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9 24vsNYM
9 24vsNYM
World Champions: 2019 • NL Wild Card: 2019 • NL East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home......................................12-17 FINAL STRETCH NEW YORK METS
Road........................................11-16 The World Champion Washington Nationals will cap the 2020 season with a four-game series against the The Nationals and Mets will play 10 times in 2020 (6
Day.............................................7-8 New York Mets starting on Thursday night...The Nationals had their four-game winning streak snapped on in D.C., 4 in N.Y.)...Bench Coach Tim Bogar played in
Night......................................16-25 Wednesday night via a 12-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies...That, coupled with a win by the San Francisco New York from 1993-96, while third base coach Chip
Current Streak............................L1 Giants, officially eliminated Washington from 2020 Postseason consideration. Hale (2010-11) and hitting coach Kevin Long (2015-
Last 5 Games............................ 4-1 SOTO'S RANKS 17) each served the same roles during their tenure
Last 10 Games.........................6-4 AWARDS WATCH - JUAN SOTO Rk. Stat No.
in New York...Most recently, Nationals assistant hit-
July........................................... 3-4 Entering Thursday, Juan Soto leads the National League batting title race 1
st (MLB) Slugging% .703
1st (MLB) OPS 1.190
ting coach Pat Roessler spent time with the Mets
August.....................................9-16 with a .352 batting average, ahead of ATL Freddie Freeman (.343)...He also
1st (MLB) On-Base% .486 as their hitting coach in 2018 and assistant hitting
September..............................11-13 paces Major League Baseball in the significant rate categories (see box). 1st (MLB) wRC+ 201 coach from 2014-17.
Vs. LHSP...................................11-5 • Despite missing 13 games, Soto ranks in the National League in walks 1st (MLB) wOBA .478 2020 RECORD
Vs. RHSP...............................12-28 (T4th, 37), home runs (T11th, 13) and runs scored (12th, 38). 2nd (1st/NL) Average .352 W-L.................................... 3-3 (1-1 in D.C., 2-2 in N.Y.)
Series Opener........................ 7-10 TURNER'S NL RANKS Streak.......................................................................... L2
Series Opener at Home......... 3-6 AWARDS WATCH - TREA TURNER Rk. Stat No. Aggregate Score...................... Nationals 30, Mets 32
Series Opener on Road.........4-4 Trea Turner has positioned himself to garner consideration for the Louisville 1st (T1st/MLB) Hits 74
ALL-TIME RECORD
By Series.............................. 3-8-6 Slugger Silver Slugger Award as well as National League MVP Award. 3rd Average .339
T3rd Stolen Bases 12 W-L / Nationals (2005-present).................... 148-136
By Home Series...................2-5-2 • Turner ranks among National League shortstops in on-base percentage 4th fWAR 2.5 W-L / Home (2005-present)............................. 63-75
By Road Series..................... 1-3-4 (1st, .397), extra-base hits (1st, 29), doubles (T1st, 15), triples (1st, 4), T5th Runs 43 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).............56-55
Rubber Games......................... 1-3 batting average (1st, .339), slugging percentage (2nd, .583), OPS (2nd, 6th wOBA .412 W-L / Away (2005-present)..............................86-61
Sweeps/Were Swept.............. 1-3 .979), and home runs (T4th, 10). 7th OPS .979 W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals).............446-435
Scored First............................18-11 8th wRC+ 157 2020 GAME LOG
Opponent Scored First........ 5-22 STREAKIN' STEVENSON 9th SLG% .583
DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1-run games............................ 6-8 Andrew Stevenson has hit safely in a career-high eight straight games...Dur- 10th On-Base% .397
8/4vsNYM W, 5-3 Corbin-Matz-Hudson
1 or 2 run games...................10-13 ing the streak, he is hitting .375 (9-for-24) with four doubles, one triple, seven RBI, one HBP, two walks, one 8/5vsNYM L, 3-1 Porcello-Fedde-Lugo
Comeback Wins......................7-13 stolen base and four runs scored...Five of the nine hits have come with runners in scoring position. 8/10atNYM W, 16-4 Corbin-Matz-None
Last AB Wins........................... 4-3 8/11atNYM W, 2-1 Scherzer-Porcello-Hudson
Walkoff Wins............................2-2 THE KID IS ALRIGHT 8/12atNYM L, 11-6 Familia-Sánchez-None
Extra Innings.............................3-1 Luis García is 13-for-37 (.351) with two doubles, one homer, six RBI and seven runs scored over his last 12 8/13atNYM L, 8-2 Peterson-Voth-None
Led After 6.............................21-5 games...He has hit safely in eight of 12. 9/24vsNYM
Led After 7.............................. 15-3 • He ranks among National League rookies (min. 120 PA) in average (3rd, .289), slugging (4th, .388), OPS 9/25vsNYM
Led After 8...............................16-1 (5th, .695) and OBP (7th, .306). 9/26vsNYM
Tied After 6...............................2-1 • García also ranks fourth among NL rookies with 35 hits despite playing in only 36 games...Every other 9/27vsNYM
Tied After 7...............................3-2 player in the top six has played in at least 41 games
MIKE RIZZO
Tied After 8............................... 1-1
Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General
Behind After 6......................0-26 BACKSTOP BATS Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 12th season as the head
Behind After 7.......................0-23 Combined, Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki are hitting .273, third-best among catching tandems in the National of Washington’s baseball operation and his 37th season
Behind After 8......................0-26 League...They also rank among NL catching corps in doubles (2nd, 14), on-base percentage (5th, .332), slug- in professional baseball in 2020...On Sept. 6, 2020, Rizzo
Division Games....................14-22 ging percentage (5th, .429), and OPS (5th, .761). and the Nationals agreed to a multi-year contract exten-
Vs. Other Divisions.................9-11 • Gomes ranks among National League catchers (min. 105 PA) in average (T2nd, .273), slugging percent- sion...Through the MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades
Vs. A.L. Teams.........................9-11 age (4th, .444), and OPS (4th, .753). and key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former 100-
Vs. N.L. Teams......................14-22 • Suzuki ranks among National League catchers (min. 120 PA) in average (4th, .267), on-base percentage loss team into one with eight consecutive winning sea-
Vs. A.L. East.............................9-11 5th, .344), slugging percentage (4th, .400), and OPS (4th, .744). sons, four division titles, five Postseason appearances and
Vs. N.L. East..........................14-22 the 2019 World Series Championship...Rizzo is the fourth-
Hit 0 HR..................................11-14 REPLAY RANKINGS longest tenured GM in Major League Baseball.
