Atlanta Braves (6-3) Vs. Washington Nationals (4-5) RHP Julio Teheran (0-0, 10.13) | RHP Max Scherzer (1-1, 1.64) Mon., April 9 L 7:05 P.M
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Atlanta Braves (6-3) vs. Washington Nationals (4-5) RHP Julio Teheran (0-0, 10.13) | RHP Max Scherzer (1-1, 1.64) Mon., April 9 l 7:05 p.m. ET l Game #10 / Home #4 Nationals Park l Washington, D.C. Television: MASN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 4-5, 3rd place, National League East • Home: 0-3 • Road: 4-2 • Streak: L5 • Last Five: 0-5 • Last Ten: 4-5 WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT Leading after 6.................. 4-1 MOVING ON... ATLANTA BRAVES Tied after 6 ........................ 0-0 The Washington Nationals fell to the New York Mets, 6-5, in 12 innings on Sunday night, suffering their first Dave Martinez capped his 16-year Major League career Trailing after 6 .................. 0-4 sweep of the season and first sweep at the hands of the Mets since Sept. 7-9, 2015 at Nationals Park. with Atlanta in 2001, hitting .287 in 12 games...Matt Ad- • The Nationals will continue this 10-game homestand tonight against Atlanta (3 G) before welcoming the ams clubbed 19 home runs in 100 games for the Braves Leading after 7.................. 4-0 in 2017...The Braves made Nationals Pitching Coach Derek Colorado Rockies to town for a four-game set starting Thursday. Lilliquist their first-round selection (6th overall) back in the Tied after 7 ........................ 0-1 1987 Amateur Draft. Trailing after 7 .................. 0-4 HARPER’S HOMERS Bryce Harper clubbed his sixth home run of the season on Sunday, a two-run shot in the first inning off Matt THE SERIES Leading after 8.................. 4-0 Harvey...His six home runs lead Major League Baseball, as does his 1.000 slugging percentage and 1.535 The Nationals went 10-9 against the Braves in 2017...Since Tied after 8 ........................ 0-1 OPS...Harper ranks among National League hitters in walks (T1st, 13), RBI (2nd, 12), on-base percentage 2015, Washington is 40-20 against Atlanta. Trailing after 8 .................. 0-4 (3rd, .535) and batting average (10th, .357). 2018 / BY THE NUMBERS Extra innings: .................... 0-1 • Of his 10 hits this season, six have been home runs...Moreover, Harper has 13 walks and just five strike- 2018 W-L ................................1-2 (0-0 in D.C., 1-2 in ATL) outs through the first nine games of the season. Streak .............................................................................L2 Scoring first........................ 4-4 • With his two RBI on Sunday night, Harper (433) passed Ian Desmond (432) for second-most RBI in Aggregate Score / 2018 ................Nationals 15, Braves 21 Opponent scores first ........ 0-1 Nationals history behind Ryan Zimmerman (940). Shutouts ........................... 1-0 ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS APRIL’S POWER W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ............................127-116 Scoring fewer than 3 ......... 1-3 Harper’s hot starts are well documented through the course of his career...In 127 April games, he is hitting W-L / Home (2005-present) ......................................71-50 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ........................57-37 Scoring 3 or more .............. 3-2 .325 with 30 doubles, three triples, 39 home runs, 103 RBI, 95 walks and 101 runs scored. W-L / Away (2005-present) .......................................56-66 Scoring 5 or more .............. 3-2 • Harper has posted a .668 slugging percentage and a 1.109 OPS in his career during the month of April W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ........................341-358 (.446 at bats)...Both are the best in Major League Baseball history (since 1913)...He is ahead of Babe Series opener..................... 2-1 Ruth, who posted a .638 slugging percentage and a 1.090 OPS in 643 career at bats in April. 2018 AGAINST THE BRAVES Series finale ...................... 1-2 DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE VOTE FOR PEDRO 4/2@ATL W, 8-1 Roark-Newcomb-None Home series W-L-T ......... 0-1-0 4/3@ATL L, 6-13 Carle-Cole-None Since being recalled on April 2, Pedro Severino has reached base safely in 10 of 17 plate appearances (.588 Road series W-L-T .......... 1-1-0 4/4@ATL L, 1-7 Foltynewicz-Scherzer-None OBP, 5 H, 2 HBP, 3 BB)...In four starts, he is hitting .455 (5-for-11) with one double, three RBI, three walks, Total series W-L-T........... 1-2-0 4/9vsATL one stolen base and two runs scored...He has recorded two multi-hit efforts and driven in runs in three of 4/10vsATL Home series sweeps .......... 0-1 the four starts. 4/11vsATL Road series sweeps ............ 1-0 • Severino recorded his first career stolen base on April 7 vs. NYM. 5/31@ATL 6/1@ATL Total series sweeps ........... 