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RHP Erick Fedde (3-4, 4.60) | RHP Tyler Mahle (2-5, 5.53)
Sat., June 4, 2022 l 4:10 p.m. ET l Game #55 / Road #28
Great American Ballpark | Cincinnati, OH
TV: MASN | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Network
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2019 World Series Champions • National League East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 • National League Wild Card: 2019
WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
Home...................................... 9-18 LANE TRAIN MILESTONE TRACKER CINCINNATI REDS
Road......................................10-17 The Washington Nationals topped the Cincinnati Reds, 8-5, on Fri- Who Category Milestone The Nationals and Reds will play seven times this
Day........................................... 8-11 day night, led by Lane Thomas' 3-for-5, three home runs, four RBI Nelson Cruz Home Runs 500 (454) year (3 in D.C., 4 in CIN)...Nationals manager Dave
Night......................................11-24 game...Nelson Cruz also recorded three hits, going 3-for-5 with Nelson Cruz Home Runs 462 (454)
Martinez and spent the 1992 season with Cincin-
* Tying Jose Canseco and Adam Dunn for No. 37 on
Current Streak......................... W1 one home run, one RBI and two runs scored...Josiah Gray earned MLB's all-time HR list. nati, hitting .254 with 20 doubles, five triples, three
Last 5 Games........................... 1-4 his sixth win of the season after tossing 6.0 innings and allowing Nelson Cruz Hits 2,000 (1,956) homers, 31 RBI and 47 runs scored in 135 games...
Last 10 Games.........................5-5 just two runs (one earned) with nine strikeouts against three walks. Dave Martinez Wins 300 (285) Hitting coach Darnell Coles was Martinez's team-
April........................................ 7-16 • Thomas is the seventh player in Nationals history (2005- mate during the 1992 season with Cincinnati...Right-
May.........................................11-17 pres.) to record three home runs in a single game (Last: Kyle Schwarber, 6/20/21 vs. NYM) and the handed pitcher Tanner Rainey played for the Reds
June.......................................... 1-2 seventh player to do so in Major League Baseball this season. in 2018 and earned his first MLB win against them
Vs. LHSP.................................. 8-11 on June 1, 2019...RIght-handed pitcher, Josiah Gray,
Vs. RHSP...............................11-24 FORMULA FOR SUCCESS was drafted by the Reds in the second round of the
Series Opener....................... 5-12 In their 19 wins this season, the Nationals have scored 143 runs (7.5 runs/game) and have hit a combined First-Year Player Draft....Reds right-handed reliever
Series Opener at Home........ 2-6 .306/.377/.471...They have scored at least 10 runs six times this season, tied for the second-most in all of Major Hunter Strickland was a member of the Nationals'
Series Opener on Road........ 3-6 League Baseball...The pitching staff has recorded a 2.83 ERA with a .220 opponents' batting average in the 19 2019 World Series championship team.
By Series..............................3-12-1 wins...Washington has outscored its opponents 143-57 (+86) in 19 wins. 2022 RECORD
By Home Series................... 1-6-1 • In their 35 losses, the Nationals have scored just 72 runs (2.1 runs/game) while hitting .220/.282/.313... W-L..................................... 1-1 (0-0 in D.C., 1-1 in CIN)
By Road Series................... 2-6-0 The pitchers have recorded a 6.69 ERA and a .299 opponents' batting average in losses. Streak......................................................................... W1
Rubber Games....................... 2-4 Aggregate Score.........................Nationals 9, Reds 13
Sweeps/Were Swept............ 0-3 AS A TEAM ALL-TIME RECORD
Scored First..........................13-14 Nationals hitters have recorded 456 hits this season, third-most in the National League (4th in MLB)...Ad- W-L / Nationals (2005-present)........................ 57-51
Opponent Scored First........6-21 ditionally, Washington ranks in the National League in batting average (5th, .252) and doubles (3rd, 91). W-L / Home (2005-present)...............................31-21
1-run games........................... 4-5 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).............. 27-16
1 or 2 run games.................... 6-9 BE LIKE MAIK W-L / Away (2005-present).............................26-30
Comeback Wins.....................7-15 Maikel Franco is 10-for-32 (.313) with three doubles, three RBI, one walk and one run scored in his last eight W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)............. 235-260
Last AB Wins............................2-1 games...He has hit safely in seven of the eight games and recorded multi-hit efforts in three of them. 2022 GAME LOG
Walkoff Wins........................... 0-1 • His 14 doubles this season lead the Nationals and rank tied for seventh in the National League, while his DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
Extra Innings...........................1-0 54 hits rank tied for 14th in the National League. 6/2atCIN L, 8-1 Ashcraft-Adon-None
