Atlanta Braves (6-5) Vs. Washington Nationals (6-5) RHP Brandon Mccarthy (2-0, 3.97) | RHP A.J
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Atlanta Braves (6-5) vs. Washington Nationals (6-5) RHP Brandon McCarthy (2-0, 3.97) | RHP A.J. Cole (0-1, 24.55) Weds., April 11 l 1:05 p.m. ET l Game #12 / Home #6 Nationals Park l Washington, D.C. Television: MASN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 6-5, T2nd place, National League East • Home: 2-3 • Road: 4-2 • Streak: W2 • Last Five: 2-3 • Last Ten: 5-5 WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT Leading after 6.................. 6-1 WHISPERING SWEEP NOTHINGS ATLANTA BRAVES Tied after 6 ........................ 0-0 After taking the first two games of this series, the Washington Nationals look to complete their first home Dave Martinez capped his 16-year Major League career Trailing after 6 .................. 0-4 sweep of 2018 this afternoon...Washington last swept Atlanta, April 18-20, 2017 at ATL...Washington’s last with Atlanta in 2001, hitting .287 in 12 games...Matt Ad- home sweep over the Braves came Sept. 5-7, 2016. ams clubbed 19 home runs in 100 games for the Braves Leading after 7.................. 6-0 in 2017...The Braves made Nationals Pitching Coach Derek • The Nationals will cap this 10-game homestand by welcoming the Colorado Rockies to town for a four- Lilliquist their first-round selection (6th overall) back in the Tied after 7 ........................ 0-1 game set starting Thursday. 1987 Amateur Draft. Trailing after 7 .................. 0-4 ROSTER MOVES THE SERIES Leading after 8.................. 6-0 Prior to today’s game the Nationals recalled from rehab and reinstated catcher Matt Wieters from the 10-day The Nationals went 10-9 against the Braves in 2017...Since Tied after 8 ........................ 0-1 disabled list and selected the contract of outfielderMoisés Sierra...They placed outfielderAdam Eaton on 2015, Washington is 42-20 against Atlanta. Trailing after 8 .................. 0-4 the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to April 9) with a bone bruise to his left ankle and designated catcher 2018 / BY THE NUMBERS Extra innings: .................... 0-1 Miguel Montero for assignment. 2018 W-L ................................3-2 (2-0 in D.C., 1-2 in ATL) Streak ............................................................................W2 Scoring first........................ 6-4 A PAIR OF ACES Aggregate Score / 2018 ................Nationals 21, Braves 22 Opponent scores first ........ 0-1 Mired in a five-game losing streak, the Nationals received tremendous outings fromMax Scherzer on Monday Shutouts ........................... 2-0 and Stephen Strasburg on Tuesday helping the Nationals snap the losing streak. ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS • Max Scherzer tossed his ninth career complete game (fifth career shutout) on Monday night against W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ............................129-116 Scoring fewer than 3 ......... 2-3 Atlanta...He capped his evening with a strikeout of Ender Inciarte, giving him 10 strikeouts for the W-L / Home (2005-present) ......................................73-50 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ........................59-37 Scoring 3 or more .............. 4-2 second time this season and the 66th time in his career. W-L / Away (2005-present) .......................................56-66 Scoring 5 or more .............. 3-2 • Stephen Strasburg allowed just three hits while striking out eight batters and walking two in 8.0 shut- W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ........................343-358 out innings on Tuesday...It was his longest outing since Sept. 10, 2017 at PHI (8.0 IP). Series opener..................... 3-1 2018 AGAINST THE BRAVES Series finale ...................... 1-2 HOT STARTS DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE The Nationals have scored two runs in the first inning of each of the last three games...For the season, 4/2@ATL W, 8-1 Roark-Newcomb-None Home series W-L-T ......... 1-1-0 Washington’s offense has scored at least one run in the first inning in nine of 11 games...In total, the Nation- 4/3@ATL L, 6-13 Carle-Cole-None Road series W-L-T .......... 1-1-0 4/4@ATL L, 1-7 Foltynewicz-Scherzer-None als have scored 18 runs in the first inning, ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks (15) for the most in Major Total series W-L-T........... 2-2-0 4/9vsATL W, 2-0 Scherzer-Teheran-None League Baseball. 4/10vsATL W, 4-1 Strasburg-Foltynewicz-Madson Home series sweeps .......... 0-1 4/11vsATL Road series sweeps ............ 1-0 HARPER’S HOMERS 5/31@ATL 6/1@ATL Total series sweeps ........... 