Vs. Washington Nationals (85-54) RHP Aaron Nola [10-10, 3.72] | RHP Tanner Roark [11-9, 4.48] Thurs., Sept
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Philadelphia Phillies (53-86) vs. Washington Nationals (85-54) RHP Aaron Nola [10-10, 3.72] | RHP Tanner Roark [11-9, 4.48] Thurs., Sept. 7 l 7:05 p.m. l Game #140 / Home #68 l Nationals Park l Washington, D.C. Television: MASN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 85-54, 1st place, National League East • Home: 40-27 • Road: 45-27 • Streak: W3 • Last Five: 4-1 • Last Ten: 7-3 NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT RIDING THE BROOMS BACK TO D.C. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES The Washington Nationals secured their eighth sweep -- and second consecutive sweep of The Nationals and Phillies will meet 19 times this season (10 in D.C., 9 in Philadelphia)...OF the Miami Marlins -- with an 8-1 win on Wednesday night in Miami...Washington closed out the Jayson Werth (2007-10), RHP Joe Blanton (2008-12) & RHP Ryan Madson (2003-11) are season series against Miami with a 13-6 record...The 13 wins match their best season series the only members of the Nationals’ roster who have seen both sides of this rivalry, and all record against the Marlins since 2014 when they also went 13-6. three helped the Phillies earn a ring in 2008...Nationals pitching coach Mike Maddux (1986- • The Nationals return home on Thursday to kick off their penultimate homestand of the 89) went 10-13 with a 4.51 ERA in 65 games/33 starts for the Phillies...Hitting coach Rick regular season, a 10-game, 11-day stay that will feature visits from the Phillies, Braves, and Schu played primarily third base and hit .250 with 24 home runs and 79 RBI in parts of five Dodgers...This 10-game, 11-day homestand is the longest of the season for the Nationals. seasons (1984-87, 1991) with the Phillies. IT’S A NUMBERS GAME THE SERIES With an 18.0-game lead in the National League East, the Nationals are closing in on their The Nationals dominated the season series vs. Philadelphia in 2016, finishing with a 14-5 fourth division crown and their first-ever back-to-back playoff appearances...The Nationals’ record, including an 8-1 record at Citizens Bank Park...Despite trailing, 111-123, in the all-time “Magic Number” to clinch a playoff spot and the division title is at six as they open play on series (2005-pres.), since 2011, Washington holds a 72-52 (.581) record over Philadelphia... Thursday, meaning any combination of six Nationals wins or Miami Marlins losses will secure From 2005-10, the Nationals went 39-71 (.355) against the Phillies. Washington’s fourth National League East division crown. • At 85-54 (.612), the Nationals boast the third-best record in Major League Baseball and 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS the second-best record in the National League...Washington trails only the Los Angeles 2017 W-L ......................................................................... 7-5 (4-2 in D.C., 3-3 in Philadelphia) Dodgers (92-47, .662) and the Houston Astros (86-53, .619). Streak ............................................................................................................................. Won 1 Aggregate Score / 2017 ..................................................................... Nationals 54, Phillies 60 ZIM Home Runs Hit / 2017 .........................................................................Nationals 19, Phillies 11 1B Ryan Zimmerman clubbed his 31st home run of the season on Wednesday night, a solo shot in the fourth inning...With two more home runs, Zimmerman will match his career high ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS of 33, set in 2009...On Sunday at Milwaukee, he hit his 30th home run, marking the second W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ....................................................................................111-123 30-homer season of his career...This is the eighth 30-homer season by a player in Nationals W-L / Home (2005-present) ..............................................................................................60-58 history (2005-present), and Zimmerman joins Adam Dunn (2009 & 2010) as the only Nation- W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ................................................................................48-42 als players to post two 30-homer seasons with the club. W-L / Away (2005-present) ...............................................................................................51-65 • Zimmerman is hitting .371 with a .500 OBP and a .571 SLG in his last 12 games...He has W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ...............................................................................402-427 hit safely in 10 of the 12, recording a double, two homers, seven RBI, seven walks and eight runs scored. 