Mets vs. Nationals Doubleheader Preview
Mets vs. Nationals Doubleheader Preview
World Champions: 2019 • NL Wild Card: 2019 • NL East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home......................................12-18 FINAL STRETCH NEW YORK METS
Road........................................11-16 The World Champion Washington Nationals and New York Mets will square off in a doubleheader on Saturday The Nationals and Mets will play 10 times in 2020 (6
Day.............................................7-8 afternoon after Friday night's contest was postponed due to rain. in D.C., 4 in N.Y.)...Bench Coach Tim Bogar played in
Night......................................16-26 • This season, the Nationals are 1-0-4 (sweeps-swept-splits) in doubleheaders and 6-4 (.600) when play- New York from 1993-96, while third base coach Chip
Current Streak........................... L2 ing twice in a single day. Hale (2010-11) and hitting coach Kevin Long (2015-
Last 5 Games............................3-2 • The Nationals are 14-4-25 (sweeps-swept-splits) in doubleheaders and 53-33 (.616) when playing twice 17) each served the same roles during their tenure
Last 10 Games......................... 5-5 in a single day since baseball returned to Washington in 2005. in New York...Most recently, Nationals assistant hit-
July........................................... 3-4 ting coach Pat Roessler spent time with the Mets
August.....................................9-16 QUITE THE BIRTHDAY GIFT as their hitting coach in 2018 and assistant hitting
September..............................11-14 Nationals Manager Dave Martinez - who turns 56 years old today - was awarded with a multi-year contract coach from 2014-17.
Vs. LHSP...................................11-6 on Saturday...Martinez is in his third season as the Manager of the Washington Nationals after being named 2020 RECORD
Vs. RHSP...............................12-28 the seventh field manager in team history on Oct. 30, 2017...Through a steady, unwavering approach, consis- W-L...................................3-4 (1-2 in D.C., 2-2 in N.Y.)
Series Opener......................... 7-11 tent strategy and never-ending positivity and support for players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on Streak.......................................................................... L3
Series Opener at Home..........3-7 an improbable run to the 2019 World Series Championship. Aggregate Score.......................Nationals 32, Mets 35
Series Opener on Road.........4-4 ALL-TIME RECORD
By Series.............................. 3-8-6 AT STAKE FOR MAX W-L / Nationals (2005-present).................... 148-137
By Home Series...................2-5-2 Max Scherzer enters his final start of the 2020 season with a 4-4 record...He has not finished a season under W-L / Home (2005-present)............................. 63-76
By Road Series..................... 1-3-4 the .500 mark since he went 9-11 in 2009 as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks...A win tonight would W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).............56-56
Rubber Games......................... 1-3 give Scherzer his 11th consecutive winning season, tying him with LAD Clayton Kershaw for the longest active W-L / Away (2005-present)..............................86-61
Sweeps/Were Swept.............. 1-3 streak in Major League Baseball. W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals).............446-436
Scored First...........................18-12 2020 GAME LOG
Opponent Scored First........ 5-22 AWARDS WATCH - JUAN SOTO SOTO'S RANKS DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1-run games............................ 6-9 Entering Saturday, Juan Soto leads the National League batting title race Rk. Stat No. 8/4vsNYM W, 5-3 Corbin-Matz-Hudson
1 or 2 run games.................. 10-14 with a .351 batting average, ahead of ATL Freddie Freeman (.341...He also 1st (MLB) Slugging% .703
8/5vsNYM L, 3-1 Porcello-Fedde-Lugo
Comeback Wins..................... 7-14 paces Major League Baseball in the significant rate categories (see box). 1st (MLB) OPS 1.189
1st (MLB) On-Base% .487 8/10atNYM W, 16-4 Corbin-Matz-None
Last AB Wins........................... 4-3 • Despite missing 13 games, Soto ranks in the National League in walks 1st (MLB) wRC+ 201 8/11atNYM W, 2-1 Scherzer-Porcello-Hudson
Walkoff Wins............................2-2 (T4th, 38), runs scored (12th, 38), and home runs (T13th, 13). 1st (MLB) wOBA .478 8/12atNYM L, 11-6 Familia-Sánchez-None
Extra Innings.............................3-1 1st (MLB) Average .351 8/13atNYM L, 8-2 Peterson-Voth-None
Led After 6.............................21-5 AWARDS WATCH - TREA TURNER TURNER'S NL RANKS 9/24vsNYM L, 3-2 Peterson-Corbin-Diaz
Led After 7.............................. 15-3 Trea Turner has positioned himself to garner consideration for the Louisville Rk. Stat No. 9/26vsNYM
Led After 8...............................16-1 Slugger Silver Slugger Award as well as National League MVP Award. T1st (T1stMLB) Hits 74 9/26vsNYM
Tied After 6...............................2-1 • Turner ranks among National League shortstops in on-base percentage T2nd Stolen Bases 12
9/27vsNYM
T4th Average .335
Tied After 7...............................3-2 (1st, .394), extra-base hits (T1st, 29), doubles (T1st, 15), triples (1st, 4),
T6th Runs 43 MIKE RIZZO
Tied After 8............................... 1-1 batting average (2nd, .335), slugging percentage (2nd, .575), OPS (2nd, 6th wOBA .408 Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General
Behind After 6......................0-27 .969), and home runs (T4th, 10). 8th fWAR 2.4 Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 12th season as the head
Behind After 7.......................0-24 7th OPS .969 of Washington’s baseball operation and his 37th season
Behind After 8......................0-27 STREAKIN' STEVENSON 9th wRC+ 154 in professional baseball in 2020...On Sept. 6, 2020, Rizzo
Division Games....................14-23 Andrew Stevenson has hit safely in a career-high nine straight games...He 9th SLG% .575 and the Nationals agreed to a multi-year contract exten-
Vs. Other Divisions.................9-11 extended that streak with a pinch-hit double in the ninth inning on Thursday 9th On-Base% .394
sion...Through the MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades
Vs. A.L. Teams.........................9-11 night. and key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former 100-
Vs. N.L. Teams......................14-23 • During the streak, he is hitting .400 (10-for-25) with five doubles, one triple, seven RBI, one HBP, two loss team into one with eight consecutive winning sea-
Vs. A.L. East.............................9-11 walks, one stolen base and five runs scored...Five of the 10 hits have come with runners in scoring posi- sons, four division titles, five Postseason appearances and
Vs. N.L. East..........................14-23 tion. the 2019 World Series Championship...Rizzo is the fourth-
Hit 0 HR..................................11-15 longest tenured GM in Major League Baseball.
