Washington Nationals (11-17) at Boston Red Sox (10-21)

RHP Max Scherzer (2-1, 4.31) | LHP Martín Pérez (2-3, 3.45)
Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 l 7:30 p.m. l Game #29 / Road #11
Fenway Park | Boston, MA
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....................................... 6-12 HIT THE ROAD BOSTON RED SOX
Road......................................... 5-5 The World Champion Washington Nationals open a 10-day, 11-game road trip on Friday night against the Bos- The Nationals and Red Sox will face off three times in
Day.............................................3-3 ton Red Sox at Fenway Park...This is Washington's first visit to Boston since Opening Day of the 2015 season. 2020...Mike Rizzo worked seven seasons (1992-98)
Night........................................8-14 BIGGER THAN BASEBALL as a scout for the Red Sox...Tim Bogar spent four
Current Streak........................... L3 The Phillies and Nationals players collectively decided to postpone Thursday night's game. seasons (2009-12) on the Major League coaching
Last 5 Games............................1-4 • The statement from the Washington Nationals read: "We support their decision to use their platform to staff of the Red Sox: first base coach (2009), third
Last 10 Games.........................4-6 call attention to the racial and social injustice that continues to exist in our country. We will continue to base coach (2010-11), and bench coach (2012)...Red
July........................................... 3-4 stand behind our players and those on the front lines working to generate accountability and real change Sox pitcher Phillips Valdez pitched in Washington's
August..................................... 8-13 in our society." system from 2012-18.
Vs. LHSP....................................7-2 2020 RECORD
Vs. RHSP.................................4-15 42
W-L....................................................0-0 (0-0 in BOS)
Series Opener..........................4-7 Jackie Robinson Day will be formally commemorated on Friday and will focus on Robinson’s activism and Streak (since 2018).................................................... L3
Series Opener at Home......... 2-5 impact on civil rights in society during and following his playing career...August 28th is the anniversary of the Aggregate Score...................... Red Sox 0, Red Sox 0
Series Opener on Road..........2-2 March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, which the Robinson family (Jackie, Rachel and children) ALL-TIME RECORD
By Series............................... 1-3-6 attended...It is also the date in 1945 when Robinson and Branch Rickey met to discuss his future as a member W-L / Nationals (2005-present)..........................5-10
By Home Series.................. 0-2-4 of the Brooklyn Dodgers. W-L / Home (2005-present).................................. 1-5
By Road Series...................... 1-1-2 • Nationals Philanthropies will partner with The Red Sox Foundation to celebrate the life and activism W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).................. 1-5
Rubber Games.......................... 1-1 of Jackie Robinson...As the Nationals and Red Sox go head to head, each foundation will use its 50/50
W-L / Away (2005-present)................................. 4-5
Sweeps/Were Swept............. 0-2 Raffle to raise funds to support The Jackie Robinson Foundation.
W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)....................12-18
Scored First............................. 8-8 STREAKS ON STREAKS 2020 GAME LOG
Opponent Scored First.......... 3-9 Trea Turner has hit safely in 12 straight games…He is 19-for-47 (.404), with TREA'S HITTING STREAKS DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1-run games............................ 3-4 three doubles, two triples, three homers, eight RBI, four walks, two hit by Rk. Date Games 8/28atBOS
1 or 2 run games......................5-7 pitch, and 15 runs scored during the streak. 1. May 19-June 1, 2018 13 8/29atBOS
Comeback Wins...................... 3-8 • Turner has also reached base safely in 18 straight games dating to Aug. T2. Aug. 14-Pres, 2020 12 8/30atBOS
Last AB Wins............................. 1-1 8...He has a .451 on-base percentage during this streak...It is the fourth- T2. Sept. 17-29, 2019 12
MIKE RIZZO
longest on-base streak of his career. T2. Sept. 12-24, 2018 12
Walkoff Wins............................ 0-1 Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General
Extra Innings............................1-0 • Turner ranks in the National League in runs scored (T9th, 22), hits Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 12th season as the head
Led After 6.............................10-4 (T9th, 34), and batting average (10th, .309). of Washington’s baseball operation and his 37th season in
Led After 7............................... 8-2 MORE STREAKS professional baseball in 2020...On April 5, 2018, Rizzo and
Led After 8................................ 9-1 Washington's backstops are both in the midst of hitting streaks of their own: the Nationals agreed to a two-year contract extension,
Tied After 6..............................1-0 • Yan Gomes has hit safely in nine straight games...He is 14-for-37 (.378) with two doubles, one triple, two keeping him with the club through the 2020 season...
Tied After 7................................2-1 homers, seven RBI, one walk and seven runs scored. Through the MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades and
Tied After 8..............................1-0 • Kurt Suzuki enters tonight with a nine game hitting streak...He is hitting .290 (9-for-31) with one homer, key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former 100-loss
Behind After 6.......................0-12 team into one with eight consecutive winning seasons,
four RBI, one hit by pitch, two walks and five runs scored during his streak.
four division titles, five Postseason appearances and the
Behind After 7........................0-12 SOTO SHUFFLE
2019 World Series Championship.
Behind After 8.......................0-14 Because he missed the first eight games of the season, Juan Soto is just SOTO'S MLB RANKS (min. 80 PA)
Division Games....................... 6-9 short (3.0 PA/team game) of qualifying to be among the league leaders... Rk. Stat No. DAVE MARTINEZ
Vs. Other Divisions................. 5-8 Once he hits 3.1 PA/team game, he will be at the top of several categories. 1st Slugging% .803 Third-year manager Dave Martinez was named the sev-
1st OPS 1.279 enth field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017...
Vs. A.L. Teams......................... 5-8
Vs. N.L. Teams......................... 6-9 EATON'S CLUTCH
2nd On-Base% .476 Through a steady, unwavering approach, consistent
2nd Average .380 strategy and never-ending positivity and support for the
Vs. A.L. East............................. 5-8 Adam Eaton leads Major League Baseball with a .526 (10-for-19) average
players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on an
Vs. N.L. East............................. 6-9 with runners in scoring position. improbable run to the 2019 World Series Championship...
Hit 0 HR................................... 5-4 • He has been heating up as of late, hitting safely in five of his last seven games...Four of his eight hits
Hit 1+ HR................................. 6-13 during this span have been extra-base hits (2 2B, 2 HR)...Seven of the eight RBI have come in the last The 2020 season marks his 32nd season in professional
four games. baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder, Martinez
Hit 2+ HR................................. 3-6 joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a Major League
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs........1-14 TAXI! TAXI! coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Scored 4 or More Runs.........10-3 On all road trips in 2020, clubs are permitted to carry up to five additional players - a "Taxi Squad" - from WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Scored 5 or More Runs.......... 9-3 its Club Player Pool...At least one player must be a player whose designated position prior to the season is @JessicaCamerato - MLB.com (Aug. 27)
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs......6-4 catcher...For this road trip, the Nationals have added these five players to their Taxi Squad: "We go through this day in, day out. I hear from the
Allowed 4 or More Runs....... 5-13 • Right-handed pitcher James Bourque, right-handed pitcher Kyle McGowin, infielder Jake Noll, catcher players how they struggle knowing that we’re trying
Allowed 5 or More Runs........ 2-11 Raudy Read, and outfielder Andrew Stevenson.
to do our best to go out there and play this game, but
More Hits than Opponent......8-3 there’s things going on in this world that they can’t put
Fewer Hits than Opponent...1-14 REALLY BIG RINGS
aside. It’s time to speak up." - Dave Martinez
Committed No Errors............ 5-12 Produced by Jostens, the 2019 World Series Championship rings feature an average of 170 total diamonds, 32 custom-
cut sapphires, 31 custom-cut rubies, and 24 princess-cut rubies for an impressive precious total stone carat weight of
Committed 1 or More Errors.. 6-5 @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (Aug. 27)
23.2 carats.
