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Nationals (1-1) at (1-1) RHP [16-6, 2.51] | LHP Jose Quintana [14-10, 3.53] Mon., Oct. 9 l 3:08 p.m. CT / 4:08 p.m. ET l Game #3 / NLDS l l Chicago, IL Television: TBS l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network

Standing: 97-65, 1st place, East • Home: 47-34 • Road: 50-31 • Streak: W1 • Last Five: 2-3 • Last Ten: 5-5 NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT WELCOME, OCTOBER CHICAGO CUBS In the 13th season since returned to Washington, D.C., the The Nationals and Cubs played seven games in 2017 (four in D.C., three in Chicago), with were crowned champi- Washington taking the regular-season advantage...Nationals President of Baseball Opera- ons for the fourth time in the last six years...The 2017 Nationals did tions and General Manager is a Chicago native and an alum of Holy Cross High so with a balanced attack and a steady approach, with an average of School and the University of Illinois...Manager went 322-326 in four seasons 16.2 wins per month and a 97-65 (.599) final regular-season record, (2003-06) as the manager of the Chicago Cubs, including a trip to the 2003 National League the second-best mark in the National League (: 104-58, .642) and the Championship Series, where they fell in seven games to the Marlins...Bench Coach fourth-best record in all of ...At 50-31 (.617), the Nationals owned the (1985-86) spent two seasons with the Cubs...First Base Coach best road record in the NL this season, as well as a new franchise record (Nationals/Expos) was acquired by the Cubs on Aug. 31, 1984 and went on to spend two-plus seasons (1984-86) for road wins in a single season (50)...The 50 road wins are the most for any NL team since with Chicago...RHP is from Wilmington, Illinois -- approximately 70 miles from the 2011 also went 50-31...The 819 runs Washington scored this season Wrigley Field -- and attended the University of Illinois. were the most in franchise history (Nationals/Expos), as were the 215 home runs the club hit. • The 2017 Nationals resided in first for all but four days, taking over sole possession on THE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES April 18 and remaining there for the season, winning the division by a 20.0-game margin. The Nationals hold a one-game lead over the Cubs in their all-time series, 44-43...The Nation- als claimed the 2017 regular-season series, 4-3...In their first match-up this season, June OH WHAT A NIGHT 26-29, the clubs split a four-game set, 2-2, at before the Nationals won two The Nationals evened the series on Saturday night in D.C., staging a furious comeback with of three at Wrigley Field, Aug. 4-6...Prior to this season, the Cubs claimed the season series a five-run eighth inning to top the Cubs, 6-3...Washington trailed, 3-1, entering the bottom of against Washington for two straight seasons (2015 & 2016). the eighth, but RF tied the game with a two-run bomb to deep right field...Three batters later, after 3B walked and 2B singled, 1B Ryan 2017 REGULAR SEASON / BY THE NUMBERS Zimmerman launched a three-run homer to left, sending the 43,860 at Nationals Park into a 2017 W-L...... 4-3 (2-2 in D.C., 2-1 in Chicago) frenzy -- and sending the series to Chicago tied, 1-1...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Streak...... Won 1 it was the first game in Postseason history that a team won in its last time up on separate Aggregate Score / 2017...... Nationals 39, Cubs 28 game-tying and game-winning home runs. Home Runs Hit / 2017...... Nationals 9, Cubs 10 • All of the runs in Game 2 were scored via ...Via Elias, the nine runs, all via homer, tied the most runs scored in a Postseason game in which every run came on a home run: ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS , Game 7, 1956 ( 9-0 vs. Brooklyn Dodgers). W-L / Nationals (2005-present)...... 44-43 W-L / Home (2005-present)...... 23-22 MR. WALK-OFF? HOW ABOUT MR. EIGHTH INNING W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)...... 17-18 Nationals 1B ’s game-winning home run was an eighth-inning swing on W-L / Away (2005-present)...... 21-21 Saturday night, which comes as no surprise as Zimmerman hit nine eighth-inning home runs W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)...... 