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World Champions: 2019 • NL Wild Card: 2019 • NL East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home........................................7-13 MAD MAX TAMPA BAY RAYS
Road........................................ 8-12 The World Champion Washington Nationals opened this six-game, seven-day homestand with a 6-1 win over The Nationals and Rays will meet four times this
Day............................................ 3-6 the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night...Max Scherzer led the way, tossing 7.0 innings of six-hit, shutout ball... season (2 in D.C., 2 in TB)...Nationals manager
Night.......................................12-19 He struck out eight batters with just one walk...Kurt Suzuki went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI while Dave Martinez recorded the first hit in Tampa Bay
Current Streak.......................... W1 Brock Holt recorded two hits, including a double. Devil Rays history on March 31, 1998...He returned to
Last 5 Games............................3-2 • Washington concludes this two-game series on Tuesday night...The Nationals will enjoy a day off on spend seven seasons (2008-14) as the Rays' bench
Last 10 Games..........................3-7 Wednesday before welcoming the Atlanta Braves for a four-game weekend series starting Thursday. coach after serving as a Spring Training instructor
July........................................... 3-4 for them in 2006-07...Tim Bogar worked with Marti-
August.....................................9-16 LEFT IS RIGHT nez during the 2008 season, serving as Tampa Bay’s
September............................... 3-5 The Nationals will square off against left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough tonight...Against left-handed quality assurance coach.
Vs. LHSP................................... 9-3 pitching in 2020, Washington leads Major League Baseball with a .302 batting average, ranks second in MLB 2020 RECORD
Vs. RHSP................................ 6-22 (1st in NL) with a .523 slugging percentage and fourth in MLB (2nd in NL) with a .350 on-base percentage... W-L.................................... 1-0 (1-0 in D.C., 0-0 in TB)
Series Opener......................... 5-8 All told, the Nationals are 9-3 this season when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. Streak......................................................................... W1
Series Opener at Home......... 2-5 • Victor Robles leads the National League (2nd in MLB) with a .467 batting average vs. left-handed pitch- Aggregate Score........................... Nationals 6, Rays 1
Series Opener on Road..........3-3 ers...He is 14-for-30 with two doubles, five RBI and three walks against lefties in 2020...Asdrúbal Ca- ALL-TIME RECORD
By Series............................... 1-6-5 brera and Trea Turner are tied for fourth in the National League (T8th in MLB) at .395 vs. LHP. W-L / Nationals (2005-present)..........................8-10
By Home Series..................0-4-2 W-L / Home (2005-present)..................................7-4
By Road Series......................1-2-3 HARRISON AND HOLT W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)..................5-3
Rubber Games......................... 1-3 A look at what these two have been up to recently: W-L / Away (2005-present).................................. 1-6
Sweeps/Were Swept............. 0-3 • Josh Harrision is 10-for-25 (.400) with two doubles, two homers, six RBI, three HBP, three walks and W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)....................15-15
Scored First............................12-9 five runs scored over his last nine starts...He has hit safely in eight of the nine starts. 2020 GAME LOG
Opponent Scored First......... 3-16 • Over his last four games, Brock Holt is 10-for-16 (.625) with three doubles, two RBI, one walk and four DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1-run games............................ 4-5 runs scored while - at times - filling in left field for Juan Soto...Holt has seen action at third base, left field 9/7vsTBR W, 6-1 Scherzer-Morton-Hudson
1 or 2 run games....................6-10 and designated hitter during this stretch. 9/8vsTBR
Comeback Wins.....................5-10 9/15atTBR
Last AB Wins............................ 1-2 LEADING MEN 9/16atTBR
Walkoff Wins........................... 0-2 Entering play on Sunday, Trea Turner (1st, .362) leads Major League Baseball in batting average...Juan Soto
MIKE RIZZO
Extra Innings............................. 1-1 is just short of qualifying to be among league leaders...A look at where each player ranks across the board: Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General
Led After 6.............................14-4 SOTO'S MLB RANKS (min. 115 PA) TURNER'S RANKS Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 12th season as the head
Led After 7...............................11-3 Rk. Stat No. Rk. Stat No. of Washington’s baseball operation and his 37th season
Led After 8............................... 12-1 1st Slugging% .758 1st (MLB) Average .365
in professional baseball in 2020...On Sept. 6, 2020, Rizzo
Tied After 6............................... 1-1 1st OPS 1.211 1
st (MLB) Hits 59
2nd On-Base% .453
and the Nationals agreed to a multi-year contract exten-
T4th (MLB) Runs 34
Tied After 7................................2-1 sion...Through the MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades
3rd Average .354 5th (MLB) OPS 1.039
Tied After 8............................... 1-1 6th (NL) On-Base% .413 and key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former 100-
Behind After 6.......................0-19 6th (NL) SLG% .626 loss team into one with eight consecutive winning sea-
Behind After 7........................0-18 ROLLIN' ROBLES sons, four division titles, five Postseason appearances and
Behind After 8......................0-20 Victor Robles is 13-for-39 (.333) with two doubles, one RBI, stolen base, two hit by pitch and eight runs the 2019 World Series Championship...Rizzo is the fourth-
Division Games...................... 8-15 scored in 10 games dating to Aug. 28...He has hit safely in seven of the 10 games. longest tenured GM in Major League Baseball.