Starter Goes at least 5 inn....6-11 Davey Martinez: "It's time to speak up. I think that's
Starter Goes at least 6 inn.....5-3 the message."
Starter Goes at least 7 inn.... 3-0
Home Whites..........................0-0 @Britt_Ghiroli - The Athletic (Aug. 27)
Champions Gold....................4-10 “It’s time to speak up..it won’t get better if we don’t
Road Greys.............................. 4-3 speak up, if these guys don’t speak up.” -Davey Mar-
Red Alternates........................0-0 tinez, who is very emotional again talking about this.
Blue Alternates....................... 3-4 Really genuine words.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Blue Stars & Stripes...............0-0
WORLD SERIES RING SWEEPSTAKES
White Stars & Stripes.............0-0 @Todd_Dybas - NBC Sports Washington (Aug. 27)
Fans can enter for a chance to win a 2019 World Series Washington Nationals Championship Ring, fitted and per-
WELCOME TO THE SHOW Girardi and Martinez echoing similar thoughts: what-
NAME MLB DEBUT
sonalized by Jostens. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of baseball history, filled with all the
RHP Kyle Finnegan........ 7/25 vs. NYY memories and symbolism of the championship season, crafted from 14-karat white and yellow gold with 23.20 ever the players decided, they were going to support
RHP Dakota Bacus...........8/9 vs. BAL carats in precious gems. Contest ends October 3, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Proceeds benefit Washington Nationals them.
LHP Seth Romero............8/13 at NYM Philanthropies. To enter visit natsringsweeps.com.
INF Luis García..................8/14 at BAL NATIONALS HISTORY @JessicaCamerato - MLB.com (Aug. 27)
RHP Wil Crowe............... 8/22 vs. MIA Aug. 28 (6-7) Josh Harrison: "Even though we battle each other ev-
LHP Ben Braymer.......................... TBD ery night, different uniforms in between those white
2008 – Cristian Guzman became the first Washington, D.C.-based big leaguer to hit for the cycle (sequence
HR, 1B, 2B, 3B) in front of fans in the Nation’s Capital. Before Guzman’s feat, six players representing the AL lines, it’s a brotherhood. At the end of the day, we’ve
Nationals, Senators, expansion Senators or Nationals hit for the cycle, but all six came on the road. Guzman’s got to support each other, be united for whatever the
cycle was the 7th to occur in DC since 1900, the first in nearly 61 years or since Detroit’s Vic Wertz ran the cause may be."
gamut, Sept. 14, 1947 at Griffith Stadium.
SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME D.C. TV D.C. RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER
Fri., Aug. 28 at BOS 7:30 p.m. MASN 2 106.7 The Fan RHP Max Scherzer (2-1, 4.31) LHP Martín Pérez (2-3, 3.45)
• A frequent opponent during his time with Detroit, Max Scherzer is 2-3 with a 3.00 ERA in seven career starts at Fenway Park (including the 2013 ALCS).
Sat., Aug. 29 at BOS 7:30 p.m. MASN 2 106.7 The Fan RHP Aníbal Sánchez (1-3, 648) RHP Chris Mazza (0-1, 6.35)
• Aníbal Sánchez was originally signed by the Boston Red Sox out of Venezuela on Jan. 3rd, 2001...The Nationals have never faced Chris Mazza.
Sun., Aug. 30 at BOS 1:35 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Austin Voth (0-3, 6.65) RHP Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 4.98)
• Austin Voth has never faced the Boston Red Sox...Nathan Eovaldi was a frequent foe of the Nationals during his time with the Miami Marlins (2012-14).
 #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........................... 0-1, 4.42ERA, 4 G / 4 GS
with the Detroit Tigers (2010-14) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2008-09). Road* (see bottom of page).2-0, 2 G / 2 GS, 3.29 ERA
vs. Left.......................................306 / .384 / .516
AGAINST THE RED SOX: Last faced Boston on July 2, 2018 suffering the loss after giving ALL-TIME STRIKEOUTS vs. Right.................................. .203 / .266 / .322
up three earned runs on four hits in 6.0 innings with nine strikeouts and three walks...Rk. Player Strikeouts
1. Nolan Ryan 5,714
GB%...............................................................42.1%
His last start at Fenway Park was on May 16, 2014 as a member of the Detroit Tigers...He
21. Mike Mussina 2,813 FB%.............................................................. 57.9%
earned the win after tossing 6.0 scoreless innings, giving up just three hits with seven
22. Cy Young 2,798 March/April............................................................
strikeouts and four walks.
23. Frank Tanana 2,773 May..........................................................................
LAST START: Did not factor into the decision after tossing 4.2 innings and giving up four earned runs on seven hits with 24. Max Scherzer 2,731 June.........................................................................
five strikeouts and two walks in Washington’s 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Aug. 22. ACTIVE STRIKEOUTS July..............................0-1, 2.84 ERA, 2 G / 2 GS
Rk. Player Strikeouts August....................... 2-0, 5.30 ERA, 4 G / 4 GS
2020 PITCH MIX: According to Baseball Savant, Scherzer throws: Four-Seamer (46.3%), Slider (19%), Changeup (17.6%) 1. Justin Verlander 3,013 Sept./Oct................................................................
Curve (9.4%) and Cutter (7.7%). 2. Max Scherzer 2,736 CAREER
SPRING TRAINING: Scherzer went 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in two starts during 2020 Spring Training...He allowed four runs Rk. 10+ Player
STRIKEOUT GAMES Home..............85-44, 3.24 ERA, 184 G / 180 GS
Games Road*...............87-46, 3.18 ERA, 187 G / 182 GS
(three earned) on eight hits and two walks through 6.1 innings. 1. Nolan Ryan 215
vs. Left...................................... .245 / .313 / .410
2. Randy Johnson 212
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 vs. Right......................................198 / .244 / .331
3. Roger Clemens 110
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. BOSTON RED SOX
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 5. Sandy Koufax 97 Career........................4-5, 5.90 ERA, 11 G / 11 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- 6. Max Scherzer 96 2020........................................................................
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, 8.90 ERA, 6 G / 6 GS
National League in 2019...The Nationals won 11 of the 12 games. 10+ SO/0 ER GAMES Career Road................2-2, 3.13 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
Rk. Player Games CAREER BESTS
2019 RANKS: Ranked first in the National League with 12.69 strikeouts per 9.0 IP and a 7.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio, 1. Nolan Ryan 67 Innings...................9.0, 9x, Last: 9/8/18 vs. CHI
while his 243 strikeouts ranked third...Ranked fourth in the NL in opponents’ on-base percentage (.266), WHIP (1.03) 2. Randy Johnson 49 Strikeouts............................. 20, 5/11/16 vs. DET
and walks per 9.0 IP (1.72). T3. Pedro Martinez 35
Complete Games.......... 10, Last: 9/8/18 vs. CHI
T3. Roger Clemens 35
2019 POSTSEASON: Went 3-0 with a 2.40 ERA in six games (five starts)...The Nationals went 6-0 when he pitched... 5. Walter Johnson 33 Shutouts......................... 5, Last: 4/9/18 vs. ATL
Opposing batters hit .193 with three doubles and four homers against him...Right-handed batters were just 10-for-59 6. Chris Sale 26 vs. RED SOX
(.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 Bogaerts
pitching more than 5.0 innings...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, with his start against Zack Greinke, it marked 2020 0 0 0 0 —
10+ SO/0 BB GAMES
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. Player Games Career 8 1 0 0 .125
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 BradleyJr.
