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RHP Max Scherzer [7-4, 2.36] | LHP Steven Matz [1-0, 1.29]
Friday, June 16 l 7:10 p.m. l Game #67 / Road #35 l Citi Field l Flushing, NY
Television: MASN / ESPN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network
Standing: 40-26, 1st place, National League East Home: 18-14 Road: 22-12 Streak: W1 Last Five: 2-3 Last Ten: 4-6
NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
WINNING WAYS NEW YORK METS
The Washington Nationals kicked off this seven-game, two-city road trip on Thursday night The Nationals and Mets will meet 19 times this season (10 times in New York, nine in D.C.)...
with an 8-3 win over the New York Mets...LHP Gio Gonzalez tossed 7.0 innings of two-run, Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy spent the first seven years of his Major League career with the
five-hit ball to earn his sixth win of the season...2B Daniel Murphy went 3-for-5 with a triple, Mets, hitting .288 with 62 home runs, 228 doubles, 20 triples and 402 RBI...Murphy helped
two RBI and one run scored (more on that below) and RF Bryce Harper (solo) and CF Mi- lead the Mets to the 2015 World Series, and earned himself the 2015 NL Championship Series
chael A. Taylor (2-run) each homered. MVP in the process, hitting .328 with seven home runs and 11 RBI in 14 postseason games...
The Nationals have won eight of their last 10 games at Citi Field, and since the start of the The MON/WSH franchise has more wins against the Mets (420) than any other opponent.
2009 season (when Citi Field opened), the Nationals are 52-28 (.650).
Washingtons 22-12 (.647) road record in 2017 is second in the National League behind the THE SERIES
Colorado Rockies (25-13, .658). The Nationals and Mets have traded NL East division crowns the past three seasons with
At 40-26 (.606) the Nationals own the fourth-best record in the National League, behind Washington earning the 2014 title, the Mets taking the 2015 honors, and the Nationals return-
the Colorado Rockies (43-26, .623), Los Angeles Dodgers (41-26, .612), and Arizona Dia- ing to the top in 2016...Washington leads the all-time (2005-present) series with the Mets, 122-
mondbacks (41-26, .612). 106...The series was tied at 82-82 entering the 2014 season, but Washington is 40-24 against
the Mets since the start of 2014...In 2014, the Nationals broke Atlantas previous record of 10
MURPHY MASHES METS consecutive road wins (1991-92) against the Mets, by winning 12 straight at Citi Field.
Since joining the Nationals prior to the 2016 season, 2B Daniel Murphy has reached safely
in all 26 games against his former club...He is hitting .394 with seven doubles, one triple, eight 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS
homers, 28 RBI, eight walks and 19 runs scored. 2017 W-L...............................................................................5-2 (1-2 in D.C., 4-0 in New York)
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Murphys 28 RBI against the Mets over the last two Streak.............................................................................................................................. Won 2
seasons is tied for third by any player against any opponent during that time behind COL Aggregate Score / 2017..........................................................................Nationals 52, Mets 27
3B Nolan Arenado (33 RBI vs. SFG) and CHI 1B Anthony Rizzo (29 vs. CIN). Home Runs Hit / 2017.............................................................................Nationals 17, Mets 13
will become the all-time franchise leader in this category...With four more home runs, Zimmer- 4/22@ W, 3-1 Gonzalez-deGrom-Glover 3:01 7/4
4/23@ W, 6-3 Scherzer-Wheeler-Glover 2:43 7/5
man will pass Frank Howard (237) for the most home runs in D.C.-baseball history. 4/28 L, 5-7 deGrom-Scherzer-Edgin 3:24 8/25
Zimmerman is already the all-time leader in virtually every offensive category in Nationals 4/30 W, 23-5 Albers-Syndergaard-None
4/29 L, 3-5 Robles-Strasburg-Familia 3:17 8/26
3:37 8/27
history (2005-present)...Heres where he ranks in franchise history (Nationals/Expos): 6/15@ W, 8-3 Gonzalez-Gsellman-None 2:52 9/22@
6/16@ 9/23@
CATEGORY TOTAL RANK CHASING 6/17@ 9/24@
HR 234 T1st Tied w/Vladimir Guerrero (234) 6/18@
BULLPEN NOTES
ALBERS, Matt (RHP) #43 PREZ, Oliver (LHP) #46 NATIONALS BULLPEN MAP
LAST: 6/12 vs. ATL (BS, 2; L, 1) 0.2 IP 1 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 1 SO 1 HR LAST: 6/15 vs. NYM 0.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 SO 0 HR LEFT RIGHT
A veteran right-hander, Albers has appeared in 476 Major League Crafty veteran has posted 11.55 strikeouts per nine innings since #33 M. Grace #43 M. Albers
games across 12 big league seasons. 2013. #46 O. Prez #56 J. Blanton
Ranks 10th among NL relievers with a 0.86 WHIP. Has offered scoreless relief in 18 of his last 21 games (11.1 IP). #72 E. Romero #27 S. Kelley
Has offered scoreless relief in 19 of 24 G (25.2 IP, 16 H, 30 SO). Ranks 3rd in MLB in inherited runners scored percent (6.3%). #45 B. Treinen
2-1, 6 Holds, 2 Saves, 2.10 ERA, 24/0 G/GS IR / IS: 15 / 8 0-0, 5 Holds, 1 Save, 4.61 ERA, 22/0 G/GS IR / IS: 16 / 1 #38 J. Turner