an .816 Slugging% .639 3rd* 4/6atNYM L, 6-5 Familia-Sipp-Díaz
Opponent Scored First.......25-34
1-run games.....................15-19 slugging percentage along the way. fWAR 6.6 3rd* 4/7atNYM W, 12-9 Scherzer-Wheeler-None
1 or 2 run games...............28-30 • Since the All-Star break, he’s hitting .389/.464/.683. Doubles 37 T3rd* 5/14vsNYM L, 6-2 Syndergaard-Hellickson-None
XBH 72 T3rd* 5/15vsNYM W, 5-1 Corbin-Font-None
Comeback Wins.................29-33 Runs 102 4th
Last AB Wins.....................13-19 JUAN SOTO THINGS 5/16vsNYM W, 7-6 Jennings-Wheeler-Doolittle
* - Leads NL third basemen
Walkoff Wins.........................6-5 In his last four games, Juan Soto is 9-for-16 (.563) with eight of the nine hits 5/20atNYM L, 5-3 Gagnon-Corbin-Díaz
Extra Innings.........................3-6 coming in the form of extra-base hits (5 2B, 3B, 2 HR)...He has driven in at 5/21atNYM L, 6-5 Díaz-Rainey-None
Led After 6..........................65-9 least two runs in all four games, the longest streak of his career and the second-longest streak in MLB this 5/22atNYM L, 6-1 Gagnon-Barraclough-None
Led After 7..........................67-7 season behind Mike Tauchman (5, 7/31-8/6). 5/23atNYM L, 6-4 Gsellman-Suero-Díaz
Led After 8..........................69-3 • Among National League hitters this season, Soto ranks in OPS (4th, .984), on-base percentage (4th, 8/9atNYM L, 7-6 Avilan-Doolittle-None
Tied After 6..........................7-10 .405), walks (T4th, 84), slugging percentage (8th, .578), RBI (9th, 95) and runs scored (10th, 94). 8/10atNYM L, 4-3 Lugo-Rodney-None
Tied After 7..........................5-10 8/11atNYM W, 7-4 Grace-Gsellman-Doolittle
Tied After 8............................6-8 200 K MILESTONE TRACKER 9/2vsNYM
Behind After 6.....................5-39 Patrick Corbin, Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer recently Player Category Milestone 9/3vsNYM
Behind After 7.....................5-41 recorded their 200th strikeouts of the season to become the first Matt Adams HR 21 (20) 9/4vsNYM
Behind After 8.....................2-47 rotation in franchise history (MON/WSH) to have three pitchers *Tying career high of 21 in 2018 DAVE MARTINEZ
Yan Gomes HR 100 (94)
Division Games.................34-24 record at least 200 strikeouts in a season...The 2019 Nationals Anthony Rendon RBI 131 (111) Second-year manager Dave Martinez was named the
Vs. Other Divisions............43-34 could became the first National League team since the 1969 *Tying Vladimir Guerrero (1999) for most in a MON/ seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30,
Vs. A.L. Teams.......................9-5 Houston Astros (Larry Dierker/Tom Griffin/Don Wilson) to have WSH season. 2017...The 2019 season marks his 31st season in pro-
Vs. N.L. Teams...................68-53 three pitchers record at least 200 strikeouts. fessional baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder,
Vs. A.L. East..........................2-2 • If each pitcher reaches 222 strikeouts this season, the Nationals will have the first rotation in Major Martinez joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a
Vs. A.L. Central.....................7-3 League history to have at least three pitcher record at least 222 strikeouts in a season. Major League coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa
Vs. N.L. East......................34-24 Bay (2008–14).
Vs. N.L. Central.................16-13 HAIL TO THE VICTOR WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Vs. N.L. West.....................18-16 Victor Robles has reached base safely in 19 straight games, tied for the longest on-base streak of his career @Sam4TR - Washington Post (Sept. 1)
Hit 0 HR............................10-19 (also: 6/25-7/19/2019)...He’s hitting .329/.398/.521 with eight doubles, two homers, 10 RBI, six walks, three Anthony Rendon is en fuego. His two-run homer gives
Hit 1+ HR..........................67-39 hit by pitch, seven stolen bases and 16 runs scored during the on-base streak. him 111 RBI, a new Nationals season record, and
Hit 2+ HR..........................36-18 • He is one of just five players in Major League Baseball (only rookie) to record at least 25 doubles, 15 prompts “MVP!” chants from Nationals Park.