Hit 1+ HR................................12-19 REPLAY RANKINGS DAVE MARTINEZ
Hit 2+ HR................................. 8-9 Through games on Thursday (the most recent data provided by MLB), Washington's replay team has chal- Third-year manager Dave Martinez was named the sev-
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs.......1-26 lenged 12 plays and eight have been overturned (8-for-12; 66.7%)...They trail only the Boston Red Sox (10-for- enth field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017...
Scored 4 or More Runs........ 22-8 13, 76.9%) and Chicago White Sox (8-for-11, 72.2%) for the best marks in Major League Baseball...The Kansas Through a steady, unwavering approach, consistent
Scored 5 or More Runs........ 20-7 City Royals and Chicago Cubs are also 8-for-12, 66.7%. strategy and never-ending positivity and support for the
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs.....14-8 players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on an
Allowed 4 or More Runs......9-26 THE KID IS ALRIGHT improbable run to the 2019 World Series Championship...
Allowed 5 or More Runs...... 5-24 Luis García is 13-for-41 (.317) with two doubles, one homer, six RBI and seven runs scored over his last 13 The 2020 season marks his 32nd season in professional
baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder, Martinez
More Hits than Opponent.... 17-6 games...He has hit safely in eight of 13.
joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a Major League
Fewer Hits than Opponent.3-26 • He ranks among National League rookies (min. 125 PA) in batting average (4th, .280), slugging percent-
coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Committed No Errors...........12-16 age (5th, .376) and OPS (5th, .673).
Committed 1 or More Errors.11-18 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
REALLY BIG RINGS
Starter Goes at least 5 inn.15-22 Produced by Jostens, the 2019 World Series Championship rings feature an average of 170 total diamonds, 32 @JessicaCamerato - [Link] (Sept. 25)
Starter Goes at least 6 inn.... 9-9 custom-cut sapphires, 31 custom-cut rubies, and 24 princess-cut rubies for an impressive precious total stone Howie Kendrick on hamstring injury: "It just took a lot
Starter Goes at least 7 inn.....5-3 carat weight of 23.2 carats. longer than I thought it was going to. I was hoping to
Home Whites..........................0-0 make a return to the season this year, but it just didn’t
Champions Gold....................6-14 seem to progress the way it did previously."
Road Greys.............................. 6-9
Red Alternates........................0-0 @dougherty_jesse - Washington Post (Sept. 25)
Blue Alternates.......................11-11 There is a 2021 mutual option for Howie Kendrick,
Blue Stars & Stripes...............0-0 and he says now he has not yet decided if he will keep
White Stars & Stripes.............0-0 playing. Health will be a big factor, and he'll think more
about it when he gets home to AZ and works with his
IN THE COMMUNITY
usual physical therapist.
WORLD SERIES RING SWEEPSTAKES
Fans can enter for a chance to win a 2019 World Series Washington Nationals Championship Ring, fitted and
@Todd_Dybas - NBC Sports Washington (Sept. 25)
personalized by Jostens. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of baseball history, filled with
Martinez will now become the first Nationals man-
all the memories and symbolism of the championship season, crafted from 14-karat white and yellow gold
ager to reach a fourth year. He also will become the
with 23.20 carats in precious gems. Contest ends October 3, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Proceeds benefit Washing-
longest-tenured by games early next year (yes, low
ton Nationals Philanthropies. To enter visit [Link].
bar) when he passes Davey Johnson and Manny Acta.
NATIONALS HISTORY
Sept. 26 (10-5)
2015 – Doug Fister tossed a three-hit shutout in the first game of Washington’s doubleheader against the
Miami Marlins. He struck out nine batters, didn’t issue a walk and tossed just 104 pitches. Anthony Rendon’s
two-run homer in the first inning would be all the scoring Washington needed, eventually winning, 4-0.
SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME D.C. TV D.C. RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER
Sat., Sept. 26 vs. NYM (DH) 3:05 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Max Scherzer (4-4, 3.67)/RHP Aníbal Sánchez (3-5, 6.80)RHP Jacob deGrom (4-2, 2.14)/RHP Rick Porcello (1-6, 5.46)
• A win in this start would ensure that Max Scherzer finishes over .500 for the 11th consecutive season, tying him with Clayton Kershaw for the longest active streak, per Elias.
