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RHP Max Scherzer (3-1, 3.86) | RHP Zack Wheeler (3-0, 2.58)
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 l 7:05 p.m. l Game #34 / Road #15
Citizens Bank Park | Philadelphia, PA
TV: MASN 2 | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Net.
@Nationals - @nationalsPR - Nationals.com - NationalsPressBox.com
World Champions: 2019 • NL Wild Card: 2019 • NL East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home....................................... 6-13 MOVING ON PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Road......................................... 6-8 The World Champion Washington Nationals lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-0, on Tuesday night in the The Nationals and Phillies will face off 10 times in
Day............................................ 3-4 second game of this four-game series...It was just the second time the Nationals have been shut out this 2020 (6 in D.C., 4 in PHI)...The Nationals acquired
Night........................................ 9-17 season (also: 8/7 at BAL, 11-0). Howie Kendrick from the Phillies in 2017...Phillies
Current Streak...........................L4 outfielder Bryce Harper played in 927 games for
STILL STREAKING
Last 5 Games............................1-4 the Nationals from 2012-18...Philadelphia's hitting
Although he was held hitless on Tuesday night, snapping his hitting streak at a career-high 16 games, Trea
Last 10 Games......................... 2-8 coach Joe Dillon most recently served as Washing-
Turner extended his on-base streak to 23 games with a walk in the third inning...He has a .500 on-base
July........................................... 3-4 ton's assistant hitting coach from 2018-19...Kevin
percentage during this streak.
August.....................................9-16 Frandsen - key member of Washington’s 2014 Na-
• Turner's 23-game streak is the third-longest on-base streak of his career...His career best is 33 games
September................................ 0-1 tional League East division championship team - is
(7/23-8/27/2019) followed by a 24-game streak, Aug. 29-Sept. 24, 2018).
Vs. LHSP................................... 8-2 a member of Philadelphia’s radio broadcast team.
Vs. RHSP.................................4-19 LEADING MEN 2020 RECORD
Series Opener..........................4-7 Entering play on Wednesday, Trea Turner (1st, .368) and Juan Soto (2nd, .355) lead Major League Baseball in W-L................................. 0-4 (0-2 in D.C., 0-2 in PHI)
Series Opener at Home.......... 1-5 batting average...A look at where each player ranks across the board: Streak.......................................................................... L4
Series Opener on Road..........3-2 SOTO'S MLB RANKS TURNER'S MLB RANKS Aggregate Score....................Nationals 11, Phillies 25
By Series............................... 1-5-4 Rk. Stat No. Rk. Stat No. ALL-TIME RECORD
By Home Series..................0-4-2 1st Slugging% .774 1st Average .368 W-L / Nationals (2005-present)....................140-143
By Road Series...................... 1-1-2 1st OPS 1.219 1st Hits 49
W-L / Home (2005-present).............................77-66
2nd Average .355 6th OPS 1.057
Rubber Games......................... 1-3 3rd On-Base% .444 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).............65-50
T8th Runs 28
Sweeps/Were Swept............. 0-2 T7th Home Runs 11 9th SLG% .632 W-L / Away (2005-present)............................. 63-77
Scored First............................. 9-8 9th On-Base% .426 W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals).............. 431-447
Opponent Scored First......... 3-13 ELIAS SAYS... 2020 GAME LOG
1-run games............................ 3-4 The Elias Sports Bureau passed along a few notes about Juan Soto and Trea Turner: DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1 or 2 run games..................... 5-9 • Soto's first homer on Monday was his 10th of the season in just his 24th game of the season...He is the 8/25vsPHI L, 8-3 Arrieta-Fedde-None
Comeback Wins...................... 3-8 third player, age 21 or younger, with at least 10 homers before his 25th game of a season joining Fer- 8/26vsPHI L, 3-2 Nola-Harris-Workman
Last AB Wins............................. 1-1 nando Tatis Jr. earlier this season (24 games) and Mel Ott in 1929 (22 games)...Only Henry Rodriguez 8/27vsPHI PPD
Walkoff Wins............................ 0-1 (22 games; 1996) and Ryan Zimmerman (22 games; 2017) reached double-digits in homers in as few 8/31atPHI L, 8-6 Howard-Fedde-None
Extra Innings............................1-0 games into a season as Soto has in franchise (MON/WSH) history. 9/1atPHI L, 6-0 Nola-Corbin-None
Led After 6..............................11-4 • From Aug. 28-31, Turner recorded 15 hits across four games...In the Expansion Era (since 1961), only four 9/2atPHI
Led After 7............................... 9-2 other players managed as many as 15 hits over a four-game span: Mike Benjamin (15; June, 1995), Brett 9/3atPHI
Led After 8...............................10-1 Butler (15; July, 1995), Johnny Damon (15; July, 2000) and Charlie Blackmon (15; June, 2019). 9/21vsPHI
Tied After 6..............................1-0 9/22vsPHI
BACKSTOP BATS
Tied After 7................................2-1 9/22vsPHI
Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki have combined to hit safely in 21 of the Nationals last 22 games dating to Aug.