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs.....12-37 home runs and 20 stolen bases this season, joining Christian Yelich, Starling Marte, Jose Ramirez and
Scored 4 or More Runs......65-21 Jonathan Villar. @davidaldridgedc - The Athletic (Sept. 1)
Scored 5 or More Runs......56-16 MVP chants again for Rendon after his 32nd homer of
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs.....50-5 ESTABLISHING CONTACT the year puts the Nationals back up, 4-3. He also sets
Allowed 4 or More Runs.....27-53 According to [Link], Washington leads the National League (3rd in MLB) in Contact% (percent of the team’s single-season RBI record with 111, beating
Allowed 5 or More Runs.....19-43 pitches on which contact was made divided by swings)...Washington’s 79.2% contact ranks behind only the Ryan Zimmerman’s 110 in 2006.
More Hits than Opponent....58-9 It’s September 1.
Houston Astros (80.6%) and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (79.8%).
Fewer Hits than Opponent.12-39
• In addition, the Nationals have struck out the second-fewest times in the National League with 1,095.
Committed No Errors.........53-30
• Because of this high-contact, low strikeout approach, Washington leads the National League (4th in MLB) @JamalCollier - [Link] (Sept. 1)
Committed 1 or More Errors....24-28
in on-base percentage (.341) in 2019. Lol Juan Soto hit another homer. I don’t even know
Before All-star Game.........47-42
what else to say about him and Rendon
After All-star Game...........30-16
Starter Goes at least 5 inn......65-47 IN THE COMMUNITY
Starter Goes at least 6 inn......54-27 September 14: Battle of the Bases Championship Game @MarkZuckerman - [Link] (Sept. 1)
Starter Goes at least 7 inn......27-11 The inaugural Battle of the Bases military softball tournament serves as an extension of the intramural Zimmerman’s homer: 110.6 mph exit velocity, 437
Home Whites.......................11-9 season at each of the military bases in the National Capital Region. More than 130 teams competed, and the feet.
Road Greys........................23-25 top two teams (Marine Corps Base Quantico and Marine Barracks Washington) will take the field at Nationals And his dugout dance included moving slowly like he
Red Alternates......................9-8 Park postgame to battle for the title. Visit [Link]/battleofthebases for more information. had to use a walker.
Blue Alternates.....................7-3 NATIONALS HISTORY
Blue Stars & Stripes..............6-8 September 2 (7-7) @Todd_Dybas - NBC Sports Washington (Sept. 1)
White Stars & Stripes..........15-5 2015 – Ryan Zimmerman starred in the Nationals’ 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, going 3-for-4 Soto doubles and is going through another of his ram-
1969 Montreal Expos.............1-0 with two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored. Zimmerman’s second home run of the night, was the page periods.
Player’s Weekend...................3-0 200th homer of his career, and serendipitously came on the 10-year anniversary of his first Major League
hit. With the homer, Zimmerman became the first Nationals player (2005-pres.) to reach the 200-HR mark
exclusively with Washington. He also became one of just 33 active MLB players to club 200 or more home
runs in their career.
SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME D.C. TV D.C. RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER
Mon., Sept. 2 vs. NYM 1:05 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Joe Ross (3-3, 5.36) RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 4.14)
• Joe Ross is 3-0 with a 1.05 ERA (3 ER/25.2 IP), 16 strikeouts and a .200 opp. AVG (18-for-90) in his last 5 starts...The Nationals are 5-0 in those starts.
Tues., Sept. 3 vs. NYM 7:05 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Max Scherzer (9-5, 2.46) RHP Jacob deGrom (8-8, 2.66)
• Max Scherzer will start on 5 days rest for the 10th time this season...He is 5-2 with a 2.56 ERA and a .214 opp. AVG in 9 previous starts on 5 days of rest.
