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RHP Tanner Roark (2-4, 3.17) | LHP Sean Newcomb (5-1, 2.75)
Thurs., May 31, 2018 l 7:35 p.m. ET l Game #56 / Road #29
SunTrust Park l Atlanta, Ga.
Television: MASN 2 l Radio: 106.7 The Fan FM & Nationals Radio Network
Standing: 32-22, 1st place, National League East • Home: 12-14 • Road: 20-8 • Streak: W6 • Last Five: 5-0 • Last Ten: 8-2
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Leading after 6.................. 28-4 STREAKS ON STREAKS ATLANTA BRAVES
Tied after 6........................... 1-3 The Washington Nationals enter this four-game weekend set against the Atlanta Braves riding a six-game Dave Martinez capped his 16-year Major League career
Trailing after 6................... 3-15 winning streak and a team-record 10-game road winning streak. with Atlanta in 2001, hitting .287 in 12 games...Matt Ad-
ams clubbed 19 home runs in 100 games for the Braves
Leading after 7.................. 26-3 • The six-game winning streak is tied for their longest streak of the season...The Nationals also won six in 2017...The Braves made Nationals pitching coach Derek
Tied after 7........................... 2-2 in a row from April 29 to May 4...Washington’s longest winning streak in 2017 was seven games from Lilliquist their first-round selection (6th overall) out of the
Trailing after 7................... 4-17 April 16-23. University of Georgia in the 1987 Amateur Draft.
• The 10-game road winning streak topped the 2011 Nationals, who won nine in a row from Sept. 12
Leading after 8.................. 28-1 to Sept. 26...It is the second-longest road winning streak in MLB this season, behind the Los Angeles THE SERIES
Tied after 8........................... 3-3 Angels (11 G, 3/30-4/24). Since the start of 2016, the Nationals are 13-8 against the
Trailing after 8................... 1-18 Braves in Atlanta.
TOMORROW’S STARTER
STRASBURG, Stephen #37 RHP
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2018 WSH NL 6 4 0 0 11 11 0 72.0 57 28 25 10 19 83 1.06 3.57 3.13
Career 90 49 0 195 195 2 1171.2 963 447 400 111 302 1371 1.08 2.87 3.07
CATCHERS DEFENSE
CATCHER GS W-L CCS SBA CS% PB CATCHER ERA
Spencer Kieboom
2018 3 1-2 1 2 50.0% 0 3.00 (10 ER/30.0 IP)
Career 3 1-2 1 2 50.0% 0 3.00 (10 ER/30.0 IP)
Pedro Severino
2018 30 17-12 6 20 30.0% 4 2.69 (83 ER/277.1 IP)
Career 44 24-19 11 32 34.4% 6 3.18 (151 ER/428.0 IP)
HITTERS NOTES HOMERS
SEVERINO, Pedro #29 C BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS (0)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2018 WSH NL 34 104 11 23 7 0 0 9 13 24 1 0 .221 .328 .288 .616 GRAND SLAMS (1)
LAST GAME: 1-3 ROAD TRIP: 2-17, 2 BB, 2 R, HBP Brian Goodwin.....3/31 at CIN (Quackenbush)
Young catcher with advanced defensive skills is known for bringing energy and confidence to the park every single day.
• Leads all National League catchers (2nd in MLB) in catchers ERA (2.69)...Has reached base safely in 25 of 34 games played. LEADOFF HOMERS (3)
• Ranks T3rd among NL catchers with 9 CS...Among NL catchers with at least 95 AB, ranks in OBP (9th .328) and walks (T9th, 13). Bryce Harper................ 5/2 vs. PIT (Nova)
• Recorded a career-high 3 walks on 5/5 vs. PHI...Was recalled on 4/2...Reached base safely in all 5 plate appearances that night at ATL. Bryce Harper............ 5/4 vs. PHI (Pivetta)
RISP: .259 (7-27), 0 HR, 8 RBI LAST HOMER: 9/26/16 vs. ARI (Ray) CAREER HOMERS: 2 Trea Turner.................. 5/11 at ARI (Koch)
SOTO, Juan #22 OF
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS MULTI-HOMER GAMES (7)
2018 WSH NL 10 32 5 12 3 0 1 4 5 6 1 0 .375 .459 .563 1.022 Bryce Harper (2).......................4/1 at CIN
LAST GAME: 1-4, RBI ROAD TRIP: 9-22, 3 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 2 R Ryan Zimmerman (2)........... 4/18 at NYM
One of the top prospects in all of baseball, is currently ranked by MLBPipeline.com as the No. 15 prospect and by Baseball America as the No. 29 prospect. Matt Adams (2)....................... 5/1 vs. PIT
• Recorded his first career 3-hit game and first career stolen base on 5/29 at BAL...Has four multi-hit games in nine starts. Bryce Harper (2)......................5/4 vs. PHI
• Has hit safely in 7 of 9 starts...Recorded 1st MLB hit, a 3-run HR on 5/21 vs. SDP...Became the first teenager to hit a HR since teammate Bryce Harper. Matt Adams (2)....................... 5/7 at SDP
• Walked 3 times on on 5/22 vs. SDP...Became the 3rd teenager to walk 3 times since 1975 (Bryce Harper, 5/4/12 and Robin Yount, 5/3/75). Mark Reynolds (2).................. 5/13 at ARI
RISP: .333 (2-6), 1 HR, 4 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/21/16 vs. SDP (Erlin) CAREER HOMERS: 1 Mark Reynolds (2)................5/21 vs. SDP