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Colorado Rockies (59-45) vs. Washington Nationals (61-40) RHP Erick Fedde [0-0, -.--] | LHP Kyle Freeland [10-7, 3.64] // RHP Edwin Jackson [1-1, 4.76] | RHP Jon Gray [3-1, 5.84] Sunday, July 30 l 1:35 p.m. // 7:05 p.m. l Games #102 & #103 / Home #50 & 51 l Nationals Park l Washington, D.C. Television: MASN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 61-40, 1st place, National League East • Home: 28-21 • Road: 33-19 • Streak: L1 • Last Five: 3-2 • Last Ten: 6-4 NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT LET’S PLAY TWO! COLORADO ROCKIES The Washington Nationals and Colorado Rockies will wrap up this three-game set with a day- The Nationals and Rockies conclude their season series this week with three games in D.C.... night doubleheader on Sunday, the result of a rainout on Friday evening...After today’s twin The Nationals took three of four games from the Rockies in Colorado in April...Rockies 1B Ian bill, the Nationals will travel to Miami to open a six-game, seven-day road trip that will take Desmond was the Nationals’ starting shortstop from 2010-15, earning one All-Star selection them to play the Marlins, followed by a three-game set with the Chicago Cubs. and three Silver Slugger awards...Over the course of his career in Washington (2009-15), • The Nationals are 8-3-17 (sweeps-swept-splits) when playing twice in a single day, and Desmond (originally drafted by the Montreal Expos in 2004 and a product of Washington’s 33-23 overall in doubleheaders, since baseball returned to Washington in 2005. player development system) posted a .264 batting average with 110 home runs, 185 doubles, • The Nationals fell to the Rockies, 4-2, on Saturday night, joining 11 other clubs in playing 21 triples, 432 RBI, and 122 stolen bases in 927 games. a one- or two-run game...Via the Elias Sports Bureau, 12 of Saturday’s 15 games were decided by either one or two runs...Nine games were decided by a one-run margin, three THE SERIES games by a two-run margin...It was the highest total of games decided by either one or two The Rockies hold the edge in the all-time series with the Nationals, 50-36 since 2005, but the runs, considering those days on which no more than 15 games were played, in just over Nationals have turned the tables in recent years, going 17-13 vs. COL since the start of the three years -- since 12 of 15 games were decided in that manner on July 27, 2014. 2013 season -- including a 5-1 record in 2014. • More via Elias, MLB-wide the average margin of victory Saturday was 1.93 runs/game, the lowest average margin on a day with at least 15 G over the last five seasons (2013-17). 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS 2017 W-L .............................................................................. 3-2 (0-1 in D.C., 3-1 in Colorado) HELLO, HONDO Streak ..............................................................................................................................Lost 1 When Nationals 1B Ryan Zimmerman clubbed his second home run of the game in the Aggregate Score / 2017 ....................................................................Nationals 48, Rockies 33 fourth inning on Thursday, it marked the 237th home run of his career and pulled him into a Home Runs Hit / 2017 ...........................................................................Nationals 8, Rockies 8 tie with Frank Howard for the most home runs in D.C.-baseball history...With one more home run, Zimmerman will become D.C.’s all-time longball leader, which will add to the many other ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS milestones he’s reached already this season...On July 22 at ARI, Zimmerman passed 3B Tim W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ........................................................................................36-50 Wallach to move into first place all-time on the franchise (Nationals/Expos) list with 361 career W-L / Home (2005-present) ..............................................................................................15-26 doubles, and on July 17 at CIN, Zimmerman passed OF Vladimir Guerrero (234) for the most W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ................................................................................11-19 home runs in franchise history. W-L / Away (2005-present) ...............................................................................................21-24 • Per Elias, Zimmerman is one of four active players who are their franchise’s all-time HR W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) .................................................................................82-106 leader: OF Ryan Braun (MIL), 3B Evan Longoria (TBR), & OF Giancarlo Stanton (MIA). • In addition, Zimmerman is one of five players selected top-five overall in their respective 2017 AGAINST THE ROCKIES DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG MLB draft to currently lead the team that drafted them in HR: RF Darryl Strawberry (NYM), 4/24@ L, 4-8 Estevez-Romero-None 3:00 7/29 L, 2-4 Márquez-Roark-Holland 2:49 CF Ken Griffey Jr. (SEA), Ryan Braun (MIL), and 3B Evan Longoria (TBR). 