Wed., Sept. 4 vs. NYM 1:05 p.m. YouTube 106.7 The Fan RHP Anibal Sanchez (8-6, 3.80) RHP Zack Wheeler (9-7, 4.41)
• This game will only be available on YouTube, with Scott Braun, F.P. Santangelo, Al Leiter and Lauren Shehadi on the call...To watch: [Link]/MLB or by searching “MLB” in the YouTube app.
#41- JOE ROSS - RHP - 6’4” / 220 - 26 YEARS OLD SPLITS
Tall, athletic right-handed pitcher with smooth mechanics and a downhill delivery that deceives AWARDS AND HONORS 2019
hitters, especially righties...Burst on the Major League scene in 2015 after being acquired as part 2014 ��� San Diego’s No. 4 prospect, per Baseball America Home........................1-2, 9.00 ERA, 1 G / 1 GS
of a three-team deal, that also yielded infielder Trea Turner in December of 2014. 2014 ��� California League All-Star (mid-season) Road......................2-1, 3.51 ERA, 14 G / 5 GS
2014 ��� California League Pitcher of the Week (May 5) vs. Left..................................307 / .435 / .432
AGAINST THE METS: This marks his first start this season against New York...He has made four ap- 2013 ��� Midwest League All-Star (mid-season) vs. Right...............................273 / .331 / .455
pearance againsts them this season out of the Nationals bullpen...In seven career starts against 2013 ��� Midwest League Pitcher of the Week (April 15)
GB%.....................................................46.2%
the Mets he has given up two earned runs or less in in four of the seven starts. FB%......................................................53.8%
LAST START: He did not factor into the decision after tossing 4.1 scoreless innings and allowing two earned runs on six hits with three strikeouts and four March/April..............0-0, 3.86 ERA, 7 G / 0 GS
walks in Washington’s 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 24. May........................0-0, 14.85 ERA, 9 G / 0 GS
June.......................0-1, 36.00 ERA, 1 G / 0 GS
WIN STREAK: Is in the midst of a three-game winning streak, the longest win streak of his career...Across five starts he has pitched to a 1.05 ERA (3 July...........................0-2, 8.10 ERA, 2 G/ 1 GS
ER/ 25.2 IP) with 16 strikeouts and 13 walks...Opposing batters are hitting .200 (18-for-90) with just six extra-base hits (6 2B) across this stretch. August.....................3-0, 1.05 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
STARTER VS. RELIEVER: In six starts this season he has pitched to a 1.74 ERA (6 ER / 31.0 IP) compared to a 11.17 ERA (24 ER / 19.1 P) as a reliever... Sept./Oct.........................................................
In 54 career starts he owns a 3.82 ERA (127 ER / 299.1 IP) and in 21 career appearances out the bullpen he has pitched to a 9.67 ERA (24 ER / 22.1 IP). CAREER
Home..................12-8, 4.21 ERA, 38 G / 27 GS
SCORELESS INNINGS: Recorded a 17.1 scoreless inning streak that began on Aug. 2 and ended on Aug. 13 on an RBI-single by José Iglesias in the Road..................8-10, 4.25 ERA, 37 G / 27 GS
seventh inning...It is the longest scoreless inning streak by a Nationals pitcher this season. vs. Left..................................302 / .377 / .473
vs. Right...............................237 / .282 / .384
PITCH MIX: According to Statcast, Ross throws: Four-seamer (37.8%), Sinker (25.8%), Slider (21%), Curve (8.5%) and Changeup (7%).
vs. NEW YORK METS
2018: Made his return to the mound after rehabing from “Tommy John” ligament replacement surgery in July 2017...Began his rehab outings on Aug. 6 Career....................2-3, 4.80 ERA, 11 G / 7 GS
and returned to active roster on Sept. 4....Made six rehab starts, going 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA between the Gulf Coast League, Single-A Potomac, Double-A 2019......................0-0, 10.80 ERA, 4 G / 0 GS
Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse...His first Major League start of the 2018 season came on Sept. 13 vs. New York (NL)...He threw 5.0 IP of two-run ball, Career Home............2-2, 5.04 ERA, 6 G / 5 GS
giving up four hits and walking two...Made his final start of the season on Sept. 28. Career Road.............0-1, 4.30 ERA, 5 G / 2 GS
CAREER BESTS
2017: Had his third season in Washington cut short after undergoing “Tommy John” ligament replacement surgery in July...Made his final start of the Innings............8.0 IP, 2x, Last: 5/23/17 at SEA
season on July 9 vs. ATL...In previous four starts, was 2-1 with a 2.36 ERA (7 ER/26.2 IP), 22 strikeouts and eight walks...Struck out a career-high 12 Strikeouts........................... 12, 6/8/17 vs. BAL
batters on June 8 vs. BAL...Matched a career high with 8.0 innings on May 23 vs. SEA (8.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 6 SO)...Opened the season by receiving 62 runs Shutouts................................................ None
of support, the most in MLB history through a pitcher’s first four starts of the season, per Elias...His 10.14 average run support would have been first Complete Games..................................... None
in MLB, if qualified...Opened the season with Triple-A Syracuse, but was recalled on April 19...Was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on May 1 before being
VS. METS
recalled on May 23.
PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
2016: Began the season in Washington’s rotation before being placed on the disabled list on July 3...Missed 66 games due to right shoulder inflamma- Alfaro
tion...Posted a 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 IP) with 14 strikeouts against just three walks in three games after reinstatement on Sept. 18...Posted a 19.2 score- 2019 2 1 0 2 .500
less innings streak from April 10 to April 30, the longest of any Washington pitcher and 13th-longest in the NL in 2016...Struck out 28 batters against Career 2 1 0 2 .500
just four walks (7.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio) over his five starts prior to his DL stint...Surrendered a home run to Nick Castellanos on May 10 vs. DET, the Anderson
first home run he had allowed in 160 at bats, a streak that dated to August, 2015...He entered that game as the only qualified (3.09 batters faced/team 2019 1 0 0 0 .000
game) starting pitcher in MLB to not allow a home run to that point in 2016, and, via the Elias Sports Bureau, his 160 at-bat streak was the third long- Career 1 0 0 0 .000
est in MLB at that time behind only CIN’s RHP Blake Wood (174 at-bats) and BOS’s RHP Carson Smith (172 at-bats)...Ross made his first Postseason Brinson
appearance, starting Game 4 of the NLDS at Los Angeles. 2019 1 0 0 0 .000
Career 1 0 0 0 .000
2015: In first season in Washington’s system, started at Double-A Harrisburg before having his contract selected on June 6 and made his MLB debut that Castro
day vs. CHI (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 SO)...Solidified with his next two starts, June 13 at MIL (8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 8 SO) and June 19 vs. PIT (7.1 IP, 6 H, R, 2019 2 1 0 0 .500
