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RHP Joan Adon (1-0, 7.00) | LHP Braxton Garrett (7-4, 3.94)
Friday, August 25, 2023 | 6:40 p.m. ET | Game #129 / Road #64
loanDepot Park | Miami, Fla.
TV: MASN 2 | 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 13 33 4 6 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0 .182 .206 .182 .388
LAST GAME: 8/24 at NYY: Defensive replacement-LF 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), is second in SLG (.556) and third 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 1 124 430 44 113 16 1 6 34 36 74 1 0 .263 .333 .347 .680
13. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
LAST GAME: 8/24 at NYY: 0-4, BB ROAD TRIP: 1-8, HR, RBI, BB, 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 51 G: .277/.347/.409, 9 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 11 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: .175 (17-97), 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: 28 — 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 127 503 85 143 31 2 20 69 31 143 15 3 .284 .333 .473 .806 23. Jake Alu, INF/OF
LAST GAME: 8/24 at NYY: 0-3, BB, HBP ROAD TRIP: 1-11, 2B, BB, HBP 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 (5th, 143), doubles (5th, 31), total bases (8th, 238), runs (8th, 85) and AVG. (9th, .284)...Leads MLB with 13 outfield assists. 26. Darren Baker, 2B
• Ranks among NL OF: 2B (2nd, 31), hits (3rd, 143), extra-base hits (T3rd, 53), total bases (3rd, 238), AVG (5th, .284), runs (5th, 85) and SLG (8th, .473) 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 61 184 23 43 9 1 4 25 10 12 0 1 .234 .272 .359 .630 3. Brady House, 3B (No. 43 overall)
LAST GAME: 8/24 at NYY: 0-4 ROAD TRIP: 2-10, 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 15 G: 12-for-54, 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 (28 G), SS (11 G), LF (9 G), 2B (8 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: .244 (10-41), 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 (7) 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
8/24 at NYY W, 6-5 Alex Call/CJ Abrams Tommy Kahnle T7th 2 Trailed 3-2, led 5-3 after *Keibert Ruiz called out of baseline