Postseason innings pitched. 2. Curt Schilling 27 2020 0 0 0 0 —
3. Max Scherzer 25 Career 5 1 0 1 .200
POSTSEASON NO-NO FLIRTING: After not allowing a hit until the seventh inning during the 2019 NLCS Game 2 at St. Devers
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 2020 0 0 0 0 —
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 Career 3 0 0 0 .000
more than the next closest pitcher. Martinez
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 7 2 2 4 .286
innings (2,516.1 IP). Moreland
2020 0 0 0 0 —
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 17 5 1 2 .294
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 Peraza
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 0 0 0 0 —
Dierker/Tom Griffin/Don Wilson) to have three pitchers record at least 200 strikeouts. Career 6 0 0 0 .000
Pillar
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 2020 0 0 0 0 —
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 Career 6 3 2 4 .500
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 Plawecki
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...It was the sixth time he 2020 0 0 0 0 —
struck out 15 or more batters in a game, tying him with Sam McDowell for the sixth-most in Major League Baseball history. Career 18 3 1 1 .167
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 Verdugo
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 2020 0 0 0 0 —
in MLB history to have a no-hitter and a 20-strikeout game (2016) on their resume...Helped the Nationals become the first team since the Milwaukee Career 3 2 0 0 .667
Braves (Aug. 18, 1960-April 28, 1961) to throw three no-hitters in a 162-game span (Jordan Zimmermann, Game No. 261, 2014; Scherzer, Games No. 69 MAX’S “ROAD” STATS
& 161, 2015). As it relates to the July 29 “at” Toronto,
the Elias Sports Bureau clarifies that:
CY YOUNG: Is one of just 10 pitchers in Major League history to take home the Cy Young Award three or more times, having claimed the 2013 American
League Cy Young and the 2016 and 2017 National League awards...He joins Roger Clemens (7), HOF Randy Johnson (5), HOF Steve Carlton (4), HOF
REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGS “When Team A is officially the visiting
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES team in a game versus Team B, played
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 in Team A’s own home park, for statis-
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 tical splits (player and team), Team A
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 and its players will count the game as a
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 “home” game, and Team B will reflect a
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 “road” 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
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT
2 1 4.31 6 1 31.1 31 15 15 5 13 1 44 .256 15 562
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP
.667 1.40 2 0 137 121 8.90 3 1 1.44 3.73 0 12.64 .328 4.31 17.9
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP
4-2 0 2 0 0 1 3.38 .421 .750 .351
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 2 1 0 0 6 6 1 31.1 31 15 15 5 13 44 1.40 3.76 4.31
Totals 172 90 0 0 371 362 11 2321.1 1914 891 828 259 631 2736 1.10 3.14 3.21
TOMORROW’S STARTER - #19 - ANÍBAL SÁNCHEZ - RHP - 6’0” / 205 - 36 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 1 3 0 0 5 5 0 25.0 34 18 18 6 9 19 1.72 5.94 6.48
CAREER 109 111 0 0 344 321 9 1920.1 1869 931 856 220 644 1702 1.31 3.92 4.01
Year Opp. Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 BOS AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
CAREER 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 16.1 19 11 10 4 7 16 1.59 — 5.51
 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 • #70 B. Braymer • #71 D. Bacus
2020 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 6.0 7 5 5 1 4 5 1.83 5.64 7.50 • #63 S. Doolittle • #67 K. Finnegan
LAST: 8/25 vs. PHI (0.1 IP) • #48 J. Guerra
Right-handed reliever was acquired by the Nationals from Oakland in exchange for current Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki on Aug. 23, 2013. • #33 R. Harper
• Has offered scoreless relief in 5 of 7 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. • #36 W. Harris
• Ranked among Nationals farmhands in G (T3rd, 47) and saves (T4th, 9)...2020 Pitch Mix: Slider (67.5%), Sinker (26.8%), Curve (3.3%), 4-Seam (2.4%). • #44 D. Hudson
HOLDS: 2 IR / IS: 3 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .292 / .379 / .458 • #21 T. Rainey
• # 51 W. Suero
#70 BRAYMER, Ben (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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — VS. PHILLIES
PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA
LAST:
Bacus
Selected in the 18th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft...Was added to the 40-Man roster on Nov. 19, 2019.
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• His first appearance will mark his MLB debut...Began 2019 in Double-A where he went 4-4 w/ a 2.51 ERA (22ER/79.0 IP) and 69 SO in 13 starts.
Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Was promoted to Triple-A Fresno and went 0-6 w/ a 7.20 ERA (48 ER/60.0 IP) in 13 starts...Was Washington's 2018 co-Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
Braymer
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 0 / 0 OPP. SLASH: — / — / —
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
#63 DOOLITTLE, Sean (LHP) Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Corbin
2020 WSH NL 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 3.0 7 5 5 3 2 2 3.00 16.74 15.00 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: Career 0 2 0 2 7.2 7 8.22
Left-handed reliever has been a staple in Washington's bullpen, clubhouse and community since joining the club via mid-July 2017 trade. Doolittle
• In 2019, offered scoreless relief in 47 of 63 G...Ranks tied for 3rd in Nationals history (2005-pres.) with 75 saves since joining the organization. 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Appeared in 9 Postseason G...Recorded SV in G1 of the NLCS and G1 of the World Series...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (82.7%), Split (11.5%) Slider (5.8%). Career 0 1 1 10 11.0 2 1.64
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 0 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .438 / .500 / 1.063 Fedde
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
#67 FINNEGAN, Kyle (RHP) Career 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0.00
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Finnegan
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 11.0 6 2 2 0 5 12 1.00 2.32 1.64 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 8/25 vs. PHI (0.2 IP, H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 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. Guerra
• Earned 1st career W on 8/22 vs. MIA...Has offered scoreless relief in 10 of 11 games to start the season...Opposing batters are .154 (6-for-39) against him. 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Made MLB debut out of the bullpen on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Sinker (61.7%), Slider (24%), Split Finger (8.4%), 4-Seam (6%). Career 0 1 0 4 3.2 5 12.27
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 10 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .154 / .250 / .179 Harper
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
#48 GUERRA, Javy (RHP) Career 0 0 0 3 2.0 1 4.50
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Harris
2020 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12.0 14 4 4 1 4 9 1.50 3.72 3.00 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 8/25 vs. PHI (1.0 IP, H) Career 1 2 0 18 17.1 6 3.12
Veteran reliever was claimed off waivers on May 20, 2019 and returned to Washington in 2020 as a non-roster invite to Spring Training. Hudson
• Has tossed scoreless relief in 8 of 12 G to start the season...Five holds rank tied for 5th in the National League. 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Appeared in Game 2 and 4 of the World Series...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (65.6%), Slider (15.8%), Curve (11.6%) and Changeup (7%). Career 0 0 0 10 11.1 3 2.38
HOLDS: 5 IR / IS: 5 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .292 / .346 / .396 Rainey
#33 HARPER, Ryne (RHP) 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 12.2 18 11 11 3 4 16 1.74 4.87 7.82 Sanchez
LAST: 8/24 vs. MIA (0.2 IP, H, SO) 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
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. Career 1 0 0 4 16.1 10 5.51
• Earned first win of the season on 7/30 at TOR...Has offered scoreless relief in 7 of 11 games to start the season, tossing 12.2 IP with 18 H, 16 SO & 4 BB. Scherzer
• Struck out a season-high 4 batters on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Slider (48.9%), 4-Seam (40.2%), Curve (10/5%), Changeup (0.5%). 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 9 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .327 / .383 / .582 Career 4 5 0 11 61.0 40 5.90
Suero
#36 HARRIS, Will (RHP) 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
2020 WSH NL 0 1 0 2 7 0 0 6.1 11 5 3 1 4 7 2.37 4.89 4.26 Voth
LAST: 8/26 vs. PHI (Loss, 1.0 IP, BS, 3 H, ER, SO) 2020 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 a 2.36 ERA, 3rd among relievers since 2015. Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• In 2019 went 4-1 with 4 saves and a 1.50 ERA in 68 G for HOU...His 1.50 ERA (10 ER/60.0 IP) led AL relievers and ranked 2nd among all MLB relievers
• 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%).