ER, BB, 11 SO)...With that 11 K effort, Ross became just the third rookie to strike out at least 10 batters in a game in Nationals history, joining RHP Ste- Career 2 1 0 0 .500
phen Strasburg (14 - 6/8/10; 10 - 6/18/10) and LHP John Lannan (11- 4/7/08)...Allowed three or fewer earned runs in his first seven career starts, tying Galloway
LHP Micah Bowie (7 GS, 5/20-6/22/2007) for the second-longest such streak by a starting pitcher to begin a career in Nationals history (2005-present).. 2019 1 0 0 0 .000
Made 13 starts before moving to the bullpen for the final three weeks of the season...Ranked among National League rookie starting pitchers (min. 13 Career 1 0 0 0 .000
GS) in on-base percentage (2nd, .280), WHIP (3rd, 1.11), fewest walks (4th, 21), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5th, 3.29) and strikeouts per nine innings (8th, Granderson
8.10)...Set a Nationals record (2005-present) by starting his career facing 51 consecutive batters before issuing his first walk (June 13 at MIL - A. Lind). 2019 0 0 0 0 —
GAME LOGS Career 16 3 0 1 .188
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES Herrera
4/7 at NYM W, 12-9 0 0 81.00 0 0 0.1 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 .500 0 22 Entered in relief 2019 1 0 0 0 .000
4/9 at PHI W 10-6 0 0 11.57 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 4 27 Offered scoreless relief Career 1 0 0 0 .000
4/19 at MIA L 3-2 0 0 6.23 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 1 22 2nd game tossing more than 1.0 IP Prado
4/23 at COL W 6-3 0 0 5.79 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 3 Offered scoreless relief 2019 0 0 0 0 —
4/27 vs. SDP L 8-3 0 0 4.76 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 0 19 Offered scoreless relief Career 9 2 0 1 .222
4/28 vs. SDP W 7-6 0 0 4.05 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240 0 21 Offered scoreless relief Ramirez
4/30 at STL L 3-2 0 0 3.86 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2 Offered scoreless relief 2019 1 1 0 1 1.000
5/1 at STL L 5-1 0 0 6.43 0 0 0.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .286 0 9 Entered in relief Career 1 1 0 1 1.000
5/4 at PHI W 10-8 0 0 12.27 0 0 0.1 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 .382 0 29 Season-high 5 ER Rojas
5/7 at MIL L 6-0 0 0 10.8 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .351 0 16 Offered scoreless relief 2019 2 0 0 0 .000
5/10 at LAD L 5-0 0 0 9.64 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 0 14 Offered scoreless relief Career 4 1 0 0 .250
5/14 vs. NYM L 6-2 0 0 9.58 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .318 0 20 Entered in relief Solarte
5/17 vs. CHI L 14-6 0 0 9.28 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326 2 8 Offered scoreless relief 2019 0 0 0 0 —
5/20 at NYM L 5-3 0 0 8.03 0 0 1.2 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 .294 1 36 Season-high strikeouts Career 8 1 0 1 .125
5/22 at NYM L 6-1 0 0 7.82 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 0 3 Offered scoreless relief Walker
5/24 vs. MIA W 12-10 0 0 9.22 0 0 1.0 2 3 3 0 1 1 1 .298 1 26 Most ER since 5/4 2019 0 0 0 0 —
6/22 vs. ATL L 13-9 0 1 11.05 0 0 1.0 5 4 4 1 1 0 0 .338 0 26 First loss of the season Career 7 2 1 2 .286
7/21 at ATL L, 7-1 0 1 9.45 1 0 5.1 8 3 3 1 2 0 6 .345 0 98 First start of the season
7/27 vs. LAD L, 9-3 0 1 9.85 0 0 4.2 9 7 6 1 2 0 7 .361 0 86 Season-high SO and ER
8/2 at ARI W, 3-0 1 0 0.00 1 0 5.1 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 .323 2 87 First win of the season
8/7 at SFG W, 1-0 1 0 6.75 1 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 .297 4 99 First QS of the season
8/13 vs. CIN W, 3-1 1 0 5.91 1 0 6.2 5 1 1 0 2 0 3 .286 3 92 17.1 IP scoreless streak ended
