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8 24atNYY
LHP Patrick Corbin (8-11, 4.71) | RHP Michael King (3-5, 3.26)
Thursday, August 24, 2023 | 1:05 p.m. ET | Game #128 / Road #63
Yankee Stadium | Bronx, New York
TV: MASN | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Network
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2019 World Series Champions National League East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 National League Wild Card: 2019
#29 RUTHERFORD, Blake (L) — OF — Age: 26 — Born: Simi Valley, CA — Drafted by NYY (1st rd., 2016) — Chaminade Prep
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 WSH NL 12 33 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 .182 .206 .182 .388
LAST GAME: 8/23 at NYY: 0-3 ROAD TRIP: 0-3
Former first round pick and top-100 prospect in 2017, Rutherford signed a Minor League contract with Washington on January 28, 2023.
• Had his contract selected, 8/4 and made his MLB debut that night at Cincinnati...First Major League hit 8/12 vs. Oakland, single off Luis Medina.
• Ranked in Washington's system in HR (T4th, 11), extra-base hits (5th, 32), doubles (6th, 19), RBI (T7th, 43) and hits (T7th, 81).
• Recorded three hits and first two career RBI vs. PHI 8/18...Hit .345/.395/.583 in 62 games between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester.
• Appeared in both right field (36 G) and left field (16 G) as well as designated hitter (10 G).
RISP: .333 (2-6), 0 HR, 2 RBI LAST HOMER: N/A CAREER HOMERS: 0
HITTERS NOTES TOP PROSPECTS
#20 RUIZ, Keibert (S) — C — Age: 25 — Born: Valencia, VEN — Signed by LAD as NDFA (7/20/14) Baseball America - Aug. 9 Update
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 1. Dylan Crews (No. 3 overall)
2023 WSH NL 106 403 41 104 19 0 15 51 28 40 1 1 .258 .314 .417 .731 2. James Wood, OF (No. 4 overall)
LAST GAME: 8/23 at NYY: 1-3 ROAD TRIP: 2-7 3. Brady House, 3B (No. 91 overall)
Switch-hitting catcher is one of the top up-and-coming backstops...Signed an 8-year contract in 2023 that will keep him in D.C. until at least 2030. 4. Robert Hassell III, OF
• Last 16 G: 22-for-61 (.361), 5 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 7 BB, 11 R...Is 7th in the NL with .361 AVG w/RISP...Is 2nd in MLB with 9.1% SO. 5. Elijah Green, OF
• Leads MLB catchers in AVG (.339), OBP (.399) and is second in SLG (.556) and hits (42) since July 9. 6. Cade Cavalli, RHP
• Is .310/.357/.448 with 13 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 6 BB as a right-handed batter...Is .237/.297/.404 with 6 2B, 14 HR, 37 RBI, 22 BB as a left-handed batter. 7. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
• First career walk-off HR 8/12 vs. Oakland...Did not strike out in 42 PA from 4/11 to 4/27 (T1st in MLB) and 34 PA from 6/22-6/30 (1st in MLB). 8. Yohandy Morales, 3B
RISP: .361 (35-97), 4 HR, 39 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/16/23 vs. BOS (Whitlock) CAREER HOMERS: 26 9. Cristhian Vaquero, OF
10. Jake Bennett, LHP
#22 SMITH, Dominic (L) — 1B — Age: 28 — Born: Los Angeles, Calif. — Drafted by NYM (1st rd., 2013) — Junipero Serra HS
11. Travis Sykora, RHP
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
12. Jarlin Susana, RHP
2023 WSH NL 123 426 44 113 16 1 6 34 35 73 1 0 .265 .335 .350 .685
13. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
LAST GAME: 8/23 at NYY: 1-4, HR, RBI, R ROAD TRIP: 1-4, HR, RBI, R
14. Daylen Lile, OF
Left-handed first baseman signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in December 2022 and is under control through 2024.
15. Trey Lipscomb, INF
• Last 50 G: .284/.351/.419, 9 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 10 BB, 16 R, 6 HBP, SB...Is 4th on WSH with 32 multi-hit games.
16. TJ White, 1B
• Had three consecutive multi-hit games twice this season (6/14-16 and 5/23-25).
17. Cole Henry, RHP
• Hit .299 with a .375 on-base percentage from May 7 to June 16...Reached safely in 27 of the 35 games during that stretch.
18. Armando Cruz, SS
• In 2021, set or matched career marks in nearly every offensive category, including home runs (11), runs (43), hits (145), RBI (58) and walks (35).
