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LHP Patrick Corbin (3-9, 6.59) | RHP Tyler Wells (4-4, 3.62)
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 l 7:05 p.m. ET l Game #72 / Road #34
Oriole Park at Camden Yards | Baltimore, Md.
TV: MASN 2 | 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....................................12-26 SERVING UP THE SHUTOUT MILESTONE TRACKER BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Road.....................................13-20 The Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles, 3-0, in the Who Category Milestone The Nationals and Orioles will meet four times in
Day.........................................12-14 first game of this two game series on Tuesday night...Erick Fedde Nelson Cruz Home Runs 500 (456) 2022 (2 in D.C., 2 in BAL)...The Nationals went 3-3
Night..................................... 13-32 (6.0 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 SO), Kyle Finnegan (1.0 IP, H, 3 SO), Carl Edwards Nelson Cruz Home Runs 462 (456) against the Orioles in 2021...Nationals manager
* Tying Jose Canseco and Adam Dunn for No. 37 on
Current Streak........................ W2 Jr. (1.0 IP, SO) and Tanner Rainey (1.0 IP, H, 2 SO) combined to MLB's all-time HR list. Dave Martinez and Orioles manager Brandon Hyde
Last 5 Games...........................2-3 blank the Orioles. Nelson Cruz Hits 2,000 (1,973) were members of the same coaching staff in Chi-
Last 10 Games.........................2-8 • After this two-game series, the Nationals will enjoy another Dave Martinez Wins 300 (291) cago (NL) for three seasons (2015-17)...Nelson Cruz
April........................................ 7-16 day off on Thursday before facing off against the Texas Rang- (2014) and Maikel Franco (2021) spent one season
May.........................................11-17 ers in a three-game series this weekend. with the Orioles...Austin Voth pitched five seaons
June.........................................7-13 (2018-22) with the Nationals.
Vs. LHSP................................10-15 PITCH PERFECT 2022 RECORD
Vs. RHSP...............................15-31 Washington's starting pitching staff has not allowed an earned run in 21.0 consecutive innings dating to the W-L................................. 1-0 (0-0 in D.C., 1-0 in BAL)
Series Opener........................7-15 fourth inning on June 17 vs. Philadelphia...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 21.0 inning streak is the Streak......................................................................... W1
Series Opener at Home........ 3-8 longest active streak in MLB and it is tied for the fifth-longest streak in the Majors this season. Aggregate Score...................... Nationals 3, Orioles 0
Series Opener on Road.........4-7 • Over the last three games, Nationals pitchers as a whole have allowed just one earned run in 28.0 in- ALL-TIME RECORD
By Series............................. 5-15-1 nings (0.32 ERA) while holding opposing batters to a .149 average against (15-for-101, 2B, HR). W-L / Nationals (2005-present).......................39-48
By Home Series...................2-8-1 W-L / Home (2005-present)..............................21-22
By Road Series....................3-7-0 HEY! CARL! GOOD TO SEE YOU! W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)...............18-19
Rubber Games....................... 2-4 Carl Edwards Jr. ranks among National League relievers in opponents' batting average (3rd, .123), hits per W-L / Away (2005-present)..............................18-26
Sweeps/Were Swept............ 0-5 9.0 innings (3rd, 3.63) and WHIP (6th, 0.81). W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)..................48-54
Scored First..........................17-16 • Since his debut in 2015, Edwards Jr. ranks second among all Major League relievers with a .162 oppo- 2022 GAME LOG
Opponent Scored First.......8-30 nents' batting average behind only Milwaukee's Josh Hader (.138). DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE
1-run games........................... 5-8 • Edwards Jr. has tossed 4.0 innings of no-hit, shutout relief across his last four outings...He has six strike- 6/21atBAL W, 3-0 Fedde-Lyles-Rainey
1 or 2 run games................... 9-13 outs and one walk during this stretch. 6/22atBAL
Comeback Wins....................11-17 9/13vsBAL
Last AB Wins.......................... 3-4 BELL'S BAT 9/14vsBAL
Walkoff Wins.......................... 0-2 On Friday, Josh Bell became the first player in Nationals history (2005- BELL'S NL RANKS
MIKE RIZZO
Extra Innings............................1-3 pres.) to hit three home runs in a doubleheader, according to the Elias Rk. Stat No.
