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Standing: 46-42, 2nd Place, -6.0, National League East • National League East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home.................................25-20 ONE MORE AND THEN WE BREAK KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Road.................................21-22 The Washington Nationals and Kansas City Royals will face off on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the The Nationals and Royals will meet three times this
Day....................................21-14 season’s first “half” before enjoying a the four-day All-Star break. season...These clubs last faced off in 2016 when
Night.................................25-28 • Following the break, the Nationals will embark on a three-city, nine-game road trip that will take them Washington won two of three games at Kansas City...
Current Streak........................W1 from Philadelphia (3 G) to Baltimore (2 G) and Atlanta (4 G). Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier and the
Last 5 Games........................4-1 Royals third baseman Hunter Dozier are NOT re-
Last 10 Games......................8-2 SUMMER OF ‘69 lated...Washington’s hitting coach, Kevin Long, was
March....................................1-2 Rocking throwbacks from the 1969 Montreal Expos, the Nationals topped the Royals, 6-0, on Saturday af- selected by Kansas City in the 31st round of the 1989
April..................................11-14 ternoon...Max Scherzer continued his string of dominance, striking out 11 batters in 7.0 shutout innings... Draft...He played eight seasons (1989-96) in their
May...................................12-17 Kurt Suzuki (2-run) clubbed his 11th home run of the season while Juan Soto (2-for-4, 2 RBI) drove in two Minor League system, hitting .273 with 137 doubles,
June....................................18-8 runs of his own. 21 triples, 14 homers and 241 RBI in 671 games.
July........................................4-1 • Scherzer also recorded a hit and a stolen base...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first player 2019 RECORD
Vs. LHSP............................10-12 since 1900 with multiple games with at least 10 strikeouts, a base hit and a stolen base...He also did W-L.................................................................... 1-1
Vs. RHSP...........................36-30 it on April 9, 2018 vs. Atlanta. Streak.................................................................W1
Series Opener....................11-18 • Scherzer has now won a career-best seven straight starts...He is the first player in franchise (MON/WSH) Aggregate Score................... Nationals 10, Royals 7
Series Opener at Home........5-10 history to do it since Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez during the 1997 season. ALL-TIME RECORD
Series Opener on Road..........6-8
• With 181 strikeouts prior to the All-Star break, Scherzer has recorded at least 180 strikeouts prior to the W-L / Nationals (2005-present)......................... 7-4
By Series....................... 12-11-5
break for the third straight season...He joined Hall of Famers Randy Johnson and Nolan Ryan as the only W-L / Home (2005-present)................................ 3-2
By Home Series................. 6-6-2
three pitchers to do it three seasons in a row. W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)................. 3-2
By Road Series.................. 6-5-3
Rubber Games......................6-5 W-L / Away (2005-present)................................ 4-2
WINNING WAYS W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)................... 12-5
Sweeps/Were Swept...............5-2
The Washington Nationals boast the best record (27-11, .711) in Major League Baseball since May 24, ahead 2019 GAME LOG
Scored First.......................29-16
Opponent Scored First.......17-26 of the Los Angeles Dodgers (28-13, .683)...The Nationals have won nine of their last 11 and 14 of their last DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1-run games.....................10-12 18 games. 7/5vsKCR L, 7-4 (11) Flynn-Venters-Peralta
1 or 2 run games...............18-20 • The Nationals entered this stretch on May 24 with a 19-31 (.380) record, the fourth-worst record in Major 7/6vsKCR W, 6-0 Scherzer-Sparkman-None
Comeback Wins.................20-23 League Baseball and the second-worst record in the National League. 7/7vsKCR
Last AB Wins.......................8-11 • Thanks to this run, the Nationals now have the fourth-best record (46-42, .523) in the National League. DAVE MARTINEZ
Walkoff Wins.........................5-2 Second-year manager Dave Martinez was named the
Extra Innings.........................2-4 HOMER STREAK seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30,
Led After 6..........................39-5 The Nationals have homered in 20 straight games, the longest streak in team history (2005-pres.) and fran- 2017...The 2019 season marks his 31st season in pro-
Led After 7..........................38-3 chise (MON/WSH) history. fessional baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder,
Led After 8..........................40-0 • The 20-game streak is the longest active streak in baseball and is tied for the second-longest streak this Martinez joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a
Tied After 6............................3-8 season with the Seattle Mariners (3/20-4/16). Major League coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa
Tied After 7............................4-7 • Matt Adams (7), Anthony Rendon (6), Juan Soto (5), Kurt Suzuki (5), Brian Dozier (3), Victor Robles Bay (2008–14).
Tied After 8............................5-7 (3), Trea Turner (2), Yan Gomes (1), Howie Kendrick (1) and Gerardo Parra (1) have combined to hit WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Behind After 6.....................4-29 Washington’s 34 homers during this streak. @_dadler - MLB.com (July 6)
Behind After 7.....................4-32 Max Scherzer stolen base Statcast
Behind After 8.....................1-35 HOME COOKIN’ 25.2 ft/s sprint speed (MLB avg 27)
Division Games.................25-17 The Nationals started the 2019 season with a 6-11 (.353) record at Nationals Park through May 1...Starting 47.8 foot secondary lead (lol)
Vs. Other Divisions............21-25 May 2 and through yesterday’s win, Washington is 19-9 (.679) at Nationals Park.
