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Standing: 70-46, 1st place, National League East Home: 34-24 Road: 36-22 Streak: W1 Last Five: 4-1 Last Ten: 7-3
NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
AINT HE GRAND? LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM
The Washington Nationals split a day-night doubleheader with the San Francisco Giants on The Nationals and Angels play four times this season (2 in LAA & 2 in D.C.)...The Angels
Sunday, taking the nightcap, 6-2, to seal the series victory with an 11th-inning walk-off grand employ former Nationals RHP Yusmeiro Petit (2016), 3B Yunel Escobar (2015) and OF Ben
slam off the bat of OF Howie Kendrick...The home run -- the 99th of Kendricks career -- was Revere (2016)...Angels RHP Alex Meyer was originally a WSH draft selection (1st rd, 2011)...
his first grand slam, and his third-career walk-off longball (first since April 23, 2013 for LAA Nationals OF Howie Kendrick appeared in 1,081 games for the Angels from 2006-14, hitting
vs. TEX)...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, 95 other players in MLB history have hit a .292 with 249 doubles, 30 triples, 78 HR, 508 RBI, 95 stolen bases, and 534 runs scored.
walk-off grand slam as their first MLB grand slam, but only one had hit more homers prior to
executing their walk-off slam than Kendrick: Alex Rios (115th career HR, 10th-inning walk-off THE SERIES
for CWS over CLE Sept. 10, 2011)...It was the fourth walk-off grand slam in Nationals history. Prior to this series, the Nationals dropped five of six games to the Angels from 2011 until the
Kendrick has made a strong first impression here in Washington...Since being acquired 2014 season, and since 2005 the Angels had outscored the Nationals, 60-35.
from the Philadelphia Phillies on July 28, Kendrick has hit .375 (15-for-40), with three dou-
bles, two home runs, nine RBI, two walks, one stolen base, and five runs scored. 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS
2017 W-L........................................................................................1-1 (0-0 in D.C., 1-1 in L.A.)
ALMOST TIME TO HIT THE ROAD Streak...............................................................................................................................Lost 1
The Nationals welcome the Los Angeles Angels to Nationals Park this week for a quick two- Aggregate Score / 2017.........................................................................Nationals 4, Angels 10
game set before theyll head back out on the road for their fourth and final west-coast swing of Home Runs Hit / 2017..............................................................................Nationals 3, Angels 4
the regular season...The Nationals seven-game, eight-day trek will take them to San Diego for
four games vs. the Padres and then to Houston for three against their Spring Training facility ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS
mate at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, the Astros. W-L / Nationals (2005-present).............................................................................................5-9
Washington is 34-24 (.586) at home this season, the fourth-best home record in the NL. W-L / Home (2005-present)...................................................................................................2-4
The Nationals are also 36-22 (.621) on the road this year, the third-best road mark in MLB. W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).....................................................................................2-4
W-L / Away (2005-present)....................................................................................................3-5
10 SPOT W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)......................................................................................6-11
The Nationals have scored at least 10 runs in a game 19 times this season...Thats the most
such games in a season in franchise (Nationals/Expos) history (previous record: 14, 2016). 2017 AGAINST THE ANGELS
DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG
The Nationals 19 10+ run games are the most in MLB, ahead of the Houston Astros (18). 7/18@ W, 4-3 Jackson-Bedrosian-Doolittle 2:57 8/15
7/19@ L, 0-7 Meyer-Gonzalez-None 2:47 8/15
Come-from-behind wins............ 27MURPHY, Daniel (2B), #20 .330 20 HR 78 RBI 1 SB 2017 & CAREER / Skaggs
Last at-bat W-L.................... 11-12 LAST GAME / 2-4, HR, RBI, BB, 2 R HOMESTAND: 3-15, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
Walk-off W-L............................ 8-5 His first season in The District was one for the record books as he emerged as a 2016 National League MVP candidate. Difo
Ranks in the NL: 2B (2nd, 35), AVG (3rd, .330), hits (7th, 134), SLG (9th, .574), and RBI (11th, 78). 2017 0 0 0 0
Facing left-handed SP........... 14-8 Is 2nd in the NL and 6th in MLB with 9.47 PA/SO...Has two multi-HR games in 2017 after entering season with 3 in career. Career 0 0 0 0
Facing right-handed SP ...... 56-38 Ranks 2nd in MLB in AVG w/RISP (.422, 38-for-90, 7 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 55 RBI)...Leads MLB w/four games with >/= 5 RBI. Goodwin
RISP: .422 (38-90), 5 HR, 55 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/13/17 vs. SFG (Moore) CAREER HOMERS: 107 2017 0 0 0 0
Day games.......................... 22-24 Career 0 0 0 0
Night games........................ 48-22RENDON, Anthony (3B), #6 .298 22 HR 76 RBI 5 SB Kendrick
LAST GAME / 0-4, BB, R HOMESTAND: 3-23, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 3 R 2017 0 0 0 0
March/April............................ 17-8 Career 0 0 0 0
May...................................... 16-11 Earned MLBs 2016 Comeback Player of the Year Award in the NL, returning to form after an injury-plagued 2015 season. Lind
June..................................... 14-14 Since July 1, is hitting .306 with 9 2B, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 19 BB and 19 R in 34 G...Ranks 2nd in NL in SLG (.639) since 4/30. 2017 0 0 0 0
July........................................ 16-8 Is 2nd in NL (4th in MLB) in FanGraphs.com WAR (5.1)...Ranks in NL: OBP (7th, .403), OPS (10th, .954) and BB (10th, 63). Career 0 0 0 0
August..................................... 7-5 Ranks eighth in Major League Baseball with 128 RBI since the 2016 All-Star Break (7/15/16). Lobaton
September/October................. 0-0 RISP: .374 (37-99), 9 HR, 59 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/13/17 vs. SFG (Strickland) CAREER HOMERS: 75 2017 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Pre All-Star break................ 52-36SANCHEZ, Adrian (INF), #5 .282 0 HR 2 RBI 0 SB Murphy
Post All-Star break............... 18-10 LAST GAME / DNP HOMESTAND: 6-14, 3 2B, RBI, BHP, 3 R 2017 0 0 0 0
Signed with the Nationals organization as a non-drafted free agent out of Maracaibo, VEN, January 21, 2007 at the age of 16. Career 3 1 0 0 .333
Wearing home whites.......... 19-12 Is 8-for-16 (.500) with 3 2B and one RBI in his last 6 G...Recorded his first MLB hit and scored the GW run, 7/7 vs. ATL. Rendon
Wearing road greys............. 28-17 Was hitting .259 with 15 2B, one 3B, four HR, 18 RBI, 19 BB, and 37 runs scored at the time of his selection from Triple-A. 2017 0 0 0 0
Wearing red alternates.......... 11-6 Career 2 0 0 0 .000
Has ascended steadily through Washingtons system in the last 10 seasons making at least two stops at each level.
Wearing blue stars & stripes.... 4-3 Sanchez
Wearing white stars & stripes... 8-8 RISP: .286 (2-7), 0 HR, 2 RBI LAST HOMER: N/A CAREER HOMERS: 0
2017 0 0 0 0
SEVERINO, Pedro (C), #29 .333 0 HR 1 RBI 0 SB Career 0 0 0 0
When homering.................... 56-28
LAST GAME / 0-1 (Def. Replacement) HOMESTAND: 0-1 Severino
When playing error free........ 50-18 2017 0 0 0 0
When SP goes 6.0+ IP........ 57-24 A 23-year-old catcher with advanced defensive skills and an improving offensive game...Made his MLB debut in 2015. Career 0 0 0 0
When SP goes 7.0+ IP.......... 39-7 Was recalled on 8/15 for the 3rd time this seaon...Was hitting .238 with 4 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 12 BB in 57 MiLB games. Stevenson
When SP goes 8.0+ IP............ 7-2 Enjoyed three stints with WSH in 2016...Hit .321 (9-for-28) with 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI in 16 games...Hit first MLB HR, 8/17 at COL. 2017 0 0 0 0
Took over as one of Washingtons two everyday catchers in final week of 2016...Started Games 1 and 4 of the NLDS. Career 0 0 0 0
vs. NL East.......................... 30-20 RISP: .500 (1-2), 0 HR, 1 RBI LAST HOMER: 9/29/16 vs. ARI (Ray) CAREER HOMERS: 2 Taylor
vs. NL Central...................... 16-10 2017 0 0 0 0
vs. NL West........................... 17-8STEVENSON, Andrew (OF), #45 .185 0 HR 0 RBI 0 SB Career 0 0 0 0
vs. AL East............................... 2-2 LAST GAME / 1-5 HOMESTAND: 4-14, R Wieters
vs. AL Central.......................... 0-0 Athletic, speedy left-handed outfielder was Washingtons top choice in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft (2nd rd; No. 58). 2017 0 0 0 0
vs. AL West.............................. 5-6 Recorded his first MLB hit, 7/28 vs MIL (Perez)...Was hitting .268 w/12 2B, 5 3B, 2 HR, 36 RBI, 10 SB & 51 R in 93 MiLB G. Career 0 0 0 0
Entered 2017 rated as the No. 5 prospect in WSH system, per Baseball America...Was an International Lg. All-Star in 2017. Zimmerman
UPCOMING Earned non-roster invite to 2017 Spring Training...Can play CF (223 G), LF (54 G) and RF (1 G) (MiLB totals listed). 2017 0 0 0 0
MILESTONES RISP: .000 (0-2), 0 HR, 0 RBI LAST HOMER: N/A CAREER HOMERS: 0 Career 0 0 0 0