Sun., Sept. 27 vs. NYM 3:05 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Austin Voth (1-5, 6.25) RHP Seth Lugo (3-3, 3.82)
• This is the final game of the 2020 regular season.
#31 - MAX SCHERZER - RHP - 6’3” / 215 - 36 YEARS OLD REGULAR SEASON SPLITS
Polished veteran right-hander, three-time Cy Young Award Winner and seven-time consecutive All-Star signed an 2020
historic seven-year contract with Washington on Jan. 21, 2015...Joined the Nationals after seven Major League seasons Home.......................... 1-2, 4.40 ERA, 6 G / 6 GS
with the Detroit Tigers (2010-14) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2008-09). Road* (see bottom of page).3-2, 4.40 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
vs. Left...................................... .325 / .375 / .520
AGAINST THE METS: Faces New York (NL) for a third time this season...He is 1-0 with a ALL-TIME STRIKEOUTS vs. Right................................... .197 / .263 / .303
2.57 ERA (2 ER / 7.0 IP) in his previous two starts against the Mets. Rk. Player Strikeouts
1. Nolan Ryan 5,714
GB%..............................................................32.7%
LAST START: Allowed just two runs (0 ER) on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks 21. Mike Mussina 2,813 FB%.............................................................. 67.3%
in Washington’s 2-1 loss to Miami on Sept. 20. 22. Cy Young 2,798 March/April............................................................
23. Max Scherzer 2,777 May..........................................................................
RANKINGS: Ranks third in the National League with 12.47 SO/9.0 IP (5th in MLB)...Is tied for seventh in the NL with 85 24. Frank Tanana 2,773 June.........................................................................
strikeouts...Ranks 9th in the National League with a 4.05 SO/BB ratio. ACTIVE STRIKEOUTS July..............................0-1, 2.84 ERA, 2 G / 2 GS
Strikeouts August........................3-0, 4.38 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
2020 PITCH MIX: According to Baseball Savant, Scherzer throws: Four-Seamer (45.7%), Slider (19.5%), Changeup Rk. Player
1. Justin Verlander 3,013 Sept./Oct....................1-3, 3.38 ERA, 4 G / 4 GS
(15.9%), Cutter (9.5%), Curve (9.3%). 2. Max Scherzer 2,777 CAREER
SPRING TRAINING: Scherzer went 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in two starts during 2020 Spring Training...He allowed four runs 10+ STRIKEOUT GAMES Home..............86-45, 3.25 ERA, 186 G / 182 GS
(three earned) on eight hits and two walks through 6.1 innings. Rk. Player Games Road*..............88-48, 3.16 ERA, 190 G / 185 GS
1. Nolan Ryan 215
vs. Left....................................... .246 / .313 / .412
2019: In 17 starts from May 22 through the end of the season, Scherzer went 9-2 with a 2.44 ERA, 156 strikeouts, 19 walks 2. Randy Johnson 212
3. Roger Clemens 110 vs. Right......................................198 / .245 / .331
and a .201 opp. AVG...Entering that start on May 22, he ranked 25th in the National League in ERA at 3.72...He finished
4. Pedro Martinez 108 vs. NEW YORK METS
the season ranked sixth at 2.92...Went 7-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 12 starts on the road...Went 8-0 with a 1.86 ERA in 12 starts
98 Career.................... 11-5, 2.63 ERA, 23 G / 22 GS
from June 2 to Sept. 8...Had 114 strikeouts, 13 walks and a .179 opp. AVG during the winning streak...It tied for the long- 5. Max Scherzer
6. Sandy Koufax 97 2020............................ 1-0, 2.57 ERA, 2 G / 2 GS
est streak in the season by a Nationals player (Aníbal Sánchez, 5/29-8/23) and tied for the third-longest streak in the 7. Curt Schilling 93 Career Home............ 2-3, 3.58 ERA, 9 G / 9 GS
National League in 2019...The Nationals won 11 of the 12 games.
10+ SO/0 ER GAMES Career Road................. 9-2, 2.03 ERA, 14 G / 13
2019 RANKS: Ranked first in the National League with 12.69 strikeouts per 9.0 IP and a 7.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio, Rk. Player Games GS
while his 243 strikeouts ranked third...Ranked fourth in the NL in opponents’ on-base percentage (.266), WHIP (1.03) 1. Nolan Ryan 67 CAREER BESTS
2. Randy Johnson 49 Innings...................9.0, 9x, Last: 9/8/18 vs. CHI
and walks per 9.0 IP (1.72).