Vs. A.L. Teams.......................6-3 @JamalCollier - Nationals.com (July 6)
Vs. N.L. Teams...................40-39 SURGING SOTO 10 K’s for Max Scherzer again. It’s the 5th straight
Vs. A.L. Central.....................6-3 Dating to May 17, Juan Soto leads Major League Baseball in on-base percentage (.461) and is tied for the start he has reached double digit strikeouts and 9th
Vs. N.L. East......................25-17 lead in triples (4)...He ranks in the National League in OPS (2nd, 1.105), average (3rd, .363) and slugging time this season.
Vs. N.L. Central...................5-11 percentage (5th, .644).
Vs. N.L. West.....................10-11 • On the season, he ranks in the National League in on-base percentage (4th, .411), walks (6th, 51), OPS @Todd_Dybas - NBC Sports Washington (July 6)
Hit 0 HR..............................5-13 (8th, .955) and average (11th, .304). Scherzer skipping the cliches and telling reality:
Hit 1+ HR..........................41-29 “When we get those early runs, it’s just the world to
Hit 2+ HR..........................22-11 STARTS WITH STARTERS me. Allows me to do my job so much easier.”
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs.......7-28 Over the last six games, Nationals starters have combined to pitch to a 1.59 ERA (7 ER/39.2 IP) with 54
Scored 4 or More Runs......39-14 strikeouts, nine walks and a .181 opp. AVG...They have allowed just six extra-base hits (4 2B, 2 HR) during @masnKolko - MASN (July 6)
Scored 5 or More Runs......34-10 this stretch. Reason No. 4,284,279 why Max Scherzer is who he is:
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs.....28-4 • Moreover, the starting staff has allowed one earned run or fewer in eight of 11 outings dating to June 25 He threw 25 pitches in a first inning where he really
Allowed 4 or More Runs.....18-38 at Miami...This stretch has lowered their collective ERA from 3.83 entering play on the 25th to where it battled. He made adjustments, and still found a way
Allowed 5 or More Runs.....14-33 stands (3.59, 3rd in the National League) entering today’s game.
More Hits than Opponent....35-6 to deliver 7 scoreless innings, needing just 78 pitches
• In addition to where they stand in ERA, Washington’s starting rotation leads the National League and over the final 6 frames. 11 Ks. This guy is such a beast.
Fewer Hits than Opponent...7-28
ranks second in Major League Baseball with 575 strikeouts...
Committed No Errors.........29-19
Among National League staffs, they rank in opp. OBP (2nd, Player MILESTONE TRACKER
Category Milestone @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (July 6)
Committed 1 or More Errors....17-23
.295), opp. SLG (2nd, .381), opp. OPS (2nd, .676) and opp. Yan Gomes HR 100 (90) Nationals picked up a game on both the Braves and
Before All-star Game.........46-42
Starter Goes at least 5 inn......39-35 AVG (3rd, .232). Gerardo Parra RBI 500 (497) Phillies this evening. They head into Sunday’s first half
Starter Goes at least 6 inn......35-20 Anthony Rendon RBI 500 (481) finale 6 games back of ATL, 1/2-game ahead of PHI.
FORGOT ABOUT TREA? Stephen Strasburg SO 1,621 (1,582)
Starter Goes at least 7 inn..22-7
In 26 games dating to June 7, Trea Turner is hitting .318 with *Tying Steve Rogers for most in MON/WSH history
Home Whites........................ 7-7 Trea Turner H 500 (471) @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (July 6)
Road Greys........................13-18 eight doubles, two triples, four homers, 12 RBI, 10 walks, nine Ryan Zimmerman R 947 (924) With a double play grounder, Tanner Rainey com-
Red Alternates......................6-5 stolen bases and 22 runs scored...He has recorded a .380 on-base *Tying Tim Raines for most in MON/WSH history pletes his second straight scoreless relief appearance.
Blue Alternates.....................5-2 percentage and a .536 slugging percentage during this stretch... Bouncing back from a ragged stretch.
Blue Stars & Stripes..............3-6 He has reached based safely in 19 of the 26 games.
White Stars & Stripes..........10-4 • Over his last five games, Turner has recorded four multi-hit games, going 9-for-22 (.409) with two @Sam4TR - Washington Post (July 6)
1969 Montreal Expos.............1-0 doubles and one home run. Not how the Nationals drew up the double steal, but it
• Turner clubbed his eighth career leadoff home run on July 5 vs. Kansas City...His eight career leadoff still gets across a run. This game has been fun.
homers trail only Alfonso Soriano (9) for the most in Nationals history (2005-pres).
NATIONALS HISTORY @Sam4TR - Washington Post (July 6)
July 7 (6-7) On the 10th pitch of the at-bat, Kurt Suzuki gets a
2017 – The Washington Nationals staged a furious comeback, scoring three in the bottom of the ninth to tie fastball over the heart of the plate. He crushes a home
the Atlanta Braves, 4-4, and plating the game-winner in the bottom of the 10th on a walk-off single by Daniel run to left. He’ll hit the dance line.
Murphy. Washington received contributions from nearly every player in the lineup, getting key hits from all
comers during the rally -- including the first hit of Adrian Sanchez’s Major League career, a clean single to
center field to open the 10th and set up Murphy’s heroics.