HOLDS: 2 IR / IS: 1 / 1 OPP. SLASH: .355 / .429 / .516
#44 HUDSON, Daniel (RHP)
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 WSH NL 1 2 6 8 11 0 0 11.0 7 7 7 3 3 16 0.91 5.15 5.73
LAST: 8/26 vs. PHI (1.0 IP, H, BB, HBP)
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.
• T3rd in NL with 6 saves...Has tossed scoreless relief in 9 of 11 G to start the season...Opposing batters are .179 (7-for-39) against him.
• Tossed scoreless relief in 7 of 9 Postseason G...Went 4-for-4 in SVO...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (75.8%), Slider (13.4%), Changeup (7%), Curve (3.8%).
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 2 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .179 / .273 / .436
#21 RAINEY, Tanner (RHP)
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 14.1 5 2 2 1 5 20 0.70 2.52 1.26
LAST: 8/26 vs. PHI (1.0 IP, H, SO)
Hard-throwing right-handed reliever was acquired by the Nationals during the 2018 Winter Meetings...Emerged as a reliable reliever in 2019 Postseason.
• Has tossed 14.1 innings of five-hit, two-run ball across 14 games to start the season, 20 SO and 5 BB...Seven holds rank T1st in the National League.
• Opposing batters are .106 (5-for-47) against him...Finished G3 of the NLCS...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (62.1%), Slider (37.9%).
HOLDS: 7 IR / IS: 10 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .106 / .208 / .213
#51 SUERO, Wander (RHP)
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 11.0 13 6 6 0 2 11 1.36 1.96 4.91
LAST: 8/25 vs. PHI (0.2 IP, H, ER, BB)
Tall right-handed pitcher with an electric arm was an integral part of Washington’s bullpen in 2019, his first full Major League season.
• Has tossed more than 1.0 IP in 4 of last 7 games...In 2019, lead Nationals relievers with 19 holds, 78 G and 81 SO.
• In 3 WS G, pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless, hitless relief w/ 2 SO...2020 Pitch Mix: Cutter (81.2%), Changeup (12.3%), Curve (5.8%), 4-Seam (0.7%).
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 5/ 0 OPP. SLASH: .295 / .333 / .318
LAST 10 GAMES - STARTERS LAST 10 GAMES - RELIEVERS
DATE/OPP STARTER DEC RES INN H R ER BB SO HR RS PIT DATE/OPP RES. DECISIONS #REL INN. H R ER BB SO HR
8/26vsPHI Corbin – L, 3-2 6.0 7 2 2 2 3 1 2 96 8/26vsMIA L, 3-2 BS, L 3 3.0 5 1 1 1 2 0
8/25vsMIA Fedde L L, 8-3 5.0 7 4 4 1 1 1 1 87 8/25vsMIA L, 8-3 — 5 4.0 5 4 4 4 3 0
8/24vsMIA Voth L L, 11-8 3.2 6 6 6 3 3 0 0 73 8/24vsMIA L, 11-8 — 5 5.1 11 5 5 3 6 1
8/23vsMIA Sanchez W W, 9-3 7.0 5 1 1 0 5 1 9 92 8/23vsMIA W, 9-3 — 1 2.0 5 1 1 0 3 0
8/22atMIA Crowe L L, 5-3 3.2 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 64 8/22atMIA L, 5-3 — 3 2.1 3 1 1 2 2 1
8/22vsMIA Scherzer — W, 5-4 4.2 7 4 4 2 5 1 5 108 8/22vsMIA W, 5-4 W, H, S 3 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0
8/21vsMIA Corbin L L, 3-2 6.1 8 3 1 2 9 9 2 102 8/21vsMIA L, 3-2 — 3 2.2 1 0 0 1 5 0
8/18atATL Voth — W, 8-5 4.0 9 5 5 3 3 1 6 83 8/18atATL W, 8-5 H, H, H, H, H, S, W 7 5.0 5 0 0 1 6 0
8/17atATL Sanchez — L, 0-3 5.0 7 3 3 3 1 0 5 99 8/17atATL L, 7-6 H, H, H, BS, L 4 3.2 6 4 4 3 6 2
8/16atBAL Scherzer W W, 6-5 7.0 8 5 5 1 10 3 6 111 8/16atBAL W, 6-5 H, S 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0
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#13 CABRERA, Asdrúbal (S) — INF PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Cabrera
2020 WSH NL 26 96 13 25 5 1 5 17 11 19 0 0 .260 .333 .490 .823 2020 0 0 0 0 —
LAST GAME: 0-3, BB, R ROAD TRIP: Career 285 80 8 34 .281
Slick fielding, dependable, versatile infielder returns to the Nationals on a one-year contract after signing with the club on Aug. 6, 2019. Difo
• Is second on Washington with 17 RBI...Is 13-for-27 (.481) with 3 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI from the right side of the plate in 2020. 2020 0 0 0 0 —
• Recorded his 10th career multi-HR game on 8/10 at NYM...He set a career-high in XBH (4), total bases (12) and matched a career-high RBI (5) ON 8/10. Career 8 2 0 0 .250
• Hit .323 with 10 3B, 3B, 6 HR, 40 RBI, 19 BB & 24 R in 38 G w/WSH after signing 8/6/19...Appeared in all 7 G of the 2019 World Series (6-for-21, 2B, 3B). Eaton
RISP: .375 (9-24), 1 HR, 13 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/17/20 at ATL (Dayton) CAREER HOMERS: 185 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Career 97 28 1 6 .289
#1 DIFO, Wilmer (S) — INF Garcia
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2020 0 0 0 0 —
2020 WSH NL 8 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258 Career 0 0 0 0 —
LAST GAME: DNP ROAD TRIP: Gomes
Speedy, switch-hitting middle infielder with a strong throwing arm and versatility that has appeared at shortstop, second base, and third base as a pro. 2020 0 0 0 0 —
• Opened the 2019 season with the Nationals before being optioned to Triple-A Fresno on May 17...Returned to D.C. when rosters expanded in September. Career 103 23 3 14 .223
• Hit .252 with 2 doubles, 2 homers, 8 RBI, 12 walks and 15 runs scored in 42 Major League games. Harrison
• Hit .300 with 14 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 30 RBI, 25 walks, 13 stolen bases and 48 runs scored in 61 games with Triple-A Fresno. 2020 0 0 0 0 —
RISP: .000 (0-1), 0 HR, 0 RBI LAST HOMER: 4/18/19 vs. SFG (Pomeranz) CAREER HOMERS: 15 Career 37 12 0 4 .324
Kendrick
#2 EATON, Adam (L) — OF 2020 0 0 0 0 —
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Career 253 77 5 33 .304
2020 WSH NL 25 100 15 24 6 0 3 13 8 22 1 0 .240 .296 .390 .686 Robles
LAST GAME: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Enters his fourth year with the Nationals hitting .288/.377/.425 with 50 doubles, nine triples, 22 homers, 95 RBI, 117 walks, and 182 runs across three seasons. Career 0 0 0 0 —