T3. Pedro Martinez 35
Strikeouts............................. 20, 5/11/16 vs. DET
2019 POSTSEASON: Went 3-0 with a 2.40 ERA in six games (five starts)...The Nationals went 6-0 when he pitched... T3. Roger Clemens 35
Complete Games.......... 10, Last: 9/8/18 vs. CHI
Opposing batters hit .193 with three doubles and four homers against him...Right-handed batters were just 10-for-59 5. Walter Johnson 33
6. Chris Sale 26 vs. METS
(.169) with a double and two homers against him...Earned the win in Game 1 of the World Series, tossing 5.0 innings T7. Clayton Kershaw 25 PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
of two-run, five hit ball...Became the 12th pitcher in World Series history to amass at least seven punchouts while not T7. Max Scherzer 25 Alonso
pitching more than 5.0 innings...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, with his start against Zack Greinke, it marked 2020 1 0 0 0 .000
the first time in World Series history that a pair of Cy Young Award winners faced off in Game 7 of the World Series... Rk. 10+Player SO/0 BB GAMES
Games Career 13 2 0 0 .154
His 11.01 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in his Postseason career rank first in MLB history among pitchers with at least 60.0 1. Randy Johnson 36 Canó
Postseason innings pitched. 2. Curt Schilling 27 2020 0 0 0 0 —
3. Max Scherzer 26 Career 21 3 2 2 .143
POSTSEASON NO-NO FLIRTING: After not allowing a hit until the seventh inning during the 2019 NLCS Game 2 at St.
Louis (7.0 IP, H, 2 BB, 11 K), he joined Roger Clemens (2000 ALCS Game 4) as the only pitchers in Postseason history to throw at least 7.0 innings with Davis
11 strikeouts and one hit...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Scherzer has taken a no-hitter into the fifth inning in five career Postseason starts, three 2020 4 2 0 0 .500
more than the next closest pitcher. Career 9 4 0 0 .444
Frazier
2,500 CLUB: With a strikeout of Manuel Margot in the sixth inning on April 26, 2019 vs. San Diego, Scherzer became the 35th player in Major League 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Baseball history (fourth active) to reach 2,500-career strikeouts...He is the third fastest pitcher to reach 2,500 strikeouts in both games (344 G) and Career 13 1 0 1 .077
innings (2,516.1 IP). Gimenez
2020 3 1 0 0 .333
200 K’s: Is one of 11 pitchers in MLB history (since 1900) to post at least eight seasons of 200+ strikeouts...His streak of eight 200+ strikeout seasons is Career 3 1 0 0 .333
tied for second in MLB history behind Hall of Famer Tom Seaver (9, 1968-76)...Helped the 2019 Nationals become the first team in MLB history to have Guillorme
a rotation feature at least three players with at least 222 strikeouts...They were the first National League team since the 1969 Houston Astros (Larry 2020 1 1 0 1 1.000
Dierker/Tom Griffin/Don Wilson) to have three pitchers record at least 200 strikeouts. Career 4 3 0 1 .750
JUNE: Was named National League Pitcher of the Month and National League Player of the Week for the final week of the month...He went 6-0 with a McNeil
1.00 ERA (5 ER/45.0 IP) in six starts during June...He recorded 68 strikeouts against just five walks (13.6 SO/BB), including a 24 strikeout-to-zero-walks 2020 3 1 0 0 .333
stretch spanning his last two starts...Turned in his strongest pitching performance of the year on June 2 to propel the Nationals to the 4-1 win and the Career 13 3 0 0 .231
series win over Cincinnati...He struck out 15 batters in 8.0 innings of three-hit, one-run ball to secure his third win of the season. Nimmo
2020 2 0 0 0 .000
NO-NO: Scherzer has thrown two-career no-hitters, June 20, 2015 vs. Pittsburgh (9.0 IP, HBP, 10 K) and Oct. 3, 2015 vs. New York (NL) (9.0 IP, 17 K)...He Career 21 3 1 3 .143
became the fifth pitcher in MLB history to throw two no-hitters in the same regular season and joined Hall of Famer Randy Johnson as the only pitchers Ramos
in MLB history to have a no-hitter and a 20-strikeout game (2016) on their resume. 2020 3 0 0 0 .000
Career 20 4 0 2 .200
REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGS
Rosario
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES
2020 0 0 0 0 —
7/23 vs. NYY L, 4-1 0 1 6.75 1 1 5.1 6 4 4 1 4 0 11 .273 1 99 3rd Opening Day start with 10+ SO
Career 15 4 0 0 .267
7/29 at TOR W, 4-0 0 0 2.84 1 0 7.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 .196 0 112 25th 10+strikeout/0 ER game
Smith
8/5 vs. NYM L, 3-1 0 0 3.29 1 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 .204 1 27 Shortest start since 1.0 IP on 8/1/17
2020 2 0 0 1 .000
8/11 at NYM W, 2-1 1 0 2.75 1 0 6.0 6 1 1 0 2 0 7 .225 2 105 First win of the season
Career 8 0 0 1 .000
8/16 at BAL W, 6-5 1 0 3.71 1 0 7.0 8 5 5 3 1 0 10 .240 6 111 96th career 10+ SO game
8/22 vs. MIA W, 5-4 0 0 4.31 1 0 4.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 5 .256 5 108 First HB since 6/25/2019 MAX’S “ROAD” STATS
8/28 at BOS W, 10-2 1 0 3.86 1 0 6.0 6 1 1 0 0 0 11 .257 7 92 97th career 10+ strikeout game As it relates to the July 29 “at” Toronto,
9/2 at PHI L, 3-0 0 1 3.95 1 0 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 6 .260 0 108 First road loss of season the Elias Sports Bureau clarifies that:
9/7 vs. TBR W, 6-1 1 0 3.40 1 0 7.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 8 .255 6 104 2nd shutout of the season
9/13 vs. ATL L, 8-4 0 1 4.04 1 0 5.1 9 6 6 2 2 0 10 .267 4 119 98th career 10+ SO game “When Team A is officially the visiting
9/14 at MIA L, 2-1 0 1 3.67 1 0 5.2 5 2 0 0 2 0 6 .261 1 119 Season-high tying 119 pitches team in a game versus Team B, played
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT in Team A’s own home park, for statis-
4 4 3.67 11 1 61.1 64 27 25 8 21 1 85 .261 33 1104 tical splits (player and team), Team A
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP and its players will count the game as a
.500 1.39 5 0 269 245 9.39 11 1 1.17 3.08 0 12.47 .320 4.84 18.0 “home” game, and Team B will reflect a
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP “road” game.”
