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Miami Marlins (0-1) vs. Washington Nationals (1-0)
Miami Marlins (0-1) vs. Washington Nationals (1-0)
Standing: 1-0, T1st place, National League East Home: 1-0 Road: 0-0 Streak: W1 Last Five: 1-0 Last Ten: 1-0
NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
OPENING ACT MIAMI MARLINS
The Washington Nationals opened the 2017 season on a winning note Monday afternoon, tak- The Nationals and Marlins will meet 19 times this season (10 times in D.C., 9 in Miami)...
ing a 4-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins to earn the first W of the year...The Nationals Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmermans 29 career home runs are second among active
improved to 6-7 overall on Opening Day in their 13-year history, and Washington has now won players against the Marlins and are the most hes hit against any opposing club (Chase Utley,
five of its last six Opening Day contests. 1st, 30)...LHP Gio Gonzalez grew up in Hialeah, Fla., a suburb of Miami, while INF/OF Trea
For more on the Nationals Opening Day history, visit page 288 of the 2017 Washington Turner hails from nearby Boynton Beach, Fla., and OF Michael A. Taylor grew up in Fort
Nationals Official Media Guide. Lauderdale, Fla...OF Bryce Harper has hit 21 home runs against the Marlins, more than any
other team in his young career.
OPENING WITH A BLAST...
With the Nationals trailing, 2-0, in the sixth inning on Monday, RF Bryce Harper stepped to the THE SERIES
plate and sent a 2-2 offering from RHP David Phelps into the right field seats to put the Na- The Marlins hold a lead in the all-time (2005-pres.) series with the Nationals, 116-104, but the
tionals on the board and begin their comeback...It was no real surprise to see Harper clear the Nationals have turned the tables in recent history...Since 2013, the Nationals have posted a
fence as it was the fifth Opening Day longball of his career -- and it was his fifth Opening Day. 48-29 (.623) record against Miami, including a 10-9 mark last season.
The Nationals have clubbed 11 Opening Day home runs in their 13-year history...In addition
to Monday, Harper hit one in 2016, one in 2015, and two on Opening Day in 2013. 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Harpers five home runs on Opening Day tied the 2017 W-L.................................................................................... 1-0 (1-0 in D.C., 0-0 in Miami)
MLB record for home runs by any player in his first five career Opening Day games...Her- Streak (since 2016)......................................................................................................... Won 3
man Long hit five home runs in his first four career Opening Day games for the Braves Aggregate Score / 2017.......................................................................... Nationals 4, Marlins 2
from 1890-95, and Xavier Nady hit five homers in his first five season openers for the Home Runs Hit / 2017............................................................................. Nationals 2, Marlins 0
Padres and Pirates from 2003-08.
According to BaseballReference.com, Harper joined former Expos great and Hall-of-Famer ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS
Gary Carter (four home runs to Harpers five) as the only players in MLB history (since W-L / Nationals (2005-present).....................................................................................104-116
1913) to homer on four separate Opening Days before their 25th birthdays. W-L / Home (2005-present)...............................................................................................58-52
W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).................................................................................43-40
...AND IN A PINCH W-L / Away (2005-present)................................................................................................46-64
But it was not just Harper who sent a lucky fan home with a souvenir on Monday...New Nation- W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)................................................................................186-207
al Adam Lind stepped off the bench to pinch hit for RHP Stephen Strasburg in the seventh
inning and promptly etched his name into Opening Day Nationals lore. 2017 AGAINST THE MARLINS
Lind, who scored new Nationals C Matt Wieters, and gave the Nationals a lead they DATE 4/3
RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV
W, 4-2 Strasburg-Phelps-Treinen
TOG DATE
2:47 8/7
RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG
would not relinquish, enjoyed the first curtain call of his career...The home run was the sixth 4/5 8/8
pinch-hit home run of Linds career, moving him into fourth place among all active players... 4/6 8/9
6/19@ 8/10
Nationals OF Chris Heisey is the active leader in career pinch-hit home runs with 14. 6/20@ 8/28
According to Elias, Lind is the fifth player in Nationals history (2005-pres.) to homer in his 6/21@
7/31@ 8/30
8/29
first at-bat with the club (not necessarily 1st plate appearance)...Lind joins Preston Wilson 8/1@ 9/4@
(7/14/05), Tommy Milone (9/3/11), Daniel Murphy (4/4/16), and Mat Latos (9/12/06). 8/2@ 9/5@
9/6@
BULLPEN NOTES
BLANTON, Joe (RHP) #56 ROMERO, Enny (LHP) #72 NATIONALS BULLPEN MAP
LAST: IP H R ER BB SO HR LAST: IP H R ER BB SO HR LEFT RIGHT
A veteran of 12 Major League seasons, Blanton reinvigorated his ca- Hard-throwing left-handed reliever was acquired via trade from Tampa #46 O. Prez #56 J. Blanton
reer with a move to the bullpen in 2015. Bay just prior to 2017 Spring Training. #72 E. Romero #30 K. Glover
Went 7-2 with a 2.48 ERA in a career-high 75 G with LAD in 2016. Fastball velocity avgd 96.1 mph, in 2016 (9th among AL RP). #36 S. Solis #27 S. Kelley
Ranked among NL RP in ERA (10th, 2.48) & opp. BA (10th, .194). 2016 was his first full MLB season, appearing in 52 G for TBR. #45 B.Treinen
0-0, 0 Holds, 0 Saves, -.-- ERA, 0/0 G/GS IR / IS: -/- 0-0, 0 Holds, 0 Saves, -.-- ERA, 0/0 G/GS IR / IS: -/-