Washington Nationals (64-66) at New York Mets (58-71) RHP Jefry Rodriguez (1-1, 5.46) | LHP Steven Matz (5-10, 4.55) Sunday, Aug
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Washington Nationals (64-66) at New York Mets (58-71) RHP Jefry Rodriguez (1-1, 5.46) | LHP Steven Matz (5-10, 4.55) Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 l 1:10 p.m. ET l Game #131 / Road #67 Citi Field l Flushing, N.Y. Television: MASN 2 | 106.7 The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 64-66, 3rd place, National League East • Home: 33-31 • Road: 31-35 • Streak: L3 • Last Five: 2-3 • Last Ten: 4-6 WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT Leading after 6...................50-7 AVOIDING THE SWEEP NEW YORK METS Tied after 6 ........................ 8-11 The Washington Nationals will take on the New York Mets in the final game of this three-game weekend set on Nationals hitting coach Kevin Long served as New Trailing after 6 .................. 7-47 Sunday afternoon at Citi Field...Washington dropped the second game, 3-0, on Saturday...Adam Eaton (2- York’s hitting coach from 2015-17 and bench coach Leading after 7.................. 53-5 for-2, BB) and Juan Soto (2-for-4) both produced multi-hit efforts...Despite receiving the loss, Tanner Roark Chip Hale served as their third base coach from Tied after 7 .......................... 5-7 threw 6.0 innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts and one walk, lowering his ERA to 1.61 (8 ER/ 44.2 2010-11. Trailing after 7 .................. 6-54 IP) over his last seven starts. • This road trip will take the Nationals from New York to Philadelphia where they will take on the Phillies in THE SERIES Leading after 8.................. 57-2 a three-game series this week. The Nationals and Mets will play 19 times in 2018 Tied after 8 .......................... 5-7 (9 in D.C., 10 in N.Y.)...Since the start of the 2017 Trailing after 8 .................. 2-57 EATON IS HEATIN’ season, the Nationals are 12-7 at Citi Field. Extra innings: ......................2-7 Adam Eaton has reached base safely in 35 of his last 45 games...During, the 45-game stretch he is hitting .297 (46-for-155) with seven doubles, two homers, 15 RBI, six HBP, 18 walks, five stolen bases and 22 runs 2018 / BY THE NUMBERS Scoring first......................50-24 scored. 2018 W-L ...................6-8 (2-3 in D.C., 4-5 in N.Y.) Opponent scores first ...... 14-42 • In 38 starts dating to June 29 he has reached base safely in 33 of the 38 games. Streak .................................................................L2 Shutouts ........................... 5-14 • Eaton is hitting .315/.402/.430 against right-handed pitchers this season...His .315 batting average Aggregate Score ...................Nationals 74, Mets 65 Scoring fewer than 3 ......... 7-39 against right-handed pitchers ranks fourth among National League pitchers (min. 225 PA). Scoring 3 or more ............ 56-26 ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS Scoring 5 or more ............ 46-10 TONY TWO BAGS W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ................136-118 Since June 15, third baseman Anthony Rendon is hitting .320 (72-for-225) with 18 doubles, one triple, 10 W-L / Home (2005-present) ...........................57-66 Series opener................... 23-20 home runs, 39 RBI, 18 walks, one stolen base and 37 runs scored...Over that stretch he ranks among National W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ............50-45 Series finale .................... 20-22 League hitters in doubles (T5th, 18), batting average (6th, .320), hits (T6th, 72) and RBI (T10th, 39). W-L / Away (2005-present) ...........................79-52 Home series W-L-T ........ 10-8-3 • On the season Rendon is hitting .291 (117-for-402) with 32 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs, 62 RBI, 39 W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ............434-416 Road series W-L-T ......... 7-13-2 walks, one stolen base and 58 runs scored...His 32 doubles rank seventh in the National League. Total series W-L-T........ 17-21-5 2018 AGAINST THE METS MATT’S BAT Home series sweeps ............ 3-3 DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE Over his last 21 games, Matt Wieters is hitting .309 (21-for-68) with three doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI, Road series sweeps ..............5-3 4/5vsNYM L, 2-8 deGrom-Strasburg-None Total series sweeps ............. 8-6 six walks and eight runs scored...He has hit safely in 15 of the 21 games and has reached base safely in 17 4/7vsNYM L, 2-3 Robles-Kintzler-Familia of the 21. 4/8vsNYM L, 5-6 Lugo-Kintzler-Rhame At home ........................... 33-31 • While he was limited by an injury in the first half of the season (.205/.305/.325), he is hitting .272 (25- 4/16atNYM W, 8-6 Cole-Ramos-Madson On the road ..................... 31-35 for-92) with a .337 OBP and a .391 SLG in 28 games since the All-Star break. 4/17atNYM W, 5-2 Gonzalez-Wheeler-Doolittle After day off ...................... 5-10 4/18atNYM L, 5-11 Ramos-Madson-None HARPER IS HITTIN’ 7/12atNYM W, 5-4 Scherzer-Matz-Madson One-run games ............... 13-21 Bryce Harper is hitting .331 (40-for-121) with 11 doubles, seven home runs, 27 RBI, 14 walks, five stolen 7/13atNYM L, 2-4 Roark-Syndergaard-Gsellman Two-run games................ 17-18 bases and 23 runs scored in 33 games since returning from the All-Star break. 7/14atNYM L, 4-7 Wheeler-Voth-Familia Opp. at or above .500 .......32-38 • His turnaround began on June 21, when he entered the day with a .209/.347/.462...Since that day, he is 7/15atNYM W, 6-1 Hellickson-Swarzak-None Opp. below .500 ...............32-28 hitting .292/.414/.554...He ranks in the NL in doubles (3rd, 18), runs (T4th, 39), OBP (5th, .414), OPS 7/31vsNYM W, 25-4 Roark-Matz-None (9th, .968), and SLG (12th, .554) during this stretch. 8/1vsNYM W, 5-3 Milone-Syndergaard-Herrera Come-from-behind wins........20 • His 30 homers this season rank tied for third in the National League and are the most among National 8/24atNYM L, 0-3 Vargas-Gonzalez-Gsellman Last at-bat W-L ................. 9-14 League outfielders...The 30 home runs this season are his most since his MVP season of 2015 when he 8/25atNYM L, 0-3 Wheeler-Roark -None Walk-off W-L ....................... 4-6 hit 42. 8/26atNYM Facing left-handed SP..... 13-23 9/20vsNYM Facing right-handed SP . 51-43 JUAN GOOD ROOKIE 9/21vsNYM Juan Soto leads all MLB rookies (min. 350 PA), in on-base percentage (.408), and OPS (.919)...He ranks 9/22vsNYM Day games ...................... 22-26 second in slugging percentage (.510) and third in batting average (.291). 9/23vsNYM Night games.................... 41-40 • Even though he was called up on May 20, he ranks among National League rookies this season in walks March/April ..................... 13-16 (1st, 59), runs (2nd, 58), home runs (3rd, 15), doubles (4th, 18), RBI (T4th, 45) and hits (5th, 86). DAVE MARTINEZ May ................................... 20-7 • Since May 15 (the first game in his game log, due to the suspended game vs. NYY), Soto ranks among Nationals manager Dave Martinez was named the June................................... 9-16 all NL hitters in walks (3rd, 59), on-base percentage (4th, .408), OPS (9th, .919) and runs (5th, 58). seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct. July .................................. 11-14 • Among all NL hitters (min. 350 PA) in 2018, he ranks in OBP (2nd, .408) and OPS (9th, .919). 30, 2017. He joined the Nationals for what will be August............................. 11-13 • Soto’s 15 HR rank sixth among teenagers in MLB history...H.O.F. Ken Griffey Jr. is fifth on the list with 16. his 30th season in professional baseball. A 16-year Sept./Oct. ............................ 0-0 Major League outfielder, Martinez has been a Major TURNIN’ UP THE HEAT League coach for the last 10 seasons, serving as Cubs Pre All-Star break ............ 48-48 manager Joe Maddon’s bench coach and right-hand Post All-Star break .......... 16-18 Over his last 31 games, shortstop Trea Turner is hitting .281 (36-for-128) with three doubles, three triples, three home runs, 12 RBI, eight walks, 11 stolen bases and 22 runs scored. man in Chicago (2015–17) as well as Tampa Bay Wearing home whites ...... 10-12 • Turner leads all of Major League Baseball with 33 stolen bases (2008–14). This is the first Major League managerial Wearing road greys ...........25-24 • His 141 hits rank third among National League shortstops and tied for 11th among all National League assignment of Martinez’s career. Wearing red alternates ...... 9-15 hitters. Wearing blue alternates .......7-1 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING Wearing blue stars & stripes ... 4-3 NATIONALS HISTORY @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (Aug. 25) Wearing white stars & stripes 10-10 August 26 (4-7 on this date) Bryce Harper’s bat and cleats for today’s game were personally decorated by “Harper’s Heroes,” D.C. area When homering ................52-32 2010 – Ian Desmond’s fourth hit of the game, an RBI infield single off the glove ofAaron Miles, was the kids battling leukemia and lymphoma. Very cool. When playing error free ....39-43 difference in Washington’s up-and-down-and-up-again 11-10 win vs. STL. Washington’s win spoiled Albert When SP goes 6.0+ IP ......42-30 Pujols’ 400th career homer, which came in the fourth off Jordan Zimmerman, who was making his first MLB @jorgecastillo - Washington Post (Aug. 25) When SP goes 7.0+ IP ..... 26-12 post-“Tommy John” surgery start. Both teams plated 10 or more runs in a game exclusively at Nationals Park. The Nationals began this game with two bunts and I When SP goes 8.0+ IP ........