• Is 14-for-50 (.280) with 3 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 BB, 9 R in his last 12 games...Leads MLB with .526 AVG w/RISP...Ranks 1st on WSH with 10 hits with RISP. Soto
• Has hit safely in 18 of 25 G...Matched a career-high with 4 RBI, 8/24 vs. MIA...In 2019, ranked with NL OF in 3B (T2nd, 7), R (4th, 103), OBP (8th, .365). 2020 0 0 0 0 —
• Hit 2 HR in the 2019 World Series...Posted a .524 slugging percentage (2 2B, 3B, 2 HR) in 11 games between the NLCS and World Series. Career 8 2 0 0 .250
RISP: .526 (10-19), 1 HR, 11 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/25/20 vs. PHI (Hembree) CAREER HOMERS: 59 Suzuki
2020 0 0 0 0 —
#62 GARCÍA, Luis — INF Career 221 74 6 27 .335
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Taylor
2020 WSH NL 11 41 6 13 2 0 1 5 1 8 1 1 .317 .333 .439 .772 2020 0 0 0 0 —
LAST GAME: 1-4, SB ROAD TRIP: Career 21 7 0 4 .333
Washington's No. 2 prospect...Is the "Best Hitter for Average,” "Best Defensive Infielder,” and "Best Infield Arm" in WSH system, per Baseball America. Thames
• Is the youngest player in MLB...Has hit safely in 9 of 11 G...Hit 1st MLB HR, 8/17 at ATL (Toussaint)...Recorded 1st MLB hit, 8/14 at BAL (single off T. Milone). 2020 0 0 0 0 —
• Joined WSH on 8/14...Made his MLB debut that night...Was named Washington's MiLB Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. Career 59 14 2 5 .237
• Spent the entire 2019 season with Double-A Harrisburg...Led them with 129 G, 135 hits, 4 triples (tied), 11 SB and 66 runs scored. Turner
RISP: .500 (5-10), 0 HR, 3 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/17/20 at ATL (Toussaint) CAREER HOMERS: 1 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Career 0 0 0 0 .286
#10 GOMES, Yan — C
VS. PEREZ
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
2020 WSH NL 13 50 7 14 2 1 2 7 2 8 0 0 .280 .321 .480 .801
Cabrera
LAST GAME: 2-4 ROAD TRIP:
2020 0 0 0 0 —
Veteran All-Star catcher was acquired from Cleveland on Nov. 30, 2018...Signed a two-year contract in Dec. 2019...Caught the final pitch of 2019 World Series.
Career 7 4 0 1 .571
• Has hit safely in 9 straight games: 14-for-37 (.378), 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, BB, 7 R...Clubbed his 100th career homer, 8/21 vs. MIA (Hernandez).
Difo
• From Aug. 18 through the end of the 2019 season, led MLB catchers (min. 100 PA) in SLG (.564) and OPS (.900)...Ranked T1st in 2B (9) and T3rd in HR (6).
2020 0 0 0 0 —
• Appeared in 11 of 17 Postseason games, hitting .241 (7-for-29) with 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB and 3 runs scored along the way.
Career 0 0 0 0 —
RISP: .214 (3-14), 0 HR, 5 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/22/20 at MIA (Sanchez) CAREER HOMERS: 101
Eaton
2020 0 0 0 0 —
#5 HARRISON, Josh — INF
Career 8 4 0 0 .500
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
Garcia
2020 WSH NL 8 23 2 6 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 1 .261 .296 .435 .731
2020 0 0 0 0 —
LAST GAME: DNP ROAD TRIP:
Career 0 0 0 0 —
A National League All-Star in 2014 and 2017...Spent the first eight seasons (2011-18) of his career with Pittsburgh, before joining the Detroit Tigers in 2019.
Gomes
• His first with WSH was a solo HR, 8/4 vs. NYM (Matz)...Spent 2020 Spring Training and Summer Camp with the Philadelphia Phillies.
2020 0 0 0 0 —
• Entering 2020 hitting .273 with 161 doubles, 28 triples, 53 home runs, 277 RBI, 79 stolen bases and 373 runs scored in 9 Major League seasons.
Career 2 0 0 0 .000
• Enters 2020 having appeared at second base (431 G), third base (266 G), shortstop (37 G) and in the outfield (110 G) during his Major League career.
Harrison
RISP: .143 (1-7), 0 HR, 3 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/4/20 vs. NYM (Matz) CAREER HOMERS: 54
2020 0 0 0 0 —
Career 3 0 0 0 .000
#47 KENDRICK, Howie — INF
Kendrick
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2020 0 0 0 0 —
2020 WSH NL 18 63 9 19 3 0 1 10 5 12 0 0 .302 .343 .397 .740
Career 8 3 0 1 .375
LAST GAME: 2-4, 2B, RBI ROAD TRIP:
Robles
World Series and Postseason hero...Steady bat, versatile defender and strong clubhouse presence returns for his third full season with the Nationals
2020 0 0 0 0 —
• Has driven in at least one run in 6 straight games (7 total RBI), the longest streak of his career...His .344 average in 2019 ranked 1st in MLB (min. 370 PA).
Career 2 0 0 0 .000
• He also ranked among National League players (min. 370 PA) in on-base percentage (6th, .395), OPS (6th, .966), and slugging percentage (10th, .572).
Soto
• Clubbed go-ahead 2-run HR in T7th of Game 7 of the World Series...NLDS Game 5 grand slam propelled Washington over Los Angeles...NLCS MVP.
2020 0 0 0 0 —
RISP: .250 (5-20), 0 HR, 8 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/4/20 vs. NYM (Matz) CAREER HOMERS: 126
Career 2 1 0 1 .500
Suzuki
#16 ROBLES, Victor — OF
2020 0 0 0 0 —
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career 8 0 0 0 .000
2020 WSH NL 26 81 7 18 3 0 2 11 7 29 1 1 .222 .309 .333 .642
Taylor
LAST GAME: 0-4 ROAD TRIP:
2020 0 0 0 0 —
Was a finalist for the 2019 Rawlings Gold Glove after leading MLB CF with 12 assists and per StatCast, leading all of MLB at 21 Outs Above Average.
Career 2 2 0 0 1.000
• Was 1 of 3 players in MLB (only rookie) to record at least 33 2B, 17 HR & 28 SB in 2019 (also: Trea Turner, Jonathan Villar).
Thames
• Ranked among NL rookies in SB (1st, 28), 2B (2nd, 33), runs (T2nd, 86), XBH (4th, 53), RBI (4th, 65), BB (4th, 35) and HR (8th, 17)...6th in NL ROY vote.
2020 0 0 0 0 —
• His 25 hit by pitch in 2019 were 2nd in MLB and a WSH record for a season...Hit career Postseason home run in Game 3 of the NLCS vs. STL (Brebbia).