Hit 1+ HR................................12-19 Through games on Tuesday (the most recent data provided by MLB), Washington's replay team has chal- DAVE MARTINEZ
Hit 2+ HR................................. 8-9 lenged 12 plays and eight have been overturned (8-for-12; 66.7%)...They trail only the Boston Red Sox (9-for- Third-year manager Dave Martinez was named the sev-
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs....... 1-25 12, 75%) and Chicago White Sox (8-for-11, 72.2%) for the best marks in Major League Baseball...The Chicago enth field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017...
Scored 4 or More Runs........ 22-8 Cubs and Kansas City Royals are also 8-for-12, 66.7%. Through a steady, unwavering approach, consistent
Scored 5 or More Runs........ 20-7 strategy and never-ending positivity and support for the
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs..... 14-7 REALLY BIG RINGS players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on an
Allowed 4 or More Runs......9-26 Produced by Jostens, the 2019 World Series Championship rings feature an average of 170 total diamonds, 32 improbable run to the 2019 World Series Championship...
Allowed 5 or More Runs...... 5-24 custom-cut sapphires, 31 custom-cut rubies, and 24 princess-cut rubies for an impressive precious total stone The 2020 season marks his 32nd season in professional
baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder, Martinez
More Hits than Opponent.... 17-6 carat weight of 23.2 carats.
joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a Major League
Fewer Hits than Opponent. 3-25
coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Committed No Errors...........12-16
Committed 1 or More Errors.11-17 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Starter Goes at least 5 inn..15-21 @dougherty_jesse - Washington Post (Sept. 23)
Starter Goes at least 6 inn.... 9-8 Juan Soto stat courtesy of @AlexChappell and the
Starter Goes at least 7 inn.... 5-2 MASN postgame show just now: Juan Soto's 69 career
Home Whites..........................0-0 homers are evenly split between left, center and right
Champions Gold.................... 6-13 IN THE COMMUNITY field, 23 shots to each. That's remarkable.
Road Greys.............................. 6-9 WORLD SERIES RING SWEEPSTAKES @Britt_Ghiroli - The Athletic (Sept. 23)
Red Alternates........................0-0 Fans can enter for a chance to win a 2019 World Series Washington Nationals Championship Ring, fitted and The Nationals were eliminated late last night but
Blue Alternates.......................11-11 personalized by Jostens. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of baseball history, filled with manager Davey Martinez is optimistic about the 2020
Blue Stars & Stripes...............0-0 all the memories and symbolism of the championship season, crafted from 14-karat white and yellow gold champs.
White Stars & Stripes.............0-0 with 23.20 carats in precious gems. Contest ends October 3, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. Proceeds benefit Washing- "I do believe in my heart that next year we’ll compete
ton Nationals Philanthropies. To enter visit natsringsweeps.com.
again for a division title and get in the playoffs.”
NATIONALS HISTORY @Todd_Dybas - NBC Sports Washington (Sept. 23)
Sept. 24 (10-5) Soto was asked how he stays patient when not seeing
2019 – The Nationals clinched a Wild Card berth following a doubleheader sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies a lot of pitches in the zone:
coupled with a loss by the Chicago Cubs. Following the 6-5 win in game two, the Nationals stayed on the field
"Try to think every pitch is going to be a strike, if not
to watch the Pirates finish off the Cubs to officially put the Nationals in the Postseason. A celebration ensued
just take it.”
on the field and eventually carried into the clubhouse. It marked Washington’s fifth Postseason appearance
and first via one of two National League Wild Card spots. So, there you have it kids. Easy peasy.
GRAND SLAMS
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES