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Washington Nationals (9-13) at New York Mets (15-7) RHP Stephen Strasburg [1-2, 4.88] | RHP Jacob deGrom [2-2, 2.96] Thursday, April 30, 2015 l Game #23 / Road #13 l Citi Field l New York, NY NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT ABOUT LAST NIGHT NEW YORK METS The Nationals took the series in Atlanta behind another stellar offensive effort -- lead by RHP Jor- The Nationals and Mets will square off 19 times this season ( six more times in dan Zimmermann, who broke the game open with a three-run single in the fourth inning and also D.C., 10 in New York)...Washington faced the Mets to open the season (4/6-4/9) tossed 7.0 strong innings....Topping the Braves, 13-4, the Nationals posted 13 runs in back-to- and will face them to close (10/2-10/4) the season as well...The Nationals and back games for the fi rst time in franchise (Nationals/Expos) history...Trailing 9-1 after two innings Mets consummated a trade at the end of Spring Training, exchanging LHP Jerry on Tuesday night, the Nationals outscored the Braves 25-7 in the fi nal 16 innings of the series. Blevins for OF Matt den Dekker on March 30, but neither player is currently on • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Zimmermann became the fi rst Nationals/Expos pitcher either team’s active roster...Blevins suffered a distal radius fracture of the left arm to pick up at least three RBI and a win in the same game since 2015 Hall of Fame inductee on April 21 and den Dekker was optioned to Triple-A on April 13. Pedro Martinez did it on May 22, 1994. THE SERIES WAKE UP THE BATS The Nationals lead the all-time (2005-pres.) series with the Mets, 97-88...The The Nationals’ recent offensive outburst has boosted them into a tie with the New York Mets for series was tied at 82-82 entering the 2014 season, but Washington went 15-4 the fi fth-most runs scored by a National League team this season (95)...Only the Padres (105), against the Mets last year and are 4-1-1 in season-series play (60-33, .645 Dodgers (100), Marlins (97) and Diamondbacks (96) have scored more. overall)dating to 2010...The Nationals are playing .710 ball (49-20) against NYM dating to the 2011 All-Star break...Washington has won 15 of the last 19 one-run TWO-OUT MAGIC games in the series and is 31-20 (.607) all-time in games decided by the mini- The Nationals have tallied 76 two-out hits through the season’s fi rst 22 games, the second-high- mum against the Mets... In 2014, the Nationals broke Atlanta’s previous record of est total in all of Major League Baseball (1st in NL)...Kansas City (77) is the only team that has 10 consecutive road wins against the Mets, which spanned the 1991 and 1992 produced more with two outs...The Nationals are also second in MLB (fi rst in NL) in two-out RBI seasons, by winning 12 straight at Citi Field. (47)...WSH .289 AVG with two outs is also the best in the NL and second in MLB to KCR (.312). 2015 / BY THE NUMBERS HUGS FOR UGGS 2015 W-L ...............................................1-2 (1-2 in D.C., 0-0 in NY) Dan Uggla’s return to Atlanta couldn’t have been scripted better for the Nationals’ second base- Streak .....................................................................................Lost 1 man...In three games, the former Brave went 5-for-11 (.455) with two triples, a homer, eight RBI, Aggregate Score / 2015 ..................................Nationals 6, Mets 10 one walk and fi ve runs scored...Uggla’s redemption story continued with his decisive three-run Home Runs Hit / 2015 .......................................Nationals 2, Mets 0 home run in the ninth inning on Tuesday night -- the fi rst HR he’d hit since April 14, 2014 at PHI. • Uggla’s home run, which came on an 0-2 pitch, marked the second time in the Major Leagues ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS this season that a player hit a “behind-to-ahead” home run in the ninth inning or later on an 0-2 W-L / Nationals (2005-present) .............................................. 