6-5 0 7 0 0 1 4.05 .412 .732 .364
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2008 Arizona NL 0 4 0 0 16 7 0 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 66 1.23 3.31 3.05
2009 Arizona NL 9 11 0 0 30 30 0 170.1 166 94 78 20 63 174 1.34 3.83 4.12
2010 Detroit AL 12 11 0 0 31 31 0 195.2 174 84 76 20 70 184 1.25 3.68 3.50
2011 Detroit AL 15 9 0 0 33 33 0 195.0 207 101 96 29 56 174 1.35 4.18 4.43
2012 Detroit AL 16 7 0 0 32 32 0 187.2 179 82 78 23 60 231 1.27 3.22 3.74
2013 Detroit AL 21 3 0 0 32 32 0 214.1 152 73 69 18 56 240 0.97 2.77 2.90
2014 Detorit AL 18 5 0 0 33 33 1 220.1 196 80 77 18 63 252 1.18 2.87 3.15
2015 Washington NL 14 12 0 0 33 33 4 228.2 176 74 71 27 34 276 0.92 2.79 2.79
2016 Washington NL 20 7 0 0 34 34 1 228.1 165 77 75 31 56 284 0.97 3.28 2.96
2017 Washington NL 16 6 0 0 31 31 2 200.2 126 62 56 22 55 268 0.90 2.91 2.51
2018 Washington NL 18 7 0 0 33 33 2 220.2 150 66 62 23 51 300 0.91 2.62 2.53
2019 Washington NL 11 7 0 0 27 27 0 172.1 144 59 56 18 33 243 1.03 2.40 2.92
2020 Washington NL 4 4 0 0 11 11 1 61.1 64 27 25 8 21 85 1.39 3.19 3.67
Totals 174 93 0 0 376 367 11 2351.1 1947 903 838 262 639 2777 1.10 3.13 3.21
#19 - ANÍBAL SÁNCHEZ - RHP - 6’0” / 205 - 36 YEARS OLD REGULAR SEASON SPLITS
Veteran right-hander joined Washington on a two-year contract after 13 Major League seasons with the Florida/Miami 2020
Marlins (2006-12), Detroit Tigers (2012-17) and Atlanta Braves (2018)...He led the American League with a 2.57 ERA in Home...........................3-2, 4.61 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
2013...Is one of the most accomplished Venezuelan-born pitchers in Major League history (see boxes to right). Road........................... 0-3, 9.74 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
VENEZUELAN-BORN PITCHERS vs. Left...................................... .309 / .361 / .482
AGAINST THE METS: Makes his second start against New York (NL) this season...In
Rk. Player Games vs. Right...................................340 / . 410 / .628
18 career starts against the Mets he is 5-7 with 4.94 ERA (52 ER / 94.2 IP) with 80 1. Francisco Rodriguez 948 GB%.............................................................. 37.7%
strikeouts and 40 walks. 2. Rafael Betancourt 680 FB%...............................................................62.3%
3. Ugueth Urbina 583 March/April.............................................................
LAST START: Put together his strongest outing of the season, tossing 5.0 innings of
4. Edward Mujica 499
four-hit, one-run ball en route to his third win of the season in Washington’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia on Sept. 21. May..........................................................................
5. Luis Avilan 454
... June.........................................................................