19. Andry Lara, RHP
RISP: .179 (17-95), 0 HR, 26 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/23/23 at NYY (Peralta) CAREER HOMERS: 52
20. Jose A. Ferrer, LHP
#28 THOMAS, Lane — OF — Age: 27 — Born: Knoxville, Tenn. — Drafted by TOR (5th rd., 2014) — Bearden (TN) HS 21. Israel Pineda, C
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 22. Zach Brzykcy, RHP
2023 WSH NL 126 500 85 143 31 2 20 69 30 141 15 3 .286 .332 .476 .808 23. Jake Alu, INF/OF
LAST GAME: 8/23 at NYY: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 1-8, 2B 24. Jacob Young, OF
Washington’s 2022 Player of the Year...Is in his 3rd season in D.C. after being acquired from STL...Entered 2023 with a .426 SLG in 191 games with WSH. 25. DJ Herz, LHP
• NL ranks: hits (4th, 143), doubles (5th, 31), total bases (8th, 238), runs (8th, 85) and AVG. (T8th, .286)...Leads MLB with 13 outfield assists. 26. Darren Baker, 2B
• Ranks among NL OF: hits (2nd, 143), 2B (2nd, 31), extra-base hits (T3rd, 53), total bases (3rd, 238), AVG (T4th, .286), runs (5th, 85) and SLG (8th, .476) 27. Roismar Quintana, OF
• Has a career-high 20 HR...All 20 have come since May 1...Is hitting .328 (22-for-67) with a .537 SLG (8 2B, 2 HR) w/RISP in 47 games since June 10. 28. Drew Millas, C
• Tied WSH record with 4 SB, 7/23 vs. SFG...Career-high on-base (26 G 5/3-30) and hitting (15 G 5/15-30) streaks...Is 5-for-5, 2B, HR, 7 RBI in extras. 29. Matt Cronin, LHP
RISP: .276 (35-127), 5 HR, 53 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/8/23 at PHI (Wheeler) CAREER HOMERS: 49 30. Mitchell Parker, LHP
MLBPipeline.com - August 15 Update
#14 VARGAS, Ildemaro (S) — INF/OF — Age: 32 — Born: Caripito, VEN — Signed by STL as NDFA (6/24/08) 1. Dylan Crews, OF (No. 4 overall)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2. James Wood, OF (No. 7 overall)
2023 WSH NL 60 180 23 43 9 1 4 25 10 12 0 1 .239 .277 .367 .644 3. Brady House, 3B (No. 43 overall)
LAST GAME: 8/23 at NYY: 0-2, BB ROAD TRIP: 2-6, BB 4. Cade Cavalli, RHP
Dependable, versatile, energetic switch-hitting infielder enters his seventh Major League season and second with Washington in 2023. 5. Elijah Green, OF
• Last 14 G: 12-for-50, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 5 R..Started the season 1-for-12...2 of his 4 HR this season have come vs. Philadelphia. 6. Daylen Lile, OF
• Did not strike out in 26 straight PA from May 25-June 23, the 2nd-longest active streak in MLB at the time. 7. Yohandy Morales, 3B
• Has played 3B (27 G), SS (11 G), LF (9 G), 2B (7 G), RF (1 G), P (2 G)...Went 3-for-5, falling a HR short of the cycle on 5/10 at SFG. 8. Robert Hassell III, OF
• Recorded a career-high 10-G hitting streak, 8/24-9/4/2022...All 3 of his HR in 2022 were go-ahead homers. 9. Cristhian Vaquero, OF
RISP: .250 (10-40), 1 HR, 17 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/11/23 vs. OAK (Long) CAREER HOMERS: 16 10. Jake Bennett, LHP
WALK-OFFS / HOMERS 11. Travis Sykora, RHP
WALK-OFF WINS (5) 12. Jarlin Susana, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTER/RUNNER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 13. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
5/4 vs. CHC W, 4-3 Alex Call HR 1 Brad Boxberger B9th 0 Leading 3-0...Allowed 3 runs in Top 8th 14. Trey Lipscomb, INF
7/26 vs. COL W, 5-4 Abrams/Smith 1B 1 Matt Koch B9th 1 4-run comeback...Abrams' 2nd career walk-off 15. Kevin Made, SS
8/2 vs. MIL W, 3-2 Call/Dickerson/Vargas FC 2 Devin Williams B9th 0 Vargas scored from 2nd on errant throw to HP 16. DJ Herz, LHP
8/12 vs. OAK W, 3-2 Keibert Ruiz HR 1 Lucas Erceg B9th 0 First career walk-off hit and home run for Ruiz 17. Jake Alu, INF/OF
8/13 vs. OAK W, 8-7 Jeter Downs 1B 1 Kirby Snead B9th 2 Down 7-2 in 9th...Downs 1st career walk-off 18. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
19. Cole Henry, RHP
WALK-OFF HOMERS (2) 20. Andrew Pinckney, OF
DATE SCORE BATTER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 21. Roismar Quintana, OF
5/4 vs. CHC W, 4-3 Alex Call HR 1 Brad Boxberger B9th 0 Call's 1st career walk-off home run 22. Israel Pineda, C
8/12 vs. OAK W, 3-2 Keibert Ruiz HR 1 Lucas Erceg B9th 0 First career walk-off hit and home run for Ruiz 23. Drew Millas, C
24. Andry Lara, RHP
PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1) 25. Darren Baker, 2B
DATE SCORE BATTER RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 26. Mitchell Parker, LHP
6/23 at SDP L, 13-3 Michael Chavis 1 Ray Kerr 9th 0 First career pinch-hit home run 27. Armando Cruz, SS
28. T.J. White, 1B/OF
BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (6) 29. Zach Brzykcy, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTERS PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 30. Jacob Young, OF
4/7 at COL W, 10-5 Alex Call/Jeimer Candelario Jose Ureña T1st 0 100th back-to-back HR in WSH history EJECTIONS
5/23 vs. SDP L, 7-4 CJ Abrams/Lane Thomas Yu Darvish B5th 2 Trailed 3-0, tied after NAME DATE
5/31 at LAD W, 10-6 Keibert Ruiz/CJ Abrams Noah Syndergaard T2nd 2 Down 3-0, made it 3-2, Nats came back to win Dave Martinez 6/22 vs. ARI
*Defending his bench
7/8 vs. TEX W, 8-3 Jeimer Candelario/Joey Meneses Andrew Heaney B1st 0 Gave WSH a 4-0 lead...1st four hitters all scored
Jim Hickey 6/28 at SEA
8/6 at CIN W, 6-3 CJ Abrams/Lane Thomas Lyon Richardson T1st 0 First 2 pitches of game...1st time in WSH history *Pitch clock disagreement
8/16 vs. BOS W, 6-2 Keibert Ruiz/Stone Garrett Garrett Whitlock B8th 0 Tied at 2-2 before the homers Dave Martinez 6/29 at SEA
*Keibert Ruiz called out of baseline
GRAND SLAMS (3)
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES
4/27 at NYM L, 9-8 CJ Abrams Brooks Raley T8th 1 1st career grand slam...Put WSH up, 8-7
6/6 vs. ARI L, 10-5 Stone Garrett Tommy Henry B1st 1 1st career grand slam...Hit off of his best friend
7/2 at PHI W, 5-4 Stone Garrett Ranger Suárez T3rd 2 7th National (8th time) with 2 GS in a season
Most Earned Runs:.................................................................... 8, 3x, Last: Cory Abbott, vs. Philadelphia, August 19 8/25 @MIA
8/26 @MIA
Most Home Runs:...................................................................... 3, 8x, Last: Last: Cory Abbott, vs. Philadelphia, August 19 8/27 @MIA
8/28 @TOR
Most Walks:................................................................................ 6, Josiah Gray, vs. Detroit, May 21 8/29 @TOR
8/30 @TOR
Most Strikeouts:......................................................................... 11, MacKenzie Gore, at Kansas City, May 28 8/31 MIA
9/1 MIA
Most Hit-By-Pitch:..................................................................... 2, 3x, Last: Jake Irvin, vs. Philadelphia, August 19 9/2 MIA
9/3 MIA
9/4 OFF DAY
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM 9/5 NYM
9/6 NYM
Longest winning streak............................................................ 4 games, Aug. 2 - Aug. 6 9/7 OFF DAY
9/8 LAD
Longest losing streak................................................................ 6 games, June 3-June 10 9/9 LAD
9/10 LAD
Longest game, innings............................................................. 11.0 innings, at Seattle, June 27 9/11 @PIT
9/12 @PIT
Longest game, time (9-inning game)................................... 3:19, vs. San Diego, May 25 9/13 @PIT
9/14 @PIT
Longest game, time (extra-inning game)............................. 3:28, at Seattle, June 27 9/15 @MIL
9/16 @MIL
Shortest game, time (9-inning game)................................... 1:55, vs. Chicago (NL), May 4 9/17 @MIL
Largest Home Crowd................................................................ 38,853 vs. Philadelphia, August 19 9/18 CWS
9/19 CWS
Smallest Home Crowd.............................................................. 10,065 vs. Cincinnati, July 6 9/20 CWS
9/21 ATL
Largest winning margin........................................................... 9 runs vs. San Francisco, July 22 9/22 ATL
9/23 ATL
Largest losing margin............................................................... 15 runs, vs. Pittsburgh, April 30 (L, 16-1) 9/24 ATL
9/25 OFF DAY
15 runs at Philadelphia, July 1 (L, 19-4) 9/26 @BAL
9/27 @BAL
Largest deficit overcome to win............................................. 5 runs, 2x, Last vs. PHI August 18 (Down 6-1 after T4th, W, 8-7) 9/28 OFF DAY
9/29 @ATL
Largest lead relinquished to lose............................................ 5 runs, vs. St. Louis, June 19 (Up 5-0 after B2nd, L, 8-6) 9/30 @ATL
10/1 @ATL