Nationals vs. Braves Game Preview
Nationals vs. Braves Game Preview
RHP Erick Fedde (1-3, 4.71) | LHP Max Fried (6-0, 1.60)
Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 l 7:10 p.m. l Game #38 / Road #19
Truist Park | Atlanta, GA
TV: MASN 2 | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Net.
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World Champions: 2019 • NL Wild Card: 2019 • NL East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home....................................... 6-13 SPLITSVILLE ATLANTA BRAVES
Road......................................... 7-11 The World Champion Washington Nationals snapped their seven-game losing streak by winning the second The Nationals and Braves will meet 10 times this
Day............................................ 3-5 game of Friday's doubleheader, 10-9, over the Atlanta Braves. season (4 in D.C., 6 in ATL)...Nationals Manager
Night...................................... 10-19 • Trea Turner's sixth-inning solo home run proved to be the difference in the victory...After going hitless Dave Martinez capped his 16-year Major League ca-
Current Streak.......................... W1 in two games, Sept. 1-2, Turner is 6-for-14 (.429) with two homers, four RBI, one stolen base and two reer with Atlanta in 2001, hitting .287 in 120 games...
Last 5 Games............................1-4 runs scored over his last three games. Right-handed pitcher Anίbal Sánchez played in At-
Last 10 Games......................... 2-8 • Michael A. Taylor (2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI) and Eric Thames (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R) also led Washington's lanta in 2018 before joining the Nationals...Catcher
July........................................... 3-4 offense in Friday night's victory. Kurt Suzuki played two seasons with Atlanta (2017-
August.....................................9-16 18) prior to returning to Washington, D.C. last year...
September................................1-4 ROSTER MOVES Right-handed pitcher Ryne Harper was originally
Vs. LHSP....................................8-3 The Washington Nationals announced the following roster moves on Saturday: selected by the Braves in the 37th round of the 2011
Vs. RHSP................................. 5-21 • Recalled infielder Carter Kieboom from the Alternate Training Site (Fredericksburg) First-Year Player Draft.
Series Opener......................... 4-8 • Designated infielder Wilmer Difo for assignment 2020 RECORD
Series Opener at Home.......... 1-5 W-L................................. 2-2 (0-0 in D.C., 2-2 in ATL)
Series Opener on Road..........3-3 LEADING MEN Streak......................................................................... W1
By Series...............................1-6-4 Entering play on Friday, Trea Turner (1st, .364) and Juan Soto (2nd, .354) lead Major League Baseball in bat- Aggregate Score...................Nationals 25, Braves 28
By Home Series..................0-4-2 ting average...A look at where each player ranks across the board: ALL-TIME RECORD
By Road Series......................1-2-2 SOTO'S MLB RANKS TURNER'S MLB RANKS W-L / Nationals (2005-present).....................145-137
Rubber Games......................... 1-3 Rk. Stat No. Rk. Stat No. W-L / Home (2005-present)............................ 79-60
Sweeps/Were Swept............. 0-3 1st Slugging% .758 1st Average .364 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).............65-47
Scored First............................10-8 1st OPS 1.211 1st Hits 55
2nd Average .354
W-L / Away (2005-present)............................. 66-77
4th OPS 1.051
Opponent Scored First......... 3-16 W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)..............359-379
2nd On-Base% .453 5th SLG% .636
1-run games............................ 4-5 T10th Home Runs 11 9th Runs 30 2020 GAME LOG
1 or 2 run games....................6-10 13th On-Base% .416 DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
Comeback Wins......................4-9 8/17atATL L, 7-6 Smith-Hudson-None
Last AB Wins............................ 1-2 LEFT IS RIGHT 8/18atATL W, 8-5 Suero-Matzek-Hudson
Walkoff Wins........................... 0-2 The Nationals will square off against left-handed pitcher Max Fried in Game 1 today...Against left-handed 8/19atATL PPD (Rain)
Extra Innings............................. 1-1 pitching in 2020, Washington leads Major League Baseball with a .304 batting average, ranks second in MLB 9/4atATL L, 7-1 O'Day-Voth-None
Led After 6.............................12-4 (1st in NL) with a .540 slugging percentage and fourth in MLB (2nd in NL) with a .347 on-base percentage... 9/4atATL W, 10-9 Suero-Smith-Hudson
Led After 7............................... 9-3 All told, the Nationals are 8-3 this season when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. 9/5atATL
Led After 8...............................10-1 9/6atATL
Tied After 6............................... 1-1 BACKSTOP BATS 9/10vsATL
Tied After 7................................2-1 Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki have combined to hit safely in 24 of the Nationals last 26 games dating to Aug. 9/11vsATL
Tied After 8............................... 1-1 9 at Baltimore. 9/12vsATL
Behind After 6.......................0-18 • Gomes has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games, going 18-for-49 (.367) with four doubles, one triple, two 9/13vsATL
Behind After 7........................0-17 homers, eight RBI, three walks and eight runs scored.
MIKE RIZZO
Behind After 8.......................0-19 • Suzuki is hitting .300 (15-for-50) with three doubles, one homer, four RBI, six walks and eight runs
Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General
Division Games...................... 7-14 scored while hitting safely in 13 of his last 14 games. Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 12th season as the head
Vs. Other Divisions................6-10 of Washington’s baseball operation and his 37th season in
Vs. A.L. Teams........................6-10 RAIN MAN professional baseball in 2020...On April 5, 2018, Rizzo and
Vs. N.L. Teams........................ 7-14 Tanner Rainey ranks among NL relievers in strikeouts (4th, 27), opp. AVG (7th, .107) and opp. OBP (T9th, the Nationals agreed to a two-year contract extension,
Vs. A.L. East............................6-10 .219). keeping him with the club through the 2020 season...
Vs. N.L. East............................ 7-14 • After stranding his first 10 inherited runners of the season, Rainey allowed his first inherited runner to Through the MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades and
Hit 0 HR................................... 5-8 score on Sept. 4 at Atlanta key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former 100-loss
Hit 1+ HR.................................8-16 team into one with eight consecutive winning seasons,
Hit 2+ HR.................................4-9 SWEAR BY HIM four division titles, five Postseason appearances and the
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs........1-18 Wander Suero (0-for-9) is one of only three qualified relievers in the National League (one of seven in MLB) 2019 World Series Championship.
Scored 4 or More Runs.........12-6 to not have allowed an inherited runner to score this season. DAVE MARTINEZ
Scored 5 or More Runs..........11-6 • Suero has not allowed a hit in his last two outing (2.2 IP) and has struck out four with just one walk. Third-year manager Dave Martinez was named the sev-
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs.......7-5 enth field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017...
Allowed 4 or More Runs.......6-19 Through a steady, unwavering approach, consistent
Allowed 5 or More Runs....... 3-17 strategy and never-ending positivity and support for the
More Hits than Opponent....10-5 players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on an
Fewer Hits than Opponent... 1-17 REALLY BIG RINGS improbable run to the 2019 World Series Championship...
Committed No Errors............ 6-13 Produced by Jostens, the 2019 World Series Championship rings feature an average of 170 total diamonds, 32 The 2020 season marks his 32nd season in professional
Committed 1 or More Errors.. 7-11 custom-cut sapphires, 31 custom-cut rubies, and 24 princess-cut rubies for an impressive precious total stone baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder, Martinez
joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a Major League
Starter Goes at least 5 inn....7-15 carat weight of 23.2 carats.
coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Starter Goes at least 6 inn.... 6-5
Starter Goes at least 7 inn.... 3-0 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Home Whites..........................0-0 @masnKerr - MASNSports.com (Sept. 4)
Champions Gold....................4-10 Trea Turner: "It just felt good to put up a bunch of runs
Road Greys.............................. 4-5 and have everyone contribute. Felt like that was one of
Red Alternates........................0-0 the first games that the lineup from top to bottom has
Blue Alternates....................... 5-9 been really solid and really good." #Nats
Blue Stars & Stripes...............0-0 IN THE COMMUNITY @JessicaCamerato - MLB.com (Sept. 4)
White Stars & Stripes.............0-0 WORLD SERIES RING SWEEPSTAKES This time, it's an outside-the-park home run for Trea
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RHP Kyle Finnegan........ 7/25 vs. NYY all the memories and symbolism of the championship season, crafted from 14-karat white and yellow gold @dougherty_jesse - Washington Post (Sept. 4)
RHP Dakota Bacus...........8/9 vs. BAL with 23.20 carats in precious gems. Contest ends October 3, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Proceeds benefit Washing- Another one-two-three inning for Wander Suero, who
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INF Luis García..................8/14 at BAL
got Adam Duvall swinging with a curveball to finish
RHP Wil Crowe............... 8/22 vs. MIA NATIONALS HISTORY the fifth. Game is still tied 7-7.
LHP Ben Braymer............8/28 at BOS Sept. 5 (8-6)
@MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (Sept. 4)
2012 – For the second straight night, Washington launched six homers, including a pair from Bryce Harper,
Asdrúbal Cabrera has been dying to face a lefty for
during its 9-1 home win over the Chicago Cubs. Gio Gonzalez blanked Chicago for 7.0 innings to run his con-
days. Finally gets a chance and triples - yes, triples -
secutive scoreless innings streak to 16.0. Gonzalez also matched R.A. Dickey for the MLB lead with 18 wins.
off the RF wall. Now 15-for-33 with 8 extra-base hits
The Nationals, who homered six times the night prior, became the first team in MLB history to hit six or more
vs. lefties.
homers in two straight home games.
SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME D.C. TV D.C. RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER
Sat., Sept. 5 at ATL 7:10 p.m. MASN 2 106.7 The Fan RHP Erick Fedde (1-3, 4.71) LHP Max Fried (6-0, 1.60)
• Erick Fedde faces the Braves for the first time this season...This will be his first outing against the Braves in Atlanta in his career...His only 2 career outings against them came in D.C. in 2019.
Sun., Sept. 6 at ATL 1:10 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan LHP Patrick Corbin (2-3, 3.79) RHP Josh Tomlin (1-2, 4.37)
• Patrick Corbin went 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA in three starts against the Braves in 2019...This will be his first start against Atlanta in 2020.
#23 - ERICK FEDDE - RHP - 6’4” / 200 - 27 YEARS OLD REGULAR SEASON SPLITS
Former first-round pick (No. 18) in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft made his Major League debut in 2017...Has often been 2020
cited by Baseball America as having the “Best Slider” in Washington’s system and throughout the various leagues along Home..........................0-2, 4.70 ERA, 4 G / 3 GS
the way. Road.............................. 1-1, 4.73 ERA, 3 G / 1 GS
vs. Left...................................... .208 / .296 / .271
AGAINST THE BRAVES: Makes his second career start against At- AWARDS AND HONORS
2019 ����World Series Champion (WSH) vs. Right................................... .297 / .352 / .563
lanta...In two appearances (one start) against the Braves in 2019
2018 ����Washington’s No. 3 prospect, per Baseball America GB%.............................................................. 57.3%
he went 0-1 with a 22.2 ERA with five strikeouts and five walks.
2017 �����Washington’s No. 2 prospect, per Baseball America FB%...............................................................42.7%
LAST START: Gave up six earned runs on four hits with four strike- 2016 ����MiLB.com Organization All-Star March/April.............................................................
outs and one walk in 6.0 innings of work...Suffered the loss in Washington’s 8-6 defeat against 2016 ����Washington’s No. 4 prospect, per Baseball America May..........................................................................
2015 �����Washington’s No. 4 prospect, per Baseball America
Philadelphia on Aug. 31. June.........................................................................
July.............................0-0, 3.68 ERA, 2 G / 2 GS
WHAT A RELIEF: Tossed 5.1 innings of scoreless, two-hit ball in relief of Stephen Strasburg on Aug. 14 at Baltimore...Has made three appearances out of August........................1-3, 5.06 ERA, 5 G / 2 GS
the Nationals bullpen since his last start on July 30. Sept./Oct................................................................
2020 PITCH MIX: According to Baseball Savant, Fedde throws: Sinker (44.3%), Curve (17.5%), Cutter (18.4%), Four-Seamer (11.4%) and Split Finger CAREER
(8.3%). Home......................3-8, 6.08 ERA, 26 G / 18 GS
Road.........................4-2, 4.14 ERA, 16 G / 12 GS
SPRING TRAINING: Made three appearances (two starts) during 2020 Spring Training...Pitched to a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/4.2 IP) with five strikeouts and vs. Left..................................... .302 / .369 / .477
four walks across the two starts...In a relief appearance on Feb. 29 at St. Louis, allowed two runs on two hits and a hit by pitch with two strikeouts in 2.2 vs. Right.................................... .273 / .351 / .481
innings. vs. ATLANTA BRAVES
Career.........................0-1, 22.24 ERA, 2 G / 1 GS
2019: Opened the season with Double-A Harrisburg but went on to have four stints with Washington...Spent Major League time as a starter (4-2, 4.48
2020........................................................................
ERA, 31 SO) and as a reliever (9 G, 4.58 ERA, 17.2 IP, 10 SO)...Began the season as a reliever before moving to the rotation...Made a career-high 12 Major
Career Home.............0-1, 22.24 ERA, 2 G / 1 GS
League starts...Allowed three earned runs or fewer in nine of the 12 starts...Was 3-0 with a 2.36 ERA in those nine starts...Recorded back-to-back quality
Career Road...........................................................
starts for the first time in his career Aug. 5 and Aug. 12.
CAREER BESTS
ROAD WARRIOR: Was strong away from Nationals Park in 2019, going 1-0 with a 2.17 ERA (7 ER/29.0 IP) in seven road games (five starts) compared to Innings..................6.0, 7x, Last: 8/12/19 vs. CIN
a 5.88 ERA (32 ER/49.0 IP) in 14 games (six starts) at home...Tossed 6.0 innings without issuing a walk in each of his last three outings away from D.C. Strikeouts..................................9, 9/11/18 at PHI
Complete Games.........................................None
RIGHT IS RIGHT: Held opposing right-handed batters to a .217/.309/.371 slash line compared to a .333/.393/.527 slash line against lefties in 2019. Shutouts.......................................................None
100 K’s: Fedde reached the 100 strikeout milestone with a punch-out of Pete Alonso in the eighth inning on Sept. 2, 2019 vs. New York (NL)...It was his vs. ATLANTA
first relief appearance since May 16, also against the Mets...He tossed 2.0 innings, walked two and struck out two. PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
Acuña Jr.