Led After 6............................ 17-2 • Franco has hit safely in five straight games, going 7-for-19 (.368) during the streak. 6/3atCIN W, 8-5 Gray-Minor-Rainey
Led After 7.............................. 17-1 6/4atCIN
Led After 8..............................19-1 CRUZ-ING 6/5atCIN
Tied After 6............................. 1-2 In 14 games dating to May 20, Nelson Cruz is hitting .404/.481/.574 with five doubles, one homer, eight RBI, 8/26vsCIN
Tied After 7..............................1-0 six walks, one stolen base and eight runs scored...He's hit safely in 11 of the 14 games and has recorded six 8/27vsCIN
Behind After 6....................... 1-31 multi-hit efforts along the way.. 8/28vsCIN
Behind After 7....................... 1-34 • In 25 games, dating to May 6, Cruz has a .341/.420/.511 slash line, with six doubles, three homers, 16 RBI, MIKE RIZZO
Behind After 8.....................0-34 11 walks, one stolen base and 14 runs scored. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and Gen-
Division Games..................... 5-14 eral Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 14th season as the
Vs. Other Divisions..............14-21 BELL'S BAT BELL'S NL RANKS head of Washington’s baseball operation and his 39th
Vs. A.L. Teams........................ 2-4 Josh Bell is 16-for-45 (.356) with two doubles, one homer, seven RBI, three Rk. Stat No. season in professional baseball...On Sept. 5, 2020,
Vs. N.L. Teams...................... 17-31 walks and five runs scored in his last 12 games...He’s hit safely in 10 of the 12. 4th Strikeout% 11.7% Rizzo agreed to a multi-year contract extension...He
Vs. A.L. West.......................... 2-4 • In addition to his NL ranks (see box to right), Bell has reached base 6th On-Base% .382
enters the 2022 season as the second-longest tenured
safely in 46 of 53 games this season. 7th Average .306
Vs. N.L. East........................... 5-14
7th Hits 59 General Manager in Major League Baseball...Under
Vs. N.L. Central....................... 3-6 Rizzo’s leadership, the Nationals have transformed
Vs. N.L. West..........................9-11 I WALK THE LINE into one of Major League Baseball’s perennially elite
Hit 0 HR................................9-20 Juan Soto has recorded at least one walk in 10 of his last 11 games, dating to May 24...He recorded a walk in clubs, winning a World Series in 2019, earning four
Hit 1+ HR...............................10-15 nine straight games from May 24 through June 1...The nine-game walk streak is the longest in Major League National League East titles (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Hit 2+ HR.................................7-2 Baseball this season…It tied the second-longest streak of his career behind his 10-game streak, Sept. 20-27, and one Wild Card berth (2019) in the last 10 seasons.
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs..... 3-28 2020. DAVE MARTINEZ
Scored 4 or More Runs........ 16-7 • Soto leads Major League Baseball with 44 walks this season. Fifth-year manager Dave Martinez was named the
Scored 5 or More Runs........ 15-2 seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct.
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs....12-4 HAIL CÉSAR 30, 2017...Martinez has led the club through a steady,
Allowed 4 or More Runs.......7-31 César Hernández has hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games while hitting .288 (17-for-59) with four doubles, six unwavering approach, consistent strategy and never-
Allowed 5 or More Runs..... 5-28 RBI, four walks and 10 runs scored. ending positivity and support for players...That in-
More Hits than Opponent...14-6 • He is hitting .301 with 10 doubles, one triple, 12 RBI, 12 walks, one hit by pitch, two stolen bases and 22 cludes an improbable run to the 2019 World Series
Fewer Hits than Opponent.3-27 runs scored in 38 games since April 23...He's raised his slash line from .217/.250/.261 entering play on Championship...Martinez was awarded with a multi-
Committed No Errors..........15-16 April 23 to .276/.324/.342 entering play on Saturday. year contract extension on Sept. 26, 2020...A 16-year
Committed 1 or More Errors.4-19 • Hernández ranks in the National League in hits (T3rd, 62) and multi-hit games (T6th, 17). Major League outfielder, Martinez joined the Nationals
Starter Goes at least 5 inn. 17-13 FARM REPORT after 10 seasons as a Major League coach in Chicago
Starter Goes at least 6 inn....7-5 CAROLINA LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Starter Goes at least 7 inn..... 1-1 Outfielder Jeremy De La Rosa (FBG) hit .372/.433/.553 and led the Carolina League in hits (35) and average WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
White Script Nationals........ 5-14 (.372) and was second in total bases (52) during the month of May. He finished fourth in OBP (.433) and OPS @andrewcgolden
City Connect............................2-3 (.986) and fifth in SB (10). De La Rosa recorded 12 multi-hit games and hit safely in 19 of 24 games. Lane Thomas with his second home run of the night, this
Blue Alternate.........................3-2 one an opposite field shot to right-center and the Nation-
als now lead 6-2.
Road Grey.............................. 6-12 TEH-OH-FEEL
Red Curly W........................... 2-4 Right-handed pitcher Rodney Theophile (FBG) has not allowed an earned run in his last two starts (10.2
Thomas's first multi-HR game of his career.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW IP)…He has 11 strikeouts, four walks and a .108 average (4-for-37) during this stretch…He leads Washington's
NAME MLB DEBUT system, all of Single-A and ranks fifth in Minor League Baseball with a 1.29 ERA this season...He also leads @andrewcgolden
SS Lucius Fox............. 4/10 vs. NYM Washington's Minor Leaguers in strikeouts (62), opponents' batting average (.182) and WHIP (0.88). Make that three. Lane Thomas is having himself a night.
LHP Evan Lee.................6/1 at NYM
ACTION JACKSON @Bobby_Blanco
In his last six starts, right-handed pitcher Jackson Tetreault (ROC) is 5-0 with a 1.42 ERA (5 ER/31.2 IP) with Josiah Gray just cruised through the heart of the Reds
31 strikeouts, 13 walks and a .174 opponents' batting average (19-for-110)...He ranks among Nationals Minor order in the bottom of the sixth on 10 pitches. Got two
Leaguers in ERA (2nd, 3.15), strikeouts (2nd, 51), opponents' average (2nd, .217) and WHIP (4th, 1.23). looking strikeouts.
#21 RAINEY, Tanner — RHP — 29 years old — Born: Folsom, La. — Drafted by Cincinnati (2nd rd., 2015) — University of West Alabama
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2022 WSH NL 1 1 6 8 16 0 0 16.1 12 6 4 0 6 18 1.10 2.20 2.20
LAST: 6/3 at CIN (Save, 1.0 IP, BB)
Hard-throwing right-handed reliever was acquired by the Nationals during the 2018 Winter Meetings.
• Last 5 G: 0.00 ERA, 3 Saves, 5.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 5 SO...Tossed scoreless relief in 1st 8 games of the season (3 SV, 6 H, BB, 7 SO).
• Recorded his 1st save of the season, 4/10 vs. New York (NL)...In 5 games after being recalled on 9/18/21 recorded 2 saves with a 1.93 ERA...
• Struck out 15 consecutive batters from 9/12 (with ROC) to 9/20 at MIA...2022 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam Fastball (70%) Slider (28.9%) Changeup (1.2%).
HOLDS: 1 IR / IS: 2 / 0 OPP. SLASH: .200 / .269 / .250
#61 RAMÍREZ, Erasmo — RHP — 31 years old — Born: Rivas, Nicaragua — Signed by Seattle as NDFA (9/1/2007)
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2022 WSH NL 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 21.2 27 11 9 3 3 17 1.38 4.36 3.74
LAST: 6/2 at CIN (1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, HR)
A veteran of 10 Major League seasons, Ramírez joined the Nationals on a Minor League contract, with an invite to Major League Spring Training.
• In 11 G in May: 1-0, 2.57 ERA (4 ER/14.0 IP), 18 H, 4 ER, HR, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 12 SO...Has tossed 2.0 IP or more 4X...Recorded 3.1 scoreless IP on 4/22 vs. SFG.
• Contract selected on April 21...Struck out 12, allowed 4 hits and 1 walk in 7.0 innings for Triple-A Rochester.
• Has a 4.31 ERA in 231 career MLB games...2022 Pitch Mix: Cutter (50%) Sinker (37.2%) 4-Seam Fastball (5.2%) Curveball (4.1%) Changeup (3.5%).