8/19 at PIT W, 13-0 0 0 5.48 1 0 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 11 58 Hit by comebacker in 4th inn.
8/24 at CHI W, 7-2 0 0 5.36 1 0 4.1 6 2 2 0 4 0 3 .288 5 88
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT
3 3 5.36 5 0 50.1 57 32 30 5 26 4 41 .288 34 911
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP
.500 1.65 2 0 231 198 10.19 16 0 0.89 4.65 0 7.33 .380 6.08 18.1
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP
11-13 2 1 0 0 6 1.58 .444 .824 .340
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2015 Washington NL 5 5 0 0 16 13 0 76.2 64 33 31 7 21 69 1.11 3.45 3.64
2016 Washington NL 7 5 0 0 19 19 0 105.0 108 43 40 9 29 93 1.30 3.53 3.43
2017 Washington NL 5 3 0 0 13 13 0 73.2 88 44 41 16 20 68 1.47 5.00 5.01
2018 Washington NL 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 11.0 12 6 5 0 3 3 1.36 3.95 4.09
2019 Washington NL 3 3 0 2 24 6 0 50.1 57 32 30 5 26 41 1.65 4.66 5.36
Totals 20 18 0 2 75 54 0 321.2 334 162 151 40 100 278 1.35 4.13 4.22
TOMORROW’S STARTER - #31- MAX SCHERZER - RHP
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2019 Washington NL 9 5 0 0 22 22 0 142.2 118 42 39 12 27 200 1.02 2.21 2.46
CAREER 168 87 0 0 360 351 10 2260.1 1857 859 796 248 612 2649 1.09 3.13 3.17
Year Opp. Lg W L SV
SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2019 NYM NL 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 20.0 14 6 6 1 5 28 0.95 — 2.70
CAREER 10 5 0 0 20 19 1 131.0 86 40 36 18 30 176 0.89 — 2.47
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 • #44 D. Hudson
2019 WSH NL 6 4 28 34 55 0 0 53.0 60 25 25 10 13 59 1.38 4.29 4.25 • #29 R. Elias • #23 E. Fedde
LAST: 9/1 vs. MIA (1.0 IP) • #48 J. Guerra
Hard-throwing left-handed closer earned his second career All-Star selection in 2018...Is in his second full season with the Nationals. • #58 J. Hellickson
• Ranks T3rd in NL with a career-high 28 saves...Was reinstated from the 10-day Injured list on Sept. 1. • #21 T. Rainey
• Has offered scoreless relief in 42 of 55 appearances...Pitch mix: 4-seam (89.8%), Split Finger (5.4%), Slider (4.8%) • #56 F. Rodney
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 20 / 8 OPP. SLASH: .275 / .322 / .486 • #60 H. Strickland
• #51 W. Suero
#29 ELÍAS, Roenis (LHP) • #50 A. Voth
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2019 SEA/WSH AL/NL 4 2 14 17 46 0 0 48.1 41 28 19 8 18 46 1.22 4.65 3.54 VS. METS
LAST: 8/30 vs. MIA (0.2 IP, BB) PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA
A veteran of six Major League seasons, he is 22-24 with 14 saves and a 4.02 ERA with Seattle (2014-15, 18-19) and the Boston Red Sox (2016-17). Corbin
• Acquired by WSH via trade on 7/31...Went 4-2 with 14 saves, a 4.40 ERA (23 ER/47.0 IP) and 45 strikeouts in 44 games for the Seattle this season. 2019 1 1 0 5 31.0 12 3.48
• His 14 saves ranked 10th in the AL at time of trade to WSH...Pitch mix: 4-seamer (50.4%), Changeup (29.1%), Curve (13.7%), Sinker (6.7%). Career 2 5 0 14 78.2 39 4.46
HOLDS: 2 IR / IS: 22 / 15 OPP. SLASH: .220 / .291 / .387 Doolittle
2019 1 1 2 8 7.0 10 12.86
#23 FEDDE, Erick (RHP) Career 1 1 6 17 16.0 11 6.19
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Elias
2019 WSH NL 4 2 0 0 17 12 0 71.0 76 34 34 11 29 38 1.48 5.46 4.31 2019 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 8/18 vs. MIL (5.0 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, 2 SO) Career 1 0 0 1 5.1 1 1.69
Former first-round pick (No. 18) in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft made his Major League debut in 2017. Fedde
• Allowed 2 earned runs or fewer in 4 of his last 6 starts before moving to bullpen...Posted a 3.38 ERA (4 ER/10.2 IP) in 5 relief app. in 2019. 2019 0 0 0 3 9.2 5 4.66