Tied After 8..............................1-0 9/23vsPHI
9 at Baltimore...Their .288 combined batting average this season ranks fourth among Major League catching
Behind After 6.......................0-16 MIKE RIZZO
groups (2nd in National League)...They rank fifth in the National League in OBP (.344) and SLG (.441).
Behind After 7........................0-16 Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General
• Suzuki has hit safely in a career-high 11 straight games...He is hitting .333 (13-for-39) with one double,
Behind After 8.......................0-18 Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 12th season as the head
one homer, four RBI, one hit by pitch, four walks and six runs scored during his streak.
Division Games.......................6-11 of Washington’s baseball operation and his 37th season in
• Gomes has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, going 17-for-47 (.362) with four doubles, one triple, two professional baseball in 2020...On April 5, 2018, Rizzo and
Vs. Other Divisions................6-10
homers, seven RBI, three walks and eight runs scored. the Nationals agreed to a two-year contract extension,
Vs. A.L. Teams........................6-10
Vs. N.L. Teams.........................6-11 RAIN MAN keeping him with the club through the 2020 season...
Vs. A.L. East............................6-10 Tanner Rainey ranks among NL relievers in opp. AVG (6th, .106), strikeouts (T7th, 20), opp. OBP (8th, .208) Through the MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades and
Vs. N.L. East.............................6-11 and ERA (10th, 1.26). key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former 100-loss
Hit 0 HR................................... 5-6 • Rainey (0-for-10) and Wander Suero (0-for-6) are two of only four qualified relievers in the National team into one with eight consecutive winning seasons,
four division titles, five Postseason appearances and the
Hit 1+ HR..................................7-15 League to not have allowed an inherited runner to score this season.
2019 World Series Championship.
Hit 2+ HR................................. 4-8
TAXI! TAXI! DAVE MARTINEZ
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs........1-16
On all road trips in 2020, clubs are permitted to carry up to five additional players - a "Taxi Squad" - from Third-year manager Dave Martinez was named the sev-
Scored 4 or More Runs..........11-5
its Club Player Pool...At least one player must be a player whose designated position prior to the season is enth field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017...
Scored 5 or More Runs.........10-5
catcher...For this road trip, the Nationals have added these five players to their Taxi Squad: Through a steady, unwavering approach, consistent
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs...... 7-4
• Right-handed pitcher James Bourque, right-handed pitcher Kyle McGowin, infielder Jake Noll, catcher strategy and never-ending positivity and support for the
Allowed 4 or More Runs....... 5-17
Raudy Read, and outfielder Andrew Stevenson. players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on an
Allowed 5 or More Runs....... 2-15 improbable run to the 2019 World Series Championship...
More Hits than Opponent..... 9-5 REALLY BIG RINGS
The 2020 season marks his 32nd season in professional
Fewer Hits than Opponent... 1-15 Produced by Jostens, the 2019 World Series Championship rings feature an average of 170 total diamonds, 32 baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder, Martinez
Committed No Errors............ 6-13 custom-cut sapphires, 31 custom-cut rubies, and 24 princess-cut rubies for an impressive precious total stone
joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a Major League
Committed 1 or More Errors.. 6-8 carat weight of 23.2 carats. coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Starter Goes at least 5 inn... 7-14 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Starter Goes at least 6 inn....6-4 @ToddZolecki - MLB.com (Sept. 1)
Starter Goes at least 7 inn.... 3-0 The #Phillies hold Trea Turner and Juan Soto hitless
Home Whites..........................0-0 tonight. Only second time this season both have been
Champions Gold....................4-10 hitless in the same game. The other was Aug. 7.