2017 AGAINST THE PHILLIES DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG 4/7@ W, 7-6 Scherzer-Velasquez-Treinen 3:34 5/12 ***PPD, Rain -- Rescheduled for 5/14*** LEADING MEN 4/8@ L, 3-17 Nola-Guthrie-None 3:15 5/13 W, 6-4 Kelley-Ramos-None 3:34 4/9@ L, 4-3 Gomez-Glover-None 3:24 5/14 L, 3-4 Benoit-Kelley-Neris 3:02 Washington’s offense leads the National League in multiple statistical categories, including: 4/14 W, 3-2 (10) Kelley-Gomez-None 3:18 5/14 W, 6-5 Turner-Neshek-Albers 3:34 SLG (.455), runs (726), and OPS (.790)...The Nationals rank second in the NL in AVG (.269), 4/15 L, 2-4 Hellickson-Blanton-Benoit 2:39 9/7 4/16 W, 6-4 Kelley-Benoit-None 3:11 9/8 and extra-base hits (487), are fifth in OBP (.335) and tied for fifth in home runs (191). 5/5@ W, 4-2 Strasburg-Pivetta-Albers 3:20 9/9 • RF Bryce Harper (3rd, .326), 2B Daniel Murphy (4th, .320), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (13th, 5/6@ W, 6-2 Cole-Vasquez-None 3:01 9/10 .305), and 3B Anthony Rendon (15th, .303) occupy four of the top 15 spots in NL AVG. 5/7@ L, 5-6 (10) Neris-Treinen-None 3:51 9/25@ 9/26@ • Harper (3rd, .614), Zimmerman (8th, .569), Murphy (10th, .549) and Rendon (12th, .539) 9/27@ rank in the top 12 in the National League in slugging percentage. • Rendon (6.5) leads Major League Baseball in W.A.R, according to FanGraphs.com, while TRANSACTIONS AND DISABLED LIST Harper ranks 11th at 5.0. 9/4..... Recalled RHP A.J. Cole and C Pedro Severino from Triple-A Syracuse...Placed RHP Erick Fedde on the 10-day disabled list with a right forearm flexor strain. 9/7..... Selected the contract of OF Victor Robles from Double-A Harrisburg...Recalled OF Rafael Bautista 20 X 80 X 4 and OF Andrew Stevenson from Triple-A Syracuse...Transferred RHP Erick Fedde to the 60-day DL. Thanks to 1B Ryan Zimmerman (31 HR, 93 RBI), RF Bryce Harper (29 HR, 87 RBI), 3B DISABLED LIST Anthony Rendon (23 HR, 91 RBI) and 2B Daniel Murphy (22 HR, 88 RBI), the Nationals are PLAYER INJURY 10/60 DL PLACED / RETRO REINSTATED #GAMES Adam Eaton L. Knee Strain 60 April 29 116 the only club in Major League Baseball with four players boasting at least 20 HR and 80 RBI... Koda Glover Lower Back Stiffness 60 June 11 79 Only Colorado and Cincinnati have three players past the 20/80 mark. Joe Ross R. Elbow Sprain 60 July 14 / July 11 51 Ryan Raburn L. Trapezius Strain 60 July 26 / July 23 43 Stephen Drew L. Abdominal Strain 60 July 29 / July 26 41 CONTINUING A TREND Bryce Harper Hyperextended L knee 10 Aug. 13 25 Brian Goodwin L. Groin Strain 10 Aug. 16 / Aug. 14 23 LHP Gio Gonzalez spun 5.0 scoreless innings on Wednesday at Miami, continuing a trend of Erick Fedde R. Forearm Flexor Strain 60 Sept. 4 3 strong starts turned in by Mike Maddux’s pitching staff...The Nationals’ starting pitching staff Trea Turner R. Hamstring Strain 10 April 10 / April 9 April 21 10 Koda Glover L. Hip Impingement 10 April 26 May 12 14 has posted a 2.33 ERA (45 ER/173.2 IP) in their last 28 starts (dating to Aug. 9 vs. Miami)...A Shawn Kelley Lower Back Strain 10 May 5 / May 2 May 12 9 2.33 ERA in this stretch leads the Major Leagues. Stephen Drew R. Hamstring Strain 10 April 12 May 29 41 Jose Marmolejos L. Forearm Strain 60 Feb. 24 June 1 52 • On the season, WSH’s starters rank among MLB staffs in opp. AVG (1st, .229), strikeouts Joe Blanton R Shoulder Inflammation 10 May 17 June 11 21 (3rd; 1st in NL, 868), opp. SLG (1st, .382), opp. OBP (2nd, .297), and ERA (2nd, 3.41). Sammy Solis L. Elbow Inflammation 60 April 19 July 1 65 Chris Heisey R Biceps Rupture 10 May 24 July 7 40 • WSH boasts three starters ranked in the top five in ERA in MLB:RHP Max Scherzer (2nd, Michael A. Taylor R. Oblique Strain 10 July 7 Aug. 13 29 Shawn Kelley R Trapezius Strain 10 June 18 / June 17 Aug. 17 51 2.19), LHP Gio Gonzalez (3rd, 2.50), & RHP Stephen Strasburg (5th, 2.78). Stephen Strasburg R. Elbow nerve impingement 10 July 27 / July 24 Aug. 19 23 Max Scherzer L. Neck Inflammation 10 Aug. 18 / Aug. 15 Aug. 28 12 Jayson Werth L. Foot Contusion 60 June 5 / June 4 Aug. 28 75 MURPH IS MASHING Trea Turner R Wrist Fracture 60 June 30 Aug. 29 51 Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy clubbed his second home run in as many games in the eighth Enny Romero L. Forearm Strain 10 Aug.4 / Aug. 3 Sept. 1 27 Ryan Madson R. Finger Sprain 10 Aug. 17 / Aug. 14 Sept. 1 17 inning on Tuesday night, a laser shot into the right field seats at Marlins Park just five innings Chris Heisey L Groin Strain 10 July 23 5 after Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton robbed him of one earlier in the game...Murphy is 5-for-9 (.556) in the with a double, two home runs, four RBI, and three runs scored in his last two DUSTY BAKER games.