2018: Began the season with Triple-A Syracuse...Was first recalled from Triple-A on May 23...Made his first Major League start of 2018 that night vs. San 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Diego (5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB 6 SO)...Recorded his first career win on June 29 at Philadelphia (5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO)...Was on the 10-day and then Career 4 0 0 0 .000
the 60-day Disabled List from July 5-Sept. 4 with right shoulder inflammation...Made his best start of the season on Sept. 11 at Philadelphia (5.2 IP, 2 H, Camargo
2 BB, 9 SO)...Allowed just one home run in four starts from Sept. 4-23...Went 3-4 with a 4.29 ERA in 14 starts between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Syracuse...Allowed three homers in 14 starts for Syracuse...All three came in one start. Career 1 0 0 0 .000
2017: Started the season with Double-A Harrisburg before being promoted to Triple-A Syracuse on June 13...Had his contract selected from Syracuse on d’Arnaud
July 30...Made his MLB debut that day against Colorado (4.0 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO)...Struck out Trevor Story for his first MLB strikeout...In his second 2020 0 0 0 0 —
start, Aug. 6 at Chicago (NL), he struck out seven batters in 5.1 innings of work...Enjoyed four MLB stints with Washington...Made seven starts for Har- Career 3 0 0 0 .000
risburg (2-3, 3.16 ERA, 35 SO, 14 BB, 3 HR) and 10 appearances out of the bullpen (1-0, 2.63 ERA, 19 SO, 4 BB, HR)...Began his stint with Syracuse in the Duvall
bullpen (6 G, 1-0, 3.86 ERA, 7 SO, BB) before moving to the rotation (6 GS, 0-2, 5.11 ERA, 18 SO, 4 BB)...Placed on the 60-day DL on Sept. 4 with a right 2020 0 0 0 0 —
forearm flexor strain, ending his season. Career 3 2 1 1 .667
Flowers
2016: Went 8-5 with a 3.12 ERA in 23 games (22 starts) between Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg...Ranked second among Nationals farm- 2020 0 0 0 0 —
hands in ERA (3.12) and fourth in strikeouts (123)...Posted a 4.24 strikeout-to-walk ratio (123 SO/29 BB)...Was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week Career 1 0 0 0 .000
on July 17...From May 23 to Aug. 5, posted a 0.62 ERA (4 ER/57.2 IP), struck out 60 batters and walked just 10 while posting a 4-1 record over 11 games Freeman
(10 starts)...Following the season, was cited by Baseball America as the No. 9 prospect in the Carolina League and as having the best “Breaking Ball” in 2020 0 0 0 0 —
the league...Entered the season rated as the No. 82 prospect in all of baseball, according to Baseball America...For the second straight season, boasted Career 2 1 0 1 .500
the “Best Slider” in the organization, per BA. Inciarte
2015: Made his professional debut...Began the season with short-season Single-A Auburn before being promoted to Single-A Hagerstown...Went 5-3 2020 0 0 0 0 —
with a 3.38 ERA in 14 starts between the two stops...Posted an 8.3 SO/9.0 IP ratio (59 SO, 16 BB)...Allowed just two home runs all season...Recorded a 1.10 Career 2 2 0 2 1.000
WHIP in six starts for Hagerstown...Following the season, was rated by Baseball America as the No. 4 prospect in the New York-Penn League...Entered Markakis
the season rated as the No. 90 prospect in all of baseball, according to Baseball America. 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Career 1 1 0 0 1.000
2014: Sat out the remainder of the season after undergoing Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery following the 2014 Draft. Ozuna
2020 0 0 0 0 —
REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGS Career 2 1 1 1 .500
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES Riley
7/25 vsNYY W, 9-2 0 0 2.25 1 0 4.0 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .222 5 68 First start since 8/18 2020 0 0 0 0 —
7/30 atTOR W, 6-4 0 0 3.68 1 0 3.1 6 2 2 1 2 0 0 .303 4 57 First start against TOR Career 1 1 0 2 1.000
8/5 vsNYM L, 3-1 0 1 3.48 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 .295 0 58 First relief appearance of season Swanson