98-88 pitch, according to Elias...Dexter Fowler did it for the Cubs in Colorado on April 12. There was W-L / Home (2005-present) ....................................................42-52 only one such home run in 2013 and 2014 combined (Adam Dunn vs. NYY, May 23, 2014). W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ......................................35-31 • C Wilson Ramos, 3B Danny Espinosa, Uggla and Zimmermann, the Nationals 6-7-8-9 hit- W-L / Away (2005-present) .....................................................56-36 ters in Wednesday’s lineup, combined to go 9-for-16 (.563) with eight RBI. W-L / Franchise (Nationals + Expos) ..................................396-387 SPANNING THE YARD 2015 AGAINST THE METS Denard Span’s fi ve hits Tuesday night were the most by any Nationals player in a single game DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG 4/6DC L1-3 Colon-Scherzer-Carlyle 2:35 7/31@ this season...Span, who was 5-for-6 and fi nished a triple shy of the cycle, clubbed three doubles, 4/8DC W2-1 Zimmermann-deGrom-Storen 2:21 8/1@ a single, and his fi rst home run of the season...It was the fi rst time in Span’s Major League career, 4/9DC L3-6 Harvey-Strasburg-None 2:54 8/2@ 4/30@ 9/7DC which includes parts of eight seasons, he’d ever hit three doubles in a game...Span posted fi ve 5/1@ 9/8DC hits in a game once in 2014, May 20 vs. CIN, and has done it two other times in his career: July 5/2@ 9/8DC 5/3@ 10/2@ 3 & Aug. 8, 2009, as a member of the Minnesota Twins. 7/20DC 10/3@ • Span’s fi ve-hit game was the eighth fi ve-hit game in Nationals (2005-present) history. 7/21DC 10/4@ 7/22DC • With Tuesday night’s effort, Span became the only active player to post two fi ve-hit games in RECENT TRANSACTIONS both the American League (MIN) and National League. 4/5..... Selected contract of 2B Dan Uggla; Placed RHP Erik Davis, RHP Casey Janssen, OF • Span homered again on Wednesday night, marking the third time in his career he has left the Nate McLouth, INF Anthony Rendon, OF Denard Span and OF Jayson Werth on 15- yard in back-to-back games (also 9/10-11, 2009 & 7/27-28, 2013). The Nationals’ leadoff man day DL, retroactive to 3/27. has never homered in three consecutive games. 4/13... Returned from rehab and reinstated OF Jayson Werth from 15-day DL, optioned OF Matt den Dekker to Triple-A Syracuse. 4/14... Selected the contract of RHP Rafael Martin from Triple-A Syracuse...Designated LHP DEBUT CITY Xavier Cedeno for assignment. The Nationals recalled LHP Sammy Solis to join the bullpen in advance of Wednesday night’s 4/15... Placed RHP Craig Stammen on the 15-day DL (right forearm stiffness) and recalled RHP game...Should Solis get into tonight’s game at NYM, he will become the fi fth Nationals player to Taylor Jordan from Triple-A Syracuse. make his Major League debut this April... Solis would join RHP A.J. Cole, LHP Matt Grace, LHP 4/16... Recalled LHP Felipe Rivero from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned RHP Taylor Jordan to Triple-A Syracuse. Felipe Rivero and RHP Rafael Martin. 4/19... Returned from rehab and reinstated CF Denard Span from 15-day DL, optioned OF • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is the fi rst time the Nationals have had at least four Michael A. Taylor to Triple-A Syracuse. players make their Major League debuts in April since 2007, when Levale Speigner, Kory 4/22... Traded LHP Xavier Cedeno to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considera- Casto, Matt Chico and Jesus Flores all made the jump. tions...Recalled LHP Matt Grace from Triple-A Syracuse...Placed LHP Felipe Rivero on • The last time the Nationals had four+ players debut in the same month was Sept., 2011: Tom- the 15-day disabled list with a GI bleed. 4/28... Recalled RHP A.J. Cole from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned RHP Rafael Martin to my Milone, Corey Brown, Steve Lombardozzi, Brad Peacock and Atahualpa Severino . Triple-A Syracuse. 4/29... Recalled LHP Sammy Solis from Double-A Harrisburg and OF Michael A. Taylor from COMING OUT HOT Triple-A Syracuse...Placed OF Reed Johnson on the 15-day DL (left calf strain)...Op- April has been very good to Nationals RF Bryce Harper over the course of his career...In 72 tioned RHP A.J. Cole to Triple-A Syracuse. April/March games (301 PA), Harper has a .306 AVG, .405 OBP and .561 SLG...That includes 14 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, 40 RBI, 44 walks and 43 runs scored. DISABLED LIST PLAYER INJURY 15/60 DL PLACED / RETRO REINSTATED #GAMES • Going 2-for-4 with a walk on Wednesday, Harper extended his current on-base streak to 15 Reed Johnson L calf strain 15 April 29 games, matching the longest stretch of his career. During this 15-game run, Harper has a .492 Felipe Rivero GI bleed 15 April 22 / April 18 6 Craig Stammen R forearm strain 15 April 15 12 OBP...Harper had two separate on-base streaks of 15 games in 2013: 4/20-5/4 & 8/31-9/20.