• His 56.2 IP this season are a career-high...Pitch mix: Sinker (42.2%), Curve (19.8%), Cutter (17%), 4-seam (13.6%), Split Finger (7.4%) Career 0 0 0 5 19.0 13 6.16
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 2 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .283 / .355 / .468 Guerra
2019 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0.00
#48 GUERRA, Javy (RHP) Career 1 0 0 10 9.1 6 5.79
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Hellickson
2019 TOR/WSH AL/NL 2 1 2 2 41 0 0 57.2 55 30 29 8 16 46 1.23 4.31 4.53 2019 0 1 0 1 5.0 5 9.00
LAST: 8/31 vs. MIA (1.0 IP) Career 3 5 0 11 56.0 43 6.91
Veteran of nine MLB seasons...Posted a 3.44 ERA with 32 saves across 212 relief appearances prior to signing with Washington on May 20. Hudson
• With WSH: 30 G, 2-1, 2 Saves, 4.74 ERA (23 ER/43.2 IP), 31 SO, 11 BB and 3 holds...Has tossed more than 1.0 IP in 12 of the 30 games. 2019 0 0 0 3 2.1 0 0.00
• Has held right-handed batters to a .235/.294/.394 slash line in 2019...Pitch mix: 4-Seam (59.3%), Slider (24.2%), Curve (8.4%), Changeup (8.1%). Career 3 0 0 14 29.0 3 0.93
HOLDS: 4 IR / IS: 22 / 11 OPP. SLASH: .243 / .296 / .416 Rainey
2019 0 1 0 3 2.2 2 6.75
#58 HELLICKSON, Jeremy (RHP) Career 0 1 0 3 2.2 2 6.75
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Rodney
2019 WSH NL 2 3 0 0 9 8 0 39.0 47 31 27 9 20 30 1.72 6.30 6.23 2019 0 1 0 1 0.0 1 —
LAST: Career 0 2 6 16 14.0 12 7.71
A veteran of nine Major League seasons re-signed with the Nationals in February 2019... Ross
• Was reinstated from the 60-day Injured List on Sept. 1...In 5 rehab G (4 GS) with GCL, he posted a 2.16 ERA with 22 SO, 2 BB and a .175 opp. AVG. 2019 0 0 0 4 3.1 4 10.80
• Pitch mix: Sinker (41.3%), Changeup (25.8%), Cutter (17%), Curve (13.3%), Four Seamer (2.5%) Career 2 3 0 11 45.0 24 4.80
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: / OPP. SLASH: .294 / .374 / .525 Sanchez
2019 0 0 0 2 6.1 3 4.26
#44 HUDSON, Daniel (RHP) Career 5 5 0 16 87.0 40 4.14
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Scherzer
2019 TOR/WSH AL/NL 8 3 3 7 60 1 0 62.1 48 22 20 7 25 63 1.17 4.05 2.89 2019 1 1 0 3 20.0 6 2.70
LAST: 8/30 vs. MIA (Win, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, HR, SO) Career 10 5 0 20 131.0 36 2.47
A veteran of 10 MLB seasons with Toronto (2019), Los Angeles Dodgers (2018), Pittsburgh (2017), Arizona (2010-16) and Chicago White Sox (2009-10). Strasburg
• With WSH: 15 G, 2-0, 1 SV, 3 holds, 14.1 IP, 15 SO, 2 BB, 2-for-13 IRS...Went 6-3 with 2 SV, 8 holds & a 3.00 ERA in 45 G w/TOR in 2019. 2019 1 0 0 4 26.2 9 3.04
• Ranks 3rd in MLB with 14.3% in IRS...Acquired by WSH via trade on 7/31Pitch mix: 4-seam (62.2%), Slider (22.7%), Sinker (8.8%), Changeup (6.3%) Career 9 5 0 21 131.2 42 2.87
HOLDS: 11 IR / IS: 35 / 5 OPP. SLASH: .211 / .294 / .373 Strickland
2019 0 0 0 2 1.2 0 0.00
#21 RAINEY, Tanner (RHP) Career 0 1 0 12 9.1 4 3.86
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Suero
2019 WSH NL 1 3 0 3 39 0 0 35.2 22 18 17 5 31 55 1.49 4.72 4.29 2019 0 1 0 7 6.2 8 10.80
LAST: 8/31 vs. MIA (1.0 IP, BB, 3 SO) Career 0 2 0 12 13.1 13 8.78
Hard-throwing right-handed reliever was acquired by Washington in exchange for Tanner Roark on Dec. 12, 2018. Voth
• Last 20 G: 3.38 ERA (7 ER/18.2 IP) 3 holds, 18 BB, 30 SO, .172 opp. AVG (11-for-64)...Righties are hitting .133 (10-for-75), 2B, 2 HR, 32 SO against him. 2019 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Earned 1st MLB win, 6/1 at CIN...Pitch mix: 4-seam (71.6%), Slider (28.3%), Changeup (0.1%). Career 1 1 0 2 9.1 7 6.75
HOLDS: 8 IR / IS: 8 / 3 OPP. SLASH: .175 / .346 / .341