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 9 / 4 OPP. SLASH: .303 / .340 / .427
#51 WEEMS, Jordan — RHP — 29 years old — Born: Columbus, GA — Drafted by Boston (3rd rd., 2011) — Columbus High School
YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2022 WSH NL 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 2 1.80 2.70 10.80
LAST: 6/1 at NYM (0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB)
Left-handed reliever was claimed off waivers by the Nationals on Nov. 5, 2021...Made his Major League debut in 2021.
• Made Nationals debut on 5/231 at NYM (1.0 IP, 2 SO)...Prior to being selected, went 2-1 with 6 saves and a 3.38 ERA in 19 G for Triple-A ROC.
• Struck out 32 batters and walked just five in 24.0 IP...His 6 saves ranked 2nd among WSH's system...In 11 outings dating to 4/30: 14.1 IP, 23 SO, 2 BB.
• Made his Major League debut with Oakland in 2020...2022 Pitch Mix: 4-Seam Fastball (66.7%) Slider (26.7%) Changeup (6.7%)
HOLDS: 0 IR / IS: 0 /0 OPP. SLASH: .286 / .375/ .429
HITTERS NOTES vs. REDS
#15 ADAMS, Riley — C — 25 years old — Born: Encintas, CA — Drafted by Toronto (3rd rd., 2017) — University of San Diego PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Adams
2022 WSH NL 20 58 7 12 0 0 3 5 5 19 0 0 .207 .281 .362 .643 2022 3 0 0 0 .000
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (0-3, BB) ROAD TRIP: 2-6, BB Career 5 0 0 0 .000
Tall, powerful catcher was acquired by the Nationals at the 2021 Trade Deadline...Was Washington's No. 11 prospect, per Baseball America, entering 2022. Bell
• Has hit safely in 8 of last 11 starts: 9-for-35 (.257), 2 HR, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 6 R...Has hit safely in 9 of last 13 games overall (.263/.333/.421). 2022 9 3 1 1 .333
• Is 1 of 2 Nationals hitters (also: García) to not hit into a double play yet this season...Hit his 1st HR of the season on 4/23 vs. SFG. Career 292 82 10 38 .281
• In 20 starts with WSH in 2021, hit .306/.449/.532 with 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 5 HBP, 11 BB and 11 R...Was acquired in exchange for LHP Brad Hand. Cruz
• He appeared in 12 games with TOR across 2 MLB stints...Was rated by Baseball America as Toronto’s “Best Power Hitter” entering 2021 season. 2022 9 3 1 1 .333
RISP: .154 (2-13), 1 HR, 3 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/28/22 vs. COL (Stephenson) CAREER HOMERS: 5 Career 62 20 4 12 .323
Fox
#19 BELL, Josh (S) — 1B — 29 years old — Born: Irving, TX — Drafted by Pittsburgh (2nd rd., 2011) — Dallas Jesuit College Preparatory High School 2022 0 0 0 0 —
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Career 0 0 0 0 —
2022 WSH NL 53 193 28 59 9 0 5 29 22 26 0 1 .306 .382 .430 .812 Franco
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (1-5) ROAD TRIP: 9-20, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, R 2022 8 3 0 1 .375
Switch-hitting first baseman was acquired by Washington on 12/24/20...Became the Player Ambassador for WSH's Youth Baseball Academy in 2021. Career 121 34 5 15 .281
• Last 12 G: 16-for-45 (.356), 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 5 R...NL ranks: multi-hit games (T6th, 17), OBP (6th, .382), average (7th, .306) & hits (7th, 59). Garcia
• Also ranks 4th in the NL in strikeout% (11.7%)...Ranks among MLB switch hitters in AVG (1st), OBP (2nd), OPS (2nd), SLG (4th) and RBI (4th). 2022 7 1 0 0 .143
• Is .331/.403/.500, 6 2B, 5 HR, 18 RBI as a LHB and .261/.346/.304 with 3 2B, 11 RBI as a RHB. Career 30 6 0 3 .200
• Since May 13, 2021: .293/.377/.487 with 29 2B, 3B, 29 HR, 107 RBI, 81 BB and 87 R in 174 G...Hit his 1st HR of the season, 4/8 vs. NYM (Scherzer). Hernandez, C
RISP: .333 (19-57), 1 HR, 24 RBI LAST HOMER: 6/2/22 at CIN (Ashcraft) CAREER HOMERS: 118 2022 9 1 0 1 .111
Career 145 34 4 18 .234
#23 CRUZ, Nelson — DH — 41 years old — Born: Las Matas de Santa Cruz, DOM — Signed by New York (NL) as a NDFA (2/17/98) Hernandez, Y
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2022 3 1 0 0 .333
2022 WSH NL 49 179 25 43 6 0 5 28 22 40 1 0 .240 .325 .358 .683 Career 9 2 0 0 .222
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (3-5, HR, RBI, 2 R) ROAD TRIP: 3-11, HR, RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 3 R Robles
A seven-time All-S tar, four-time Silver Slugger winner and ranks third on Major League Baseball’s active career home run list with 454 home runs. 2022 7 1 0 0 .143
• Has hit safely in 11 of 14 games: 19-for-47 (.404), 5 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 6 BB, HBP, SB, 8 R...Last 25 G: .341/.420/.511 with 6 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 11 BB, HBP, SB, 14 R. Career 28 8 0 1 .286
• Raised slash line from .143/.233/.209 on 5/3 to .240/.325/.358 entering play today....Is 8-for-17 (.471) with 11 RBI, with 2 outs/RISP. Ruiz
• Hit his first home run as a National, 4/10 vs. NYM...On 5/11 vs NYM hit a 3-run HR, passing HOF Carl Yastrzemski for 39th on the all-time HR list. 2022 4 0 0 0 .000
• Since the start of 2014, leads MLB with 297 HR...Is 1 of 6 active players who has played 1900+ games...448 home runs are the most in MLB since 2007. Career 17 5 2 3 .294
RISP: .302 (13-43), 1 HR, 22 RBI LAST HOMER: 6/3/22 at CIN (Minor) CAREER HOMERS: 454 Soto
2022 8 1 1 1 .125
#26 FOX, Lucius (S) — INF — 24 years old — Born: Nassau, BAH — Signed by San Francisco as NDFA (7/2/15) Career 59 19 5 7 .322
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Thomas
2022 WSH NL 10 25 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 9 1 0 .080 .115 .080 .195 2022 5 3 3 4 .600
LAST GAME: ROAD TRIP: Career 43 10 4 6 .233
Speedy, switch-hitting middle infielder was claimed off waivers in Nov. 2021...Recorded 142 stolen bases across 5 Minor League seasons. vs. MAHLE
• Recalled on 6/3...Hit .289 with 3 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 7 BB, 3 SB, 8 R in 14 games with Triple-A...Recorded his 1st MLB hit, 5/1 at SFG (INF 1B off A. Cobb). PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG
• Stole 1st MLB base later in the inning...Made his MLB debut, 4/10 vs. NYM.Put down a game-tying safety squeeze bunt in the 8th inn.. Adams
• Became the 9th Bahamian born player in MLB history...In 2021, hit .245 with a .353 OBP with 15 2B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 37 BB, 19 SB and 43 R in 62 MiLB games. 2022 0 0 0 0 —
RISP: .167 (1-6), 0 HR, 2 RBI LAST HOMER: N/A CAREER HOMERS: 0 Career 1 0 0 0 .000
Bell
#7 FRANCO, Maikel — 3B — 29 years old — Born: Azua, DOM — Signed by Philadelphia as NDFA (1/13/10) 2022 0 0 0 0 —
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Career 16 3 0 1 .188
2022 WSH NL 54 206 15 54 14 0 3 24 8 42 0 0 .262 .287 .374 .661 Cruz
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (1-5, RBI) ROAD TRIP: 7-19, RBI, BB 2022 0 0 0 0 —
Veteran third baseman joined the Nationals on a Minor League contract with an invite to 2022 Major League Spring Training. Career 2 1 1 1 .500
• Last 5 G: 9-for-17 (.368), RBI, BB...Leads Washington and is tied for seventh in the NL with 14 doubles...Has hit safely in 13 of his last 17 games. Fox
• Is 1 of 10 players in MLB at least two separate four-hit games...Is 7-for-18 (.389), 3 2B, HR, 9 RBI w/2 outs and RISP. 2022 0 0 0 0 —
• Has recorded two 3-RBI games (5/7 at LAA & 5/15 vs. HOU)...Recorded 3 straight multi-hit G, 4/11-4/13...Hit 2nd career 4 hit/5 RBI game, 4/11 at ATL. Career 0 0 0 0 —
• Spent majority of the 2021 season with Baltimore...Joined ATL's system on 8/31...In 2020, led the Royals and was 3rd in the AL with 16 doubles. Franco
RISP: .314 (16-51), 1 HR, 20 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/14/22 vs. HOU (Maton) CAREER HOMERS: 124 2022 0 0 0 0 —
Career 4 0 0 0 .000
#2 GARCÍA, Luis — INF — 22 years old — Born: New York, NY — Signed by Washington as a NDFA (7/2/16) Garcia
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2022 0 0 0 0 —
2022 WSH NL 3 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455 Career 3 0 0 0 .000
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (1-4, 2B) ROAD TRIP: 2-11, 2B Hernandez,C.
Left-handed hitting infielder with an advanced approach for his young age...Made his Major League debut in 2020 as the youngest player in the Majors 2022 0 0 0 0 —
• Was recalled on 6/1...Hit .314 with 6 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 16 BB and 39 runs in 42 games with Triple-A Rochester...Was IL Player of the Week on 4/18. Career 7 1 0 0 .143
• Ranked in WSH system: 3B (2nd, 4), AVG (3rd, .314), HR (3rd, 8), RBI (3rd, 32), SLG (3rd, .531), OPS (3rd, .899), R (3rd, 39), XBH (4th, 18), OBP (8th, .368). Hernandez,Y.
• Enjoyed four Major League stints in 2021...From Aug. 31-end of 2021, led the NL with 12 2B...Was tied with J. Altuve and W. Merrifield for MLB lead. 2022 0 0 0 0 —
• Capped the 2021 season hitting .293 (17-for-58) with 5 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 1 BB and 6 runs across his last 15 games...He hit safely in 11 of the 15 games Career 3 1 0 0 .333
RISP: .000 (0-3), 0 HR, 0 RBI LAST HOMER: 9/22/21 vs. MIA (Hernandez) CAREER HOMERS: 8 Robles
2022 0 0 0 0 —
#1 HERNÁNDEZ, César (S) — 2B — 31 years old — Born: Valencia, VEN — Signed by Philadelphia as NDFA (7/2/07) Career 1 1 0 0 1.000
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Ruiz
2022 WSH NL 54 225 31 62 13 1 0 14 14 45 2 1 .276 .324 .342 .666 2022 0 0 0 0 —
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (1-5, RBI, R) ROAD TRIP: 4-21, RBI, 2 R Career 0 0 0 0 —
Veteran second baseman was a 2020 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winner...Hit a career-high 21 home runs in 149 games between CLE and CWS. Soto
• Last 14 G: 17-for-59 (.288), 4 2B, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 10 R...Leads WSH and ranks in NL in hits (T3rd, 62) and multi-hit G (T6th, 17). 2022 0 0 0 0 —
• Last 37 G: .296/.352/.375, 10 2B, 3B, 12 RBI, 12 BB, HBP, 22 R, 2 SB...Went from .217/.250/.261 on 4/23 to .276/.324/.342 entering play today. Career 8 3 1 1 .375
• On 5/25 vs. Los Angeles (NL) recorded game-winning RBI in 1-0 win...Scored a run in 7 straight games from 4/10-4/16. Thomas
• In 2021, hit a career-high 21 HR in 149 games between CLE and CWS...Has 18 career leadoff HR, tied for 9th among active MLB players. 2022 0 0 0 0 —
RISP: .326 (14-43), 0 HR, 13 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/26/21 vs. TOR (Ryu) CAREER HOMERS: 70 Career 6 0 0 0 .000
#29 HERNANDEZ, Yadiel — OF — 34 years old — Born: Matanzas, Cuba — Signed by Washington as a NDFA (10/1/16)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 WSH NL 40 140 14 40 9 0 4 23 11 32 1 1 .286 .336 .436 .771
LAST GAME: 6/2 at CIN (1-3, BB) ROAD TRIP: 1-13, 2 BB
Power-hitting left-handed hitting outfielder made his Major League debut in 2020 at the age of 32 after 6 seasons in Cuba and 3 in Washington’s system.
• Leads Washington a with a .359 average with runners in scoring position.
• Is .333/.357/.407 with 2 2B, 5 RBI, BB vs. LHP and .274/.331/.442 with 7 2B, 4 HR, 18 RBI vs. RHP.
• Recorded 5 straight multi-hit games, 4/30-5/5, tied for the longest streak in MLB this season...Recorded a career-high 5 RBI on 5/1 at SFG.
• Since the start of 2021, is hitting .277/.330/.421 with 17 2B, 3B, 13 HR, 55 RBI, 32 BB, 4 SB, 47 R, HBP in 151 games.
RISP: .359 (14-39), 2 HR, 21 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/28/22 (G2) vs. COL (Kuhl) CAREER HOMERS: 14
HITTERS NOTES TOP PROSPECTS
#16 ROBLES, Victor — OF — 24 years old — Born: Santo Domingo, DOM — Signed by Washington as NDFA (7/2/13) Baseball America - May 12 update
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 1. Cade Cavalli, RHP
2022 WSH NL 45 127 18 30 7 0 1 19 8 42 5 0 .236 .300 .315 .615 2. Brady House, SS
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (1-4, 2B, R) ROAD TRIP: 1-14, 2B, BB, R 3. Yasel Antuna, OF
Washington’s top prospect for three straight seasons (2017-19)...Finalist for the 2019 Rawlings Gold Glove after leading CF with 12 outfield assists.. 4. Cristhian Vaquero, OF
• Last 8 G: 8-for-30 (.267) with a 2B, HR, 7 RBI, BB, HBP, 4 R, 4 SB...Last 16 G: 13-for-48 (.271) with a 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 2 HBP, 3 BB, 8 R, 5 SB. 5. Andry Lara, RHP
• Last 35 G: .276/.336/.371 with 7 2B, HR, 18 RBI, 3 HBP, 6 BB, 5 SB, 17 R...Recorded a career-high 6 RBI on 5/28 vs. COL (G 1). 6. Cole Henry, RHP
• Leads National League (T1st in MLB) with 5 bunt hits...Matched a career-high with 4 hits on 4/27 at SFG. 7. Joan Adon, RHP
• Since the start of 2019, ranks 3rd in MLB with 54 HBP...His 58 career HBP are 2nd most in Nationals history (2005-pres.) behind Danny Espinosa (73). 8. Gerardo Carrillo, RHP
RISP: .294 (10-34), 1 HR, 18 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/28/22 vs. COL (Goudeau) CAREER HOMERS: 26 9. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
10. Armando Cruz, SS
#20 RUIZ, Keibert (S) — C — 23 years old — Born: Valencia, VEN — Signed by Los Angeles (NL) as NDFA (7/20/14) 11. Aldo Ramirez, RHP
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 12. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
2022 WSH NL 40 147 15 39 11 0 1 12 12 16 2 0 .265 .327 .361 .688 13. Matt Cronin, LHP
LAST GAME: 6/2 at CIN (0-4) ROAD TRIP: 1-12, 2 BB, R 14. Jackson Cluff, SS
A switch-hitting catcher, Ruiz was Washington’s top prospect and the No. 11 prospect in all of baseball according to Baseball America entering 2022. 15. Donovan Casey, OF
• Last 31 G: .284/.366/.394 with 9 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 12 BB, 2 SB, 2 HBP, 13 R...Has reached base safely in 12 of his last 15 games. 16. Daylen Lile, OF
• Ranks among NL catchers in hits (3rd, 39)...Recorded season-high 3 hits on 5/3 at COL & 5/18 at MIA. 17. Tim Cate, LHP
• Ranks 2nd in the National League with a 9.8% strikeout rate...Has just 12 strikeouts in 147 plate appearances (8.2%) in last 35 games. 18. Sammy Infante, SS
• Hit go-ahead 10th inn. double in WSH 5-4 win, 5/18...Reached safely 5x that game (3-for-3, 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB, R)...Hit 1st HR of the season, 5/5 at COL. 19. Mitchell Parker, LHP
RISP: .234 (11-47), 0 HR, 11 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/5/22 at COL (Chacín) CAREER HOMERS: 5 20. Evan Lee, LHP
21. Israel Pineda, C
#22 SOTO, Juan (L) — OF — 23 years old — Santo Domingo, DOM — Signed by Washington as NDFA (7/2/15) 22. Daniel Marte, OF
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 23. Roismar Quintana, OF
2022 WSH NL 54 193 30 43 11 0 10 17 44 35 4 1 .223 .370 .435 .805 24. Tres Barrera, C
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (1-4, HR, RBI, BB, R) ROAD TRIP: 2-19, 2B, HR, RBI, 4 BB, 2 R 25. Seth Romero, LHP
In first 4 seasons, has proven to be one of the most productive and feared hitters in MLB while putting together historic numbers for players aged under 23 26. Mason Denaburg, RHP
• His last 5 hits have all been extra-base hits (3 2B, 2 HR)...Leads MLB with 44 walks...Walked at least once in 9 straight games, May 24 to June 1. 27. Jordy Barley, SS
• Ranks 10th in the NL in on-base percentage (.370)...Recorded season-high 3 walks on 5/18 at MIA. 28. Drew Millas, C
• Recorded season-high 3 hits on 5/1 at SFG...Hit 100th career HR on 4/12 at ATL...Recorded 500th career hit on 4/22 vs. SFG. 29. Seth Shuman, RHP
• Was named to his first NL All-Star team in 2021...His 145 BB in 2021 were most in a season since Barry Bonds set the MLB record for BB w/ 232 in 2004. 30. T.J. White, OF
RISP: .077 (3-39), 0 HR, 5 RBI LAST HOMER: 6/3/22 at CIN (Minor) CAREER HOMERS: 108
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#28 THOMAS, Lane — OF — 26 years old — Born: Knoxville, Tenn. — Drafted by Toronto (5th rd., 2014) — Bearden (TN) High School 1. Brady House, SS
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2. Cade Cavalli, RHP
2022 WSH NL 44 128 13 27 5 1 6 22 10 39 1 0 .211 .268 .406 .674 3. Cole Henry, RHP
LAST GAME: 6/3 at CIN (3-5, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R) ROAD TRIP: 3-8, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R 4. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
Acquired from STL in exchange for LHP Jon Lester on 7/30/21...Was “Fastest Baserunner” & “Best Defensive Outfielder” by Baseball America at time of trade 5. Cristhian Vaquero, OF
• Hit 3 home runs on 6/3 at CIN...Was the 7th 3-homer game in WSH history (2005-pres.)...Has hit safely in 20 of 34 starts this season 6. Andry Lara, RHP
• Is 5-for-16 (.313) with 6 RBI, with 2 outs/RISP...Hit 1st HR of the season, 5/4 at COL...In 2021, was recalled to WSH on 8/15. 7. Gerardo Carrillo, RHP
• In 45 games with WSH in 2021, hit .270/.364/.489 with 14 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 27 BB, 4 SB and 33 runs...17 multi-hit games. 8. Armando Cruz, SS
• Reached safely in a career-high 15 straight games from Aug. 29-Sept. 12: going 21-for-62 (.274) with 2 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 9 walks and 13 runs. 9. Daylen Lile, OF
RISP: .216 (8-37), 0 HR, 12 RBI LAST HOMER: 6/3/22 at CIN (Hoffman) CAREER HOMERS: 18 10. Aldo Ramirez, RHP
WALK-OFFS / HOMERS 11. Yasel Antuna, OF
WALK-OFF WINS 12. Matt Cronin, LHP
DATE SCORE BATTER/RUNNER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 13. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
14. Roismar Quintana, OF
WALK-OFF HOMERS 15. Mitchell Parker, LHP
DATE SCORE BATTER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 16. Branden Boissiere, 1B
17. Evan Lee, LHP
BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (2) 18. Donovan Casey, OF
DATE SCORE BATTERS PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 19. Drew Millas, C
4/12 at ATL L, 16-4 Juan Soto/Josh Bell Bryce Elder 6th 2 Soto's 100th career HR...Bell's 2nd HR of season 20. Sammy Infante, SS
6/3 at CIN W, 8-5 Lane Thomas/Juan Soto Mike Minor 3rd 1 Part of Thomas' 3-homer game 21. Jackson Cluff, SS
22. Lucius Fox, SS
GRAND SLAMS 23. Dustin Saenz, LHP
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 24. Israel Pineda, C
25. Ricardo Mendez, OF
LEADOFF HOME RUNS 26. TJ White, OF
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN NOTES 27. Jordy Barley, INF
28. Yoander Rivero, SS
PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS 29. Mason Denaburg, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTER RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 30. Jake Irvin, RHP