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Washington Nationals (4-0) at Atlanta Braves (2-2) RHP A.J. Cole (0-0, -.--) | RHP Julio Teheran (0-0, 6.35) Tues., April 3 l 7:35 p.m. ET l Game #5 / Road #5 SunTrust Park l Atlanta, GA Television: MASN 2 l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 4-0, 1st place, National League East • Home: 0-0 • Road: 4-0 • Streak: W4 • Last Five: 4-0 • Last Ten: 4-0 WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT Leading after 6.................. 4-0 WINNING WAYS ATLANTA BRAVES Tied after 6 ........................ 0-0 The Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves, 8-1, on Monday to run their record to 4-0...It is the best Dave Martinez capped his 16-year Major League career Trailing after 6 .................. 0-0 start in team history (2005-pres.), besting the 2014 Nationals, 2013 Nationals and 2008 Nationals who all with Atlanta in 2001, hitting .287 in 12 games...Matt Ad- started the season 3-0 before dropping their fourth game of their respective seasons...The 4-0 record is tied ams clubbed 19 home runs in 100 games for the Braves Leading after 7.................. 4-0 in 2017...The Braves made Nationals Pitching Coach Derek with the 1983 Expos for the second-best start in franchise (MON/WSH) history and trails only the 1972 Expos Lilliquist their first-round selection (6th overall) back in the Tied after 7 ........................ 0-0 for the best start (5-0). 1987 Amateur Draft. Trailing after 7 .................. 0-0 • Not only have the Nationals not lost, they have not trailed at any point this season...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, their 36.0 consecutive innings without trailing is the longest streak to start the THE SERIES Leading after 8.................. 4-0 season in franchise and team history...The 2003 Montreal Expos (30.0 innings; 3/31/03-4/04/03) held The Nationals went 10-9 against the Braves in 2017...Since Tied after 8 ........................ 0-0 the franchise record and the 2013 Washington Nationals (28.0 innings; 04/01/13-04/05/13) held the 2015, Washington is 40-18 against Atlanta. Trailing after 8 .................. 0-0 previous marks. 2018 / BY THE NUMBERS Extra innings: .................... 0-0 2018 W-L ................................1-0 (0-0 in D.C., 1-0 in ATL) DAVEY’S DEBUT Streak ............................................................................W1 Scoring first........................ 4-0 Washington’s 4-0 record gives Dave Martinez one of the best starts to a managerial career in the last 25 Aggregate Score / 2018 ....................Nationals 8, Braves 1 Opponent scores first ........ 0-0 years...According to Elias, Martinez four-game winning streak is tied for the second-best mark for a first-year Shutouts ........................... 1-0 manager, behind Clint Hurdle (6-0, 2002 Rockies)...Martinez is tied with Brad Ausmus (2014 Tigers, 4-0) and ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS Jerry Royster (4-0, 2002 Brewers). W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ............................127-114 Scoring fewer than 3 ......... 1-0 W-L / Home (2005-present) ......................................71-50 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ........................57-37 Scoring 3 or more .............. 3-0 START ME UP W-L / Away (2005-present) .......................................56-64 Scoring 5 or more .............. 3-0 Through the first four games of the season, Derek Lilliquist’s starting pitchers are 4-0 with a 1.07 ERA (3 W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ........................341-356 ER/25.1 IP)...They have struck out 30 batters while issuing just four walks along the way. Series opener..................... 2-0 • In 2017, Washington’s starting staff ranked fourth in Major League Baseball in ERA (3.63) and fifth in 2018 AGAINST THE BRAVES Series finale ...................... 1-0 strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.07). DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE 4/2@ATL W, 8-1 Roark-Newcomb-None Home series W-L-T ......... 0-0-0 4/3@ATL BRYCE BEING BRYCE Road series W-L-T .......... 1-0-0 4/4@ATL Bryce Harper is 5-for-12 (.417) with three home runs, seven RBI, six walks and six runs scored across the Total series W-L-T........... 1-0-0 4/9vsATL first four games of the season...From April 1 at CIN to April 2 at ATL, Harper reached base safely in eight 4/10vsATL Home series sweeps .......... 0-0 straight plate appearances, clubbing three home runs and walking five times during the stretch...The streak 4/11vsATL Road series sweeps ............ 1-0 was just two shy of the Nationals record of 10, set by Nick Johnson from June 18-20, 2009. 5/31@ATL 6/1@ATL Total series sweeps ........... 1-0 • On April 2 at ATL, he walked four times in addition to his three-run home run...It was his fifth career game with at least four walks...Since 2012 (Harper’s rookie year), only Paul Goldschmidt (6) has re- 6/2@ATL corded more games of at least four walks. 6/3@ATL At home ............................. 0-0 7/20vsATL On the road ....................... 4-0 • Harper enters Tuesday riding a 15-game hitting streak against the Atlanta Braves dating to Sept. 18, 7/21vsATL 2016...During the streak, he is hitting .364 (20-for-55) with five doubles, four homers, 16 RBI, 12 walks 7/22vsATL After day off ...................... 0-0 and 14 runs scored...It is the longest active hitting streak against Atlanta. 8/7vsATL • With 428 RBI for his career, Harper is just four shy of tying Ian Desmond for second-most in Nationals 8/8vsATL One-run games ................. 1-0 history behind Ryan Zimmerman (938). 8/9vsATL Two-run games.................. 1-0 9/14@ATL ADAM’S EATIN’ 9/15@ATL 9/16@ATL Come-from-behind wins........... Through the first three games,Adam Eaton is 8-for-17 (.615) with two doubles, two homers, five RBI and Last at-bat W-L ................. 0-0 seven runs scored...His seven runs lead Major League Baseball and his 1.231 slugging percentage is good DAVE MARTINEZ Walk-off W-L ..................... 0-0 for third (second in the NL) so far this season...For his efforts, Eaton was named National League Player of Nationals manager Dave Martinez was named the seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct. Facing left-handed SP....... 1-0 the Week on Monday. 30, 2017. He joined the Nationals for what will be Facing right-handed SP ... 3-0 • He led the offense in Washington’s 13-7 win on Saturday afternoon, going 5-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and one run scored...It was his first career five-hit game and was just the second his 30th season in professional baseball. A 16-year Day games ........................ 3-0 time in Nationals history (2005-pres.) that a player recorded at least five hits, with three extra-base hits Major League outfielder, Martinez has been a Major Night games...................... 1-0 and three RBI (Also: Anthony Rendon, 4/30/17 vs. NYM). League coach for the last 10 seasons, serving as Cubs • On Sunday, he went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored...Saturday and Sunday marked manager Joe Maddon’s bench coach and right-hand March/April ....................... 4-0 the third time he’s homered in back-to-back games, first since June 25-26, 2015. man in Chicago (2015–17) as well as Tampa Bay May ................................... 0-0 (2008–14). This is the first Major League managerial June................................... 0-0 TREA AGAINST THE BRAVES assignment of Martinez’s career. July .................................... 0-0 Trea Turner has hit .395 (51-for-129) with eight doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 24 RBI and 34 runs August............................... 0-0 scored in 32 career games against the Atlanta Braves...Among active players with at least 31 games played WHAT THEY’RE SAYING September/October. ........... 0-0 against Atlanta, Turner ranks first in batting average (.395), first in slugging percentage (.698), first in OPS @JamalCollier - Nationals.com (April 2) (1.117) and seventh in on-base percentage (.419). Bryce Harper steps up to the plate to imperial March. Pre All-Star break .............. 4-0 • On Sept. 29, 2015, Turner clubbed his first career home run, a solo shot in the sixth inning off Matt Braves fans boo him loudly. Harper homers. 4-0 Nats Post All-Star break ............ 0-0 Wisler at Turner Field. @masnKolko - MASN (April 2) Wearing home whites ........ 0-0 Tanner Roark gets the handshake from Davey Mar- Wearing road greys ............ 3-0 tinez after seven stellar innings, allowing just a run. Wearing red alternates ...... 1-0 This rotation has gotten off to a tremendous start to Wearing blue stars & stripes . 0-0 NATIONALS HISTORY the season. Wearing white stars & stripes . 0-0 April 3 (3-4 on this date) 2006 – The Nationals opened the 2006 season at home versus the New York Mets. The Nationals appeared @chelsea_janes - Washington Post (April 2) When homering .................. 3-0 to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth, but first-base umpire Tim Tschida (umps had rotated on Ryan Goodwin singles up the middle and two runs score. When playing error free ...... 2-0 Zimmerman’s double to LF) called Alfonso Soriano out at home when replays confirmed that catcherPaul It’s 8-1. He continues to have solid ABs whenever When SP goes 6.0+ IP ....... 4-0 LoDuca had dropped the relay throw. The Nationals fell to the Mets, 3-2. When SP goes 7.0+ IP ....... 1-0 given the chance. When SP goes 8.0+ IP ....... 0-0 2013 – Led by Gio Gonzalez, who tossed 6.0 innings of two-hit, shutout ball and clubbed a solo home run of @masnKerr - MASNSports.com (April 2) his own in the fifth inning, the Nationals topped the Marlins, 3-0, in the second game of the 2013 season.