Road Greys.............................. 4-3
Red Alternates........................0-0 @dougherty_jesse - Washington Post (Sept. 1)
Blue Alternates....................... 4-8 IN THE COMMUNITY
WORLD SERIES RING SWEEPSTAKES Trea Turner just made an excellent play to keep the
Blue Stars & Stripes...............0-0 Phillies from scoring anther run. He dove into the SS-
White Stars & Stripes.............0-0 Fans can enter for a chance to win a 2019 World Series Washington Nationals Championship Ring, fitted and
personalized by Jostens. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of baseball history, filled with 3B hole and threw sidearm to second to get J.T. Real-
WELCOME TO THE SHOW
NAME MLB DEBUT all the memories and symbolism of the championship season, crafted from 14-karat white and yellow gold muto by a matter of inches.
RHP Kyle Finnegan........ 7/25 vs. NYY with 23.20 carats in precious gems. Contest ends October 3, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Proceeds benefit Washing-
RHP Dakota Bacus...........8/9 vs. BAL ton Nationals Philanthropies. To enter visit natsringsweeps.com. @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (Sept. 1)
LHP Seth Romero............8/13 at NYM Whoa, Turner saves a run with that spectacular play.
INF Luis García..................8/14 at BAL NATIONALS HISTORY
RHP Wil Crowe............... 8/22 vs. MIA Sept. 2 (8-7)
LHP Ben Braymer............8/28 at BOS 2005 – In his second career at-bat, Ryan Zimmerman doubled off the Phillies’ Vicente Padilla for his first
Major League hit.
2006 – Chad Cordero earned a win and a save during Washington’s day-night doubleheader sweep of the
Diamondbacks at RFK (W7-6, W5-3). Cordero became just the second pitcher in franchise’s annals to earn a
win and a save in the same day. Montreal’s Ugueth Urbina turned the win-save trick for the Expos on August
13, 1998 at Colorado
SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME D.C. TV D.C. RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER
Wed., Sept. 2 at PHI 7:05 p.m. MASN 2 106.7 The Fan RHP Max Scherzer (3-1, 3.86) RHP Zack Wheeler (3-0, 2.58)
• Max Scherzer is 5-0 with a 2.40 ERA, 56 strikeouts and a .182 opp. AVG in seven career starts at Philadelphia...The Nationals are 7-0 in those starts.
Thurs., Sept. 3 at PHI 4:05 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Aníbal Sánchez (1-4, 6.90) RHP Zach Eflin (2-1, 4.10)
• Aníbal Sánchez went 1-2 with a 3.95 ERA in five starts against the Phillies in 2019...He faces them for the first time in 2020.
#31 - MAX SCHERZER - RHP - 6’3” / 215 - 36 YEARS OLD REGULAR SEASON SPLITS
Polished veteran right-hander, three-time Cy Young Award Winner and seven-time consecutive All-Star signed an 2020
historic seven-year contract with Washington on Jan. 21, 2015...Joined the Nationals after seven Major League seasons Home........................... 0-1, 4.42ERA, 4 G / 4 GS
with the Detroit Tigers (2010-14) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2008-09). Road* (see bottom of page).3-0, 3.32 ERA, 3 G / 3 GS
vs. Left...................................... .301 / .369 / .493
AGAINST THE PHILLIES: Faces Philadelphia for the first time this season...Is 11-3 with ALL-TIME STRIKEOUTS vs. Right.................................... .211 / .263 / .310
a 2.62 ERA (38 ER/ 130.2 IP) and 167 strikeouts in 20 career starts against the Phillies. Rk. Player Strikeouts
1. Nolan Ryan 5,714
GB%.............................................................. 37.5%
LAST START: Tossed 6.0 innings allowing just one run on six hits with a season-high tying 21. Mike Mussina 2,813 FB%..............................................................62.5%
11 strikeouts and no walks...Earned the win in Washington’s 10-2 victory over the Red Sox. 22. Cy Young 2,798 March/April............................................................
