Washington Nationals (36-20) at Los Angeles Dodgers (35-24) RHP Max Scherzer [6-3, 2.56] | RHP Brandon Mccarthy [5-2, 3.38] Tuesday, June 6 L 7:10 P.M

Washington Nationals (36-20) at Los Angeles Dodgers (35-24) RHP Max Scherzer [6-3, 2.56] | RHP Brandon McCarthy [5-2, 3.38] Tuesday, June 6 l 7:10 p.m. PT / 10:10 p.m. ET l Game #57 / Road #32 l Dodger Stadium l Los Angeles, CA Television: MASN2 l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 36-20, 1st place, National League East • Home: 16-9 • Road: 20-11 • Streak: W2 • Last Five: 4-1 • Last Ten: 8-2 NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT STARTING STRONG LOS ANGELES DODGERS The Washington Nationals began the final stop on this current west coast swing with a 4-2 win The Nationals and Dodgers open their season series this week in Los Angeles and conclude over the Los Angeles Dodgers, moving to 6-1 on this nine-game, 10-day trek through Califor- it Sept. 15-17 in D.C....The ties between the 2016 NLDS foes run deep, starting with Nation- nia...Behind a strong performance from starter LHP Gio Gonzalez (6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 als manager Dusty Baker, who played for LA for eight seasons (1976-1983)...Baker was a K) and three shutdown innings from the bullpen, 3B Anthony Rendon (2-for-3, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 two-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger, and a Gold Glove outfielder for the Dodgers, hitting R), C Matt Wieters (1-for-4, 2 RBI) and RF Bryce Harper (1-for-4, RBI) provided the offense. .281 in 1,117 games with 144 home runs, 179 doubles, and 586 RBI, and an integral part of • Washington now has a 15-5 record in series-openers this season. the 1981 World Series Championship team...Joining him on that team was Nationals first • At 36-20 (.643) the Nationals own the best record in the National League, behind only the base coach Davey Lopes, who played for LAD from 1972-1981, was a four-time All-Star and Houston Astros (42-16, .724) for the top winning percentage in Major League Baseball. a Gold Glover, and his 418 stolen bases rank second all-time in Dodgers history... Dodgers • Washington’s 36-20 record is the best mark though 56 games in franchise history (Nation- President and CEO Stan Kasten served as the Nationals President for five seasons, from als/Expos), now two games better than the previous franchise best (1994 Expos), and 2006-10...Nationals OF Jayson Werth hit .247 with 23 homers and 90 RBI in 191 games three games ahead of the pace set by the 2016 Nationals (33-23). with the Dodgers from 2004-05...Nationals RHP Joe Blanton is a two-time former Dodger, including out of their bullpen in 2016 when he was 7-2 with a 2.48 ERA in 75 appearances RAKING WITH RISP (80.0 IP)...OF Chris Heisey appeared in 33 games for the Dodgers in 2015, going 10-for-55 The name atop the Major League leaderboard for batting average with runners in scoring posi- (.182) with two doubles, two HR and nine RBI...Dodgers LHP Rich Hill was a member of the tion on June 6 is none other than Nationals C Matt Wieters, who leads the league with a .455 Nationals’ organization in 2015. average with ducks on the pond...Wieters, who is now 15-for-33 in those situations, added a pivotal two-run single on Monday night...Perhaps most interestingly about Wieters’ success THE SERIES in these situations -- he’s also driven in 18 runs, primarily out of the No. 7 or No. 8 spot in the The Dodgers hold the edge in the all-time series since baseball returned to the District in 2005, lineup -- is that often all he requires is a single: of his 15 hits with RISP, only four have gone 44-28...The Nationals took the 2014 season series from LA, 4-2, but fell in the 2015 version, for extra-bases (two home runs, two doubles). 2-4, and in 2016, 1-5. • 2B Daniel Murphy (13th) and 3B Anthony Rendon (19th) join Wieters on the Major League RISP leaderboard at .380 and .360, respectively. 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS 2017 W-L .......................................................................................1-0 (0-0 in D.C., 1-0 in L.A.) LEADING THE WAY TO THE ASG Streak ............................................................................................................................. Won 1 The Nationals’ offense leads Major League Baseball in almost every category, including: bat- Aggregate Score / 2017 ....................................................................... Nationals 4, Dodgers 2 ting average (.277), on-base percentage (.345), slugging percentage (.477), OPS (.823), ex- Home Runs Hit / 2017 .......................................................................... Nationals 1, Dodgers 0 tra-base hits (211), and RBI (311), while ranking second in doubles (113)...Washington leads the NL and ranks second in MLB in runs scored (318) and hits (548), and third in HR (87). ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS • In the latest National League All-Star balloting update, announced on Monday, 1B Ryan W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ........................................................................................28-44 Zimmerman, 2B Daniel Murphy, and RF Bryce Harper are all leading their respective W-L / Home (2005-present) ..............................................................................................18-18 positions and are on track for this year’s mid-summer classic in Miami...Harper (1,459,235) W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ................................................................................13-14 and Murphy (1,149,130) currently have more votes than any other National League player. W-L / Away (2005-present) ...............................................................................................10-26 • It’s for good reason that Zimmerman has overtaken CHI 1B Anthony Rizzo...Zimmer- W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ...............................................................................195-271 man ranks in MLB in batting average (1st, .372), RBI (1st, 48), extra-base hits (T1st, 34), slugging percentage (2nd, .704), OPS (2nd, 1.121), total bases (2nd, 140), hits (3rd, 74), 2017 AGAINST THE DODGERS DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG and HR (T3rd, 16)...In his last 12 games, Zimmerman is hitting .404 (19-for-47) with two 6/5@ W, 4-2 Gonzalez-Ryu-Perez 3:05 9/15 doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, five walks and 11 runs scored. 6/6@ 9/16 • RF Bryce Harper ranks among MLB hitters in runs scored (2nd, 46), on-base percentage 6/7@ 9/17 (3rd, .438), OPS (4th, 1.077), walks (T5th, 36), slugging percentage (4th, .639), RBI (T8th, TRANSACTIONS AND DISABLED LIST 44), and home runs (T11th, 15). 5/29 ... Reinstated INF Stephen Drew from the 10-day disabled list...Optioned LHP Matt Grace to Triple-A • WSH is the only team with four players already over the 35-RBI threshold (Zimmerman, 48; Syracuse. Harper, 44; 2B Daniel Murphy, 40; 3B Anthony Rendon, 36). 5/31... RF Bryce Harper suspended by Major League Baseball (three-game suspension). 6/1 .....Reinstated INF Jose Marmolejos from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Double-A Harris- burg...Transferred OF Adam Eaton to the 60-day disabled list. MORE ABOUT ZIM 6/4 .....RF Bryce Harper returned from suspension. 1B Ryan Zimmerman is the all-time leader in virtually every offensive category in Nation- 6/5 .....Selected OF/INF Ryan Raburn from Triple-A Syracuse...Placed OF Jayson Werth on the 10-day disa- als history (2005-present)...Here’s a look at where he ranks in franchise history (Nationals/ bled list with a left foot contusion...Designated RHP Rafael Martin for assignment. Expos): CATEGORY TOTAL RANK CHASING DISABLED LIST Doubles 356 2nd Tim Wallach, 1st (360) PLAYER INJURY 10/60 DL PLACED / RETRO REINSTATED #GAMES Sammy Solis L. Elbow Inflammation 10 April 19 41 RBI 877 2nd Tim Wallach, 1st (905) Adam Eaton L. Knee Strain 10 April 29 31 HR 231 2nd Vladimir Guerrero, 1st (234) Joe Blanton R Shoulder Inflammation 10 May 17 16 Runs 832 2nd Tim Raines, 1st (947) Chris Heisey R Biceps Rupture 10 May 24 10 Jayson Werth L. Foot Contusion 10 June 5 / June 4 2 Walks 555 3rd Gary Carter, 2nd (582) Trea Turner R. Hamstring Strain 10 April 10 / April 9 April 21 10 Hits 1,579 3rd Tim Raines, 2nd (1,622) Koda Glover L. Hip Impingement 10 April 26 May 12 14 Shawn Kelley Lower Back Strain 10 May 5 / May 2 May 12 9 Games 1,462 3rd Gary Carter, 2nd (1,503) Stephen Drew R. Hamstring Strain 10 April 12 May 29 41 Total Bases 2,668 3rd Andre Dawson, 2nd (2,679) Jose Marmolejos L. Forearm Strain 60 Feb. 24 June 1 52 1,800 AND COUNTING DUSTY BAKER The Nationals’ victory on Friday night marked career win No. 1,800 for manager Dusty Baker, Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on making him the 16th manager in Major League history to cross the 1,800-win mark...Twelve Nov. 3, 2015. A three-time N.L. Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000), and a finalist in 2016, of the first 15 managers who reached the milestone before Baker are already in the Hall Baker’s clubs have won 90 games or more on nine occasions. With a victory on April 10 vs. STL, of Fame...Baker, who ranks No. 16 on the all-time managerial wins list with an 1,802-1591 Baker became the 16th winningest manager in baseball history, passing Jim Leyland to move record, is the second-winningest active manager, just 11 victories behind Giants manager into the No. 16 spot alone on the all-time list...His 1,802-1,591 career managerial record slots Bruce Bochy (1,813). him second in the win column among active managers behind only SFG’s Bruce Bochy (No.

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