4/25@ W, 15-12 Romero-Márquez-None 3:26 (1:06) 7/30 4/26@ W, 11-4 Roark-Chatwood-None 3:23 7/30 • Zimmerman also ranks among franchise leaders in : 4/27@ W, 16-5 Gonzalez-Senzatela-None 3:25 CATEGORY TOTAL RANK CHASING RBI 901 2nd Tim Wallach, 1st (905) TRANSACTIONS AND DISABLED LIST Total Bases 2,726 2nd Tim Wallach, 1st (2,728) 7/28 ... Acquired INF/OF Howie Kendrick and cash considerations from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange Runs 852 2nd Tim Raines, 1st (947) for Minor League LHP McKenzie Mills and international bonus pool money. 7/29... Activated INF/OF Howie Kendrick...Placed INF Stephen Drew on the 10-day disabled list with a Games 1,500 3rd Gary Carter, 2nd (1,503) left abdominal strain...Designated 1B/3B Matt Skole for assignment...Optioned C Pedro Severino to Hits 1,613 3rd Tim Raines, 2nd (1,622) Triple-A Syracuse post-game. Walks 563 3rd Gary Carter, 2nd (582) 7/30... Selected the contract of RHP Erick Fedde...Granted OF Chris Heisey his release...Recalled C Pedro Severino from Triple-A Syracuse as 26th man for doubleheader. STREAK SNAPPED DISABLED LIST Held hitless for the first time since June 30, Nationals RF Bryce Harper’s career-best 19- PLAYER INJURY 10/60 DL PLACED / RETRO REINSTATED #GAMES Adam Eaton L. Knee Strain 60 April 29 78 game hitting streak came to an end on Saturday night...Harper’s streak tied for the longest Jayson Werth L. Foot Contusion 60 June 5 / June 4 47 hitting streak in the Major Leagues this season with KCR’s Whit Merrifield & HOU’s Jose Koda Glover Lower Back Stiffness 60 June 11 40 Shawn Kelley R Trapezius Strain 10 June 18 / June 17 34 Altuve...Harper hit .429 (33-for-77) with seven doubles, one triple, nine homers, 21 RBI, 12 Trea Turner R Wrist Fracture 10 June 30 22 Michael A. Taylor R. Oblique Strain 10 July 7 16 walks and 26 runs scored during the streak. Joe Ross R. Elbow Sprain 60 July 14 / July 11 13 • Harper also saw his career-best 27-game on-base streak come to a close on Saturday...In Ryan Raburn L. Trapezius Strain 10 July 26 / July 23 5 Stephen Strasburg R. Elbow nerve impingement 10 July 27 / July 24 4 that span, Harper hit .402 with a .492 OBP and a .766 SLG. Stephen Drew L. Abdominal Strain 10 July 29 / July 26 3 • Via ESPN Stats & Information, Saturday was just the second time all season that Harper, Trea Turner R. Hamstring Strain 10 April 10 / April 9 April 21 10 Koda Glover L. Hip Impingement 10 April 26 May 12 14 2B Daniel Murphy and 1B Ryan Zimmerman (ranked No.’s 3-2-9 in the NL in batting Shawn Kelley Lower Back Strain 10 May 5 / May 2 May 12 9 Stephen Drew R. Hamstring Strain 10 April 12 May 29 41 average, respectively) all started AND were held hitless. Jose Marmolejos L. Forearm Strain 60 Feb. 24 June 1 52 Joe Blanton R Shoulder Inflammation 10 May 17 June 11 21 Sammy Solis L. Elbow Inflammation 60 April 19 July 1 65 REMARKABLE RENDON Chris Heisey R Biceps Rupture 10 May 24 July 7 40 3B Anthony Rendon enters Saturday’s game leading the National League and ranked third Chris Heisey L Groin Strain 10 July 23 5 in the Major Leagues in Wins Above Replacement (WAR) via FanGraphs.com....Rendon’s 5.2 WAR is behind only HOU 2B Jose Altuve (5.5) and NYY OF Aaron Judge (5.8). DUSTY BAKER • Rendon has hit .381 (43-for-113) with 11 doubles, 10 HR, 29 RBI, 23 walks and 25 runs Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on scored since June 15, leading MLB in SLG (.743), and ranking 2nd in OBP (.493). Nov. 3, 2015. A three-time N.L. Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000), and a finalist in 2016, • Because of this recent surge, Rendon has climbed near the top of the NL season leader- Baker’s clubs have won 90 games or more on nine occasions. With a victory on April 10 vs. STL, boards in OBP (5th, .419), SLG (6th, .585), walks (9th, 58), and AVG (10th, .314). Baker became the 16th winningest manager in baseball history, passing Jim Leyland to move into the No. 16 spot alone on the all-time list...His 1,827-1,611 career managerial record slots POP FROM THE TOP him second in the win column among active managers behind only SFG’s Bruce Bochy (No. Since Nationals SS Trea Turner was hit with a pitch that fractured his wrist on June 29, OF 15, 1,829).