23. Frank Tanana 2,773 May..........................................................................
RANKINGS: Leads National League with 13.26 SO/9.0 IP (2nd in in MLB)...Is fourth in the NL with 55 strikeouts (9th in 24. Max Scherzer 2,747 June.........................................................................
MLB)...Ranks ninth in the National League with a 4.23 SO/BB ratio. ACTIVE STRIKEOUTS July..............................0-1, 2.84 ERA, 2 G / 2 GS
Strikeouts August........................3-0, 4.38 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
2020 PITCH MIX: According to Baseball Savant, Scherzer throws: Four-Seamer (47.2%), Slider (18.3%), Changeup Rk. Player
1. Justin Verlander 3,013 Sept./Oct................................................................
(16.7%) Curve (9.3%) and Cutter (8.4%). 2. Max Scherzer 2,747 CAREER
SPRING TRAINING: Scherzer went 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in two starts during 2020 Spring Training...He allowed four runs 10+ STRIKEOUT GAMES Home..............85-44, 3.24 ERA, 184 G / 180 GS
(three earned) on eight hits and two walks through 6.1 innings. Rk. Player Games Road*.............. 88-46, 3.17 ERA, 188 G / 183 GS
1. Nolan Ryan 215
vs. Left...................................... .245 / .312 / .410
2019: In 17 starts from May 22 through the end of the season, Scherzer went 9-2 with a 2.44 ERA, 156 strikeouts, 19 walks 2. Randy Johnson 212
3. Roger Clemens 110 vs. Right................................... .198 / .244 / .330
and a .201 opp. AVG...Entering that start on May 22, he ranked 25th in the National League in ERA at 3.72...He finished
4. Pedro Martinez 108 vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
the season ranked sixth at 2.92...Went 7-2 with a 2.64 ERA in 12 starts on the road...Went 8-0 with a 1.86 ERA in 12 starts
97 Career....................11-3, 2.62 ERA, 20 G / 20 GS
from June 2 to Sept. 8...Had 114 strikeouts, 13 walks and a .179 opp. AVG during the winning streak...It tied for the long- T5. Sandy Koufax
T5. Max Scherzer 97 2020........................................................................
est streak in the season by a Nationals player (Aníbal Sánchez, 5/29-8/23) and tied for the third-longest streak in the 7. Curt Schilling 93 Career Home..........6-3, 2.74 ERA, 13 G / 13 GS
National League in 2019...The Nationals won 11 of the 12 games.
10+ SO/0 ER GAMES Career Road..............5-0, 2.40 ERA, 7 G / 7 GS
2019 RANKS: Ranked first in the National League with 12.69 strikeouts per 9.0 IP and a 7.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio, Rk. Player Games CAREER BESTS
while his 243 strikeouts ranked third...Ranked fourth in the NL in opponents’ on-base percentage (.266), WHIP (1.03) 1. Nolan Ryan 67 Innings...................9.0, 9x, Last: 9/8/18 vs. CHI
2. Randy Johnson 49 Strikeouts............................. 20, 5/11/16 vs. DET
and walks per 9.0 IP (1.72).
T3. Pedro Martinez 35
Complete Games.......... 10, Last: 9/8/18 vs. CHI
2019 POSTSEASON: Went 3-0 with a 2.40 ERA in six games (five starts)...The Nationals went 6-0 when he pitched... T3. Roger Clemens 35
Shutouts......................... 5, Last: 4/9/18 vs. ATL
Opposing batters hit .193 with three doubles and four homers against him...Right-handed batters were just 10-for-59 5. Walter Johnson 33
6. Chris Sale 26 vs. PHILLIES
(.169) with a double and two homers against him...Earned the win in Game 1 of the World Series, tossing 5.0 innings T7. Clayton Kershaw 25 PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
of two-run, five hit ball...Became the 12th pitcher in World Series history to amass at least seven punchouts while not T7. Max Scherzer 25 Bruce
pitching more than 5.0 innings...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, with his start against Zack Greinke, it marked 2020 0 0 0 0 —
the first time in World Series history that a pair of Cy Young Award winners faced off in Game 7 of the World Series... Rk. 10+Player SO/0 BB GAMES
Games Career 22 7 2 3 .318
His 11.01 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in his Postseason career rank first in MLB history among pitchers with at least 60.0 1. Randy Johnson 36 Gosselin
Postseason innings pitched. 2. Curt Schilling 27 2020 0 0 0 0 —
3. Max Scherzer 26 Career 1 0 0 0 .000
POSTSEASON NO-NO FLIRTING: After not allowing a hit until the seventh inning during the 2019 NLCS Game 2 at St.
Louis (7.0 IP, H, 2 BB, 11 K), he joined Roger Clemens (2000 ALCS Game 4) as the only pitchers in Postseason history to throw at least 7.0 innings with Gregorius
11 strikeouts and one hit...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Scherzer has taken a no-hitter into the fifth inning in five career Postseason starts, three 2020 0 0 0 0 —
more than the next closest pitcher. Career 3 0 0 0 .000
Harper
2,500 CLUB: With a strikeout of Manuel Margot in the sixth inning on April 26, 2019 vs. San Diego, Scherzer became the 35th player in Major League 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Baseball history (fourth active) to reach 2,500-career strikeouts...He is the third fastest pitcher to reach 2,500 strikeouts in both games (344 G) and Career 4 1 0 0 .250
innings (2,516.1 IP). Haseley
2020 0 0 0 0 —
200 K’s: Is one of 11 pitchers in MLB history (since 1900) to post at least eight seasons of 200+ strikeouts...His streak of eight 200+ strikeout seasons is Career 3 0 0 0 .000
tied for second in MLB history behind Hall of Famer Tom Seaver (9, 1968-76)...Helped the 2019 Nationals become the first team in MLB history to have Hoskins
a rotation feature at least three players with at least 222 strikeouts...They were the first National League team since the 1969 Houston Astros (Larry 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Dierker/Tom Griffin/Don Wilson) to have three pitchers record at least 200 strikeouts. Career 17 0 0 0 .000
JUNE: Was named National League Pitcher of the Month and National League Player of the Week for the final week of the month...He went 6-0 with a Kingery
1.00 ERA (5 ER/45.0 IP) in six starts during June...He recorded 68 strikeouts against just five walks (13.6 SO/BB), including a 24 strikeout-to-zero-walks 2020 0 0 0 0 —
stretch spanning his last two starts...Turned in his strongest pitching performance of the year on June 2 to propel the Nationals to the 4-1 win and the Career 8 3 0 0 .375
series win over Cincinnati...He struck out 15 batters in 8.0 innings of three-hit, one-run ball to secure his third win of the season. Knapp
2020 0 0 0 0 —
NO-NO: Scherzer has thrown two-career no-hitters, June 20, 2015 vs. Pittsburgh (9.0 IP, HBP, 10 K) and Oct. 3, 2015 vs. New York (NL) (9.0 IP, 17 K)...He Career 8 1 0 1 .125
became the fifth pitcher in MLB history to throw two no-hitters in the same regular season and joined Hall of Famer Randy Johnson as the only pitchers McCutchen
in MLB history to have a no-hitter and a 20-strikeout game (2016) on their resume...Helped the Nationals become the first team since the Milwaukee 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Braves (Aug. 18, 1960-April 28, 1961) to throw three no-hitters in a 162-game span (Jordan Zimmermann, Game No. 261, 2014; Scherzer, Games No. 69 Career 28 5 1 3 .179
& 161, 2015). Realmuto
CY YOUNG: Is one of just 10 pitchers in Major League history to take home the Cy Young Award three or more times, having claimed the 2013 American 2020 0 0 0 0 —
League Cy Young and the 2016 and 2017 National League awards. Career 40 3 1 1 .075
Segura
REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGS
2020 0 0 0 0 —
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES
Career 15 5 1 1 .333
7/23 vs. NYY L, 4-1 0 1 6.75 1 1 5.1 6 4 4 1 4 0 11 .273 1 99 3rd Opening Day start with 10+ SO
Walker
7/29 at TOR W, 4-0 0 0 2.84 1 0 7.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 .196 0 112 25th 10+strikeout/0 ER game
2020 0 0 0 0 —
8/5 vs. NYM L, 3-1 0 0 3.29 1 0 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 .204 1 27 Shortest start since 1.0 IP on 8/1/17
Career 32 7 3 7 .219
8/11 at NYM W, 2-1 1 0 2.75 1 0 6.0 6 1 1 0 2 0 7 .225 2 105 First win of the season
8/16 at BAL W, 6-5 1 0 3.71 1 0 7.0 8 5 5 3 1 0 10 .240 6 111 96th career 10+ SO game MAX’S “ROAD” STATS
8/22 vs. MIA W, 5-4 0 0 4.31 1 0 4.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 5 .256 5 108 First HB since 6/25/2019 As it relates to the July 29 “at” Toronto,
8/28 at BOS W, 10-2 1 0 3.86 1 0 6.0 6 1 1 0 0 0 11 .257 7 92 97th career 10+ strikeout game the Elias Sports Bureau clarifies that:
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT
3 1 3.86 7 1 37.1 37 16 16 5 13 1 55 .257 22 654 “When Team A is officially the visiting
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP team in a game versus Team B, played
.750 1.34 3 0 160 144
8.92 4 1 1.21 3.13 0 13.26 .319 5.30 17.5 in Team A’s own home park, for statis-
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP tical splits (player and team), Team A
5-2 0 2 0 0 1 4.23 .403 .722 .372 and its players will count the game as a
CAREER STATISTICS “home” game, and Team B will reflect a
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA “road” game.”
2008 Arizona NL 0 4 0 0 16 7 0 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 66 1.23 3.31 3.05
2009 Arizona NL 9 11 0 0 30 30 0 170.1 166 94 78 20 63 174 1.34 3.83 4.12
2010 Detroit AL 12 11 0 0 31 31 0 195.2 174 84 76 20 70 184 1.25 3.68 3.50
2011 Detroit AL 15 9 0 0 33 33 0 195.0 207 101 96 29 56 174 1.35 4.18 4.43
2012 Detroit AL 16 7 0 0 32 32 0 187.2 179 82 78 23 60 231 1.27 3.22 3.74
2013 Detroit AL 21 3 0 0 32 32 0 214.1 152 73 69 18 56 240 0.97 2.77 2.90
2014 Detorit AL 18 5 0 0 33 33 1 220.1 196 80 77 18 63 252 1.18 2.87 3.15
2015 Washington NL 14 12 0 0 33 33 4 228.2 176 74 71 27 34 276 0.92 2.79 2.79
2016 Washington NL 20 7 0 0 34 34 1 228.1 165 77 75 31 56 284 0.97 3.28 2.96
2017 Washington NL 16 6 0 0 31 31 2 200.2 126 62 56 22 55 268 0.90 2.91 2.51
2018 Washington NL 18 7 0 0 33 33 2 220.2 150 66 62 23 51 300 0.91 2.62 2.53
2019 Washington NL 11 7 0 0 27 27 0 172.1 144 59 56 18 33 243 1.03 2.40 2.92
2020 Washington NL 3 1 0 0 7 7 1 37.1 37 16 16 5 13 55 1.34 3.09 3.86
Totals 173 90 0 0 372 363 11 2327.1 1920 892 829 259 631 2747 1.10 3.13 3.21
TOMORROW’S STARTER - #19 - ANÍBAL SÁNCHEZ - RHP - 6’0” / 205 - 36 YEARS OLD
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 Washington NL 1 4 0 0 6 6 0 30.0 42 23 23 8 9 23 1.70 6.10 6.90
CAREER 109 112 0 0 345 322 9 1925.1 1877 936 861 222 644 1706 1.31 3.93 4.02
Year Opp. Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 PHL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
CAREER 6 11 0 0 25 25 0 137.1 131 76 67 16 66 121 1.43 — 4.39
BULLPEN NOTES BULLPEN MAP
#71 BACUS, Dakota (RHP) LEFT RIGHT
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA • #63 S. Doolittle • #71 D. Bacus
2020 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9.0 8 5 5 1 6 6 1.56 5.28 5.00 • #67 K. Finnegan
LAST: 9/1 at PHI (0.2 IP, BB) • #48 J. Guerra
Right-handed reliever was acquired by the Nationals from Oakland in exchange for current Washington catcher Kurt Suzuki on Aug. 23, 2013. • #33 R. Harper
• Has offered scoreless relief in 7 of 9 games...Made his MLB debut on 8/15 vs. BAL...Went 5-5 with 9 SV and a 3.58 ERA for Triple-A Fresno in 2019. • #36 W. Harris
• Ranked among Nationals farmhands in G (T3rd, 47) and saves (T4th, 9)...2020 Pitch Mix: Slider (60.9%), Sinker (30.8%), Curve (4.7%), 4-Seam (3.6%). • #44 D. Hudson
HOLDS: 2 IR / IS: 5 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .229 / .333 / .343 • #21 T. Rainey
• # 51 W. Suero
#63 DOOLITTLE, Sean (LHP)
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 WSH NL 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 4.2 9 5 5 3 2 4 2.36 11.06 9.64 VS. PHILLIES
PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA
LAST: 8/31 at PHI (1.0 IP, 2 SO)
Bacus
Left-handed reliever has been a staple in Washington's bullpen, clubhouse and community since joining the club via mid-July 2017 trade.
2020 0 0 0 2 1.0 0 0.00
• In 2019, offered scoreless relief in 47 of 63 G...Ranks tied for 3rd in Nationals history (2005-pres.) with 75 saves since joining the organization.
Career 0 0 0 2 1.0 0 0.00
• Appeared in 9 Postseason G...Recorded SV in G1 of the NLCS and G1 of the World Series...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (82.5%), Slider (12.4%), Split (5.2%).
Corbin
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 0 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .391 / .440 / .826
2020 0 1 0 2 11.0 4 3.27
Career 5 3 0 11 67.2 24 3.19
#67 FINNEGAN, Kyle (RHP)
Doolittle
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0.00
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 13.1 10 6 5 1 7 14 1.28 3.62 3.38
Career 4 0 11 19 21.1 1 0.42
LAST: 9/1 at PHI (0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, HR, 2 BB)
Fedde
Signed with the Nationals in Dec. 2019 after seven seasons in Oakland's system...First outing will be MLB debut...Is under team control for six years.
2020 0 2 0 2 11.0 10 8.18
• Earned 1st career W on 8/22 vs. MIA...Has offered scoreless relief in 12 of 14 G to start the season...Opposing batters are .196 (10-for-51) against him.
Career 2 3 0 7 32.1 20 5.57
• Made MLB debut out of the bullpen on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Sinker (64.2%), Slider (23.5%), Split Finger (7.1%), 4-Seam (5.3%).
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HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 10 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .196 / .293 / .294
2020 0 0 0 2 1.0 5 45.00
#48 GUERRA, Javy (RHP) Career 0 0 0 2 1.0 5 45.00
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Guerra
2020 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 15.2 19 7 7 2 7 13 1.66 4.51 4.02 2020 0 0 0 2 2.2 0 0.00
LAST: 9/1 at PHI (1.2 IP, 3 BB, 2 SO) Career 1 1 0 18 22.1 13 5.24
Veteran reliever was claimed off waivers on May 20, 2019 and returned to Washington in 2020 as a non-roster invite to Spring Training. Harper
• Has tossed scoreless relief in 8 of 14 G to start the season...Five holds rank tied for 7th in the National League. 2020 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 0.00
• Appeared in Game 2 and 4 of the World Series...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (67.1%), Slider (16.8%), Curve (8.4%) and Changeup (7.7%). Career 0 0 0 3 2.0 0 0.00
HOLDS: 5 IR / IS: 5 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .302 / .371 / .444 Harris
2020 0 1 0 1 1.0 1 9.00
#33 HARPER, Ryne (RHP) Career 0 2 0 6 4.1 2 4.15
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Hudson
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 14.0 18 11 11 3 4 18 1.57 4.46 7.07 2020 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0.00
LAST: 9/1 at PHI (0.1 IP, SO) Career 1 0 3 17 22.0 9 3.68
Right-handed reliever was acquired from the Minnesota Twins on Jan. 29...Posted 11.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in his nine-year Minor League career. Rainey