8/12 atNYM L, 11-6 0 1 3.65 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302 2 32 Finished the game 2020 0 0 0 0 —
8/14 atBAL W, 15-3 1 0 2.55 0 0 5.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .257 7 69 First win of the season Career 1 1 0 1 1.000
8/25 vsPHI L, 8-3 0 1 3.57 1 0 5.0 7 4 4 1 1 0 1 .275 1 87 Season-high 4 ER
8/31 atPHI L, 8-6 0 1 4.71 1 0 6.0 4 6 6 2 1 1 4 .259 4 85 Season-high 6.0 IP
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT
1 3 4.71 4 0 28.2 29 16 15 5 11 1 10 .259 23 456
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP
.250 1.40 0 0 126 112 9.10 5 0 1.57 3.45 0 3.14 .328 7.22 15.9
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP
3-4 1 3 1 0 4 0.91 .438 .766 .245
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2015 Auburn NYP 4 1 0 0 8 8 0 35.0 38 16 10 1 8 36 1.31 2.60 2.57
Hagerstown SAL 1 2 0 0 6 6 0 29.0 24 14 14 1 8 23 1.10 3.48 4.34
2016 Potomac CL 6 4 0 0 18 17 0 91.2 85 35 29 7 19 95 1.13 3.22 2.85
2016 Harrisburg EL 2 1 0 0 5 5 1 29.1 33 13 13 1 10 28 1.47 3.02 3.99
2017 Harrrisburg EL 3 3 0 0 17 7 0 56.1 45 21 19 4 18 54 1.12 3.26 3.04
Syracuse INT 1 2 0 1 12 6 0 34.0 37 18 18 3 5 25 1.24 3.55 4.76
Washington NL 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 15.1 25 16 16 5 8 15 2.15 7.21 9.39
2018 Syracuse INT 3 3 0 0 13 13 0 67.1 78 34 33 3 18 70 1.43 2.83 4.41
Harrisburg EL 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 4 1.50 2.68 2.25
Washington NL 2 4 0 0 11 11 0 50.1 55 31 31 8 22 46 1.53 4.67 5.54
2019 Harrisburg EL 2 0 0 0 5 4 0 24.2 18 9 7 2 5 27 0.93 2.80 2.55
Fresno PCL 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 10.0 19 14 14 5 4 10 2.30 9.80 12.60
Washington NL 4 2 0 0 21 12 0 78.0 81 39 39 11 33 41 1.46 5.30 4.50
2020 Washington NL 1 3 0 0 7 4 0 28.2 29 16 15 5 11 10 1.40 5.99 4.71
MINORS Totals 23 18 0 1 87 69 1 381.1 381 175 158 27 97 372 1.25 — 3.73
MLB Totals 7 10 0 0 42 30 0 172.1 190 102 101 29 74 112 1.53 5.40 5.27
TOMORROW’S STARTER - #46 - PATRICK CORBIN - LHP - 6’3” / 210 - 30 YEARS OLD
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 Washington NL 2 3 0 0 7 7 0 40.1 43 18 17 6 11 36 1.34 4.13 3.79
CAREER 72 64 2 2 212 194 5 1188.0 1156 546 501 137 352 1171 1.27 3.64 3.80
Year Opp. Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 ATL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
CAREER 6 2 0 0 12 10 0 64.2 52 15 14 3 28 67 1.24 — 1.95
BULLPEN NOTES BULLPEN MAP
#71 BACUS, Dakota (RHP) 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 • #71 D. Bacus
2020 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10.1 12 7 7 1 6 7 1.74 4.81 6.10 • #67 K. Finnegan
LAST: 9/4 at ATL (1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, SO) • #33 R. Harper
Right-handed reliever was acquired by the Nationals from Oakland in exchange for current Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki on Aug. 23, 2013. • #36 W. Harris
• Has offered scoreless relief in 7 of 10 games...Made his MLB debut on 8/15 vs. BAL...Went 5-5 with 9 SV and a 3.58 ERA for Triple-A Fresno in 2019. • #44 D. Hudson
• Ranked among Nationals farmhands in G (T3rd, 47) and saves (T4th, 9)...2020 Pitch Mix: Slider (59.3%), Sinker (36.1%), Curve (4.6%). • #61 K. McGowin
HOLDS: 2 IR / IS: 6 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .279 / .360 / .372 • #21 T. Rainey
• # 51 W. Suero
#63 DOOLITTLE, Sean (LHP)
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 WSH NL 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 5.1 9 6 5 3 4 4 2.44 11.21 8.44 VS. BRAVES
PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA
LAST: 9/3 at PHI (Loss, 0.2 IP, R, 2 BB)
Bacus
Left-handed reliever has been a staple in Washington's bullpen, clubhouse and community since joining the club via mid-July 2017 trade.
2020 0 0 0 3 2.2 2 6.75
• Since returning from IL on 8/26: 3 G, 0.00 ERA (2.1 IP), 2 BB, 2 SO...In 2019, offered scoreless relief in 47 of 63 games
Career 0 0 0 3 2.2 2 6.75
• Is T3rd in WSH history w/75 SV...Recorded SV in G1 of the NLCS & G1 of the World Series...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (83.3%), Slider (11.8%), Split (4.9%).