315-291 (of his career-best 36) in the eighth inning during the regular season -- tied with LAD’s for the most in the Major Leagues...Via Elias, three of Zimmerman’s regular-season 2017 REGULAR SEASON AGAINST THE CUBS DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG eighth-inning homers broke a tie, as was also the case against the Cubs on Saturday. 6/26 L, 4-5 Butler-Gonzalez-None 3:54 8/4@ W, 4-2 Roark-Hendricks-Doolittle 2:43 6/27 W, 6-1 Scherzer-Arrieta-None 3:09 8/5@ L, 4-7 Lackey-Jackson-Davis 3:31 6/28 W, 8-4 Strasburg-Lackey-None 2:50 8/6@ W, 9-4 Kintzler-Edwards Jr.-None 3:06 STRAS ISSUES OPENING SALVO 6/29 L, 4-5 Pena-Treinen-Davis 3:12 Washington fell, 3-0, in Game 1 of the series, but the opener wasn’t devoid of positives, including a dominant performance from RHP (7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K). NLDS ROSTER • Strasburg set a new franchise record (Nationals/Expos) for in a postseason The Nationals’ NLDS roster is comprised of 11 (six right-handed pitchers, five game with 10, besting RHP Max Scherzer’s mark of seven (10/13/16, G5 NLDS vs. LAD). left-handed pitchers), two , six infielders and six .The Nationals’ veteran- laden squad will get a dash of youthful exuberance, but familiarity will be in their corner as 19 POSTSEASON PROS members of Washington’s 25-man roster have previous Postseason experience. The 2017 Nationals entered the NLDS with 19 members of their roster having previous Post- PITCHERS (11) CATCHERS (2) INFIELDERS (6) OUTFIELDERS (6) season experience -- and multiple who were no strangers to significant Postseason success: RHP C Jose Lobaton INF OF • 2B Daniel Murphy: The 2015 NLCS MVP, Murphy led the to the World RHP C 1B/OF OF Bryce Harper Series...In 21 career Postseason games, Murphy has hit .333 (27-for-81) with two doubles, RHP 2B Daniel Murphy INF/OF seven home runs, 17 RBI, 12 walks, three stolen bases, 17 runs, and a .617 slugging RHP Tanner Roark 3B Anthony Rendon OF Victor Robles percentage...Murphy has reached base in every Postseason game he’s ever played in (21 RHP Max Scherzer SS OF Michael A. Taylor straight), the second-most to begin a career in MLB history (Boog Powell: 25), via Elias. RHP Stephen Strasburg 1B Ryan Zimmerman OF • LF Jayson Werth: Werth has played in 60 career playoff games spanning nine different LHP seasons...In helping lead the Philadelphia Phillies to back-to-back appear- LHP Gio Gonzalez ances (and the 2008 title) in 2008-2009, Werth hit .292 with seven doubles, two triples, LHP Oliver Pérez nine home runs, 18 walks, 17 RBI and 22 runs scored...Werth’s career in Washington is LHP not without its own Postseason highlights, as his iconic walk-off home run in Game 4 of the LHP Sammy Solis 2012 NLDS is one of the most celebrated in Nationals history...On the whole, Werth’s 15 career Postseason home runs rank fourth-most among all active Major Leaguers. MIKE RIZZO • RHP Matt Albers and 1B/OF Adam Lind took themselves off an ignominious list on The architect of the Washington Nationals, President of Baseball Operations & General Man- Saturday as Albers pitched in his first Postseason game after 515 career regular-season ager Mike Rizzo has overseen the organization’s swift ascension into a perennial contender... appearances, the most among active pitchers, and Lind, whose pinch-hit single set-up The first hire made by the Lerner Family after assuming control of the franchise in July of Harper’s game-changing home run, appeared in his first Postseason game after 1,344 2006, Rizzo set out to build the Nationals into a playoff team by first addressing the Nationals’ regular-season contests, which was the most among active players. farm system -- building it into a powerhouse feeder system for the big league team -- and CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS / NATIONALS then keyed the organization’s transition to success at the Major League level...That success PLAYER G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG Difo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 is borne out in the numbers: Since 2012 only one team in baseball has collected more MLB Goodwin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — victories than WSH’s 555 (LAD, 1st: 559)...Washington also has a +664 run differential in this Harper 16 65 11 14 3 1 5 9 8 19 .215 .311 .523 Kendrick 32 104 11 22 4 1 2 6 3 23 .212 .231 .327 stretch -- the best by far in the Major Leagues -- exemplifying how strong its teams have been Lind 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 Lobaton 8 16 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 4 .250 .250 .625 on both sides of the ball under Rizzo’s tenure, particularly in the last six seasons. Murphy 21 81 17 27 2 0 7 17 12 15 .333 .415 .617 Rendon 11 45 3 11 0 0 2 6 4 9 .244 .306 .378 Robles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — DUSTY BAKER Taylor 5 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 .250 .200 Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on Turner 7 30 5 7 0 0 0 1 1 15 .233 .250 .233 Werth 60 216 37 54 12 2 15 30 38 73 .250 .366 .532 Nov. 3, 2015. A three-time N.L. Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000), and a finalist in 2016, Wieters 9 33 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 .091 .189 .121 Zimmerman16 50 5 17 3 0 3 9 3 10 .340 .370 .580 Baker’s clubs have won 90 games or more on nine occasions. With a victory on Aug. 13 vs. W L SV SVO G INN H R ER HR BB SO ERA Albers 0 0 0 0 1 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 SFG, Baker became the 14th-winningest manager in baseball history, passing Lou Piniella... Doolittle 0 1 1 4 9 10.0 11 6 4 1 2 12 3.60 Baker’s 1,863-1,636 career managerial record is just ahead of SFG’s (1,852- Gonzalez 0 0 0 0 5 23.1 17 13 11 3 15 21 4.24 Kintzler 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 1,855)...Baker currently has the most wins in MLB history among active managers. Madson 4 1 2 7 44 44.2 48 15 15 6 14 60 3.02 Perez 2 0 0 0 9 16.0 16 7 7 3 5 10 3.94 • The Nationals are the fourth club Baker has manned the for, stopping in San Fran- Roark 0 1 0 0 3 7.0 10 3 3 2 3 4 3.86 cisco (1993-2002), Chicago (2003-2006), & Cincinnati (2008-2013). Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Scherzer 4 4 0 0 14 74.2 56 32 31 8 27 92 3.74 • Baker is one of just four managers in MLB history to produce at least 1,500 hits as a player Solis 1 0 0 0 6 5.1 3 1 1 0 2 3 1.69 Strasburg 0 2 0 0 2 12.0 11 4 1 0 2 12 0.75 and win at least 1,500 games as a manager. SCHEDULE & PROBABLE PITCHERS: CUBS LEAD SERIES, 1-0 DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME DC TV DC RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER Sat., Oct. 7 vs. CHI 5:38 p.m. TBS 106.7 The Fan LHP Gio Gonzalez (15-9, 2.96) LHP (13-8, 4.33) Sun., Oct. 8 *** NLDS TRAVEL / WORKOUT DAY *** Mon., Oct. 9 at CHI 4:08 p.m. TBS 106.7 The Fan RHP Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51) LHP Jose Quintana (11-11, 4.15) Tues., Oct. 10 at CHI 5:38 p.m./8:08 p.m. TBS 106.7 The Fan RHP Tanner Roark (13-11, 4.67) RHP (14-10, 3.53) Weds., Oct. 11* *** IF NECESSARY, NLDS TRAVEL/WORKOUT DAY *** Thurs., Oct. 12* vs. CHI 5:38 p.m./8:08 p.m. TBS 106.7 The Fan TBA TBA *= IF NECESSARY NATIONALS SCHERZER, Max (RHP) #31 2017 STARTS 2017 REGULAR-SEASON SPLITS Polished veteran right-hander, two-time Award Winner (2016, 2013) and D OPP RES W L ERA INN H R ER HR BB SO RS PIT Home...... 6-4, 3.25 ERA (35 ER/97.0 IP), 15 G / 15 GS 4/7 at PHI W, 7-6 1 0 2.70 6.2 4 2 2 0 2 7 7 98 Road.....10-2, 1.82 ERA (21 ER/103.2 IP), 16 G / 16 GS five-time consecutive All-Star, signed an historic seven-year contract with Wash- 4/12 vs. STL L, 1-6 0 1 2.13 6.0 4 3 1 0 2 10 0 104 ington on Jan. 21, 2015...With his 2016 (NL) and 2013 (AL) Cy Young Awards, vs. Left...... 215 / .299 / .392 4/18 at ATL W, 3-1 1 0 1.37 7.0 2 0 0 0 3 7 3 116 vs. Right...... 136 / .187 / .237 Scherzer is just the sixth pitcher in MLB history to earn the honor in both leagues. 4/23 at NYM W, 6-3 1 0 1.95 8.0 5 3 3 2 1 9 6 110 SO/9.0 IP...... 12.02 • AGAINST THE CUBS: Is 3-1 with a 2.92 ERA in six career starts against the 4/28 vs. NYM L, 5-7 0 1 2.94 6.0 9 5 5 2 1 7 3 97 BB/9.0 IP...... 2.47 5/4 vs. ARI W, 4-2 1 0 2.66 7.0 2 1 1 1 2 11 3 107 Cubs...Has allowed just one earned run in each of his last two starts against HR/9.0 IP...... 0.99 CHI (1.38 ERA, 2 ER/13.0 IP)...Struck out 17 and did not issue a walk in those 5/9 at BAL L, 4-5 0 0 2.59 8.0 4 2 2 2 2 11 4 113 5/14 vs. PHI W, 6-5 0 0 2.80 6.0 9 3 3 0 0 8 4 105 SO/BB...... 4.87 two starts...Faced the Cubs on June 27 at Nationals Park as WSH won, 6-1. 5/20 at ATL L, 2-5 0 1 3.02 5.0 4 3 3 2 3 6 2 106 GB%...... 37.4 • POSTSEASON RESUME: Started Games 1 and 5 of the 2016 NLDS, going 5/26 vs. SDP W, 5-1 1 0 2.77 8.2 3 1 1 1 2 13 5 108 FB%...... 62.6 0-1 with a 3.75 ERA...Was strong in Game 5 (6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 7 SO).... 5/31 at SFG W, 3-1 1 0 2.56 9.0 5 1 1 0 0 11 3 100 RS/RSA...... 136 / 6.10 Set a Detroit franchise record with 34 strikeouts during the 2013 Postseason... 