Career 1 0 0 0 .000
RISP: .261 (6-23), 0 HR, 7 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/22/20 at MIA (Sanchez) CAREER HOMERS: 22
Turner
2020 0 0 0 0 —
#22 SOTO, Juan (L) — OF
Career 6 0 0 0 .000
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2020 WSH NL 20 71 17 27 6 0 8 18 12 10 1 1 .380 .476 .803 1.279
LAST GAME: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB, R ROAD TRIP:
Has proven to be one of the most productive and feared hitters in baseball while putting together historic numbers for players under 21 years old.
• Has hit safely in 11 of 14 games (.388, 19-for-49, 3 2B, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 10 BB, HBP, 13 R)...Is T6th in the NL with 8 home runs despite only playing in 20 games.
• Matched a career-high with 4 hits on 8/24 vs. MIA...Recorded his first multi-home run game of 2020 and 6th of career, 8/12 at NYM.
• Hit .333 with 2 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI in the World Series...Was named Babe Ruth Postseason MVP (BBWAA), 2nd-team All-MLB and a Gold Glove Finalist.
RISP: .333 (6-18), 1 HR, 9 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/17/20 at ATL (Smith) CAREER HOMERS: 63
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#28 SUZUKI, Kurt — C Baseball America - Midseason
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 1. Carter Kieboom, INF
2020 WSH NL 16 55 7 14 2 0 1 7 2 9 0 0 .255 .295 .345 .641 2. Luis Garcia, INF
LAST GAME: DNP ROAD TRIP: 3. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
Entering 2020, Suzuki ranks among qualified big league catchers in OPS (1st, .820) and slugging percentage (2nd, .485) since 2017. 4. Cade Cavalli, RHP
• Has hit safely in 9 straight games...Is 9-for-31 (.290) with a HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 5 R during the streak...Hit his first HR of 2020 on 8/12 at NYM (Brach). 5. Cole Henry, RHP
• Hit .264 w/11 2B, 17 HR, 63 RBI, 20 BB and 37 R in 85 G in 2019...Ranked among NL C in RBI (5th) & HR (6th)...Ranked T2nd in MLB in 2 outs w/RISP (.417) 6. Wil Crowe, RHP
• In Game 2 of the 2019 World Series, he became the first Hawaiian-born player to homer in the World Series. 7. Tim Cate, LHP
RISP: .154 (2-13), 0 HR, 5 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/12/20 at NYM (Brach) CAREER HOMERS: 132 8. Drew Mendoza, 1B
9. Andry Lara, RHP
#3 TAYLOR, Michael A. — OF 10. Mason Denaburg, RHP
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 11. Sammy Infante, INF
2020 WSH NL 16 36 3 6 2 0 2 4 1 9 0 0 .167 .189 .389 .578 12. Yasel Antuna, INF
LAST GAME: 0-0 (PR) ROAD TRIP: 13. Seth Romero, LHP
Former shortstop turned center fielder is one of the top defensive center fielders in Major League Baseball...A finalist for the 2017 Gold Glove. 14. Holden Powell, RHP
• Has hit safely in 4 of his last 8 G...4 of his 6 hits in 2020 have been XBH (2 2B, 2 HR)...Has made starts in LF (4), CF (2) and RF (2) in 2020. 15. Tres Barrera, C
• Recorded a .463 slugging percentage (16 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR) in 57 games with Double-A Harrisburg in 2019. 16. Eddy Yean, RHP
• Homered in Game 2 of the NLCS and Game 2 of the World Series...Went 7-for-21 (.333) with 2 homers, 2 RBI, HBP, BB, 4 runs in 8 Postseason games. 17. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
RISP: .125 (1-8), 0 HR, 1 RBI LAST HOMER: 7/30/20 at TOR (Ryu) CAREER HOMERS: 50 18. Matt Cronin, LHP
19. Jake Irvin, RHP
#9 THAMES, Eric (L) — 1B 20. Jackson Cluff, INF
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 21. Tyler Dyson, RHP
2020 WSH NL 23 69 4 14 3 0 1 6 6 22 0 0 .203 .286 .290 .576 22. Reid Schaller, RHP
LAST GAME: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 23. Israel Pineda, C
Entering 2020, Thames ranks eighth among all left-handed hitters with a .504 SLG and 11th among lefties with an .848 OPS since the start of the 2017 season. 24. Ben Braymer, LHP
• Has hit safely in five of his last eight games....Hit his 1st home run with WSH, 8/17 at ATL (Toussaint). 25. Cole Freeman, 2B/OF
• Hit .247 with 23 2B, 2 3B, 25 HR, 61 RBI, 51 BB and 67 runs in 149 games for Milwaukee in 2019...Recorded a .505 SLG and an .851 OPS. 26. James Bourque, RHP
• Posted a .529 SLG and 23 HR in 397 plate appearances against right-handed pitching...Hit a solo homer off Max Scherzer in the NL Wild Card Game. 27. Joan Adon, RHP
RISP: .240 (6-25), 0 HR, 5 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/17/20 at ATL (Toussaint) CAREER HOMERS: 94 28. Jackson Tetreault, RHP
29. Malvin Pena, RHP
#7 TURNER, Trea — SS 30. Nick Banks, OF
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS MLBPipeline.com - Midseason
2020 WSH NL 28 110 22 34 6 2 6 14 11 17 3 3 .309 .379 .564 .943 1. Carter Kieboom, INF
LAST GAME: 1-4, SB ROAD TRIP: 2. Luis Garcia, INF
Elite athlete with electric, game-changing speed, consistent power and steady defense...Recorded 500 career hits fastest in Nationals history (434 G). 3. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
• Last 18 G: Hitting .382 (27-for-72), 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 8 BB, 2 HBP, 20 R...Has reached safely in all 18 games (.451 OBP) and hit safely in 17 of 18. 4. Cade Cavalli, RHP
• Scored a run in 11 straight games (8/10-22), the longest streak of his career...Reached safely in 15 of 17 Postseason games in 2019. 5. Wil Crowe, RHP
• Has hit 2 leadoff HR in 2020...His 11 career leadoff HR are most in WSH history (2005-pres)...Ranks 18th in MLB history in career SB% (83.1%). 6. Cole Henry, RHP
RISP: .313 (5-16), 0 HR, 7 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/25/20 vs. PHI (Arrieta) CAREER HOMERS: 68 7. Andry Lara, RHP
WALK-OFFS / HOMERS 8. Eddy Yean, RHP
WALK-OFF WINS 9. Mason Denaburg, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTER/RUNNER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 10. Tim Cate, LHP
11. Seth Romero, LHP
WALK-OFF HOMERS 12. Matt Cronin, LHP
DATE SCORE BATTER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 13. Drew Mendoza, 1B
14. Yasel Antuna, INF
BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS 15. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
DATE SCORE BATTERS PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 16. Israel Pineda, C
17. Roismar Quintana, OF
GRAND SLAMS 18. Joan Adon, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 19. Tyler Dyson, RHP
20. Reid Schaller, RHP
LEADOFF HOME RUNS (2) 21. Tres Barrera, C
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 22. Jackson Cluff, INF
8/11atNYM W, 2-1 Trea Turner Rick Porcello B1st 0 10th career leadoff HR...Most in WSH history 23. Jake Irvin, RHP
8/25vsPHI L, 8-3 Trea Turner Jake Arrieta T1st 0 11th career leadoff HR 24. Ben Braymer, LHP