2020 PITCH MIX: According to Baseball Savant, he throws: Four-Seamer (29.5%), Split Finger (28.5%), Cutter (20.4%), July................................0-1, 7.20 ERA, 1 G / 1 GS
19. Aníbal Sánchez 349
Sinker (8.8%), Changeup (6.6%), Curve (6.2%). 20. Ronald Belisario 341 August.........................1-3, 6.84 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
SPRING TRAINING: Went 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA (3 ER/9.0 IP) and eight strikeouts in three starts during 2020 Spring VENEZUELAN-BORN PITCHERS Sept./Oct....................2-1, 6.62 ERA, 4 G / 4 GS
Training...On March 6 at Miami, Sánchez tossed 4.0 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit while striking out three. Rk. Player Starts CAREER
1. Felix Hernandez 418 Home...............57-50, 3.86 ERA, 175 G / 162 GS
2019: Following an early stint on the Injured List, went 11-2 with a 3.42 ERA in 21 starts from May 29 through the end 2. Freddy Garcia 357 Road............... 54-63, 4.24 ERA, 174 G / 164 GS
of the season...His 30 starts were the most since 2016 with the Detroit Tigers (26)...Finished the season strong, going 3. Aníbal Sánchez 326
vs. Left...................................... .247 / .318 / .380
4. Carlos Zambrano 302
3-1 with a 2.42 ERA (7 ER/26.0 IP) and a .200 opp. AVG in his final four starts...Tossed 7.0 IP in three of the four starts. 5. Johan Santana 284 vs. Right................................... .262 / .316 / .433
vs. NEW YORK METS
2019 POSTSEASON: Made three Postseason starts...In Game 1 of the NLCS at St. Louis he tossed 7.2 innings of one-hit VENEZUELAN-BORN PITCHERS
Rk. Player Wins Career........................5-7, 4.94 ERA, 18 G/ 18 GS
ball...Did not allow a hit until the bottom of the eighth inning when Jose Martinez singled to center field...Became the
1. Felix Hernandez 169 2020............................0-1, 16.88 ERA, 1 G / 1 GS
first pitcher in League Championship Series history to toss at least 7.2 scoreless innings while not allowig more than
2. Freddy Garcia 156 Career Home..............2-2, 4.31 ERA, 9 G / 9 GS
one hit or one walk...Per the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first pitcher in Postseason history with multiple career 3. Johan Santana 139 Career Road............. 3-5, 5.59 ERA, 9 G / 9 GS
no-hit bids of at least 6.0 innings (2013 ALCS Game 1). 4. Carlos Zambrano 132 CAREER BESTS
5. Aníbal Sánchez 111
STREAKIN’: Recorded a career-best eight-game winning streak from May 29 through Aug. 23...Posted a 1.82 ERA (10 Innings..................9.0, 8x, Last: 6/15/15 vs. CIN
VENEZUELAN-BORN PITCHERS Strikeouts..............................17, 4/26/13 vs. ATL
ER/49.1 IP) with 34 strikeouts during the streak...It was tied for the longest such streak of the 2019 season by a Nation- Rk. Player Innings
als pitcher (Max Scherzer, June 2-Aug. 8). 1. Felix Hernandez 2729.2 Complete Games.......... 9, Last: 6/15/15 vs. CIN
2. Freddy Garcia 2264.0 Shutouts.........................7, Last: 6/15/15 vs. CIN
100 WINS: On June 16, 2019 vs. Arizona, Sánchez earned his 100th career win, becoming the seventh Venezuelan-born 3. Johan Santana 2025.2
pitcher to win 100 games...He worked 6.0 innings, allowing two runs on six hits with no walks and three strikeouts. 4. vs. NEW YORK METS
Carlos Zambrano 1959.0 PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
5. Aníbal Sánchez 1943.0
NO-HITTER: Tossed his only career no-hitter on Sept. 6, 2006 vs. Arizona...Became the 19th rookie in Major League Alonso
VENEZUELAN-BORN PITCHERS 2020 1 1 0 1 1.000
Baseball history to toss a no-hitter and the second Venezuelan-born pitcher to accomplish the feat, joining Wilson Rk. Player SO
Alvarez. 1. Felix Hernandez 2524 Career 7 3 1 2 .429
2. Johan Santana 1988 Canó
2018: Went 7-6 with a 2.83 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) for the Atlanta Braves...His 2.83 ERA was the second-best 2020 0 0 0 0 —
3. Aníbal Sánchez 1723
mark of his career and the best since he posted a 2.57 ERA in 2013 as a member of the Detroit Tigers...He struck out 4. Carlos Zambrano 1637 Career 21 6 1 2 .286
135 batters in 136.2 innings and posted a career-best 1.08 WHIP...He surrendered just 15 home runs, his fewest since 5. Freddy Garcia 1621 Chirinos
2014 with Detroit (4)...Held left-handed batters to a .191/.279/.294 slash line...His .294 opponent slugging percentage 2020 0 0 0 0 —
against left-handed batters was the best among National League right-handed starting pitchers, while his .191 opponent average was good for third. Career 7 4 0 1 .571
2018 RANKINGS: Among National League pitchers with at least 24 starts, he ranked sixth in ERA (2.83), seventh in opponent batting average (.213), Davis
ninth in opponent on-base percentage (.278), ninth in WHIP (1.08) and tenth in opponent slugging percentage (.354)...He allowed the fifth-fewest 2020 2 0 0 0 .000
home runs (15) and issued the ninth-fewest walks (42) among NL pitchers (min. 24 GS). Career 9 4 0 0 .444
Frazier
2017: Made 28 Major League appearances (17 starts), going 3-7 with a 6.41 ERA (75 ER/105.1 IP) and 104 strikeouts...Surpassed 1,500 career innings with 2020 0 0 0 0 —
4.0 innings pitched on April 26 vs. Seattle...Made his 250th career start on July 16 vs. Toronto...Became the sixth Venezuelan-born player to make 250 Career 21 1 0 1 .048
Major League starts, joining Felix Hernandez (369), Freddy Garcia (357), Carlos Zambrano (302), Johan Santana (284) and Wilson Alvarez (263). Giménez
2016: Split his season between Detroit’s rotation and bullpen, appearing in 35 games (26 starts)...Went 5-12 with a 6.04 ERA (93 ER/138.2 IP) and 124 2020 2 1 0 1 .500
strikeouts in 26 starts, while he was 2-1 with a 4.30 ERA (7 ER/14.2 IP) and 11 strikeouts in nine relief appearances...Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings on Aug. Career 2 1 0 1 .500
17 vs. Kansas City, allowing one hit with two walks and eight strikeouts...Retired the first 12 batters he faced and carried a no-hitter into the seventh Guillorme
inning...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marked the seventh time in Sánchez’s career that he had taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning. 2020 1 1 0 0 1.000
Career 1 1 0 0 1.000
2015: In his third full season with Detroit, made 25 starts before his season ended early from a right rotator cuff strain...Made his 200th career start on Heredia
May 3 at Kansas City to become the seventh Venezuelan-born player in Major League history to start 200 games on the mound...Struck out a season- 2020 0 0 0 0 —
high 11 batters on May 24 at Houston, marking his 11th career double-digit strikeout performance. Career 5 1 1 2 .200
REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGS McNeil
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES 2020 2 0 0 0 .000
7/27 vs. TOR L, 4-1 0 1 7.20 1 0 5.0 6 4 4 4 1 0 7 .286 1 88 Most SO since 8 on 6/28/19 Career 8 1 0 2 .125
8/7 vs. BAL L, 11-0 0 1 7.84 1 0 5.1 10 5 5 0 3 0 4 .340 0 91 341st G, T19th as Venezuelan-born pitcher Nimmo
8/12 vs. NYM L, 11-6 0 1 9.69 1 0 2.2 6 5 5 1 2 1 2 .361 3 71 Shortest outing since 1.1 IP on 5/10/19 2020 2 1 1 1 .500
8/17 at ATL L, 7-6 0 0 8.50 1 0 5.0 7 3 3 0 3 0 1 .349 5 99 Season-low 3 ER Career 6 2 1 1 .333
8/23 vs. MIA W, 9-3 1 0 6.48 1 0 7.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .318 9 92 Longest start of season Ramos
8/29 at BOS L, 5-3 0 1 6.90 1 0 5.0 8 5 5 2 0 0 4 .326 3 85 Tied season-high 5 ER 2020 2 1 0 1 .500
9/3 at PHI L, 6-5 0 0 6.48 1 0 3.1 8 4 1 1 1 0 1 .338 2 75 2nd shortest start of season Career 24 9 0 2 .375
9/8 vs. TBR W, 1-0 1 0 6.81 1 0 5.0 4 3 3 0 2 1 6 .329 4 88 Most SO since 7/27 vs. TOR Rosario
9/15 at TBR L, 6-1 0 1 7.38 1 0 4.1 7 6 6 1 1 1 4 .330 0 98 Season-high 6 ER 2020 0 0 0 0 —
9/21 vs. PHI W, 5-1 1 0 6.80 1 0 5.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 6 .324 2 105 Season-high 105 pitches Career 10 2 0 1 .200
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT Smith
3 5 6.80 10 0 47.2 66 37 36 10 17 3 40 .324 29 892 2020 1 1 0 1 1.000
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP Career 2 1 0 1 .500
.375 1.74 1 0 224 205 12.46 12 2 1.89 3.21 2 7.55 .384 5.48 18.7
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP
3-7 0 10 2 0 4 2.35 .549 .933 .364
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2006 Florida NL 10 3 0 0 18 17 2 114.1 90 39 36 9 46 72 1.19 4.19 2.83
2007 Florida NL 2 1 0 0 6 6 0 30.0 43 17 16 3 19 14 2.07 5.65 4.80
2008 Florida NL 2 5 0 0 10 10 0 51.2 54 35 32 7 27 50 1.57 4.85 5.57
2009 Florida NL 4 8 0 0 16 16 0 86.0 84 39 37 10 46 71 1.51 4.56 3.87
2010 Florida NL 13 12 0 0 32 32 1 195.0 192 89 77 10 70 157 1.34 3.35 3.55
2011 Florida NL 8 9 0 0 32 32 3 196.1 187 85 80 20 64 202 1.28 3.31 3.67
2012 Miami NL 5 7 0 0 19 19 0 121.0 119 59 53 12 33 110 1.26 3.48 3.94
2012 Detroit AL 4 6 0 0 12 12 1 74.2 81 36 31 8 15 57 1.29 3.64 3.74
2013 Detroit AL 14 8 0 0 29 29 1 182.0 156 56 52 9 54 202 1.15 2.43 2.57
2014 Detroit AL 8 5 0 0 22 21 0 126.0 108 55 48 4 30 102 1.10 2.74 3.43
2015 Detroit AL 10 10 0 0 25 25 1 157.0 152 89 87 29 49 138 1.28 4.70 4.99
2016 Detroit AL 7 13 0 0 35 26 0 153.1 171 108 100 30 53 135 1.46 5.03 5.87
2017 Detroit AL 3 7 0 0 28 17 0 105.1 139 81 75 26 29 104 1.59 5.31 6.41
2018 Atlanta NL 7 6 0 0 25 24 0 136.2 106 48 43 15 42 135 1.08 3.58 2.83
2019 Washington NL 11 8 0 0 30 30 0 166.0 153 77 71 22 58 134 1.27 4.40 3.85
2020 Washington NL 3 5 0 0 10 10 0 47.2 66 37 36 10 17 40 1.74 5.50 6.80
Totals 111 113 0 0 349 326 9 1943.0 1901 950 874 224 652 1723 1.31 3.93 4.05
BULLPEN NOTES BULLPEN MAP
#70 BRAYMER, Ben (LHP) LEFT RIGHT
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA • #70 B. Braymer • #57 W. Crowe
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 7.1 7 1 1 0 5 8 1.64 3.06 1.23 • #67 K. Finnegan
LAST: 9/20atMIA (Win, 5.0 IP, H, 3 BB, 4 SO) • #33 R. Harper
Selected in the 18th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft...Was added to the 40-Man roster on Nov. 19, 2019. • #36 W. Harris