• Earned first win of the season on 7/30 at TOR...Has offered scoreless relief in 9 of 14 games to start the season, tossing 14.0 IP with 18 H, 18 SO & 4 BB. 2020 0 0 0 2 2.1 1 3.86
• Struck out a season-high 4 batters on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Slider (50.2%), 4-Seam (39.2%), Curve (10.2%), Changeup (0.4%). Career 1 0 0 9 8.2 6 6.23
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 17 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .305 / .359 / .542 Sanchez
#36 HARRIS, Will (RHP) 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career 6 11 0 25 137.1 67 4.39
2020 WSH NL 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 7.1 11 5 3 1 4 9 2.05 4.08 3.68 Scherzer
LAST: 8/29 at BOS (1.0 IP, 2 SO) 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
Veteran right-handed reliever signed a 3-year contract with the Nationals in January 2020...Enters 2020 with a 2.36 ERA, 3rd among relievers since 2015. Career 11 3 0 20 130.2 38 2.62
• In 2019 went 4-1 with 4 saves and a 1.50 ERA in 68 G for HOU...His 1.50 ERA (10 ER/60.0 IP) led AL relievers and ranked 2nd among all MLB relievers Suero
• Entered 2020 18-13 with 20 SV, 9.5 SO/9.0 IP and a 0.99 WHIP since 2015...2020 Pitch Mix: Cutter (80%), Curve (20%). 2020 0 0 0 2 1.2 3 16.20
HOLDS: 2 IR / IS: 1 / 1 OPP. SLASH: .324 / .395 / .471 Career 2 0 0 19 17.2 7 3.57
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#44 HUDSON, Daniel (RHP) 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
2020 WSH NL 1 2 6 8 12 0 0 11.2 8 8 8 4 4 16 1.03 6.63 6.17
LAST: 8/30 at BOS (0.2 IP, H, ER, HR, BB, HBP)
Veteran reliever returns to the Nationals on a two-year contract...Recorded the final out of the 2019 World Series, striking out Houston's Michael Brantley.
• T5th in NL with 6 saves...Has tossed scoreless relief in 9 of 12 G to start the season...Opposing batters are .190 (8-for-42) against him.
• Tossed scoreless relief in 7 of 9 Postseason G...Went 4-for-4 in SVO...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (75.6%), Slider (14.8%), Changeup (6.2%), Curve (3.3%).
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 2 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .190 / .306 / .500
#21 RAINEY, Tanner (RHP)
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 14.1 5 2 2 1 5 20 0.70 2.52 1.26
LAST: 8/26 vs. PHI (1.0 IP, H, SO)
Hard-throwing right-handed reliever was acquired by the Nationals during the 2018 Winter Meetings...Emerged as a reliable reliever in 2019 Postseason.
• Has tossed 14.1 innings of five-hit, two-run ball across 14 games to start the season, 20 SO and 5 BB...Seven holds rank T1st in the National League.
• Opposing batters are .106 (5-for-47) against him...Finished G3 of the NLCS...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (62.1%), Slider (37.9%).
HOLDS: 7 IR / IS: 10 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .106 / .208 / .213
#51 SUERO, Wander (RHP)
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 13.0 16 8 8 0 3 13 1.46 2.05 5.54
LAST: 8/31 at PHI (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 SO)
Tall right-handed pitcher with an electric arm was an integral part of Washington’s bullpen in 2019, his first full Major League season.
• Has tossed more than 1.0 IP in 4 of last 9 G...Has a 1.42 ERA (1 ER/ 6.1 IP) with 8 SO, 0 BB in those 4 G with opposing hitters going 3-for-21 (.143 AVG).
• In 3 WS G, pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless, hitless relief w/ 2 SO...2020 Pitch Mix: Cutter (82.5%), Changeup (10.7%), Curve (6.3%), 4-Seam (0.5%).
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 6/ 0 OPP. SLASH: .302 / .345 / .258