25. James Bourque, RHP
PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS
26. Sammy Infante, INF
DATE SCORE BATTER RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES
27. Steven Fuentes, RHP
28. Raudy Read, C
MULTI-HOMER GAMES (2)
DATE SCORE BATTER (NO.) NOTES
29. Cole Freeman, INF/LF
8/10atNYM W, 16-4 Asdrúbal Cabrera (2) 10th career multi-homer game...Part of a 4-for-4 game 30. Nick Banks, OF
8/12atNYM L, 11-6 Juan Soto (2) 6th career multi-homer game...First home run was a career-long 466 feet per StatCast
 INJURED LIST DAY BY DAY
DATE OPP. RES REC POS/GA-B WIN LOSS SAVE Time Of Game
PLAYER INJURY 10/60 IL PLACED / RETRO REINSTATED GAMES 7/23 vs. NYY L, 4-1 (6) 0-1 5th/-0.5 Cole (1-0) Scherzer (0-1) None 1:43 (1:58 delay)
LHP Roenis Elías Left Forearm Flexor Strain 60 July 13 28 7/24 OFF DAY
7/25 vs. NYY W, 9-2 1-1 T1st/-0.0 Rainey (1-0) Paxton (0-1) None 3:13
LHP Sam Freeman Left Forearm Flexor Strain 10 Aug. 13 13 7/26 vs. NYY L, 3-2 1-2 T3rd/-1.0 Green (1-0) Doolittle (0-1) Britton (1) 3:07
INF Starlin Castro Broken Right Wrist 10 Aug. 14 12 7/27 vs.TOR L, 4-1 1-3 5th/-1.5 Borucki (1-0) Sánchez (0-1) Bass (1) 2:59
7/28 vs. TOR L, 5-1 1-4 5th/-2.0 Roark (1-0) Voth (0-1) None 3:00
RHP Stephen Strasburg Carpal Tunnel Neuritis - Right Hand 10 Aug. 15 11 7/29 at TOR W, 4-0 (10) 2-4 5th/-1.5 Hudson (1-0) Yamaguchi (0-2) None 3:32
LHP Seth Romero Broken Right Hand 10 Aug. 24 3 7/30 at TOR W, 6-4 3-4 3rd/-1.0 Harper (1-0) Ryu (0-1) Hudson (1) 3:35
7/31 at MIA PPD 3rd/-1.5
OF Juan Soto Not Disclosed 10 July 23 Aug. 4 7 8/1 at MIA PPD 3rd/-2.0
RHP Wander Suero Not Disclosed 10 July 13 Aug. 4 7 8/2 at MIA PPD 3rd/-2.5
8/3 OFF DAY 3rd/-2.0
RHP Will Harris Right Groin Strain 10 July 31 / July 29 Aug. 13 10 8/4 vs. NYM W, 5-3 4-4 3rd/-2.0 Corbin (1-0) Matz (0-2) Hudson (2) 3:13 (1:07 delay)
LHP Sean Doolittle Right Knee Fatigue 10 Aug. 13 / Aug. 11 Aug. 26 14 8/5 vs. NYM L, 3-1 4-5 3rd/-3.0 Porcello (1-1) Fedde (0-1) Lugo (2) 2:46
8/6 OFF DAY 3rd/-3.0
HIGHS AND LOWS 8/7 vs. BAL L, 11-0 4-6 4th-/-4.0 Milone (1-1) Sánchez (0-2) None 3:00
TEAM BATTING 8/8 vs. BAL L, 5-3 4-7 5th/-4.0 Armstrong (1-0) Hudson (1-1) Castro (1) 3:27
8/9 vs. BAL L, 6-2 4-8 5th/-4.5 Lakins (2-0) Strasburg (0-1) None 3:11 (2:08 delay)
Most At-Bats:............................................................................. 44, 2x, last: at Baltimore, August 14 8/10 at NYM W, 16-4 5-8 4th/-3.0 Corbin (2-0) Matz (0-3) None 2:59
Most Plate Appearances:......................................................... 50, at Baltimore, August 14 8/11 at NYM W, 2-1 6-8 3rd/-2.0 Scherzer (1-1) Porcello (1-2) Hudson (3) 2:55
Most Runs:................................................................................. 16, at New York (N.L.), August 10 8/12
8/13
at NYM
at NYM
L, 11-6 6-9 3rd/-3.0
L, 8-2 6-10 4th/-3.5
Familia (1-0) Sánchez (0-3)
Peterson (3-1) Voth (0-2)
None
None
3:19
3:25
Most Hits:................................................................................... 19, at Baltimore, August 14 8/14 at BAL W, 15-3 7-10 4th/-4.0 Fedde (1-1) Milone (1-2) None 3:10 (1:57 delay)
Most Doubles:............................................................................ 5, vs. Miami, August 24 8/15
8/16
at BAL
at BAL
L, 7-3 7-11 5th/-4.0
W, 6-5 8-11 4th/-3.0
Wojciechowski (1-2) Corbin (2-1)
Scherzer (2-1) Lakins (2-1)
Sulser (5)
Hudson (4)
3:10
3:38
Most Triples:.............................................................................. 1, done 5 times 8/17 at ATL L, 7-6 8-12 4th/-4.0 Smith (2-0) Hudson (1-2) None 3:35
Most Home Runs:..................................................................... 4, 3x, last: at Atlanta, August 17 8/18 at ATL W, 8-5 9-12 5th/-3.0 Suero (1-0) Matzek (2-2) Hudson (5) 3:44
8/19 at ATL 5th/-3.0 PPD due to rain - to be made up 9/4 at ATL
Most Extra-Base Hits:............................................................... 8, at New York (N.L.), August 10 8/20 OFF DAY 5th/-3.0
Most Total Bases:...................................................................... 33, at New York (N.L.), August 10 8/21 vs. MIA L, 3-2 9-13 5th/-4.0 Hernandez (1-0) Corbin (2-2) Kintzler (4) 3:06
8/22 vs. MIA W, 5-4 10-13 4th/-4.5 Finnegan (1-0) Castano (0-2) Hudson (6) 2:58
Most Runs Batted In:................................................................ 16, at New York (N.L.), August 10 8/22 at MIA L, 5-3 10-14 4th/-4.5 Sanchez (1-0) Crowe (0-1) Kintzler (5) 2:31
Most Stolen Bases:................................................................... 2, vs. Philadelphia, August 26 8/23 vs. MIA W, 9-3 11-14 4th/-3.5 Sanchez (1-3) Mejia (0-2) None 3:12
8/24 vs. MIA L, 11-8 11-15 4th/-4.0 Lopez (3-1) Voth (0-3) Kintzler (6) 4:02
Most Caught Stealing:.............................................................. 2, vs. New York (A.L.), July 26 8/25 vs. PHI L, 8-3 11-16 5th/-4.5 Arrieta (2-3) Fedde (1-2) None 3:13 (1:12 delay)
Most Walks:............................................................................... 7, 2x, last: at Atlanta, August 17 8/26 vs. PHI L, 3-2 11-17 5th/-6.0 Nola (3-2) Harris (0-1) Workman (6) 3:19
8/27 vs. PHI 5th/-6.0 PPD - to be made up 9/22 at Nationals Park
Most Strikeouts:........................................................................ 12, 2x, last: vs. Miami, August 21 8/28 at BOS
Most Sac Hits:............................................................................ 1, at Baltimore, August 14 8/29 at BOS
8/30 at BOS
Most Sac Flies:........................................................................... 2, 2x, last: vs. Miami, August 22 8/31 at PHI
Most Hit-By-Pitch:.................................................................... 3, at Baltimore, August 16 9/1 at PHI
Most GDP:.................................................................................. 4, vs. Philadelphia, August 25 9/2
9/3
at PHI
at PHI
INDIVIDUAL BATTING 9/4 at ATL Makeup of 8/19 PPD Game
Most At-Bats:............................................................................. 6, 2x, last: Trea Turner, at Atlanta, August 18 9/4
9/5
at ATL
at ATL
Most Plate Appearances:.......................................................... 6, done 5 times. 9/6 at ATL
Most Runs:.................................................................................. 3, done 4 times 9/7 vs. TBR
9/8 vs. TBR
Most Hits:.................................................................................... 4, 4x, last: Juan Soto, vs. Miami, August 24 9/9 OFF DAY
Most Doubles:............................................................................ 2, 3x, last: Juan Soto, vs. Miami, August 24 9/10 vs. ATL
9/11 vs. ATL
