Philadelphia Phillies (3-6) Vs. Washington Nationals (5-4) RHP Aaron Nola [1-0, 4.50] | RHP Stephen Strasburg [1-0, 3.21] Friday, April 14 L 4:05 P.M
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Philadelphia Phillies (3-6) vs. Washington Nationals (5-4) RHP Aaron Nola [1-0, 4.50] | RHP Stephen Strasburg [1-0, 3.21] Friday, April 14 l 4:05 p.m. l Game #10 / Home #7 l Nationals Park l Washington, D.C. Television: MASN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 5-4, 2nd place, National League East • Home: 4-2 • Road: 1-2 • Streak: L1 • Last Five: 2-3 • Last Ten: 5-4 NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT TRADING PLACES PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES The Washington Nationals continue their current six-game, seven-day homestand this week- The Nationals and Phillies will meet 19 times this season (10 in D.C., 9 in Philadelphia)...OF end as they welcome the Philadelphia Phillies for a three-game set...The Nationals, who vis- Jayson Werth (2007-10) & RHP Joe Blanton (2008-12) are the only members of the Nation- ited Philadelphia just a week ago, are 30-18 vs. the Phillies when playing at Nationals Park als’ roster who have seen both sides of this rivalry, and both helped the Phillies earn a ring in since the start of the 2012 season...At the conclusion of this series, Washington will hit the 2008...Nationals pitching coach Mike Maddux (1986-89) went 10-13 with a 4.51 ERA in 65 road for its first prolonged trip of the year -- a 10-game, 11-day swing through Atlanta (three games/33 starts for the Phillies...Hitting coach Rick Schu played primarily third base and hit games), New York (three games), and Colorado (four games). .250 with 24 home runs and 79 RBI in parts of five seasons (1984-87, 1991) with the Phillies. • The 2016 Nationals quite enjoyed playing just about any team at Nationals Park, posting a 50-31 record at home...Washington is 4-2 at home thus far this season. THE SERIES The Nationals dominated the season series vs. Philadelphia in 2016, finishing with a 14-5 re- MurphVP cord, including an 8-1 record at Citizens Bank Park...Washington took the 2015 season series Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy sent a single to right field on Wednesday to extend his hitting with a 12-7 record...Despite trailing, 105-120, in the all-time series (2005-pres.), since 2011, streak to nine games, the longest such streak to start a season in his career...Murphy’s nine- Washington holds a 66-49 (.574) record over Philadelphia...From 2005-10, the Nationals went game run is the longest in the Major Leagues this season of those that started on Opening 39-71 (.355) against the Phillies. Day, and tied for the longest in MLB overall (Jake Lamb, ARI)...The runner-up for the 2016 NL MVP is now batting .450 this season...Murphy, who posted 56 multi-hit games in 2016 (5th in 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS NL), has picked up at least two hits in six of the Nationals’ nine games this season. 2017 W-L ......................................................................... 1-2 (0-0 in D.C., 1-2 in Philadelphia) • Murphy and SDPs Wil Myers are the only players in the Major Leagues to post six multi-hit Streak ..............................................................................................................................Lost 2 games this season...Since the start of the 2016 season, Murphy’s 62 multi-hit games are Aggregate Score / 2017 ..................................................................... Nationals 13, Phillies 27 tied for the most in the National League...Only Mookie Betts (68) and Jose Altuve (66) Home Runs Hit / 2017 ............................................................................ Nationals 4, Phillies 4 have more in that span. ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS HERE HE COMES TO SAVE THE DAY W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ....................................................................................105-120 New Nationals CF Adam Eaton isn’t wasting any time currying favor with his new club as the W-L / Home (2005-present) ..............................................................................................56-56 outfielder has reached base safely in all nine of Washington’s games thus far this season, and W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ................................................................................44-40 hit safely in eight of the nine...Eaton clubbed the 100th double of his Major League career on W-L / Away (2005-present) ...............................................................................................49-64 Wednesday, leading off the first inning with the extra-base knock...He later drove in Washing- W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ...............................................................................206-202 ton’s only run with an RBI-single in the eighth. • Eaton, a Gold Glove finalist in right field for the Chicago White Sox in 2016, also recorded 2017 AGAINST THE PHILLIES DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG his second outfield assist of the season on Wednesday, combining with2B Daniel Murphy 4/7@ W, 7-6 Scherzer-Velasquez-Treinen 3:34 5/12 to nab STL CF Dexter Fowler attempting to advance to second base on a single. 4/8@ L, 3-17 Nola-Guthrie-None 3:15 5/13 4/9@ L, 4-3 Gomez-Glover-None 3:24 5/14 4/14 9/7 ALL ABOUT THAT BASE 4/15 9/8 With walks in his first three trips to the plate on Tuesday, Nationals RF Bryce Harper, who 4/16 9/9 5/5@ 9/10 reached base in all six of his visits on Monday, matched his career high by reaching in nine 5/6@ 9/25@ straight plate appearances (also May 7-8, 2016)...The streak was snapped with a groundout 5/7@ 9/26@ 9/27@ in the sixth inning, but Harper doubled in the eighth to finish the night 1-for-2 with three walks, the double, and two runs scored. TRANSACTIONS AND DISABLED LIST • Monday marked the second time in Harper’s career he has reached base in six or more 4/1 .....Optioned RHP Joe Ross to Triple-A Syracuse...Reassigned RHP Jeremy Guthrie to Minor League plate appearances in a game, joining May 8, 2016, when he reached seven times at CHI camp. (13 inn.) on six walks and a HBP...According to the Elias Sports Bureau Harper is the first 4/8 .....Selected the contract of RHP Jeremy Guthrie...Optioned OF Michael A. Taylor to Triple-A Syracuse. 4/9 .....Selected the contract of RHP Matt Albers...Designated RHP Jeremy Guthrie for assignment. Major Leaguer to reach base safely via hit, walk or HBP in each of at least six plate appear- 4/10 ...Placed SS Trea Turner on the 10-day disabled list (right hamstring strain)...Recalled OF Michael A. ances in two consecutive seasons since Larry Walker in 2003 and 2004...Barry Bonds Taylor from Triple-A Syracuse. and Raul Ibanez each had two such games in the same season (2004). 4/12 ...Selected the contract of INF Grant Green...Placed INF Stephen Drew on the 10-day disabled list (right hamstring strain). DISABLED LIST KEEP THE LINE MOVING PLAYER INJURY 10/60 DL PLACED / RETRO REINSTATED #GAMES Jose Marmolejos L. Forearm Strain 60 2/24 9 The Nationals showed off an offensive surge vs. St. Louis, scoring 23 runs off 38 hits and Trea Turner R. Hamstring Strain 10 4/10 / 4/9 4 10 walks, as they took two of three games from the Cardinals...On Tuesday, as Washington Stephen Drew R. Hamstring Strain 10 4/12 1 tagged STL for eight runs, the Nationals got at least one hit from seven of their eight starting position players -- including a four-hit night from 2B Daniel Murphy -- and three home runs DUSTY BAKER (LF Jayson Werth, Murphy, and C Matt Wieters)...Wieters’ blast was his first as a member Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on of the Nationals, and he added a double in the sixth inning...The Nationals’ new backstop is Nov. 3, 2015. A three-time N.L. Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000), and a finalist in 2016, now hitting .370 on the young season and five of his 10 hits have gone for extra bases (four Baker’s clubs have won 90 games or more on nine occasions. With a victory on April 10 vs. STL, doubles, one home run). Baker became the 16th winningest manager in baseball history, passing Jim Leyland to move into the No. 16 spot alone on the all-time list...His 1,771-1,571 career managerial record slots THE Z-MAN him second in the win column among active managers behind only SFG’s Bruce Bochy (No. Nationals 1B Ryan Zimmerman went 2-for-4 with a double on Wednesday, continuing his 15, 1,793). Lou Piniella is 14th on the all-time list with 1,835 victories. Baker is just the 17th torrid start to the season (he enters Friday’s game hitting .382 & slugging .735). manager in MLB history to win 1,700 games. • With the Nationals down to their final out on Sunday, Zimmerman delivered a pinch-hit, • The Nationals are the fourth club Baker has manned the dugout for, coming to Washington three-run home run into left at Citizens Bank Park that tied the game, 3-3...It was just the after stops in San Francisco (1993-2002), Chicago (2003-2006), and Cincinnati (2008- second pinch-hit home run of Zimmerman’s career -- and both were hit at CBP, almost 2013). Baker is one of just four managers in MLB history to produce at least 1,500 hits as exactly seven years apart (the first came April 15, 2010 off Danys Baez). a player and win at least 1,500 games as a manager. DATE IN NATIONALS HISTORY CLOSING IN ON SOME GREATS APRIL 14 (5-5 on this date) Nationals 1B Ryan Zimmerman entered the 2017 season in position to move up in sev- 2005: In the first Major League game played in Washington D.C.