Corbin
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 0 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .391 / .464 / .826
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
Career 6 2 0 12 64.2 14 1.95
#67 FINNEGAN, Kyle (RHP)
Doolittle
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 16 0 0 15.0 11 8 6 1 7 17 1.20 3.16 3.60
Career 0 1 6 14 14.1 5 3.14
LAST: 9/4 at ATL (0.2 IP, H, 2 R, ER)
Fedde
Signed with the Nationals in Dec. 2019 after seven seasons in Oakland's system...First outing will be MLB debut...Is under team control for six years.
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Opposing batters are .193 (11-for-57) against him....Earned 1st career win on 8/22 vs. MIA...Has offered scoreless relief in 13 of 16 G.
Career 0 1 0 2 5.2 14 22.24
• Made MLB debut out of the bullpen on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Sinker (68.5%), Slider (23.1%), Split Finger (8%), 4-Seam (0.4%).
Finnegan
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 13 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .193 / .281 / .281
2020 0 0 0 2 1.1 1 6.75
#33 HARPER, Ryne (RHP) Career 0 0 0 2 1.1 1 6.75
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Harper
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 14.0 18 11 11 3 4 18 1.57 4.46 7.07 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 9/1 at PHI (0.1 IP, SO) Career 0 0 0 1 0.2 1 13.50
Right-handed reliever was acquired from the Minnesota Twins on Jan. 29...Posted 11.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in his nine-year Minor League career. Harris
• Last 4 G: 0.00 ERA (2.0 IP), H, 3 SO...Earned first win of the season on 7/30 at TOR...Has offered scoreless relief in 9 of 14 games this season. 2020 0 0 0 3 3.0 0 0.00
• Struck out a season-high 4 batters on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Slider (50.2%), 4-Seam (39.2%), Curve (10.2%), Changeup (0.4%). Career 0 0 0 11 10.2 2 1.69
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 17 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .305 / .359 / .542 Hudson
2020 0 1 2 3 2.2 6 20.25
#36 HARRIS, Will (RHP) Career 0 3 2 20 22.2 19 7.54
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA McGowin
2020 WSH NL 0 1 0 2 11 0 0 9.2 13 6 3 1 5 13 1.86 3.37 2.79 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 9/4 at ATL (Hld., 1.0 IP, H, 2 SO) Career 0 0 1 4 6.2 7 9.45
Veteran right-handed reliever signed a 3-year contract with the Nationals in January 2020...Enters 2020 with a 2.36 ERA, 3rd among relievers since 2015. Rainey
• Has pitched to a 2.16 ERA (3 ER/ 8.1 IP) in 9 games since returning from the IL...In 2019 went 4-1 with 4 saves and a 1.50 ERA in 68 G for HOU. 2020 0 0 0 2 2.0 2 9.00
• Entered 2020 18-13 with 20 SV, 9.5 SO/9.0 IP and a 0.99 WHIP since 2015...2020 Pitch Mix: Cutter (80.3%), Curve (19.7%). Career 0 1 0 10 10.1 7 6.10
HOLDS: 4 IR / IS: 1 / 1 OPP. SLASH: .295 / .367 / .409 Sanchez
#44 HUDSON, Daniel (RHP) 2020 0 0 0 1 5.0 3 5.40
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career 8 11 0 24 135.0 70 4.67
2020 WSH NL 1 2 7 10 14 0 0 14.1 9 10 10 5 5 19 0.98 6.72 6.28 Scherzer
LAST: 9/4 at ATL (Save, 1.0 IP, H, 2 ER, HR, BB, SO) 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
Veteran reliever returns to the Nationals on a two-year contract...Recorded the final out of the 2019 World Series, striking out Houston's Michael Brantley. Career 10 8 0 24 140.1 58 3.72
• Ranks 5th in NL with 7 saves...Has tossed scoreless relief in 9 of 14 G to start the season...Opposing batters are .173 (9-for-52) against him. Suero
• Tossed scoreless relief in 7 of 9 Postseason G...Went 4-for-4 in SVO...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (74.7%), Slider (16.2%), Changeup (6.3%), Curve (2.8%). 2020 2 0 0 2 2.0 0 0.00
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 5 / 1 OPP. SLASH: .173 / .283 / .481 Career 2 1 1 14 16.1 5 2.76
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#61 McGOWIN, Kyle (RHP) 2020 0 1 0 2 8.2 10 10.38
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career 0 2 0 6 25.1 15 5.33
2020 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
LAST:
Tall, right-handed reliever enjoyed four stints with the Nationals in 2019...Made his Major League debut in 2018.
• in 2019, went 8-3 with a 3.39 ERA in 17 G between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Fresno...Struck out 104 batters in 93.0 IP.
• Appeared in 7 G with WSH...Made his only start on May 24 vs. ATL...Earned his 1st Major League save on May 29 at Atlanta (3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, HR, 6 SO).
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: / OPP. SLASH: — / — / —
Most Walks:............................................................................... 7, 3x, last: at Boston, August 29 8/28 at BOS W, 8-2 12-17 5th/-5.0 Scherzer (3-1) Perez (2-4) None 3:21
Most Strikeouts:........................................................................ 12, 3x, last: at Philadelphia, September 3 (10 inn.) 8/29 at BOS L, 5-3 12-18 5th/-5.0 Brasier (1-0) Sanchez (1-4) Barnes (3) 3:25
8/30 at BOS L, 9-5 12-19 5th/-6.0 Osich (1-1) Voth (0-4) None 3:26
Most Sac Hits:............................................................................ 1, 2x, last: at Philadelphia, September 3 (10 inn.) 8/31 at PHI L, 8-6 12-20 5th/-7.0 Howard (1-1) Fedde (1-3) None 2:48
Most Sac Flies:........................................................................... 2, done 4 times 9/1 at PHI L, 6-0 12-21 5th/-8.0 Nola (4-2) Corbin (2-3) None 3:14
9/2 at PHI L, 3-0 12-22 5th/-9.0 Wheeler (4-0) Scherzer (3-2) Workman (8) 2:50
Most Hit-By-Pitch:.................................................................... 3, at Baltimore, August 16 9/3 at PHI L, 6-5 12-23 5th/-9.5 Parker (3-0) Doolittle (0-2) None 3:50
Most GDP:.................................................................................. 4, vs. Philadelphia, August 25 9/4 at ATL L, 7-1 12-24 5th/-9.5 O'Day (3-0) Voth (0-5) None 2:30
9/4 at ATL W, 10-9 12-25 5th, -9.5 Suero (2-0) Smith (2-1) Hudson (7) 3:12
INDIVIDUAL BATTING 9/5 at ATL
Most At-Bats:............................................................................. 6, 2x, last: Trea Turner, at Atlanta, August 18 9/6 at ATL
9/7 vs. TBR
Most Plate Appearances:.......................................................... 6, done 5 times. 9/8 vs. TBR
Most Runs:.................................................................................. 3, done 5 times 9/9 OFF DAY
9/10 vs. ATL
Most Hits:.................................................................................... 5, Trea Turner, at Boston, August 29 9/11 vs. ATL
Most Doubles:............................................................................ 2, done 7 times 9/12 vs. ATL
Most Triples:............................................................................... 1, done 7 times. 9/13
9/14
vs. ATL
OFF DAY
Most Home Runs:...................................................................... 2, 2x, last: Juan Soto, at Philadelphia, August 31 9/15 at TBR
Most Extra-Base Hits:............................................................... 4, Asdrubal Cabrera, at New York (N.L.), August 10 9/16
9/17
at TBR
OFF DAY
Most Total Bases:....................................................................... 12, Asdrubal Cabrera, at New York (N.L.), August 10 9/18 at MIA
Most Runs Batted In:................................................................. 5, Asdrubal Cabrera, at New York (N.L.), August 10 9/18 at MIA Makeup of 8/1 PPD Game
9/19 at MIA
Most Stolen Bases:.................................................................... 1, done 11 times. 9/20 at MIA Makeup of 8/2 PPD Game
Most Caught Stealing:............................................................... 1, done 9 times. 9/20 at MIA
9/21 vs. PHI
Most Walks:................................................................................ 3, Asdrubal Cabrera, at Boston, August 29 9/22 vs. PHI Makeup of 8/27 PPD Game
Most Strikeouts:......................................................................... 4, Michael A. Taylor, at Baltimore, August 16 9/22 vs. PHI
9/23 vs. PHI
Most Sac Hits:............................................................................. 1, 2x, last: Adam Eaton, at Philadelphia, September 3 (10 inn.) 9/24 vs. NYM
Most Sac Flies:............................................................................ 1, done 15 times. 9/26 vs. NYM
9/27 vs. NYM
Most Hit-By-Pitch:..................................................................... 1, done 20 times.