1-1 Bryce Harper clubbed his sixth home run of the season on Sunday, a two-run shot in the first inning off Matt Harvey...His six home runs lead Major League Baseball, as do his 16 walks, .529 on-base percentage, .879 6/2@ATL slugging percentage and 1.408 OPS...He is tied for second in MLB with 12 RBI. 6/3@ATL At home ............................. 2-3 7/20vsATL On the road ....................... 4-2 • Of his 11 hits this season, six have been home runs...Moreover, Harper has 16 walks and just five strike- 7/21vsATL outs through the first 11 games of the season. 7/22vsATL After day off ...................... 0-1 8/7vsATL TONY! TONY! TONY! 8/8vsATL One-run games ................. 1-1 Anthony Rendon has recorded multi-hit efforts in three of his last five games, going 8-for-18 (.444) with four 8/9vsATL Two-run games.................. 2-0 doubles, one RBI, two walks and one run scored...He has hit safely in 10 of 11 games this season. 9/14@ATL 9/15@ATL 9/16@ATL Come-from-behind wins........... VOTE FOR PEDRO Last at-bat W-L ................. 0-1 Since being recalled on April 2, Pedro Severino has reached base safely in 13 of 25 plate appearances (.520 DAVE MARTINEZ Walk-off W-L ..................... 0-0 OBP, 7 H, 2 HBP, 4 BB)...He has hit safely in five of his seven games played...In six starts, he is hitting .389 Nationals manager Dave Martinez was named the seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct. Facing left-handed SP....... 1-1 (7-for-18) with two doubles, three RBI, four walks, one stolen base and two runs scored...He has recorded two 30, 2017. He joined the Nationals for what will be Facing right-handed SP ... 5-4 multi-hit efforts and driven in runs in three of the six starts. his 30th season in professional baseball. A 16-year Day games ........................ 3-2 HOWIE’S DOIN’ IT Major League outfielder, Martinez has been a Major Night games...................... 3-3 Howie Kendrick has reached base safely in each of his first nine games of the season...He has hit safely in League coach for the last 10 seasons, serving as Cubs eight of the games and he was hit by a pitch on April 4 at Atlanta while serving as a pinch hitter...Kendrick manager Joe Maddon’s bench coach and right-hand March/April ....................... 6-5 has recorded four multi-hit efforts along the way, while five of his 12 hits have been doubles. 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 allowed just two of 13 inherited runners to score this season...Their 15.4% inherited August............................... 0-0 runners scored percent is fifth-best in the National League...They are one of five teams to allow two or fewer WHAT THEY’RE SAYING September/October. ........... 0-0 inherited runners to score. @JamalCollier - Nationals.com (April 10) Nationals win 4-1. Eight scoreless from Strasburg, Pre All-Star break .............. 6-5 STOLEN MOMENTS Zimmerman tripled and they’ll go for the sweep to- Post All-Star break ............ 0-0 Washington stole five bases on Saturday, the most in a game since July 27, 2017 vs. CHI and tied for the morrow. fourth most in a single game in Nationals history (2005-pres.)...The Nationals lead MLB with 15 stolen bases. Wearing home whites ........ 1-1 • Trea Turner leads the National League (tied for 2nd in MLB) with five stolen bases this season. @chelsea_janes - Washington Post (April 10) Wearing road greys ............ 3-2 • Michael A. Taylor ranks tied for second in the NL and is tied for fourth in MLB with four stolen bases. Strasburg said that after he singled, Freeman came Wearing red alternates ...... 1-1 over and said he had to hold him on after what Max Wearing blue stars & stripes . 1-0 NATIONALS HISTORY did Monday. Wearing white stars & stripes . 0-1 April 11 (5-7 on this date) “I said, ‘No, you really don’t have to.’” 2010 – A Josh Willingham grand slam in the top of the first was all of the offense the Nationals would need When homering .................. 3-3 to top the Mets, 5-2 at Citi Field. Willingham also doubled and drove in a run in the third inning, finishing the @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (April 10) When playing error free ...... 4-3 day with five RBI. Livan Hernandez earned the win, tossing 7.0 innings of five-hit, shutout ball. Just when they looked like they were teetering on the When SP goes 6.0+ IP ....... 6-1 brink of something bad, the #Nats got 17 scoreless When SP goes 7.0+ IP ....... 3-0 IN THE COMMUNITY innings from Scherzer and Strasburg to get back over When SP goes 8.0+ IP ....... 2-0 April 12: Military Appreciation Day the .500 mark. On Military Appreciation Day, the Nationals will provide two complimentary tickets to active duty, dependents, vs. NL East ........................ 3-5 veterans, retirees and reservists with military ID or proof of service, while supplies last.