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World Champions: 2019 • NL Wild Card: 2019 • NL East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home....................................... 6-13 WELCOME HOME TAMPA BAY RAYS
Road........................................ 8-12 The World Champion Washington Nationals kick off a a six-game, seven-day homestand starting Monday The Nationals and Rays will meet four times this
Day............................................ 3-6 night...They will face the Tampa Bay Rays for two games on Monday and Tuesday before welcoming the season (2 in D.C., 2 in TB)...Nationals manager
Night........................................11-19 Atlanta Braves for a four-game weekend series starting Thursday. Dave Martinez recorded the first hit in Tampa Bay
Current Streak............................L1 Devil Rays history on March 31, 1998...He returned to
Last 5 Games............................2-3 HOT HOLT spend seven seasons (2008-14) as the Rays' bench
Last 10 Games......................... 2-8 Brock Holt enters his first homestand as a member of the Nationals on a hot streak...He is 8-for-12 (.667) coach after serving as a Spring Training instructor
July........................................... 3-4 with two doubles, two RBI, one walk and three runs scored over his last three games while filling in in left for them in 2006-07...Tim Bogar worked with Marti-
August.....................................9-16 field for Juan Soto. nez during the 2008 season, serving as Tampa Bay’s
September............................... 2-5 quality assurance coach.
Vs. LHSP................................... 9-3 LEADING MEN 2020 RECORD
Vs. RHSP................................ 5-22 Entering play on Sunday, Trea Turner (1st, .365) leads Major League Baseball in batting average...Juan Soto W-L..................................0-0 (0-0 in D.C., 0-0 in TB)
Series Opener......................... 4-8 is just short of qualifying to be among league leaders...A look at where each player ranks across the board: Streak (since 2018).................................................... L2
Series Opener at Home.......... 1-5 SOTO'S MLB RANKS (min. 115 PA) TURNER'S MLB RANKS Aggregate Score...................... Nationals 68, Rays 78
Series Opener on Road..........3-3 Rk. Stat No. Rk. Stat No. ALL-TIME RECORD
By Series............................... 1-6-5 1st Slugging% .758 1st Average .365
W-L / Nationals (2005-present).......................... 7-10
By Home Series..................0-4-2 1st OPS 1.211 1st Hits 58
2nd On-Base% .453 T5th Runs 33 W-L / Home (2005-present)................................. 6-4
By Road Series......................1-2-3 6th OPS 1.052 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)................. 4-3
3rd Average .354
Rubber Games......................... 1-3 7th On-Base% .417 W-L / Away (2005-present).................................. 1-6
Sweeps/Were Swept............. 0-3 8th SLG% .635 W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)....................14-15
Scored First.............................11-9 ROLLIN' ROBLES 2020 GAME LOG
Opponent Scored First......... 3-16 Victor Robles is 12-for-36 (.333) with a double, RBI, stolen base, two hit by pitch and seven runs scored in DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1-run games............................ 4-5 nine games dating to Aug. 28...He has hit safely in six of the nine games. 9/7vsTBR
1 or 2 run games....................6-10 • Robles leads the National League (2nd in MLB) with a .467 average vs. left-handed pitchers...He is 14- 9/8vsTBR
Comeback Wins.....................5-10 for-30 with two doubles, five RBI and three walks against lefties in 2020. 9/15atTBR
Last AB Wins............................ 1-2 • He ranks fourth on the club with 30 hits this season, while his six hit by pitch pace the Nationals and rank 9/16atTBR
Walkoff Wins........................... 0-2 tied for fifth in the National League. MIKE RIZZO
Extra Innings............................. 1-1 Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General
Led After 6.............................13-4 RAIN MAN Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 12th season as the head
Led After 7..............................10-3 Tanner Rainey is tied for the National League lead with eight holds this season...He also ranks among NL of Washington’s baseball operation and his 37th season
Led After 8................................11-1 relievers in strikeouts (4th, 27), opp. AVG (9th, .107) and opp. OBP (11th, .219). in professional baseball in 2020...On Sept. 6, 2020, Rizzo
Tied After 6............................... 1-1 • He's tossed scoreless relief in 14 of 17 outings this season and has allowed just two extra-base hits along and the Nationals agreed to a multi-year contract exten-
Tied After 7................................2-1 the way (2 2B, 2 HR). sion...Through the MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades
Tied After 8............................... 1-1 and key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former 100-
Behind After 6.......................0-19 SWEAR BY HIM loss team into one with eight consecutive winning sea-
Behind After 7........................0-18 Wander Suero (0-for-9) is one of only four qualified relievers in the National League (one of eight in MLB) to sons, four division titles, five Postseason appearances and
Behind After 8......................0-20 not have allowed an inherited runner to score this season...Joining him on that list is teammate Dakota Bacus, the 2019 World Series Championship...Rizzo is the fourth-
Division Games...................... 8-15 who has stranded all eight runners he's inherited this season. longest tenured GM in Major League Baseball.
Vs. Other Divisions................6-10 • Suero has not allowed a hit in his last three outings (3.2 IP) and has struck out five with just one walk. DAVE MARTINEZ
Vs. A.L. Teams........................6-10 Third-year manager Dave Martinez was named the sev-
Vs. N.L. Teams........................ 8-15 BACKSTOP BATS enth field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017...
Vs. A.L. East............................6-10 Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki have combined to hit safely in 25 of the Nationals last 28 games dating to Aug. 9. Through a steady, unwavering approach, consistent
Vs. N.L. East............................ 8-15 • Gomes has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games, going 18-for-53 (.340) with four doubles, one triple, two strategy and never-ending positivity and support for the
Hit 0 HR................................... 6-9 homers, eight RBI, three walks and eight runs scored. players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on an
Hit 1+ HR.................................8-16 • Suzuki is hitting .296 (16-for-54) with four doubles, one homer, six RBI, seven walks and nine runs improbable run to the 2019 World Series Championship...
The 2020 season marks his 32nd season in professional
Hit 2+ HR.................................4-9 scored while hitting safely in 14 of his last 15 games.
baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder, Martinez
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs........1-19
joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a Major League
Scored 4 or More Runs.........13-6 GET 'EM IN coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Scored 5 or More Runs.........12-6 With runners in scoring position, the Nationals are hitting .272 (6th in MLB, 3rd in the NL)...Juan Soto (T7th,
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs.......7-5 .400) and Trea Turner (13th, .370) rank near the top of the National League in batting average with runners WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Allowed 4 or More Runs...... 7-20 in scoring position. @JessicaCamerato - MLB.com (Sept. 6)
Allowed 5 or More Runs....... 3-18 • Washington's five games of 10 or more runs are tied for the fourth-most for any club in Major League "We’re excited for the challenge to stay competitive
More Hits than Opponent.....11-5 and to stay at the top and the prospects of winning an-
Baseball behind San Diego (7), Atlanta (7) and the Chicago White Sox (6).
Fewer Hits than Opponent...1-18 other championship. That’s what this thing is all about.
REALLY BIG RINGS
Committed No Errors............ 7-14 Produced by Jostens, the 2019 World Series Championship rings feature an average of 170 total diamonds, 32 It’s what it’s always been for me, is to win World Se-
Committed 1 or More Errors.. 7-11 custom-cut sapphires, 31 custom-cut rubies, and 24 princess-cut rubies for an impressive precious total stone ries and win rings and that’s going to continue." - GM
Starter Goes at least 5 inn... 7-16 carat weight of 23.2 carats. Rizzo
Starter Goes at least 6 inn.... 6-5
Starter Goes at least 7 inn.... 3-0 @masnKolko - MASN (Sept. 6)
Home Whites..........................0-0 Mike Rizzo says Priority No. 1 for him now that he
Champions Gold....................4-10 knows he’ll be with the Nats going forward is getting
Road Greys..............................4-6 Davey Martinez’s contract worked out. And not just
Red Alternates........................0-0 picking up Davey’s option for next year. Tearing that
Blue Alternates....................... 6-9 up and locking Davey up to a much-deserved multi-
Blue Stars & Stripes...............0-0 year deal.
IN THE COMMUNITY
White Stars & Stripes.............0-0 WORLD SERIES RING SWEEPSTAKES
@dougherty_jesse - Washington Post (Sept. 6)
WELCOME TO THE SHOW Fans can enter for a chance to win a 2019 World Series Washington Nationals Championship Ring, fitted and
Eric Thames with a great 10-pitch AB that ends with a
NAME MLB DEBUT personalized by Jostens. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of baseball history, filled with
RHP Kyle Finnegan........ 7/25 vs. NYY all the memories and symbolism of the championship season, crafted from 14-karat white and yellow gold single that scores Brock Holt from first. Nationals lead
RHP Dakota Bacus...........8/9 vs. BAL with 23.20 carats in precious gems. Contest ends October 3, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Proceeds benefit Washing- 1-0 in the top of the second.
LHP Seth Romero............8/13 at NYM
ton Nationals Philanthropies. To enter visit natsringsweeps.com.
INF Luis García..................8/14 at BAL @masnKerr - MASNSports.com (Sept. 6)
RHP Wil Crowe............... 8/22 vs. MIA NATIONALS HISTORY Brock Holt 7-for-11 in this series; singles here to center
LHP Ben Braymer............8/28 at BOS Sept. 7 (5-7) field.
2016 – Tied at 3-3 heading into extra innings, the Atlanta Braves plated a run in the top of the 10th to take
the 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the 10th, Danny Espinosa scored the game-tying run on an infield single by @Todd_Dybas - NBC Sports Washington (Sept. 6)
Anthony Rendon. In the 11th, the Nationals loaded the bases thanks to a walk by Jayson Werth, a double Good aggressive defensive play there for Kieboom.
by Daniel Murphy and an intentional walk by Bryce Harper. Catcher Wilson Ramos laced a single to center, Attack, check, set, easy out.
scoring Jayson Werth, giving the Nationals the 5-4 win.
SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME D.C. TV D.C. RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER
Mon., Sept. 7 vs. TBR 6:05 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Max Scherzer (3-2, 3.95) RHP Charlie Morton (1-1, 4.82)
• Max Scherzer faced the Tampa Bay Rays twice in 2018...He combined to go 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER/15.0 IP) and 17 strikeouts between the two starts.
Tues., Sept. 8 vs. TBR 6:05 p.m. MASN 106.7 The Fan RHP Aníbal Sánchez (1-4, 6.48) LHP Ryan Yarbrough (0-2, 3.65)
• Aníbal Sánchez's last outing against the Tampa Bay Rays came on June 30, 2016 at Tampa Bay as a member of the Detroit Tigers.
#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).3-1, 3.60 ERA, 4 G / 4 GS
vs. Left....................................... .307 / .364 / .511
AGAINST THE RAYS: Faces Tampa Bay for the first time since June 26, 2018...He is 5-3 ALL-TIME STRIKEOUTS vs. Right................................... .210 / .281 / .309
with a 2.66 ERA (20 ER / 67.2 IP) with 72 stirkeouts and 22 walks in 10 career starts. Rk. Player Strikeouts
1. Nolan Ryan 5,714
GB%............................................................. 36.4%
LAST START: Gave up three earned runs on seven hits with six strikeouts and three walks 21. Mike Mussina 2,813 FB%............................................................. 63.6%
in 6.0 innings of work...Suffered the loss in Washington’s 3-0 defeat against Philadelphia 22. Cy Young 2,798 March/April............................................................
on Sept. 2. 23. Frank Tanana 2,773 May..........................................................................
24. Max Scherzer 2,753 June.........................................................................
RANKINGS: Ranks second in the National League with 12.67 SO/9.0 IP (3rd in in MLB)...Is tied for fourth in the NL with
ACTIVE STRIKEOUTS July..............................0-1, 2.84 ERA, 2 G / 2 GS
61 strikeouts (T9th in MLB)...Ranks ninth in the National League with a 3.81 SO/BB ratio. Rk.
Player Strikeouts August........................3-0, 4.38 ERA, 5 G / 5 GS
1. Justin Verlander 3,013 Sept./Oct..................... 0-1, 4.50 ERA, 1 G / 1 GS
2020 PITCH MIX: According to Baseball Savant, Scherzer throws: Four-Seamer (47.1%), Slider (17.8%), Changeup 2. Max Scherzer 2,753
(16.4%) Curve (9.6%) and Cutter (9.1%). CAREER
10+ STRIKEOUT GAMES Home..............85-44, 3.24 ERA, 184 G / 180 GS
SPRING TRAINING: Scherzer went 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in two starts during 2020 Spring Training...He allowed four runs Rk. Player Games Road*.............. 88-47, 3.18 ERA, 189 G / 184 GS
(three earned) on eight hits and two walks through 6.1 innings. 1. Nolan Ryan 215
vs. Left....................................... .245 / .312 / .411
2. Randy Johnson 212
3. Roger Clemens 110 vs. Right.....................................198 / .245 / .330
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
4. Pedro Martinez 108 vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS
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
T5. Sandy Koufax 97 Career......................5-3, 2.66 ERA, 10 G / 10 GS
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
T5. Max Scherzer 97 2020........................................................................
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- 7. Curt Schilling 93 Career Home..............3-1, 1.50 ERA, 4 G / 4 GS
est streak in the season by a Nationals player (Aníbal Sánchez, 5/29-8/23) and tied for the third-longest streak in the
10+ SO/0 ER GAMES Career Road.............. 2-2, 3.58 ERA, 6 G / 6 GS
National League in 2019...The Nationals won 11 of the 12 games.
Rk. Player Games CAREER BESTS
2019 RANKS: Ranked first in the National League with 12.69 strikeouts per 9.0 IP and a 7.36 strikeout-to-walk ratio, 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
while his 243 strikeouts ranked third...Ranked fourth in the NL in opponents’ on-base percentage (.266), WHIP (1.03)
T3. Pedro Martinez 35
and walks per 9.0 IP (1.72). Complete Games.......... 10, Last: 9/8/18 vs. CHI
T3. Roger Clemens 35
5. Walter Johnson 33 Shutouts......................... 5, Last: 4/9/18 vs. ATL
2019 POSTSEASON: Went 3-0 with a 2.40 ERA in six games (five starts)...The Nationals went 6-0 when he pitched... vs. RAYS
6. Chris Sale 26
Opposing batters hit .193 with three doubles and four homers against him...Right-handed batters were just 10-for-59 T7. Clayton Kershaw 25 PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
(.169) with a double and two homers against him...Earned the win in Game 1 of the World Series, tossing 5.0 innings T7. Max Scherzer 25 Kiermaier
of two-run, five hit ball...Became the 12th pitcher in World Series history to amass at least seven punchouts while not 2020 0 0 0 0 —
10+ SO/0 BB GAMES
pitching more than 5.0 innings...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, with his start against Zack Greinke, it marked Rk. Player Games Career 8 1 0 0 .125
the first time in World Series history that a pair of Cy Young Award winners faced off in Game 7 of the World Series... 1. Randy Johnson 36 Margot
His 11.01 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in his Postseason career rank first in MLB history among pitchers with at least 60.0 2. Curt Schilling 27 2020 0 0 0 0 —
Postseason innings pitched. 3. Max Scherzer 26 Career 3 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 Phillips
Roger Clemens (2000 ALCS Game 4) as the only pitchers in Postseason history to throw at least 7.0 innings with 11 strikeouts and one hit...According 2020 0 0 0 0 —
to the Elias Sports Bureau, Scherzer has taken a no-hitter into the fifth inning in five career Postseason starts, three more than the next closest pitcher. Career 1 0 0 0 .000
Wendle
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 6 1 0 0 .167
innings (2,516.1 IP). MAX’S “ROAD” STATS
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 As it relates to the July 29 “at” Toronto,
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 the Elias Sports Bureau clarifies that:
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
Dierker/Tom Griffin/Don Wilson) to have three pitchers record at least 200 strikeouts. “When Team A is officially the visiting
team in a game versus Team B, played
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 in Team A’s own home park, for statis-
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 tical splits (player and team), Team A
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 and its players will count the game as a
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. “home” game, and Team B will reflect a
“road” game.”
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
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
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
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
& 161, 2015).
CY YOUNG: Is one of just 10 pitchers in Major League history to take home the Cy Young Award three or more times.
REGULAR SEASON GAME LOGS
Date Opp. Res. W L ERA GS CG IP H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #Pit NOTES
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
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
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
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
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
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
9/2 at PHI L, 3-0 0 1 3.95 1 0 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 0 6 .260 0 108 First road loss of season
Totals W L ERA GS CG INN H R ER HR BB HB SO AVG RS #PIT
3 2 3.95 8 1 43.1 44 19 19 6 16 1 61 .260 22 762
WIN% WHIP QS SHO BFP AB H/9 2B 3B HR/9 BB/9 BK SO/9 OBP RSA #P/IP
.600 1.38 4 0 188 169 9.14 6 1 1.25 3.32 0 12.67 .324 4.57 17.6
Team Rec SH SB CS PKO GIDP SO/BB SLG OPS BABIP
5-3 0 4 0 0 1 3.81 .414 .739 .365
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
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 2 0 0 8 8 1 43.1 44 19 19 6 16 61 1.38 3.32 3.95
Totals 173 91 0 0 373 364 11 2333.1 1927 895 832 260 634 2753 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 7 7 0 33.1 50 27 24 9 10 24 1.80 6.22 6.48
CAREER 109 112 0 0 346 323 9 1928.2 1885 940 862 223 645 1707 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 TBR AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
CAREER 3 4 0 0 9 8 0 51.1 52 32 32 7 19 40 1.38 — 5.61
BULLPEN NOTES BULLPEN MAP
#64 BOURQUE, James (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 • #64 K. Bourque
2020 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 5.41 0.00 • #67 K. Finnegan
LAST: 7/28 vs. TOR (0.1 IP, BB) • #33 R. Harper
Tall, lanky right-handed pitcher made his MLB debut in 2019...A 14th-round pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Michigan. • #36 W. Harris
• Made his MLB debut on May 26, 2019 vs. MIA...Went 3-0 with 6 saves and a 1.33 ERA (3 ER/20.1 IP) in 14 appearances out of Harrisburg’s bullpen in 2019. • #44 D. Hudson
• Was optioned to Triple-A Fresno and struck out 53 batters in 33 games (43.2 IP)...2019 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (79.3%), Slider (10.3%), Changeup (10.3%). • #61 K. McGowin
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 0 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .200 / .333 / .400 • #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 VS. RAYS
2020 WSH NL 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 6.1 9 6 5 3 4 4 2.05 9.95 7.11 PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA
LAST: 9/5 at ATL (Hld., 1.0 IP) Bourque
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 0 0.0 0 —
• Since returning from IL on 8/26: 4 G, 0.00 ERA (3.1 IP), Hold, 2 BB, 2 SO...In 2019, offered scoreless relief in 47 of 63 games Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Is T3rd in WSH history w/75 SV...Recorded SV in G1 of the NLCS & G1 of the World Series...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (83.3%), Slider (11.8%), Split (4.9%). Corbin
HOLDS: 2 IR / IS: 0 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .346 / .419 / .731 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
#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 0 0.0 0 —
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 15.1 12 10 8 2 9 17 1.37 4.59 4.70 Career 0 0 4 13 12.0 2 1.50
LAST: 9/6 at ATL (0.1 IP, H, 2 ER, HR, 2 BB, HB) 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 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Opposing batters are .203 (12-for-59) against him....Earned 1st career win on 8/22 vs. MIA...Has offered scoreless relief in 13 of 17 G. Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Made MLB debut out of the bullpen on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Sinker (69.2%), Slider (23.1%), Split Finger (7.3%), 4-Seam (0.4%). Finnegan
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 15 / 4 OPP. SLASH: .203 / .319 / .339 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
#33 HARPER, Ryne (RHP)
Harper
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
2020 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 16 0 0 16.1 19 11 11 3 4 19 1.41 4.14 6.06
Career 0 1 0 5 4.0 4 9.00
LAST: 9/6 at ATL (1.1 IP, H, SO)
Harris
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.
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Last 6 G: 0.00 ERA (4.1 IP), 2 H, 4 SO...Earned first win of the season on 7/30 at TOR...Has offered scoreless relief in 12 of 16 games this season.
Career 1 0 1 14 12.2 4 2.84
• Struck out a season-high 4 batters on 7/25 vs. NYY...2020 Pitch Mix: Slider (50%), 4-Seam (38.5%), Curve (11.1%), Changeup (0.4%).
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HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 18 / 2 OPP. SLASH: .284 / .333 / .507
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
#36 HARRIS, Will (RHP) Career 1 1 0 6 6.1 1 1.42
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA McGowin
2020 WSH NL 0 1 0 2 11 0 0 9.2 13 6 3 1 5 13 1.86 3.37 2.79 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 9/4 at ATL (Hld., 1.0 IP, H, 2 SO) Career 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. Rainey
• Has pitched to a 2.16 ERA (3 ER/ 8.1 IP) in 9 games since returning from the IL...In 2019 went 4-1 with 4 saves and a 1.50 ERA in 68 G for HOU. 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Entered 2020 18-13 with 20 SV, 9.5 SO/9.0 IP and a 0.99 WHIP since 2015...2020 Pitch Mix: Cutter (80.3%), Curve (19.7%). Career 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
HOLDS: 4 IR / IS: 1 / 1 OPP. SLASH: .295 / .367 / .409 Sanchez
2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
#44 HUDSON, Daniel (RHP) Career 3 4 0 9 51.1 32 5.61
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Scherzer
2020 WSH NL 1 2 7 10 14 0 0 14.1 9 10 10 5 5 19 0.98 6.72 6.28 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
LAST: 9/4 at ATL (Save, 1.0 IP, H, 2 ER, HR, BB, SO) Career 5 3 0 10 67.2 20 2.66
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. Suero
• Ranks 5th in NL with 7 saves...Has tossed scoreless relief in 9 of 14 G to start the season...Opposing batters are .173 (9-for-52) against him. 2020 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 —
• Tossed scoreless relief in 7 of 9 Postseason G...Went 4-for-4 in SVO...2020 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam (74.7%), Slider (16.2%), Changeup (6.3%), Curve (2.8%). Career 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0.00
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 5 / 1 OPP. SLASH: .173 / .283 / .481 Voth
#61 McGOWIN, Kyle (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 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.43 1.02 0.00
LAST: 9/5 at ATL (Win, 2.1 IP, BB, 4 SO)
Tall, right-handed reliever enjoyed four stints with the Nationals in 2019...Made his Major League debut in 2018.
• Earned 1st career win on 9/5 at ATL...In 2019, went 8-3 with a 3.39 ERA in 17 G between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Fresno.
• Appeared in 7 G with WSH in 2019...Made lone start on May 24 vs. ATL...Earned his 1st Major League save on May 29 at ATL (3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, HR, 6 SO).
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 2 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .000 / .000 / .125