Most Triples:............................................................................... 1, done 5 times. 9/12 vs. ATL
Most Home Runs:...................................................................... 2, 2x, last: Juan Soto, at New York (N.L.), August 12 9/13 vs. ATL
9/14 OFF DAY
Most Extra-Base Hits:............................................................... 4, Asdrubal Cabrera, at New York (N.L.), August 10 9/15 at TBR
Most Total Bases:....................................................................... 12, Asdrubal Cabrera, at New York (N.L.), August 10 9/16 at TBR
9/17 OFF DAY
Most Runs Batted In:................................................................. 5, Asdrubal Cabrera, at New York (N.L.), August 10 9/18 at MIA
Most Stolen Bases:.................................................................... 1, done 9 times. 9/18 at MIA Makeup of 8/1 PPD Game
9/19 at MIA
Most Caught Stealing:............................................................... 1, done 8 times. 9/20 at MIA Makeup of 8/2 PPD Game
Most Walks:................................................................................ 2, done 15 times. 9/20 at MIA
Most Strikeouts:......................................................................... 4, Michael A. Taylor, at Baltimore, August 16 9/21
9/22
vs. PHI
vs. PHI Makeup of 8/27 PPD Game
Most Sac Hits:............................................................................. 1, Adam Eaton, at Baltimore, August 14 9/22 vs. PHI
Most Sac Flies:............................................................................ 1, done 11 times. 9/23
9/24
vs. PHI
vs. NYM
Most Hit-By-Pitch:..................................................................... 1, done 15 times. 9/26 vs. NYM
Most GDP:................................................................................... 2, 2x, last: Carter Kieboom, vs. Philadelphia, August 25 9/27 vs. NYM

TEAM PITCHING CATCHER DEFENSE

Most Innings Pitched:............................................................... 10.0, vs. Toronto, July 29 (10 innings) CATCHER GS W-L CCS SBA CS% PB CATCHER ERA
Most Hits Allowed:.................................................................... 19, vs. Baltimore, August 7 Yan Gomes
Most Batters Faced:................................................................... 52, vs. Baltimore, August 7 2020 13 4-9 1 6 16.7% 1 4.98 (62 ER/112.0 IP)
Most Runs Allowed:................................................................... 11, 3x, last: 11, vs. Miami, August 24 Career 664 364-300 126 407 31.0% 41 3.70 (2437 ER/5927.1 IP)
Most Earned Runs:.................................................................... 11, 3x, last: vs. Miami, August 24
Kurt Suzuki
Most Home Runs Allowed:....................................................... 4, vs. Toronto, July 27
Most Walks Allowed:................................................................. 7, vs. New York (N.L.), August 5 2020 15 7-8 2 14 14.3% 1 4.95 (71 ER/129.0 IP)
Most Strikeouts:......................................................................... 16, vs. Toronto, July 29 (10 innings) Career 1,341 646-695 150 946 15.9% 63 4.12 (5468 ER/11938.1 IP)
Most Strikeouts (9-inning games):......................................... 15, at Baltimore, August 16B43
Most Hit-By-Pitch:..................................................................... 1, done 9 times. RECORD BY BATTING ORDER
PLAYER Bat1 Bat2 Bat3 Bat4 Bat5 Bat6 Bat7 Bat8 Bat9
INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
Bonifacio, Emilio 0~1
Most Innings Pitched:............................................................... 7.1, Max Scherzer, vs. Toronto, July 29 (10 innings)
Cabrera, Asdrubal 3~1 4~6 1~3 2~4 0~2
Most Hits Allowed:.................................................................... 10, Anibal Sanchez, vs. Baltimore, August 7 Castro, Starlin 4~9 1~0 1~1
Most Batters Faced:................................................................... 30, Max Scherzer, at Baltimore, August 16 Difo, Wilmer 1~0
Most Runs Allowed:................................................................... 6, Austin Voth, vs. Miami, August 24 Eaton, Adam 8~17
Most Earned Runs:.................................................................... 6, Austin Voth, vs. Miami, August 24 Garcia, Luis 0~1 2~4 1~2
Most Home Runs:...................................................................... 4, Anibal Sanchez, vs. Toronto, July 27 Gomes, Yan 0~2 1~1 3~6
Most Walks:................................................................................ 4, Max Scherzer, vs. New York (A.L.), July 23 Harrison, Josh 1~0 4~1 0~1
Most Walks (9-inning games):................................................ 3, done 8 times. Kendrick, Howie 2~1 2~4 3~6
Most Strikeouts:......................................................................... 11, Max Scherzer, vs. New York (A.L.), July 23 Kieboom, Carter 1~0 7~4 1~3
Most Strikeouts (9-inning games):......................................... 10, Max Scherzer, at Baltimore, August 16 Robles, Victor 1~2 3~2 7~11
Most Hit-By-Pitch:..................................................................... 1, done 9 times. Soto, Juan 2~0 2~6 3~7
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM Stevenson, Andrew 1~1
Longest winning streak............................................................ 3 games, 2x, July 29-Aug. 4, Aug, 24-Aug. 26 Suzuki, Kurt 1~0 4~2 2~2 0~1 1~3
Longest losing streak................................................................ 4 games, Aug. 5-9 Taylor, Michael A. 1~0 3~4
Longest game, innings............................................................. 10 innings, July 29 vs. Toronto (W, 4-0) Thames, Eric 1~0 1~5 0~3 1~4 1~3
Longest game, time (9-inning game)................................... 4:02, Aug. 24 vs. Miami (L, 11-8) Turner, Trea 11~17
Longest game, time (extra-inning game)............................. 3:32, July 29 vs. Toronto (W, 4-0)
Shortest game, time (9-inning game)................................... 2:46, Aug. 5 vs. NYM (L, 3-1) RECORD BY POSITION
Largest winning margin........................................................... 12 runs, 2x, last: Aug. 14 at BAL (W, 15-3) PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH
Bonifacio, Emilio 0~1
Largest losing margin............................................................... 11 runs, Aug. 7 vs. Baltimore (L, 11-0)
Cabrera, Asdrubal 5~5 3~9 2~2
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
Eaton, Adam 8~17
Garcia, Luis 3~6
Gomes, Yan 4~9
Harrison, Josh 1~0 0~1 1~0 1~0 2~1
Kendrick, Howie 2~3 5~8
Kieboom, Carter 8~7 1~0
Robles, Victor 11~15
Soto, Juan 7~13
Stevenson, Andrew 1~1
Suzuki, Kurt 7~8 1~0
Taylor, Michael A. 2~2 0~2 2~0
Thames, Eric 4~9 0~6
Turner, Trea 11~17