6/6 at LAD W, 2-1 1 0 2.35 7.0 3 1 0 0 2 14 2 105 Team Record When Starting...... 21-10 Earned the win in Games 1 and 4 of the 2013 ALDS...Pitched out of the bullpen 6/11 vs. TEX L, 1-5 0 1 2.36 7.1 3 3 2 1 1 10 1 109 Quality Starts...... 22 in Game 4 vs. OAK (2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO)....In 2 GS vs. BOS in 2013 6/16 at NYM W, 7-2 1 0 2.26 8.0 4 1 1 1 2 10 7 118 March/April...3-2, 2.94 ERA (11 ER/33.2 IP), 5 G / 5 GS 6/21 at MIA L, 1-2 0 1 2.09 8.0 2 2 0 0 1 11 1 121 ALCS, went 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA with 21 SO in 13.1 IP. May...... 3-1, 2.27 ERA (11 ER/43.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS 6/27 vs. CHI W, 6-1 1 0 2.06 6.0 2 1 1 0 0 6 6 93 June...... 3-2, 0.99 ERA (4 ER/36.1 IP), 5 G / 5 GS • In 2017, led MLB in opp. AVG (.178) and hits per 9.0 innings (5.65) in 2017. 7/2 at STL W, 7-2 1 0 1.94 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 12 7 100 July...... 3-0, 2.76 ERA (10 ER/32.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS • Led the NL in strikeouts (268), WHIP (0.90), opp. AVG (.178), and opp. OPS 7/7 vs. ATL W, 5-4 0 0 2.10 7.2 6 4 4 1 1 10 1 120 August...... 1-0, 2.05 ERA (5 ER/22.0 IP), 4 G / 4 GS (.566)...Ranked second in ERA (2.51), SO/9.0 IP (12.02) and opp. OBP (.247). 7/16 at CIN W, 10-7 1 0 2.01 6.0 3 0 0 0 4 10 10 95 Sept./Oct...... 3-1, 4.05 ERA (15 ER/33.1 IP), 6 G / 6 GS • Ranked first among NL P (3rd in MLB) in FanGraphs.com W.A.R. (6.0). 7/21 at ARI L, 5-6 0 0 2.26 5.0 8 5 5 3 2 9 4 98 • Was first among NL P (2nd in MLB) in BaseballReference.com W.A.R. (7.3). 7/27 vs. MIL W, 15-2 1 0 2.23 6.0 3 1 1 1 3 9 15 109 8/1 at MIA L, 6-7 0 0 2.21 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 • Had 14 starts of least 7.0 innings with two ER or fewer, second-most in NL. 8/7 vs. MIA W, 3-2 0 0 2.23 7.0 5 2 2 1 2 9 2 114 CAREER SPLITS • His 64 games of 10+ strikeouts are 11th-most in MLB history (since 1913) and 8/13 vs. SFG W, 6-2 0 0 2.25 7.0 5 2 2 1 1 10 2 107 Home...... 71-35, 3.33 ERA, 146 G / 142 GS most among active pitchers...Is one of just 12 pitchers in MLB history (since 8/28 vs. MIA W, 11-2 1 0 2.21 7.0 5 1 1 1 2 10 11 100 Road...... 70-40, 3.26 ERA, 159 G / 154 GS 1913) with at least 34 games of at least 10 strikeouts and one earned run or 9/2 at MIL W, 3-2 0 0 2.19 5.0 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 75 vs. Left...... 248 / .316 / .413 fewer allowed. 9/8 vs. PHI W, 11-0 1 0 2.32 6.0 6 4 4 1 3 7 10 104 vs. Right...... 200 / .248 / .335 • Was selected as the starting pitcher for the 2017 NL All-Star squad. 9/13 vs. ATL L, 2-8 0 1 2.59 6.0 7 7 7 0 6 7 2 116 9/19 at ATL W, 4-2 1 0 2.59 7.0 5 2 2 0 1 7 4 112 • He posted a 0.78 WHIP prior to the All-Star break…That miniscule number 9/24 at NYM W, 3-2 1 0 2.55 6.0 3 1 1 1 1 10 3 87 was the fourth-best in MLB history (since 1913) among starting pitchers. CAREER BESTS • His six straight 10+ K games was the longest streak in the NL this season, the Innings...... 9.0, 7x (Last: 5/31/17 at SFG) second-longest streak in MLB in 2017 (BOS LHP : 8 G, 4/10-5/19), and the longest streak in Nationals history (2005-pres.). Strikeouts...... 20 (Last: 5/11/16 vs. DET) • Crossed the 250- mark for the fourth consecutive year...In doing so, he became the fourth pitcher in MLB history to compile four consecutive seasons orShutouts ...... 3 (Last: 10/3/15 at NYM) more with 250+ strikeouts (per Elias)...He joined: (1997-2002), (1968-71) & Pedro Martinez (1997-2000), all Hall of Famers.Complete Games...... 8 (Last: 6/21/17 at MIA) • Reached 2,000 strikeouts in 1,784.0 career IP, the third-fastest pitcher in Major League history (in terms of IP) to reach the 2,000-strikeout mark. • Is the only pitcher in MLB with an active streak of six-plus seasons with at least 200 Ks...Is one of 25 pitchers in MLB (since 1913) to post at least six seasons of vs. CHICAGO CUBS 200+ strikeouts...The only other active pitchers to do so are (6), (6), Felix Hernandez (6), and (6) Career...... 3-1, 2.92 ERA (12 ER/0.0 IP), 6 G / 6 GS CAREER STATISTICS 2017...... 1-0, 1.50 ERA (1 ER/6.0 IP), 1 G / 1 GS Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career Home..2-0, 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP), 2 G / 2 GS 2008 Ari NL 0 4 0 0 16 7 0 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 66 1.23 3.31 3.05 Career Road.1-1, 3.75 ERA (10 ER/24.0 IP), 4 G / 4 GS 2009 Ari NL 9 11 0 0 30 30 0 170.1 166 94 78 20 63 174 1.34 3.83 4.12 2010 Det AL 12 11 0 0 31 31 0 195.2 174 84 76 20 70 184 1.25 3.68 3.50 CAREER POSTSEASON SPLITS 2011 Det AL 15 9 0 0 33 33 0 195.0 207 101 96 29 56 174 1.35 4.18 4.43 Home...... 2-1, 3.46 ERA (10 ER/26.0 IP), 5 G / 4 GS 2012 Det AL 16 7 0 0 32 32 0 187.2 179 82 78 23 60 231 1.27 3.22 3.74 Road...... 2-3, 3.88 ERA (21 ER/48.2 IP), 9 G / 8 GS 2013 Det AL 21 3 0 0 32 32 0 214.1 152 73 69 18 56 240 0.97 2.77 2.90 vs. Left...... 165 / .251 / .238 2014 Det AL 18 5 0 0 33 33 1 220.1 196 80 77 18 63 252 1.18 2.87 3.15 vs. Right...... 271 / .350 / .561 2015 Wsh NL 14 12 0 0 33 33 4 228.2 176 74 71 27 34 276 0.92 2.79 2.79 2016 Wsh NL 20 7 0 0 34 34 1 228.1 165 77 75 31 56 284 0.97 3.28 2.96 POSTSEASON CAREER BESTS 2017 Wsh NL 16 6 0 0 31 31 2 200.2 126 62 56 22 55 268 0.90 2.91 2.51 Innings...... 7.1 (2014 ALDS, 10/2/14 at BAL) Totals 141 75 0 0 305 296 8 1897.0 1589 751 695 213 534 2149 1.12 3.25 3.30 Strikeouts...... 13 (2013 ALCS, 10/13/13 at BOS) Shutouts...... N/A Postseason Totals 4 4 0 0 14 12 0 74.2 56 32 31 8 27 92 1.11 3.30 3.74 Complete Games...... N/A BULLPEN NOTES ALBERS, Matt #43 RHP 10.141 Service Time Born: , TX (Age: 32) NATIONALS BULLPEN MAP YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA LEFT RIGHT 2017 WSH NL 7 2 2 5 63 0 0 61.0 35 12 11 6 17 63 0.85 3.42 1.62 • #62 S. Doolittle • #43 M. Albers 2017 Postseason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 5.42 0.00 • #46 O. Pérez • #21 B. Kintzler A veteran right-hander who was a non-roster invitee to 2017 Nationals , Albers has appeared in 515 MLB games in 13 seasons. • #72 E. Romero • #44 R. Madson • Game 2 marked his first career Postseason app...In 2017, ranked among NL RP in WHIP (2nd, 0.85), opp. AVG (3rd, 1.66) and ERA (3rd, 1.62). • #36 S. Solis • In his final 22 games of the 2017 season, went 2-0 with a 0.44 ERA, 0.48 WHIP, .094 opp. AVG, and 20 SO to 4 BB. DOOLITLE, Sean #62 LHP 5.122 Service Time Born: Rapid City, SD (Age: 30) BULLPEN BY THE NUMBERS YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Total Appearances ...... 7 2017 WSH NL 1 0 21 22 30 0 0 30.0 22 10 8 2 8 31 1.00 2.77 2.40 Holds ...... 0 2017 Postseason 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.00 1.17 0.00 Saves / Opp...... 1 / 1 WSH’s -heavy ranks first among all MLB left-handed relievers and 10th among all MLB relievers with 1.75 walks/9.0 IP since 2012. Inh. Runners / Inh. Scored ...... 2 / 0 • Recorded his first career Postseason save in Game 2..Went 21-for-22 in SVO with WSH after being acquired from OAK on July 16. ...... 250 • Including his first half of the season, with OAK, ranked ninth among all MLB relievers in WHIP (0.86), and 11th in SO/BB ratio (6.25). 1st Batters Retired / Faced ...... 6 / 7 KINTZLER, Brandon #21 RHP 6.003 Service Time Born: , NV (Age: 33) SO/BB Ratio ...... 2.50 (5 SO / 2 BB) YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA 2017 & CAREER / Cubs (Regular Season) 2017 WSH NL 2 1 1 3 27 0 0 26.0 25 10 10 2 5 12 1.15 3.94 3.46 PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA 2017 Postseason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 4.17 0.00 Albers Ground-ball-centric right-hander has collected 46 career saves since June, 2016, after going the first six seasons of his career without a single one. 2017 0 0 0 4 2.1 1 3.86 • Acquired from the moments before the July 31 deadline and dropped into the seventh-inning role with Washington. Career 1 3 0 15 17.0 19 10.06 • Finished the season ranked 12th in the Major Leagues in saves with 29 (28 with MIN, 1 with WSH)...Was 1-for-3 in SVO with WSH. Doolittle MADSON, Ryan #44 RHP 12.155 Service Time Born: Long Beach, CA (Age: 37) 2017 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0.00 YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career 0 0 1 3 3.0 1 3.00 2017 WSH NL 3 0 1 1 20 0 0 19.2 13 3 3 0 3 28 0.81 1.09 1.37 Gonzalez 2017 Postseason 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 2 3.00 2.42 6.75 2017 0 1 0 1 6.0 1 1.50 A two-time World Series winner, has posted a 2.55 ERA, 35 saves, 48 holds, an 8.37 strikeouts/9.0 IP and a 1.02 WHIP in 191 games since 2015. Career 3 3 0 10 61.2 21 3.06 • Went 3-0 with one save, 11 holds, a 1.37 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, .186 opp. AVG, 28 SO, 3 BB, and just 3 ER allowed in 20 games for WSH. Kintzler • Finished the season ranked fifth in the Major Leagues in WHIP (0.80) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.44). 2017 1 0 0 2 1.2 0 0.00 PÉREZ, Oliver #46 LHP 13.144 Service Time Born: Culiacan, MEX (Age: 36) Career 2 0 0 19 20.2 4 1.74 Madson YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA 2017 0 0 0 2 2.0 0 0.00 2017 WSH NL 0 0 1 1 50 0 0 33.0 32 17 17 4 12 39 1.33 3.84 4.64 Career 1 2 2 25 20.2 11 4.79 2017 Postseason 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.17 0.00 Pérez Crafty veteran has posted 11.41 SO/9.0 IP since 2013...Since joining WSH (2016-17), ranks 11th in MLB in inherited runners scored percent (13.8%). 2017 0 0 0 3 1.2 0 0.00 • Recorded the win in Game 2 (0.2 IP)...Finished 2017 second in the NL (T4th in MLB) in inherited runners scored percent (14.3, 5-for-35). Career 1 5 0 24 57.0 35 5.53 • Did not allow runs in back-to-back appearances until September (9/2 & 9/8), which was his only such instance all season. Roark ROMERO, Enny #72 LHP 2.072 Service Time Born: Santo Domingo, DOM (Age: 26) 2017 1 0 0 1 6.1 2 2.84 YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Career 4 2 0 7 37.2 17 4.06 2017 WSH NL 2 4 2 4 53 0 0 55.2 55 26 22 7 23 65 1.40 3.87 3.56 Romero 2017 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 2017 0 0 0 3 2.2 1 3.38 Hard-throwing left-handed reliever was acquired via from Tampa Bay just prior to 2017 Spring Training. Career 0 0 0 3 2.2 1 3.38 • Per Fangraphs.com, threw his fastball an average of 98.1 mph -- the third-hardest fastball of any reliever in the NL, second-hardest among LHR. Scherzer • Posted a 1.08 ERA in September (1 ER / 8.1 IP), appearing in eight games and allowing six hits, striking out eight and walking three. 2017 1 0 0 1 6.0 1 1.50 SOLIS, Sammy #36 LHP 2.084 Service Time Born: Minneapolis, MN (Age: 29) Career 3 1 0 6 37.0 12 2.92 YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Solis 2017 WSH NL 1 0 1 1 30 0 0 26.0 22 17 17 4 13 28 1.35 4.52 5.88 2017 0 0 0 1 1.2 0 0.00 2017 Postseason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.17 0.00 Career 0 2 0 4 4.2 3 5.79 Strong lefty used the latter part of the 2017 season to build on 2016, in which he established himself as an integral part of the Nationals’ ‘pen. Strasburg • Has allowed 1 ER in 6 career Postseason apps. (1.69 ERA)...Recoded 11 scoreless apps. to end 2017 (9.2 IP, 12 SO, 4 BB, .094 opp. AVG.) 2017 1 0 0 1 7.0 2 2.57 • Missed 65 games (April 19-July 1) on the disabled list with left elbow inflammation...Struggled when activated (8 ER in 3.0 IP 7/1-7/9). Career 1 1 0 5 34.2 8 2.08 BATTING NOTES DIFO, Wilmer #1 INF 1.110 Service Time Born: Santiago de los Caballeros, DOM (Age: 25) KNOW THE OPPONENT YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2017 WSH NL 124 332 47 90 10 4 5 21 24 74 10 1 .271 .319 .370 .690 2017 & CAREER / Cubs (Regular Season) 2017 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG Speedy, switch-hitting infielder filled in admirably in the absence of Trea Turner, hitting .339 with a .467 SLG in 43 starts with Turner out. Difo • Made his first roster... Appeared at shortstop (57 G/52 GS), second base (24 G/13 GS), third base (6 G/6 GS) and OF (6 G/4 GS). 2017 14 3 0 0 .214 • From July 1-the end of the season, hit .303 with eight doubles, three triples, four homers, 16 RBI, 18 walks and 37 runs scored in 77 games. Career 14 3 0 0 .214 GOODWIN, Brian #8 OF 1.019 Service Time Born: Rocky Mount, NC (Age: 26) Goodwin YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2017 24 4 1 4 .167 2017 WSH NL 74 251 41 63 21 1 13 30 23 69 6 0 .251 .313 .498 .811 Career 24 4 1 4 .167 2017 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — Harper Fleet-footed took advantage of increased playing time and enjoyed a breakout season in 2017. 2017 30 10 1 3 .333 • Began the season with Triple-A Syracuse before being summoned on 5/8 & 5/24...Recorded a .511 SLG and 33 XBH in 64 games after his recall. Career 110 31 6 10 .282 • Was placed on the disabled list on Aug. 16 (left groin strain)...In 16 games prior to his injury, was hitting .292 with a .585 SLG (7 2B, 4 HR). Kendrick HARPER, Bryce #34 OF 5.159 Service Time Born: Las Vegas, NV (Age: 24) 2017 9 2 0 0 .222 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Career 60 16 3 11 .267 2017 WSH NL 111 420 95 134 27 1 29 87 68 99 4 2 .319 .413 .595 1.008 Lind 2017 Postseason 2 8 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875 2017 11 1 0 0 .091 One of MLB’s top talents who was on his way to contending for his second National League MVP prior to injury on Aug. 12...Returned Sept. 26 Career 90 16 2 5 .178 • Clubbed a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning Game 2...Was his fifth career Postseason home run. Lobaton • At time of injury on Aug. 12, ranked in the NL in OPS (2nd, 1.034), R (2nd, 92), OBP (4th, .419), HR (T4th, 29), AVG (4th, .326) & SLG (4th, .614). 2017 1 0 0 0 .000 KENDRICK, Howie #4 OF 11.091 Service Time Born: Jacksonville, FL (Age: 34) Career 13 3 0 0 .231 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Murphy 2017 WSH NL 52 164 24 48 8 2 7 25 11 38 4 2 .293 .343 .494 .837 2017 25 9 3 4 .360 2017 Postseason 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 Career 194 60 8 20 .309 Veteran of 12 Major League seasons fortified Washington’s bench and was a valuable contributor across his 39 starts for the Nationals. Rendon • Was acquired from Philadelphia on July 28 in exchange for Minor League LHP McKenzie Mills...Hit .293/.343/.494 in 52 games after the trade. 2017 22 7 2 7 .318 • Hit .315 with 16 doubles, three triples, nine homers, 41 RBI, 22 walks, 12 stolen bases and 40 runs in 91 games between PHI and WSH. Career 109 27 3 16 .248 LIND, Adam #26 1B/OF 10.058 Service Time Born: Muncie, IN (Age: 34) Robles YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2017 0 0 0 0 — 2017 WSH NL 116 267 39 81 14 0 14 59 28 47 1 0 .303 .362 .513 .875 Career 0 0 0 0 — 2017 Postseason 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 Taylor Veteran left-handed bat saw time at first base and left field in addition to being one of the top pinch hitters in Major League Baseball. 2017 13 4 0 3 .308 • Laced pinch-hit single in 8th inning of Game 2...in 2017, ranked among MLB PH in HR (T1st, 4), RBI (T2nd, 13), AVG (3rd, .356) & SLG (4th, .644). Career 35 9 0 5 .257 • Was 16-for-45 (.356) with a double, four homers, 13 RBI and three walks as a ...Hit his 200th career HR, Sept. 23 at NYM (Harvey). Turner LOBATON, Jose #59 C 6.138 Service Time Born: Acarigua , VEN (Age: 32) 2017 14 6 0 0 .429 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Career 14 6 0 0 .429 2017 WSH NL 51 141 11 24 3 0 4 11 14 35 0 0 .170 .248 .277 .525 Werth 2017 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2017 0 0 0 0 — Switch-hitting who has helped guide Washington’s pitching staff since his arrival before the 2014 season. Career 207 50 10 42 .242 • His four home runs were his most in a season since he hit seven in 2013...Seven of his 24 hits went for extra bases (3 2B, 4 HR). Wieters • Finished the season strong, hitting safely in three of his last four starts, hitting .444 (4-for-9) with two RBI, HBP and two walks. 2017 24 6 2 8 .250 MURPHY, Daniel #20 2B 8.109 Service Time Born: Jacksonville, FL (Age: 32) Career 24 6 2 8 .250 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Zimmerman 2017 WSH NL 144 534 94 172 43 3 23 93 52 77 2 0 .322 .384 .543 .928 2017 24 4 0 3 .167 2017 Postseason 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 Career 291 74 8 37 .254 One of the best all-around hitters in the game, represented Washington in the All-Star Game for the second consecutive season. • Ranked among National League hitters in doubles (T1st, 43), average (2nd, .322), hits (8th, 172), and multi-hit games (9th, 49). 2017 & CAREER / Quintana • Was MLB’s best hitter with runners in scoring position (.409, 47-for-115, 9 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 67 RBI, 24 BB)...Scored a career-high 94 runs in 2017. RENDON, Anthony #6 3B 4.130 Service Time Born: Houston, TX (Age: 27) PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG Difo YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2017 0 0 0 0 — 2017 WSH NL 147 508 81 153 41 1 25 100 84 82 7 2 .301 .403 .533 .937 Career 0 0 0 0 — 2017 Postseason 2 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 .167 .375 .667 1.042 Goodwin A National League MVP candidate who set career marks in nearly every offensive category while playing Gold Glove caliber defense. 2017 0 0 0 0 — • Set career marks in doubles, HR, RBI, walks, average, OPB, SLG, and OPS...81 of 100 RBI came w/RISP, third-most in the National League. Career 0 0 0 0 — • Led the National League in Fangraphs.com WAR (6.9)...Led the NL and ranked second in MLB in Fangraphs.com DEF (15.8). ROBLES, Victor #14 OF 0.025 Service Time Born: Santo Domingo, DOM (Age: 20) Harper YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2017 0 0 0 0 — 2017 WSH NL 13 24 2 6 1 2 0 4 0 6 0 1 .250 .308 .458 .766 Career 0 0 0 0 — 2017 Postseason 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — Kendrick Dynamic talent who entered 2017 as No. 1 prospect in WSH’s system and one of the top prospects in all of baseball...2017 Futures Game participant. 2017 0 0 0 0 — • Hit .300 with 37 2B, eight 3B, 10 HR, 47 RBI, 27 SB and 73 runs scored in 114 games between Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg. Career 10 5 0 2 .500 • Went 5-for-18 (.278) with a double, two triples, four RBI, two HBP and two runs scored in five Major League starts. Lind TAYLOR, Michael A. #3 OF 3.010 Service Time Born: Fort Lauderdale, FL (Age: 26) 2017 0 0 0 0 — YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Career 9 2 0 0 .222 2017 WSH NL 118 399 55 108 23 3 19 53 29 137 17 7 .271 .320 .486 .806 Lobaton 2017 Postseason 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 2017 0 0 0 0 — Dynamic young outfielder stepped up following the injury to and went on to set career marks in several offensive categories. Career 0 0 0 0 — • Hit .280 with 23 doubles, 19 homers, 52 RBI, 17 stolen bases and 54 runs scored in 105 games after taking over for an injured Adam Eaton. Murphy • Recorded career marks in doubles, triples, homers, stolen bases and runs scored...Posted a career-high 30 multi-hit games along the way. 2017 0 0 0 0 — TURNER, Trea #7 SS 1.135 Service Time Born: Boynton Beach, FL (Age: 24) Career 0 0 0 0 — YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Rendon 2017 WSH NL 98 412 75 117 24 6 11 45 30 80 46 8 .284 .338 .451 .789 2017 0 0 0 0 — 2017 Postseason 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Career 0 0 0 0 — Elite athlete built on his strong rookie campaign of 2016 to eventually break Washington’s single-season stolen base record in 2017. Robles • Since returing from the DL on Aug. 29, hit .297 with 11 doubles, two triples, four homers, 13 RBI, 12 BB, 11 stolen bases and 21 runs in 30 games. 2017 0 0 0 0 — • Ranked third in MLB and the NL with 45 stolen bases...Broke the WSH (2005-pres.) single-season record with his 42nd SB on Sept. 19 at ATL. Career 0 0 0 0 — WERTH, Jayson #28 OF 14.102 Service Time Born: Springfield, IL (Age: 38) Taylor YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2017 0 0 0 0 — 2017 WSH NL 70 252 35 57 10 1 10 29 35 69 4 3 .226 .322 .393 .715 Career 0 0 0 0 — 2017 Postseason 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 Turner Veteran outfielder known for his clubhouse leadership, patient at-bats, astute base running and above-average defense in both left and right field. 2017 0 0 0 0 — • Was on DL from June 4 to Aug. 28 (L. foot contustion)...Reached base safely in 19 of his 24 games prior to DL stint, .381 OBP (24 H, 16 BB). Career 0 0 0 0 — • Hit safely in five of his last seven games of the season...Clubbed three extra base hits (2 2B, HR) in his last four games of the season. Werth WIETERS, Matt #32 C 8.129 Service Time Born: Charleston, SC (Age: 31) 2017 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 — 2017 WSH NL 123 422 43 95 20 0 10 52 38 94 1 0 .225 .288 .344 .632 Wieters 2017 Postseason 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286 2017 0 0 0 0 — Four-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove backstop, joined Washington as a free-agent after eight seasons with Baltimore. Career 3 2 0 0 .667 • Ranked among NL catchers in hits (7th, 95), RBI (8th, 52), and doubles (9th, 20)...Was the ninth of 10 Nationals players to hit 10+ homers this year. Zimmerman • Clubbed his third career on Aug. 6 at CHI (Edwards)...Recorded his eighth career multi-HR game on April 30 vs. NYM. 2017 0 0 0 0 — ZIMMERMAN, Ryan #11 1B 12.032 Service Time Born: Washington, NC (Age: 33) Career 0 0 0 0 — YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2017 WSH NL 144 524 90 159 33 0 36 108 44 126 1 0 .303 .358 .573 .930 2017 Postseason 2 8 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 .250 .250 .625 .875 Washington’s first-ever draft pick and the Nationals’ all-time leader in virtually every offensive category put up career numbers in 2017. • Hit go-ahead three-run HR in the 8th inning of Game 2 of the NLDS...In 2017, ranked in NL in RBI (6th, 108), HR (T6th, 36), and SLG (7th, .573). • Clubbed a career-high 36 home runs..Approached his career high in RBI (110 in 2006)...Was tied for second in MLB with seven multi-HR games.