Nationals President of Baseball Operations and Gen-
Led After 6............................22-3 Sports Bureau...He joined Rusty Staub (4, 8/1/70 vs. LAD) and Larry Par- T5th Multi-Hit Games 22
6th Strikeout% 13.9% eral Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 14th season as the
Led After 7............................ 22-2 rish (3, 9/22/79 at PHI) as the only players in franchise history (MON/WSH) 9th RBI 44 head of Washington’s baseball operation and his 39th
Led After 8............................. 24-1 to do it, per Elias. 10th On-Base% .377 season in professional baseball...On Sept. 5, 2020,
Tied After 6............................. 1-4 • In addition to his overall National League ranks (see box to the right), T10th Hits 74 Rizzo agreed to a multi-year contract extension...He
Tied After 7............................... 1-1 Bell is one of the top switch hitters in Major League Baseball, rank- 11th Average .294
enters the 2022 season as the second-longest tenured
Tied After 8............................. 1-2 ing in average (2nd, .294), slugging percentage (2nd, .472), OPS (3rd, 11th OPS .849
General Manager in Major League Baseball...Under
Behind After 6..................... 2-39 .849), hits (3rd, 74), RBI (3rd, 44), on-base percentage (3rd, .377) and 11th wOBA .367
Rizzo’s leadership, the Nationals have transformed
Behind After 7...................... 2-43 homers (T3rd, 11).
into one of Major League Baseball’s perennially elite
Behind After 8.....................0-43
clubs, winning a World Series in 2019, earning four
Division Games.................... 6-24 CRUZ-ING
National League East titles (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Vs. Other Divisions.............19-22 In 30 games dating to May 20, Nelson Cruz is hitting .333/.410/.509 with 10 doubles, three homers, 18 RBI, 13
and one Wild Card berth (2019) in the last 10 seasons.
Vs. A.L. Teams........................ 3-4 walks, one hit by pitch, two stolen bases and 15 runs scored.
DAVE MARTINEZ
Vs. N.L. Teams....................22-42 • He ranks among National League hitters in on-base percentage (8th, .410), average (8th, .333) and hits
Fifth-year manager Dave Martinez was named the
Vs. A.L. East.............................1-0 (T9th, 36) during this stretch.
seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct.
Vs. A.L. West.......................... 2-4 • Cruz entered play on May 6 with a .143/.233/.211 slash line and is now hitting a .250/.332/.383 entering
30, 2017...Martinez has led the club through a steady,
Vs. N.L. East.......................... 6-24 play on Wednesday
unwavering approach, consistent strategy and never-
Vs. N.L. Central........................7-7
ending positivity and support for players...That in-
Vs. N.L. West..........................9-11 LUIS! LUIS!
cludes an improbable run to the 2019 World Series
Hit 0 HR................................ 9-25 Luis García joined the Nationals on June 1 and since that date, is hitting .342/.354/.481 with five doubles, two
Championship...Martinez was awarded with a multi-
Hit 1+ HR...............................16-21 homers, 10 RBI, one walk, one hit by pitch and nine runs scored...He's hit safely in 15 of the 20 games and has
year contract extension on Sept. 26, 2020...A 16-year
Hit 2+ HR................................ 11-3 reached safely in 16 of the 20.
Major League outfielder, Martinez joined the Nationals
Scored 3 or Fewer Runs..... 4-35 • His 27 hits during the month of June rank tied for fourth in the NL.
after 10 seasons as a Major League coach in Chicago
Scored 4 or More Runs........21-11 • García has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games, going 18-for-49 (.367) with three doubles, one homer, four
(2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14).
Scored 5 or More Runs.......20-4 RBI, one hit by pitch and six runs scored...He has six multi-hit games during this stretch.
Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs....14-6 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
Allowed 4 or More Runs.... 11-40 FORMULA FOR SUCCESS @JessicaCamerato - Nationals.com (June 21)
Allowed 5 or More Runs..... 8-36 In their 25 wins this season, the Nationals have scored 189 runs (7.6 runs/game) and have hit .308/.378/.491... Pitchers in the Nationals’ last shutout (May 25 vs.
More Hits than Opponent... 18-7 They have scored at least 10 runs eight times this season, tied for third-most in all of Major League Baseball... Dodgers): Fedde, Edwards Jr., Finnegan, Rainey.
Fewer Hits than Opponent.5-34 The pitching staff has recorded a 2.99 ERA with a .227 opponents' batting average in the 25 wins...Washing-
Committed No Errors.......... 17-21 ton has outscored its opponents 189-83 (+106) in 25 wins. Pitchers in tonight’s shutout vs. the Orioles: same.
Committed 1 or More Errors....... 8-25 • In their 46 losses, the Nationals have scored just 103 runs (2.2 runs/game) while hitting .220/.282/.315...
Starter Goes at least 5 inn.22-18 The pitchers have recorded a 6.47 ERA and a .293 opponents' batting average in losses. @ByMattWeyrich - NBCSportsWashington (June 21)
Starter Goes at least 6 inn...11-6 Most home runs for the Nationals since the 2021 trade
FARM REPORT deadline:
Starter Goes at least 7 inn.....2-1 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
White Script Nationals........6-19 Fredericksburg right-handed pitcher Marc Davis was named Carolina League Pitcher of the Week on Mon-
City Connect........................... 3-4 day...Davis tossed 5.0 innings of perfect relief with two strikeouts across two outings last week...He threw 2.0 1. Juan Soto (25)
Blue Alternate.........................7-6 innings on June 15 and 3.0 innings on June 19...Both outings were at Myrtle Beach (CHI). 2. Josh Bell (21)
Road Grey.............................. 6-12 3. Lane Thomas (15)*
Red Curly W............................2-5 START ME UP
#42...........................................1-0 Left-handed pitcher Mitchell Parker (WIL) is 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA (10 ER/46.0 IP), 54 strikeouts and a .163 *Includes one tonight
WELCOME TO THE SHOW opponents' batting average in 11 starts...His 54 strikeouts are tied for sixth-most among Nationals Minor @andrewcgolden - Washington Post (June 21)
NAME MLB DEBUT Leaguers...He's allowed just three earned runs in 19.2 innings (1.37 ERA) across his last five starts.
SS Lucius Fox............. 4/10 vs. NYM The Nationals tack on another run in the second. The
LHP Evan Lee.................6/1 at NYM NATIONALS HISTORY Orioles had a chance to turn a double play with the
RHP Jackson Tetreault..6/14 vs. ATL June 22 (6-6) bases loaded, but Roughned Odor makes an error on
2005 – Ryan Church made a game-ending circus catch to close out a 5-4 win at Pittsburgh, but was placed a César Hernández ground ball and everyone is safe.
on the 15-day Disabled List shortly after with a right rib cage ligament sprain.
#29 HERNANDEZ, Yadiel (L) — 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 51 175 18 47 10 0 4 25 12 46 2 1 .269 .314 .394 .708
LAST GAME: 6/21 at BAL (0-2, BB) ROAD TRIP: 0-2, 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 .348 AVG/w RISP...From Opening Day-May 23, hit .319/.355/.466 with 8 2B, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 7 BB, 13 R in 32 games.
• Is .300/.323/.367 with 2 2B, 5 RBI, BB vs. left-handed pitching and .262/.312/.400 with 8 2B, 4 HR, 20 RBI vs. right-handed pitching.
• Has recorded as season-high 10 doubles...Recorded 5 straight multi-hit games, 4/30-5/5...Recorded a career-high 5 RBI on 5/1 at SFG.
• Since the start of 2021, is hitting .271/.323/.405 with 18 2B, 3B, 13 HR, 57 RBI, 34 BB, 5 SB, 51 R, HBP in 163 games.
RISP: .348 (16-46), 2 HR, 23 RBI LAST HOMER: 5/28/22 (G2) vs. COL (Kuhl) CAREER HOMERS: 14
HITTERS NOTES TOP PROSPECTS
#16 ROBLES, Victor — OF — 25 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 60 159 24 38 7 1 1 19 10 46 6 0 .239 .303 .314 .617 2. Brady House, SS
LAST GAME: 6/21 at BAL (Defensive replacement, 0-1) ROAD TRIP: 0-1 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 23 G: 16-for-62 (.258) with a 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 10 R, 5 SB...Last 31 G: 21-for-80 (.263) with a 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 3 HBP, 5 BB, 14 R, 6 SB. 5. Andry Lara, RHP
• Last 52 G: .270/.329/.355 with 7 2B, 3B, HR, 18 RBI, 4 HBP, 9 BB, 6 SB, 23 R...Recorded a career-high 6 RBI on 5/28 vs. COL (G 1). 6. Cole Henry, RHP
• Tied for the National League lead (T2nd 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 55 HBP...His 59 career HBP are 2nd most in Nationals history (2005-pres.) behind Danny Espinosa (73). 8. Gerardo Carrillo, RHP
RISP: .306 (11-36), 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 54 201 18 51 13 0 2 15 16 23 3 0 .254 .314 .348 .662 13. Matt Cronin, LHP
LAST GAME: 6/21 at BAL (1-4, 2B, R) ROAD TRIP: 1-4, 2B, 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
• Ranks 2nd in the NL in strikeout% (10.4%)...Has reached base safely in 22 of his last 29 games...Tied for MLB lead with 12 runners caught stealing 16. Daylen Lile, OF
• Ranks Among NL catchers in catcher pickoff (1st, 3), doubles (1st, 13), catcher caught stealing (2nd, 10) and hits (3rd, 51). 17. Tim Cate, LHP
• Recorded season-high 3 hits on 5/3 at COL and 5/18 at MIA...Hit 1st HR of the season, 5/5 at COL. 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). 19. Mitchell Parker, LHP
RISP: .210 (13-62), 0 HR, 13 RBI LAST HOMER: 6/10/22 vs. MIL (Sánchez) CAREER HOMERS: 6 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 69 246 38 53 12 0 14 31 56 46 5 2 .215 .365 .435 .800 24. Tres Barrera, C
LAST GAME: 6/21 at BAL (0-3, BB) ROAD TRIP: 0-3, BB 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
• 10 of his last 15 hits have been extra-base hits (4 2B, 6 HR)...Leads MLB with 56 walks...Hit 1st multi-homer game of the season, June 4 at CIN. 27. Jordy Barley, SS
• Ranks T10th in the NL in homers (14) and 13th in on-base percentage (.365)...Walked at least once in 9 straight games, May 24 to June 1. 28. Drew Millas, C
• Recorded 500th career hit on 4/22 vs. SFG...Recorded season-high 3 hits on 5/1 at SFG...Hit 100th career HR on 4/12 at ATL. 29. Seth Shuman, RHP
• Named to his 1st NL All-Star team in 2021...His 145 BB in 2021 were most in a season since Bonds (232 in 200 set the MLB record for BB w/ 232 in 2004. 30. T.J. White, OF
RISP: .130 (7-54), 2 HR, 16 RBI LAST HOMER: 6/19/22 vs. PHI (Eflin) CAREER HOMERS: 112
MLBPipeline.com - May 23 update
#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 61 194 27 46 9 1 8 29 17 56 1 0 .237 .298 .418 .715 3. Cole Henry, RHP
LAST GAME: 6/21 at BAL (2-4, HR, RBI, R) ROAD TRIP: 2-4, HR, RBI, 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
• Last 18 G: 22-for-71 (.310), 4 2B, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 7 BB, 17 R...Hit 3 HR on 6/3 at CIN...Was the 7th 3-homer game in WSH history (2005-pres.). 6. Andry Lara, RHP
• Had 4 straight multi-hit games, 6/3-6/7...Is 7-for-22 (.318) with 7 RBI, with 2 outs/RISP...Hit 1st HR of the season, 5/4 at COL. 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...Had 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: .25 (13-51), 0 HR, 17 RBI LAST HOMER: 6/14/22 vs. ATL (Lee) CAREER HOMERS: 19 10. Aldo Ramirez, RHP
11. Yasel Antuna, OF
WALK-OFFS / HOMERS 12. Matt Cronin, LHP
WALK-OFF WINS 13. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
DATE SCORE BATTER/RUNNER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 14. Roismar Quintana, OF
15. Mitchell Parker, LHP
WALK-OFF HOMERS 16. Branden Boissiere, 1B
DATE SCORE BATTER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 17. Evan Lee, LHP
18. Donovan Casey, OF
BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (4) 19. Drew Millas, C
DATE SCORE BATTERS PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 20. Sammy Infante, SS
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 21. Jackson Cluff, SS
6/3 at CIN W, 8-5 Lane Thomas/Juan Soto Mike Minor 3rd 1 Part of Thomas' 3-homer game 22. Lucius Fox, SS
6/10 vs. MIL W, 11-5 Josh Bell/Keibert Ruiz Miguel Sánchez 6th 1 Bell's 6th HR of season...Ruiz's 6th career HR 23. Dustin Saenz, LHP
6/11 vs. MIL W, 8-6 Juan Soto/Nelson Cruz/Josh Bell Eric Lauer 5th 1 5th time in WSH history with 3 consecutive HR 24. Israel Pineda, C
25. Ricardo Mendez, OF
GRAND SLAMS 26. TJ White, OF
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 27. Jordy Barley, INF
28. Yoander Rivero, SS
LEADOFF HOME RUNS 29. Mason Denaburg, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTER PITCHER INN NOTES 30. Jake Irvin, RHP