Most GDP:................................................................................... 2, 2x, last: Carter Kieboom, vs. Philadelphia, August 25 CATCHER DEFENSE
TEAM PITCHING CATCHER GS W-L CCS SBA CS% PB CATCHER ERA
Most Innings Pitched:............................................................... 10.0, vs. Toronto, July 29 (10 innings) Yan Gomes
Most Hits Allowed:.................................................................... 19, vs. Baltimore, August 7 2020 17 4-13 1 8 12.5% 1 5.58 (81 ER/142.0 IP)
Most Batters Faced:................................................................... 52, vs. Baltimore, August 7 Career 668 364-304 126 409 30.8% 41 3.72 (2466 ER/5957.1 IP)
Most Runs Allowed:................................................................... 11, 3x, last: 11, vs. Miami, August 24 Kurt Suzuki
Most Earned Runs:.................................................................... 11, 3x, last: vs. Miami, August 24 2020 20 9-11 3 19 15.8% 1 4.80 (92 ER/170.2 IP)
Most Home Runs Allowed:....................................................... 4, 3x, last: at Atlanta, September 4
Career 1,346 648-699 151 951 15.9% 63 4.12 (5490 ER/11980.0 IP)
Most Walks Allowed:................................................................. 9, at Philadelphia, September 1
Most Strikeouts:......................................................................... 16, vs. Toronto, July 29 (10 innings)
RECORD BY BATTING ORDER
Most Strikeouts (9-inning games):......................................... 15, at Baltimore, August 16B43 PLAYER Bat1 Bat2 Bat3 Bat4 Bat5 Bat6 Bat7 Bat8 Bat9
Most Hit-By-Pitch:..................................................................... 1, done 11 times. Bonifacio, Emilio 0~1
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Cabrera, Asdrubal 4~2 5~12 1~3 2~4 0~2
Most Innings Pitched:............................................................... 7.1, Max Scherzer, vs. Toronto, July 29 (10 innings) Castro, Starlin 4~9 1~0 1~1
Most Hits Allowed:.................................................................... 10, Anibal Sanchez, vs. Baltimore, August 7 Difo, Wilmer 1~1
Most Batters Faced:................................................................... 30, Max Scherzer, at Baltimore, August 16 Eaton, Adam 0~1 8~17 0~2 1~3
Most Runs Allowed:................................................................... 6, 2x, last: Erick Fedde, at Philadelphia, August 31 Garcia, Luis 0~1 2~4 2~3 0~6
Most Earned Runs:.................................................................... 6, 2x, last: Erick Fedde, at Philadelphia, August 31 Gomes, Yan 0~2 0~2 1~3 3~6
Most Home Runs:...................................................................... 4, Anibal Sanchez, vs. Toronto, July 27 Harrison, Josh 1~0 5~2 1~2
Most Walks:................................................................................ 4, 2x, last: Wil Crowe, at Atlanta, September 4 Holt, Brock 0~1 0~1 1~0
Most Walks (9-inning games):................................................ 3, done 11 times. Kendrick, Howie 3~6 2~4 3~6
Most Strikeouts:......................................................................... 11 2x, last: Max Scherzer, at Boston, August 28 Kieboom, Carter 1~0 7~4 1~3
Most Strikeouts (9-inning games):......................................... 11 2x, last: Max Scherzer, at Boston, August 28 Robles, Victor 1~1 1~2 3~2 8~15
Most Hit-By-Pitch:..................................................................... 1, done 11 times. Soto, Juan 3~5 2~7 3~7
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Stevenson, Andrew 1~1
Longest winning streak............................................................ 3 games, July 29-Aug. 4 Suzuki, Kurt 2~0 5~3 2~4 0~1 1~3
Longest losing streak................................................................ 6 games, Aug. 29-Sept. 3 Taylor, Michael A. 0~1 3~0 3~6
Thames, Eric 1~1 2~7 0~3 1~5 1~4
Longest game, innings............................................................. 10 innings, 2x, last: Sept. 2 vs. Philadelphia (L, 6-5)
Turner, Trea 12~22 1~2
Longest game, time (9-inning game)................................... 4:02, Aug. 24 vs. Miami (L, 11-8)
Longest game, time (extra-inning game)............................. 3:50, Sept. 2 vs. Philadelphia (L, 6-5) RECORD BY POSITION
Shortest game, time (9-inning game)................................... 2:46, Aug. 5 vs. NYM (L, 3-1) PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH
Largest winning margin........................................................... 12 runs, 2x, last: Aug. 14 at BAL (W, 15-3) Bonifacio, Emilio 0~1
Largest losing margin............................................................... 11 runs, Aug. 7 vs. Baltimore (L, 11-0) Cabrera, Asdrubal 5~8 4~12 3~3
Largest deficit overcome to win............................................. 1 run, Many Times Castro, Starlin 6~10
Largest lead relinquished to lose............................................ 3 runs, 3x, last: Aug. 17 at ATL (Up 6-3 after T9th, Lost 7-6) Difo, Wilmer 1~0 0~1
Eaton, Adam 9~23
Garcia, Luis 4~13
Gomes, Yan 4~13
Harrison, Josh 2~0 0~2 2~1 1~0 2~1
Holt, Brock 1~2
Kendrick, Howie 3~3 5~13
Kieboom, Carter 8~7 1~0
Robles, Victor 13~20
Soto, Juan 7~19 1~0
Stevenson, Andrew 1~1
Suzuki, Kurt 9~11 1~0
Taylor, Michael A. 3~2 0~4 3~1
Thames, Eric 5~13 0~7
Turner, Trea 13~24