Vs. Other Divisions................ 7-10 DAVE MARTINEZ
Vs. A.L. Teams........................ 7-10 BACKSTOP BATS Third-year manager Dave Martinez was named the sev-
Vs. N.L. Teams........................ 8-15 Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki have combined to hit safely in 26 of the Nationals last 29 games dating to Aug. 9. enth field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017...
Vs. A.L. East............................ 7-10 • Gomes has hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games, going 18-for-53 (.340) with four doubles, one triple, two Through a steady, unwavering approach, consistent
Vs. N.L. East............................ 8-15 homers, eight RBI, three walks and eight runs scored. strategy and never-ending positivity and support for the
Hit 0 HR....................................7-9 • Suzuki is hitting .328 (19-for-58) with five doubles, one homer, seven RBI, seven walks and 10 runs players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on an
Hit 1+ HR.................................8-16 scored while hitting safely in 15 of his last 16 games...Additionally, Suzuki has reached base safely in a improbable run to the 2019 World Series Championship...
The 2020 season marks his 32nd season in professional
Hit 2+ HR.................................4-9 career-high 17 straight games...He's hitting .317/.394/.450 during the streak.
baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder, Martinez
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs........1-19 • Combined, Gomes and Suzuki are hitting .287, the third-best batting average among catching tandems
joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a Major League
Scored 4 or More Runs.........14-6 in the National League...They also rank among NL catching corps in doubles (2nd, 11), on-base percent- coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Scored 5 or More Runs.........13-6 age (4th, .344) and slugging percentage (5th, .441).
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs...... 8-5 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Allowed 4 or More Runs...... 7-20 SWEAR BY HIM @dougherty_jesse - Washington Post (Sept. 7)
Allowed 5 or More Runs....... 3-18 Wander Suero (0-for-9) is one of only four qualified relievers in the National League (one of eight in MLB) to Max Scherzer, the people's champion: "We all want to
More Hits than Opponent.... 12-5 not have allowed an inherited runner to score this season...Joining him on that list is teammate Dakota Bacus, play two hour, 40-minute games."
Fewer Hits than Opponent...1-18 who has stranded all eight runners he's inherited this season.
Committed No Errors............8-14 • Suero has not allowed a hit in his last three outings (3.2 IP) and has struck out five with just one walk. @JessicaCamerato - MLB.com (Sept. 7)
Committed 1 or More Errors.. 7-11 S/O to @juanctoribio for this Kevin Cash quote on
REALLY BIG RINGS
Starter Goes at least 5 inn...8-16 Produced by Jostens, the 2019 World Series Championship rings feature an average of 170 total diamonds, 32 Scherzer: "Even going back with the Tigers, once he
Starter Goes at least 6 inn.....7-5 custom-cut sapphires, 31 custom-cut rubies, and 24 princess-cut rubies for an impressive precious total stone settles in, he gets really tough. Whether it’s command
Starter Goes at least 7 inn....4-0 carat weight of 23.2 carats. or extra velocity, there’s a reason why he’s going to
Home Whites..........................0-0 the Hall of Fame one day, whenever he decides to not
Champions Gold....................4-10 pitch anymore."
Road Greys..............................4-6
Red Alternates........................0-0 @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (Sept. 7)
Blue Alternates........................7-9 Final: Nationals 6, Rays 1. Scherzer delivered 7 score-
Blue Stars & Stripes...............0-0 less innings. A pieced-together lineup scratched out 6
White Stars & Stripes.............0-0 runs. And the Nats won for the third time in four days.