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Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) at (0-1) LHP Rich Hill [12-5, 2.12] | RHP Tanner Roark [16-10, 2.83] Sunday, October 9 l Game #2 / NLDS l l Washington, D.C. l 1:08 P.M. Television: FS1 l Radio: 106.7 The Fan & Nationals Radio Network

Standing: 95-67, 1st place, East • Home: 50-31 • Road: 45-36 • Streak: W2 • Last Five: 3-2 • Last Ten: 6-4 NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT LOS ANGELES DODGERS The Nationals and Dodgers opened the first-ever playoff series between the two clubs on Friday, Oct. 7 at Nationals Park...The Dodgers and met once in the Post- season, in the 1981 National League Championship Series -- which LAD won, 3-2, with help from several familiar faces...The ties between the Nationals and Dodgers run deep, starting

with Nationals manager Dusty Baker, who played for LA for eight seasons (1976-1983)... HELLO, OCTOBER Baker was a two-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger, and a Gold Glove outfielder for the In the 12th season since returned to Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals Dodgers, hitting .281 in 1,117 games with 144 home runs, 179 doubles, and 586 RBI, and an were crowned champions for the third time in the last five years...The integral part of the aforementioned 1981 Championship team...Joining him on 2016 Nationals did so with an average of 15.8 wins per month and a 95-67 (.586) final regular- that team was Nationals first base coachDavey Lopes, who played for LAD from 1972-1981, season record, the second-best mark in the NL (Cubs: 103-58, .640) and tied with the Texas was a four-time All-Star and a Gold Glover, and his 418 stolen bases rank second all-time Rangers for the second-best record in ...Since 2012, Washington’s in Dodgers history...Hall-of-Fame voice of the Dodgers, Vin Scully, began his broadcasting three division titles are tied for the second-most in MLB behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (5). career at WTOP radio in D.C....Dodgers President and CEO served as the Na- • The 2016 Nationals made themselves comfortable in first place, where they resided for 179 tionals President for five seasons, from 2006-10...Nationals OF Jayson Werth .247 with days this season (152 of 162 game days)...Washington took over sole possession of first 23 homers and 90 RBI in 191 games with the Dodgers from 2004-05...Nationals 1B/OF Clint place on May 29 and did not relinquish it for the remainder of the season. Robinson appeared in nine games for LAD in 2014, going 3-for-9 (.333) with one walk and two RBI...OF Chris Heisey appeared in 33 games for the Dodgers in 2015, going 10-for-55 DIVISION CHAMPS! (.182) with two doubles, two HR and nine RBI. The Nationals clinched the 2016 National League East title on September 24 at PNC Park... After a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Nationals watched the conclusion of the New York THE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES Mets’ loss to the Philadelphia Phillies before popping the champagne. The Dodgers hold the edge in the all-time series since baseball returned to the District in 2005, • No team in baseball won more games against its own division than the Nationals, who went 44-27...The Nationals took the 2014 season series from LA, 4-2, but fell in the 2015 version, 51-25 against their fellow NL East foes...Washington’s 51 intra-divisional wins are the most 2-4, and in the 2016 series, 1-5. for any team in club history (2005-present), and their .671 winning percentage vs. the NL East is nearly 80 points higher than any other Nationals iteration (2014: .592). 2016 / REGULAR SEASON BY THE NUMBERS • The NL East crown is the sixth division title Nationals Manager Dusty Baker has led his 2016 W-L...... 1-5 (1-2 in D.C., 0-3 in L.A.) clubs to, joining the 1997 & 2000 Giants, 2003 Cubs, 2010 & 2012 Reds. Streak...... LOST 1 • Baker joined Billy Martin and former Nationals skipper as the only man- Aggregate Score / 2016...... Nationals 21, Dodgers 26 agers in MLB history to lead four different clubs to the Postseason. Home Runs Hit / 2016...... Nationals 8, Dodgers 8 D.C. POSTSEASON HISTORY ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS In securing the 2016 NL East Crown, the Nationals earned the sixth postseason berth in 83 W-L / Nationals (2005-present)...... 27-44 seasons of Major League Baseball in the nation’s capital (2016, 2014, 2012, 1933, 1925, W-L / Home (2005-present)...... 18-18 1924)...The Nationals claimed the NL East title in 2014 and 2012, while the AL Nationals/Sen- W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present)...... 13-14 ators won the World Championship in 1924 and claimed flags in 1933 and W-L / Away (2005-present)...... 9-26 1925...This year’s division title is the franchise’s (WSH/MON) third in 47 NL seasons (2012, W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)...... 194-271 2014), although the 1981 (30-23, .566 post-ASB) and 1994 Montreal Expos (74-40, .649) fin- ished atop the NL East in seasons affected by labor stoppages...The Nationals hope to snap 2016 REGULAR SEASON AGAINST THE DODGERS D.C.’s 83-year World Series drought (1933) and its 92-year MLB World Championship wait. DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG 6/20@ L, 1-4 Kershaw-Petit-Jansen 2:50 7/19DC L, 4-8 Kazmir-Lopez-None 3:14 6/21@ L, 2-3 Coleman-Roark-Jansen 2:44 7/20DC W, 8-1 Gonzalez-Norris-None 2:57 POSTSEASON PROS 6/22@ L, 3-4 Hatcher-Kelley-None 3:35 7/21DC L, 3-6 Liberatore-Strasburg-Jansen 3:35 The 2016 Nationals have several members of their roster who are no strangers to the Post- season -- and multiple who are also no strangers to Postseason success: NLDS ROSTER • 2B Daniel Murphy: The 2015 National League Championship Series MVP, Murphy almost (11) CATCHERS (2) INFIELDERS (7) OUTFIELDERS (5) single-handedly led the New York Mets to the World Series last season...In 15 career Post- RHP Shawn Kelley C Jose Lobaton INF Stephen Drew OF season games, Murphy has hit .328 (20-for-61) with two doubles, seven home runs, 11 RHP Reynaldo Lopez C Pedro Severino INF Wilmer Difo OF Chris Heisey RBI, seven walks, 13 runs scored, and a .705 slugging percentage...Murphy’s otherworldly RHP Mark Melancon INF Danny Espinosa OF Michael A. Taylor 2015 Postseason included a Major League record six consecutive games with a home run. RHP Tanner Roark INF Daniel Murphy OF Trea Turner • LF Jayson Werth: The elder statesman of the 2016 Nationals, Werth has played in 54 RHP Joe Ross INF Anthony Rendon OF Jayson Werth career playoff games spanning eight different seasons...In helping lead the Philadelphia RHP 1B/OF Clint Robinson Phillies to back-to-back World Series appearances (including the 2008 title) in 2008-2009, RHP Blake Treinen 1B LHP Gio Gonzalez Werth hit .292 with seven doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 18 walks, 17 RBI and 22 LHP Marc Rzepczynski runs scored...Werth’s career in Washington is not without its own Postseason highlights, LHP Oliver Perez though, as his iconic walk-off home run in Game 4 of the 2012 NLDS is one of the most LHP Sammy Solis celebrated moments in Nationals history...On the whole, Werth’s 14 career Postseason home runs rank fifth-most among all active Major Leaguers. MIKE RIZZO • RF Bryce Harper and 3B Anthony Rendon: Two of the youngest members of the Na- The architect of the Washington Nationals, President of Baseball Operations and General tionals’ 2014 NLDS roster (vs. SFG), Harper and Rendon were unfazed by the spotlight Manager Mike Rizzo has overseen the organization’s swift ascension into a perennial con- in Washington’s last foray into Postseason baseball...Against the Giants, Rendon went tender...The first hire made by the Lerner Family after assuming control of the franchise in July 7-for-19 (.368) in four NLDS games, walking once and driving in a run, while Harper hit .294 of 2006, Rizzo set out to build the Nationals into a playoff team by first addressing the Nation- (5-for-17) with one double, three home runs, two walks and four RBI. als’ 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...Through the PLAYER G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG Difo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades, and key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former Drew 29 105 10 22 3 2 3 9 5 33 .210 .243 .362 Espinosa 8 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 .045 .125 .045 100-loss team into one with five consecutive winning seasons and three division titles, and Harper 10 45 7 9 3 1 4 6 2 12 .200 .234 .578 that success is borne out in the numbers: Since 2012 only one team in baseball has collected Heisey 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 Lobaton 5 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .286 .286 .714 more MLB victories than Washington’s 458 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1st: 461)...Washington also Murphy 15 61 13 20 2 0 7 11 7 13 .328 .397 .705 Rendon 5 23 0 9 0 0 0 3 1 2 .391 .417 .391 has a +509 run differential in this stretch. Robinson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 Severino 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — DUSTY BAKER Turner 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .200 .000 Werth 54 195 34 48 10 2 14 27 34 66 .246 .359 .533 Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on Zimmerman10 29 3 11 1 0 2 4 0 6 .379 .367 .621 Nov. 3, 2015...A three-time National League Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000), Baker W L SV SVO G INN H R ER HR BB SO ERA Gonzalez 0 0 0 0 3 14.0 10 7 5 0 12 11 3.21 is the 17th-winningest manager in baseball history. Entering the season with a 1,671-1,504 Kelley 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — career record, Baker is just the 17th manager in MLB history to win 1,700 games (1,766- Melancon 1 0 0 1 7 6.2 8 4 4 2 2 6 5.40 1,571)...Baker’s record slots him second in the win column among active managers behind Perez 1 0 0 0 4 12.0 15 7 7 3 4 7 5.25 Roark 0 1 0 0 2 2.2 3 1 1 1 0 3 3.38 only San Francisco’s Bruce Bochy (No. 15 all-time, 1,789 victories). Jim Leyland is No. 16 Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Rzepczynski 1 0 0 1 18 10.2 10 5 5 0 2 13 4.22 on the all-time list (1,769)...Baker has managed 19 162-game seasons (1994 & 1995 were Scherzer 4 4 0 0 13 68.2 51 31 30 7 25 85 3.93 shortened due to a labor stoppage), and his clubs have won 90 games or more in nine of those Solis 0 0 0 0 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 Treinen 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 19 full-slate seasons. 2016 NLDS / BY THE NUMBERS 2016 W-L: 0-1 (0-1 in D.C., 0-0 in L.A.) • Streak: LOST 1 • Aggregate Score: Nationals 3, Dodgers 4 • Home Runs Hit: Nationals 0, Dodgers 2 SCHEDULE & PROBABLE PITCHERS DATE OPP./SITE D.C. TIME DC TV DC RADIO NATIONALS STARTER OPPONENTS STARTER Sun., Oct. 8 vs. LAD 1:08 p.m. FS1 106.7 The Fan RHP Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83) LHP Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12) • No one posted seven (or more) shutout innings in the 2016 regular season than Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark, who makes the first Postseason start of his career. Mon., Oct. 10 at LAD 4:08 p.m. MLB Network 106.7 The Fan LHP Gio Gonzalez (11-11, 4.57) RHP Kenta Maeda (16-11, 3.48) • Gio Gonzalez has dominated the Dodgers in his regular-season career: 3-1, 1.69 ERA in five career GS...In his last start at Dodger Stadium (8/10/15), he threw 8.0 shutout innings. NATIONALS STARTING PITCHER ROARK, Tanner (RHP) #57 2016 STARTS 2016 SPLITS One of MLB’s top unheralded pitching performers...Relies on ability to attack D OPP RES W L ERA INN H R ER HR BB SO RS PIT Home..... 9-6, 2.72 ERA (34 ER/112.2 IP), 18 G / 18 GS the strike zone and owns precise control...Is 37-25 with a 3.04 ERA in 81 career 4/7 vs. MIA L, 4-6 0 1 6.75 4.0 9 4 3 0 3 3 3 99 Road...... 7-4, 2.96 ERA (32 ER/97.1 IP), 16 G / 15 GS 4/13 vs. ATL W, 3-0 1 0 2.45 7.0 4 0 0 0 3 4 3 100 vs. Left...... 214 / .315 / .302 starts entering....Has worked at least 7.0 innings 59 times in 81 career starts... 4/18 at MIA L, 1-6 0 1 3.71 6.0 7 5 4 1 2 2 1 88 vs. Right...... 241 / .299 / .349 Making his first career Postseason start. 4/23 vs. MIN W, 2-0 1 0 2.63 7.0 2 0 0 0 3 15 2 121 SO/9.0 IP...... 7.37 • AGAINST THE DODGERS: Faced the Dodgers on 6/21 at LAD, his only 4/28 vs. PHI L, 0-3 0 0 2.03 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 99 BB/9.0 IP...... 3.13 start of the season against them...Allowed threeearned runs on six hits in 5/3 at KCR L, 6-7 0 0 2.35 7.1 6 4 3 0 2 4 6 101 HR/9.0 IP...... 0.73 5/8 at CHI L, 3-4 0 0 2.03 6.0 4 1 0 0 2 7 3 110 SO/BB...... 2.36 7.1 innings of work...It was his only career start vs. LAD...Is 0-1 with a 3.48 5/14 vs. MIA L, 1-7 0 1 3.10 5.0 8 7 7 1 3 5 1 115 ERA (4 ER/10.1 IP) in three games/one start. 5/20 at MIA W, 4-1 1 0 2.89 6.2 6 1 1 1 2 7 4 108 GB%...... 49.9 • POSTSEASON RESUME: Appeared in Game 2 and Game 4 of the 2014 5/25 vs. NYM L, 0-2 0 1 2.71 7.0 5 2 1 1 2 5 0 113 FB%...... 50.1 NLDS vs. SFG...Tossed 2.2 innings of relief...Allowed one earned run on 5/30 at PHI W, 4-3 1 0 2.70 7.0 4 2 2 1 2 4 4 97 RS/RSA...... 106 / 4.54 Team Record When Starting...... 20-13 three hits with no walks and three . 6/5 at CIN W, 10-9 0 0 3.21 3.0 7 5 5 0 1 3 5 62 6/11 vs. PHI W, 8-0 1 0 2.93 7.0 6 0 0 0 1 7 7 105 Quality Starts...... 22 • Tossed the 17th and 18th innings of Game 2 vs. SFG in 2014. 6/16 at SDP W, 8-5 1 0 3.14 6.0 7 4 4 1 2 5 6 104 March/April....2-2, 2.03 ERA (7 ER/31.0 IP), 5 G / 5 GS • LAST START: Earned his career-high 16th win of the season, tossing 5.2 6/21 at LAD L, 2-3 0 1 3.18 7.1 6 3 3 1 1 5 2 102 May...... 2-2, 3.23 ERA (14 ER/39.0 IP), 6 G / 6 GS innings of three-hit, one-run ball as WSH topped MIA, 2-1, on 10/1. 6/26 at MIL W, 3-2 1 0 2.96 7.0 7 0 0 0 1 7 3 95 June...... 3-1, 3.56 ERA (12 ER/30.1 IP), 5 G / 5 GS • Has allowed two earned runs or fewer in six of his last seven outings dating 7/1 vs. CIN W, 3-2 0 0 2.93 7.0 8 2 2 0 2 4 2 108 July...... 3-1, 2.97 ERA (12 ER/36.1 IP), 6 G / 5 GS to 8/29...Has posted a 2.16 ERA (10 ER/41.2 IP) and a .189 batting average 7/6 vs. MIL W, 7-4 1 0 3.07 7.0 7 4 4 0 1 6 7 99 August...... 4-1, 2.56 ERA (11 ER/38.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS 7/16 vs. PIT W, 6-0 1 0 2.82 8.0 5 0 0 0 1 5 6 110 Sept./Oct...... 2-3, 2.60 ERA (10 ER/34.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS against during this stretch. 7/22 vs. SDP L, 3-5 0 1 3.05 5.0 4 5 5 2 2 4 2 93 • Posted a 1.13 ERA (4 ER/32.0 IP), 1.06 WHIP and a .187/.293/.252 op- 7/28 at SFG W, 4-2 1 0 2.96 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 3 4 111 8/2 at ARI W, 10-4 1 0 3.02 6.1 7 3 3 2 2 6 7 103 ponent slash line from Aug. 29 - Sept. 20. CAREER SPLITS • At 210.0 IP, eclipsed the 200.0 IP mark for the first time in his career. 8/7 vs. SFG W, 1-0 1 0 2.88 7.0 5 0 0 0 3 5 1 105 8/14 vs. ATL W, 9-1 1 0 2.81 7.0 5 1 1 0 2 3 8 99 Home...... 21-13, 1 SV, 2.79 ERA, 57 G / 38 GS • Ranked in the National League in wins (T5th, 16), HR/9.0 IP (6th, 0.73), 8/19 at ATL W, 7-6 0 0 2.87 6.1 4 3 3 2 3 3 5 103 Road...... 21-15, 3.21 ERA, 62 G / 43 GS H/9.0 IP (9th, 7.41), and ERA (6th, 2.83). 8/24 vs. BAL L, 8-10 0 1 2.99 5.0 7 5 4 1 3 4 2 111 vs. Left...... 243 / .316 / .373 • Threw 7.0 (or more) shutout innings nine times this season, the most such 8/29 at PHI W, 4-0 1 0 2.87 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 5 2 100 vs. Right...... 237 / .277 / .335 outings in MLB...CHI RHP Jake Arrieta was second with eight. 9/3 at NYM L, 1-3 0 1 2.89 5.0 4 2 2 0 4 3 1 96 • Started seven of the Nationals’ 12 shutouts this season. 9/9 vs. PHI W, 5-4 0 0 2.85 6.0 6 1 1 0 2 8 2 107 9/14 vs. NYM W, 1-0 1 0 2.75 7.0 3 0 0 0 4 7 1 101 • Threw 7.0 (or more) innings 18 times this season, third-most in the NL... CAREER BESTS 9/20 at MIA L, 0-1 0 1 2.70 7.0 3 1 1 1 3 5 0 106 Innings...... 9.0, (4/26/14 vs. SDP) Teammate RHP Max Scherzer ranked first with 20...SFG RHP Jhonny 9/26 vs. ARI L, 4-14 0 1 2.86 4.0 4 5 5 2 1 6 4 70 Strikeouts...... 15, (4/23/16 vs. MIN) 10/1 vs. MIA W, 2-1 1 0 2.83 5.2 3 1 1 0 4 4 2 109 Cueto was second with 19. Shutouts...... 1, (4/26/14 vs. SDP) • Per FanGraphs.com, led MLB in lowest hard-hit rate (24.3%) ahead of NYY Complete Games...... 1 ,(4/26/14 vs. SDP) LHP CC Sabathia (24.7%) and CHI RHP Jake Arrieta (25.2%). • Outpaced career marks in SO/9.0 (7.37 in 2016; 6.59 career), H/9.0 (7.41 in 2016; 7.97 career) & swing-and-miss % (21.9% in 2016; 19.7% career). • Left-handed batters hit just .214 / .315 / .302 against Roark in 2016...Among right-handed pitchers with at least 400 left-handed batters faced (essentially, vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS all right-handed starting pitchers), Roark’s .302 opponent slugging percentage led the National League, and his .214 batting average against was good Career...... 0-1, 3.48 ERA (4 ER/10.1 IP), 3 G / 1 GS 2016...... 0-1, 3.68 ERA (3 ER/7.1 IP), 1 G / 1 GS for sixth. Career Home...... 0-0, 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP), 1 G / 0 GS • Roark has not allowed an extra-base hit to a left-handed batter since 9/9 vs. PHI, a double by CF Odubel Herrera in the first inning. Career Road...... 0-1, 3.24 ERA (3 ER/8.1 IP), 2 G / 1 GS • Recorded a season-long four-game winning streak from 7/28-8/19, tied for the second-longest of his career (Longest: 7 G, Aug. 8-Sept. 17, 2013). • Opened the season with a 2.03 ERA (10 ER/44.1 IP) through his first seven starts...Struck out 41 batters and allowed just one home run in 44.1 IP. • Struck out a career-high 15 batters in 7.0 innings of two-hit, shutout ball vs. MIN on April 23... His 15 strikeouts were, at the time, the most in a game by a CAREER POSTSEASON SPLITS Nationals pitcher this season (now second behind RHP Max Scherzer’s 20) and the third-most (now fourth) in a game in Nationals history (2005-pres.). Home...... 0-1, 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP), 1 G / 0 GS • Tossed a season-high 8.0 shutout innings on 7/16 vs. PIT...Allowed just five hits while striking out five and walking one as WSH topped Pittsburgh, 6-0. Road...... 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/0.2 IP), 1 G / 0 GS vs. Left...... 500 / .500 / 1.000 CAREER STATISTICS vs. Right...... 000 / .000 / .000 Year Team Lg W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA 2013 Wsh NL 7 1 0 0 14 5 0 53.2 38 11 9 1 11 40 0.91 2.39 1.51 2014 Wsh NL 15 10 0 0 31 31 1 198.2 178 64 63 16 39 138 1.09 3.44 2.85 POSTSEASON CAREER BESTS 2015 Wsh NL 4 7 1 2 40 12 0 111.0 119 55 54 17 26 70 1.31 4.73 4.38 Innings...... 2.0 (2014 NLDS Game 2, 10/4/14 vs. SFG) 2016 Wsh NL 16 10 0 0 34 33 0 210.0 173 72 66 17 73 172 1.17 3.83 2.83 Strikeouts...... 3 (2014 NLDS Game 2, 10/4/14 vs. SFG) Totals 42 28 1 2 119 81 1 573.1 508 202 192 51 149 420 1.15 3.71 3.01 Shutouts...... N/A Postseason Totals 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 1 0 3 1.13 5.73 3.38 Complete Games...... N/A BULLPEN NOTES KELLEY, Shawn #27 RHP 7.128 Service Time Born: Louisville, KY (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 2016 WSH NL 3 2 7 9 67 0 0 58.0 41 19 17 9 11 80 0.90 3.02 2.64 • #46 O. Perez • #27 S. Kelley 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — • #23 M. Rzepczynski • #49 R. Lopez Reliable veteran reliever who worked in both the setup role (14 holds) and closer role when needed (7 saves) for the Nationals in 2016. • #36 S. Solis • #43 M. Melancon • The 2016 NLDS will mark his first time pitching in the Postseason...Ranked among NL relievers in SO/BB (2nd, 7.27) and SO/9.0 (4th, 12.41). • #45 B. Treinen • In addition to SO/BB and SO/9.0, set career marks in strikeouts (80) and walks/9.0 IP (1.71)...Posted a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/10.2 IP) in final 13 G. BULLPEN BY THE NUMBERS LOPEZ, Reynaldo #49 RHP 0.045 Service Time Born: San Pedro de Macoris, DOM (Age: 22) Total Appearances ...... 2 YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Holds ...... 2016 WSH NL 5 3 0 0 11 6 0 44.0 47 27 24 4 22 42 1.57 3.96 4.91 Saves / Save Opp...... 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — Inh. Runners / Inh. Scored ...... Electric right-hander went from highly-touted prospect to key contributer over the final two months of the Major League season. Batting Average Against ...... 250 • The 2016 NLDS will be his first time pitching in the Postseason...Had his contract selected on 7/19 and made his MLB debut that night vs. LAD. 1st Batters Retired / Faced ...... 2/2 • Was just the fourth rookie pitcher in Nationals history to post a double-digit game with his 11 Ks at ATL on 8/18. SO/BB Ratio ...... 2.00 (4/2) MELANCON, Mark #43 RHP 6.098 Service Time Born: Arvada, CO (Age: 31) 2016 & CAREER (Reg. season) / Dodgers YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA PLAYER W L S G IP ER ERA 2016 WSH/PIT NL 2 2 47 51 75 0 0 71.1 52 16 13 3 12 65 0.90 2.46 1.64 Gonzalez 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 3.00 0.19 0.00 2016 1 0 0 1 6.0 1 1.50 Acquired from Pittsburgh on July 30, this three-time All-Star has accumulated 145 saves since July 24, 2013, the most in MLB in that span. Career 3 1 0 5 32.0 6 1.69 • 2016 marks his fourth consecutive Postseason and second appearance in the NLDS (2013)...Has tossed 5.2 innings of relief across six games. Kelley • Went 1-1 with 17 saves and a 1.82 ERA in 30 games following the trade to the Nationals...Was 17-for-18 in save opportunities with WSH. 2016 0 1 0 2 1.2 1 5.40 PEREZ, Oliver #46 RHP 12.144 Service Time Born: Culiacan, MEX (Age: 35) Career 0 3 0 11 10.1 6 5.23 YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA Lopez 2016 WSH NL 2 3 0 1 64 0 0 40.0 38 22 22 4 20 46 1.45 4.22 4.95 2016 0 1 0 1 4.2 6 11.57 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — Career 0 1 0 1 4.2 6 11.57 Crafty, veteran lefty joined the organization on a two-year contract in December 2015, his second stint with WSH (also 2011, Double-A Harrisburg). Melancon • Is in his second consecutive Postseason...Appeared in one game of the 2015 ALDS (HOU)...Made two starts for the NYM in the 2006 NLCS. 2016 0 0 2 2 2.0 0 0.00 • Allowed just 13.3 % of inherited runners to score in 2016 (45 IR, 6 IRS), the fourth-best mark in the National League (T5th in MLB). Career 1 0 5 16 16.0 2 1.13 RZEPCZYNSKI, Marc #23 LHP 6.132 Service Time Born: Oak Lawn, Ill (Age: 31) Perez YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA 2016 0 0 0 4 3.2 1 2.45 2016 WSH/OAK NL/AL 1 0 0 1 70 0 0 47.2 46 17 14 1 29 46 1.57 3.57 2.64 Career 7 6 0 35 97.2 42 3.87 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — Roark Lefty specialist who excels at inducing groundballs, acquired from Oakland on 8/25...Has held LHB to a .222 AVG against over his eight-year MLB career. 2016 0 1 0 1 7.1 3 3.68 • Veteran of 18 Postseason games spaning three seasons (STL and CLE)...Earned World Series ring as a member of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. Career 0 1 0 3 10.1 4 3.48 • Posted a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.2 IP) with five holds in 14 appearances with the Nationals...Lefties went 3-for-21 (.143) against him in those 14 G. Ross SOLIS, Sammy #36 LHP 1.085 Service Time Born: Minneapolis, MN (Age: 28) 2016 0 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 0 1 0 2 11.0 7 5.73 2016 WSH NL 2 4 0 1 37 0 0 41.0 31 12 11 1 21 47 1.27 2.82 2.41 Rzepczynski 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.00 3.69 0.00 2016 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 — The highest-rated left-hander in Washington’s system entering 2016 (No. 17, per )...Proved to be a valuable member of Washington’s ‘pen. Career 0 1 0 9 7.1 7 8.59 • The 2016 NLDS marks his first Postseason...Struck out 10.32 batters/9.0 IP...Left-handed batters hit .200 (12-for-50) with 19 SO and five BB. Scherzer • Recorded nine holds...Lone home run was surrendered in his first game of the season, 4/27 vs. PHI (C. Ruiz). 2016 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 — Career 2 4 0 10 54.2 20 3.29 TREINEN, Blake #45 RHP 2.065 Service Time Born: Wichita, KS (Age: 28) Solis YR TEAM LG W L SV SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA 2016 0 0 0 2 1.2 0 0.00 2016 WSH NL 4 1 1 3 73 0 0 67.0 51 19 17 5 31 63 1.22 3.67 2.28 Career 0 0 0 4 3.1 0 0.00 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — Treinen Possessing a hard sinker that’s been clocked as high as 100 mph, Treinen took the next step as an intergal part of Dusty Baker’s bullpen in 2016. 2016 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0.00 • The 2016 NLDS will be his first time pitching in the Postseason...Induced 17 double plays, the most among MLB relievers. Career 1 1 0 5 9.2 4 3.72 • Ranked among NL relievers in ERA (8th, 2.28) and holds (12th, 22)...Led NL relievers (3rd in MLB) in ground ball percentage (66.5%). BATTING NOTES DIFO, Wilmer #1 INF 0.111 Service Time Born: Santiago de los Caballeros, DOM (Age: 24) KNOW THE OPPONENT YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2016 WSH NL 31 58 14 16 3 0 1 7 8 12 3 0 .276 .364 .379 .743 2016 & CAREER (Reg. season) / Dodgers 2016 Postseason 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG Speedy, versatile, switch-hitting middle infielder...A product of the Nationals’ revamped scouting efforts in the Dominican Republic. Difo • Went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in Game 1... Enjoyed two stints with Washington in 2016...Clubbed first MLB home run, 9/29 vs. ARI (Ray). 2016 0 0 0 0 — • Reached safely in nine of the last 10 games of the 2016 season (.423 OBP)... Appeared at second base (9 G), shortstop (5 G) and third base (3 G). Career 1 0 0 0 .000 DREW, Stephen #10 INF 10.038 Service Time Born: Valdosta, GA (Age: 33) Drew YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2016 0 0 0 0 2016 WSH NL 70 143 24 38 11 1 8 21 16 31 0 1 .266 .339 .524 .864 Career 316 92 4 25 .291 2016 Postseason 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Espinosa Veteran left-handed bat and versatile infielder with the ability to play shortstop, second base and third base...Was one of the top pinch-hitters in MLB in ‘16. 2016 21 5 1 3 .238 • Veteran of 28 Postseason games including 2013 in which he started at shortstop in each of Boston’s 16 games on the way to the World Series title. Career 98 17 2 6 .173 • His 22 hits in the Postseason are behind only Jayson Werth (47) for most on the club....Hit .275 (11-for-40) with 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB in last 19 G of 2016. Harper ESPINOSA, Danny #8 INF 5.113 Service Time Born: Santa Ana, CA (Age: 29) 2016 24 5 2 4 .208 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Career 87 21 4 10 .241 2016 WSH NL 157 516 66 108 15 0 24 72 54 174 9 2 .209 .306 .378 .684 Heisey DREW, Stephen (INF), #10 .262 7 HR 17 RBI 0 SB 2016 Postseason 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 2016 7 3 0 0 .429 LAST GAME / ROAD TRIP: One of MLB’s best and most versatile infielders who boasts elite ability at both shortstop and second base and one of the strongest arms in baseball. Career 65 16 2 7 .246 Veteran left-handed bat and versatile infielder with the ability to play shortstop, second base and third base. • Appeared in the 2012 (5 G) and 2014 NLDS (2 G) for Washington...Clubbed a career-high 24 home runs and recorded a career-high 72 RBI in 2016. Lobaton • Is hitting .350 (21-for-60) with 7 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 5 BB & 10 R in last 27 games...16 of 27 hits in ‘16 have been XBH. • Ranked second in the NL (3rd in MLB) with a career-high 20 HBP...Is the first switch-hitter in MLB history to go 20/20 w/HR & HBP. 2016 3 1 1 1 .333 • Is 6-for-20 (.300) with 3B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, BB, 3 R as a PH...Tied for 2nd in MLB (along with Heisey) with 3 pinch-hit HR. HARPER, Bryce #34 OF 4.159 Service Time Born: Las Vegas, NV (Age: 23) Career 19 3 1 3 .158 • Laced PH walk-off triple, 7/23 vs. SDP...Collected 500th career RBI 6/16 at SDP...Hit 2nd ITPHR of career, 5/31 at PHI. YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Murphy RISP: .263 (5-19), 0 HR, 8 RBI LAST HOMER: 7/3/16 vs. CIN (Diaz) CAREER HOMERS: 121 2016 WSH NL 147 506 84 123 24 2 24 86 108 117 21 10 .243 .373 .441 .814 2016 23 5 0 2 .217 2016 Postseason 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 Career 162 49 2 19 .302 The National League’s unanimous 2015 MVP followed that up by securing his first career 20 home run/20 stolen base season. Rendon • Hit four Postseason HR before the age of 22 joining Andruw Jones, Miguel Cabrera and Mickey Mantle as the only players in MLB history to do so. 2016 20 5 1 2 .250 • Seven of his eight career Postseason hits have been for extra bases (2 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR)... Was 8-for-27 w/ 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 3 BB and 2 R in his last 7 G. Career 71 15 2 5 .211 HEISEY, Chris #14 OF 6.042 Service Time Born: Mount Joy, PA (Age: 31) Robinson YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2016 5 2 0 0 .400 2016 WSH NL 83 139 18 30 3 1 9 17 13 44 0 1 .216 .290 .446 .736 Career 19 6 0 0 .316 2016 Postseason 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Severino Veteran outfielder was a key cog to Dusty Baker’s bench in 2016...Leads active MLB pinch hitters with a .563 slugging% and 14 HR as a pinch hitter. 2016 0 0 0 0 — • 2016 marks his fourth Postseason (2010 NLDS, 2012 NLDS, 2013 WC)...Five of his seven hits as a PH in 2016 went for extra bases (2 2B, 3 HR). Career 0 0 0 0 — • Tied for fourth in MLB (with teammate Stephen Drew) with three PH HR...The three PH HR as a National are tied for most in a career in WSH history. Taylor LOBATON, Jose #59 C 5.138 Service Time Born: Acarigua, VEN (Age: 31) 2016 14 2 0 0 .143 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Career 36 8 0 1 .222 2016 WSH NL 39 99 10 23 3 1 3 8 12 18 0 0 .232 .319 .374 .692 Turner 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 2016 13 3 0 3 .231 Switch-hitting catcher who has helped guide Washington’s pitching staff since his arrival before the 2014 season. Career 13 3 0 3 .231 • With Tampa Bay, hit walk-off HR in the bottom of the ninth of Game 3 of the 2013 ALDS vs. BOS...Started three of the four ALDS games. Werth • Did not appear in the 2014 NLDS for WSH...Came on strong late in 2016, hitting .311 (14-for-45) with 3 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, and 4 BB in his last 16 starts. 2016 21 8 1 1 .381 MURPHY, Daniel #20 INF 7.109 Service Time Born: Jacksonville, FL (Age: 31) Career 177 51 7 20 .288 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Zimmerman 2016 WSH NL 142 531 88 184 47 5 25 104 35 57 5 3 .347 .390 .595 .985 2016 12 3 0 0 .250 2016 Postseason 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 Career 186 52 6 28 .280 Arguably the top free agent signing of the 2015 offseason...Emerged as a 2016 National League Most Valuable Player candidate. • A hero of the 2015 Postseason...Garnered NLCS MVP honors after hitting four home runs in New York’s sweep of the Cubs. 2016 & CAREER / Hill • In 2016, ranked in the National League in SLG (1st, .595), OPS (1st, .985), 2B (1st, 47), AVG (2nd, .347), RBI (4th, 104) and multi-hit games (5th, 56). PLAYER AB H HR RBI AVG RENDON, Anthony #6 3B 3.130 Service Time Born: Houston, TX (Age: 26) Difo YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2016 0 0 0 0 — 2016 WSH NL 156 567 91 153 38 2 20 85 65 117 12 6 .270 .348 .450 .797 Career 0 0 0 0 — 2016 Postseason 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Drew One of the best young hitters in MLB, emerged as a top run producer after the All-Star break, ranking fifth in the National League in RBI (52) in that stretch. 2016 0 0 0 0 — • Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Game 1...Is 9-for-23 (.391) with three RBI, one walk and one stolen base in five career Postseason games. Career 4 1 0 0 .250 • Led WSH with 91 runs scored...Ranked second on the club in hits (153), doubles (38) and was third in RBI (85)... Led NL 3B with a .976 fielding percentage. Espinosa ROBINSON, Clint #25 INF/OF 2.028 Service Time Born: Jefferson City, MO (Age: 31) 2016 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 — 2016 WSH NL 104 196 16 46 4 0 5 26 20 38 0 0 .235 .305 .332 .637 Harper 2016 Postseason 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 2016 0 0 0 0 — A left-handed, power-hitting first baseman & outfielder who provided depth for Dusty Baker off the bench as well as in a starting role. Career 1 1 0 1 1.000 • Went 1-for-1 with a 2B as a PH in Game 1, his first Posteason game...From 6/5-end of the season, hit .287 w/2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 11 BB in 29 starts. Heisey • In August, hit .350 (14-for-40) with six RBI, five walks and six runs scored in 22 games...Hit his first career walk-off home run, 5/9 vs. DET (Lowe) 2016 0 0 0 0 — SEVERINO, Pedro #23 C 0.094 Service Time Born: Bonao, DOM (Age: 23) Career 0 0 0 0 — YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Lobaton 2016 WSH NL 16 28 6 9 2 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 .321 .441 .607 1.048 2016 0 0 0 0 — 2016 Postseason 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 Career 3 3 0 1 1.000 Athletic backstop with advanced defensive skills...Was ranked the “Best Defensive Catcher” in Washington’s system, per Baseball America Murphy • Went 1-for-3 with a 2B in Game 1, his first Postseason game...Clubbed first MLB HR, 8/17 at COL (Carasiti)...Hit game-tying HR, 9/29 vs. ARI (Ray). 2016 0 0 0 0 — • Hit .467 (7-for-15) with a 2B, HR, two RBI, HBP, BB and three R in seven games during his second stint with the club, 7/30-8/19. TAYLOR, Michael #3 OF 2.010 Service Time Born: Fort Lauderdale, FL (Age: 25) Career 1 0 0 0 .000 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Rendon 2016 WSH NL 103 350 44 76 9 7 2 24 18 34 14 5 .217 .260 .300 .560 2016 0 0 0 0 — 2016 Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — Career 0 0 0 0 — Dynamic, exciting young talent...Entered 2015 as one of Washington’s top prospects & turned in a very strong rookie MLB season in 2015. Robinson • Made his Postseason debut as a pinch runner in Game 1...Made Washington’s Opening Day roster for the second straight season. 2016 0 0 0 0 — • Clubbed a team-high three leadoff home runs for the Nationals...Hit safely in 18 straight starts from 5/3 to 6/20 (.329, 8 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 6 SB, 13 R). Career 0 0 0 0 — Severino TURNER, Trea #7 INF/OF 0.135 Service Time Born: Boynton Beach, FL (Age: 23) 2016 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 — 2016 WSH NL 73 307 53 105 14 8 13 40 14 59 33 6 .342 .370 .567 .937 Taylor 2016 Postseason 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 2016 0 0 0 0 — No. 9 prospect in MLB per Baseball America entering 2016, Turner recorded one of the top rookie seasons in MLB history despite just 73 games played. Career 0 0 0 0 — • Went 0-for-3 with a walk and one RBI in Game 1...Posted 1.44 hits/Game, the fifth-highest mark by a rookie with at least 70 games since 1900. Turner • Won back-to-back NL Rookie of the Month awards: Aug. (.357, 6 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 11 SB, 27 R) & Sept/Oct. (.339, 5 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 18 RBI, 15 SB). WERTH, Jayson #28 OF 13.102 Service Time Born: Springfield, IL (Age: 37) 2016 0 0 0 0 — Career 0 0 0 0 — YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Werth 2016 WSH NL 143 525 84 128 28 0 21 69 71 139 5 1 .244 .335 .417 .752 2016 0 0 0 0 — 2016 Postseason 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 Career 3 1 0 2 .333 Veteran outfielder known for his patient at-bats, on-base prowess, & clubhouse leadership...Brings the most Postseason experience to WSH’s roster (53 G). Zimmerman • His 14 Postseason home runs are fifth-most among active players...His 48 Postseason hits are the most of any Nationals player. 2016 0 0 0 0 — • Has posted a .533 slugging percentage (10 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR) in 54 Postseason games...Clubbed at least 20 HR for the sixth time in his career in 2016. ZIMMERMAN, Ryan #11 1B 11.032 Service Time Born: Washington, NC (Age: 32) Career 9 6 2 3 .667 YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2016 WSH NL 115 427 60 93 18 1 15 46 29 104 4 1 .218 .272 .370 .642 2016 Postseason 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 Washington’s first-ever draft pick (2005)...Is the Nationals’ all-time leader in virtually every offensive category. • Recorded his fourth career Postseason multi-hit game in Game 1...Is 11-for-29 (.379) with a 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI in 10 career Postseason games. • His 10 walk-off home runs are tied for third in NL history (S. Musial-12; T. Perez-11) & rank third among active players (Pujols-12, Ortiz-11).