1-1 HOWIE’S DOIN’ IT 6/2@ATL Howie Kendrick has reached base safely in each of his first eight games of the season...He has hit safely in 6/3@ATL At home ............................. 0-2 7/20vsATL On the road ....................... 4-3 seven of the games and he was hit by a pitch on April 4 at Atlanta while serving as a pinch hitter...Kendrick 7/21vsATL has recorded four multi-hit efforts along the way. 7/22vsATL After day off ...................... 0-1 8/7vsATL IT STARTS AT THE TOP 8/8vsATL One-run games ................. 1-1 Through the first eight games,Adam Eaton is 10-for-29 (.345) with three doubles, two homers, five RBI, three 8/9vsATL Two-run games.................. 1-0 walks and 10 runs scored...He has reached base safely in all seven of his starts. 9/14@ATL • Eaton is tied for second in the National League with 10 runs scored...He ranks eighth in the National 9/15@ATL 9/16@ATL Come-from-behind wins........... League in OPS (1.079), and ninth in slugging percentage (.655). Last at-bat W-L ................. 0-1 • Among active players with at least 450 games batting in the leadoff spot, Eaton ranks fifth in Major DAVE MARTINEZ Walk-off W-L ..................... 0-0 League Baseball with a .361 on-base percentage and sixth with a .287 batting average when batting Nationals manager Dave Martinez was named the seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct. Facing left-handed SP....... 1-1 first in his career. 30, 2017. He joined the Nationals for what will be Facing right-handed SP ... 3-4 STOLEN MOMENTS his 30th season in professional baseball. A 16-year Day games ........................ 3-2 Washington stole five bases on Saturday, the most in a game since July 27, 2017 vs. CHI and tied for the Major League outfielder, Martinez has been a Major Night games...................... 1-3 fourth most in a single game in Nationals history (2005-pres.)...The Nationals lead MLB with 14 stolen bases. League coach for the last 10 seasons, serving as Cubs • Trea Turner leads the National League (tied for 1st in MLB) with five stolen bases this season. manager Joe Maddon’s bench coach and right-hand March/April ....................... 4-5 • Michael A. Taylor ranks second in the NL behind Turner and is third in MLB with four stolen bases. man in Chicago (2015–17) as well as Tampa Bay May ................................... 0-0 (2008–14). This is the first Major League managerial June................................... 0-0 NO INHERITANCE TAX assignment of Martinez’s career. July .................................... 0-0 Nationals relievers have inherited 11 runners so far this season, with only one coming around to score August............................... 0-0 (9.1%)...They are one of six teams in Major League Baseball (one of three in the NL) to allow no more than one WHAT THEY’RE SAYING September/October. ........... 0-0 inherited runner to come around to score in 2018. @chelsea_janes - Washington Post (April 8) I realize that in many cases there is no statistical ba- Pre All-Star break .............. 4-5 sis for “due.” But anecdotally, it feels like the Nats Post All-Star break ............ 0-0 are a little due. NATIONALS HISTORY Wearing home whites ........ 0-1 @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (April 8) April 9 (3-7 on this date) Wearing road greys ............ 3-2 So anyways, Sammy Solis has struck out 5 of the 6 2014 – After the Marlins intentionally walked Anthony Rendon in the eighth inning to load the bases, Jayson Wearing red alternates ...... 1-1 batters he’s faced tonight. Wearing blue stars & stripes . 0-0 Werth hit his fourth career grand slam, first as a National, to cap a 10-7 comeback win over the Marlins at Nationals Park. Bryce Harper’s fourth-inning three-run home run into the upper deck in right field sparked Wearing white stars & stripes . 0-1 @jorgecastillo - Washington Post (April 8) the comeback. Werth became the first player sinceMelvin Mora (Aug. 11, 2010 at NYM) to hit a go-ahead Pedro Severino continues making a case to stick When homering .................. 3-3 grand slam in the eighth inning or later after the previous batter was intentionally walked. around. His 2-out RBI double makes it 4-3. When playing error free ...... 2-3 When SP goes 6.0+ IP ....... 4-1 IN THE COMMUNITY When SP goes 7.0+ IP ....... 1-0 April 12: Military Appreciation Day @JamalCollier - Nationals.com (April 8) When SP goes 8.0+ IP ....... 0-0 On Military Appreciation Day, the Nationals will provide two complimentary tickets to active duty, dependents, Bryce Harper homers again. His sixth of the year, the veterans, retirees and reservists with military ID or proof of service, while supplies last. For tickets, visit the most in MLB. 2-0 Nats vs. NL East ........................ 1-5 windows on Potomac Avenue SE, beginning at 1:00 p.m. day-of game. vs. NL Central...................