• Made his MLB debut on 8/28 at BOS...Made his first career start and earned his first win on 9/20 at MIA. • #44 D. Hudson
• Began 2019 in Double-A & went 4-4 w/ a 2.51 ERA (22ER/79.0 IP) and 69 SO in 13 starts...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (53.9%), Curve (23.7%), Changeup (22.4%). • #61 K. McGowin
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 3 / 3 OPP. SLASH: .241 / .353 / .276 • # 51 W. Suero
VS. METS
#57 CROWE, Wil (RHP) PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Braymer
2020 WSH NL 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 8.1 14 13 11 5 8 8 2.64 12.31 11.88 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 9/18 at MIA (Loss, 2.1 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, HBP, 3 SO) Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
Washington’s second-round pick in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft...Had his contract selected by the Nationals on August 22, 2020. Crowe
• Made his MLB debut as a starter on 8/22 vs. MIA as the 29th man of a doubleheader (3.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 SO). 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Made 3 starts for WSH this season before moving to the bullpen..2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (33.5%), Slider (29.4%), Sinker (24.2%), Changeup (11.3%), Curve (1.5%). Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 0 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .378 / .500 / .838 Corbin
2020 2 1 0 3 18.2 7 3.38
#67 FINNEGAN, Kyle (RHP) Career 4 6 0 17 97.1 46 4.25
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Espino
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 1 25 0 0 24.2 21 10 8 2 13 27 1.38 3.76 2.92 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 9/24 vs. NYM (1.0 IP, 2 SO) Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
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. Fedde
• Earned 1st career win on 8/22 vs. MIA...Has offered scoreless relief in 21 of 25 games...Last 8 G: 3 Holds, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/9.1 IP, 9 H, 10 SO, 4 BB. 2020 0 1 0 2 5.0 2 3.60
• Made MLB debut out of the bullpen on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Sinker (70.6%), Slider (20.8%), Split Finger (8.4%), 4-Seam (0.2%). Career 0 1 0 8 26.0 15 5.19
HOLDS: 4 IR / IS: 18 / 5 OPP. SLASH: .226 / .327 / .312 Finnegan
2020 0 0 0 3 4.1 0 0.00
#33 HARPER, Ryne (RHP) Career 0 0 0 3 4.1 0 0.00
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 23 0 0 23.2 29 21 20 5 9 25 1.61 5.10 7.61 2020 0 0 0 2 1.1 5 33.75
LAST: 9/23 vs. PHI (0.2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 2 HR, 2 BB, IW, SO) Career 0 0 0 3 2.0 5 22.50
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
• Has tossed more than 1.0 IP in 7 games...Earned first win of the season on 7/30 at TOR...Has offered scoreless relief in 15 of 23 games this season. 2020 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0.00
• Struck out a season-high 4 batters on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Slider (50%), 4-Seam (38%), Curve (11.8%), Changeup (0.2%). Career 1 0 0 9 8.0 3 3.38
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 19 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .290 / .355 / .510 Hudson
2020 0 0 2 2 2.0 0 0.00
#36 HARRIS, Will (RHP) Career 3 0 2 17 31.2 3 0.85
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 3 19 0 0 16.2 20 9 6 3 9 20 1.74 4.75 3.24 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 9/24 vs. NYM (1.0 IP, 2 H) Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
Veteran right-handed reliever signed a 3-year contract with the Nationals in January 2020...Enters 2020 with 2.36 ERA, 3rd among relievers since 2015. Sanchez
• Last 5 G: Hold, 0.00 ERA (0 ER / 4.1 IP), 3 H, 6 SO...Has offered scoreless relief in 12 of 16 G since returning from the Injured List. 2020 0 1 0 1 2.2 5 16.88
• In 2019 went 4-1 with 4 saves and a 1.50 ERA in 68 G for HOU....2020 Pitch Mix: Cutter (77.5%), Curve (22.2%), 4-Seam (0.3%). Career 5 7 0 18 94.2 52 4.94
HOLDS: 6 IR / IS: 4 / 1 OPP. SLASH: .282 / .363 / .451 Scherzer
2020 1 0 0 2 7.0 2 2.57
#44 HUDSON, Daniel (RHP) Career 11 5 0 23 144.0 42 2.63
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Suero
2020 WSH NL 3 2 9 14 20 0 0 19.2 15 15 14 6 10 27 1.27 6.39 6.41 2020 0 0 0 3 4.1 1 2.08
LAST: 9/22 vs. MIA (Win, 1.0 IP, R, 2 BB, SO) Career 0 2 0 17 19.2 14 6.41
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. Voth
• Ranks 5th in NL with 9 saves (T10th in MLB)...3 wins rank T7th among NL relievers...Opposing batters are .203 (15-for-74) against him. 2020 0 1 0 1 4.0 3 6.75
• Tossed scoreless relief in 7 of 9 Postseason G...Went 4-for-4 in SVO...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (76.1%), Slider (16.1%), Changeup (5.8%), Curve (1.9%). Career 1 2 0 4 15.2 10 5.74
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 8 / 1 OPP. SLASH: .203 / .322 / .486
GRAND SLAMS
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES