Washington Nationals (3-1) at Philadelphia Phillies (1-3) RHP Jeremy Guthrie [0-0, -.--] | RHP Aaron Nola [0-0, -.--] Saturday, April 8 l 7:05 p.m. l Game #5 / Road #2 l Citizens Bank Park l Philadelphia, PA Television: MASN2 / MLBN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 3-1, 1st place, National League East • Home: 2-1 • Road: 1-0 • Streak: W1 • Last Five: 3-1 • Last Ten: 3-1 NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT ENJOYING THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES The Washington Nationals opened their brief three-game road trip with a 7-6 victory over The Nationals and Phillies will meet 19 times this season (10 in D.C., 9 in Philadelphia)...OF the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday evening...The Nationals’ win was their 13th in their last Jayson Werth (2007-10) & RHP Joe Blanton (2008-12) are the only members of the Nation- 14 games vs. PHI, and their seventh straight victory at Citizens Bank Park...The last time als’ roster who have seen both sides of this rivalry, and both helped the Phillies earn a ring in Washington was defeated in Philly was April 17, 2016. 2008...Nationals pitching coach Mike Maddux (1986-89) went 10-13 with a 4.51 ERA in 65 • The Nationals and Phillies will play the middle game of this series on Saturday night before games/33 starts for the Phillies...Hitting coach Rick Schu played primarily third base and hit the clubs wrap things up on Sunday and Washington heads home to greet the St. Louis .250 with 24 home runs and 79 RBI in parts of five seasons (1984-87, 1991) with the Phillies. Cardinals...The Nationals and Phillies won’t have much time to miss each other as they’ll face off again in three games starting Friday, April 14 at Nationals Park. THE SERIES The Nationals dominated the season series vs. Philadelphia in 2016, finishing with a 14-5 re- STILL FEELS LIKE HOME cord, including an 8-1 record at Citizens Bank Park...Washington took the 2015 season series The Nationals’ seven-run offensive attack on Friday was built by home runs from RF Bryce with a 12-7 record...Despite trailing, 105-118, in the all-time series (2005-pres.), since 2011, Harper (two-run), 2B Daniel Murphy (two-run), and LF Jayson Werth (three-run). Washington holds a 66-47 (.584) record over Philadelphia...From 2005-10, the Nationals went • Since the start of the 2012 season, no non-Phillies players have hit more home runs at 39-71 (.355) against the Phillies. Citizens Bank Park than Werth (13) and Harper (12)...Harper is now batting .306 with a .657 slugging percentage in 36 career games at CBP. 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS • Werth’s blast was his 20th career longball vs. Philadelphia -- his most against any single 2017 W-L ......................................................................... 1-0 (0-0 in D.C., 1-0 in Philadelphia) opponent...It was also his 65th career home run at Citizens Bank Park, the fifth-most ever Streak (since 2016) ........................................................................................................ Won 4 hit at the ballpark, which opened in 2004...Werth, who hit his 65 HR in 320 games, sits be- Aggregate Score / 2017 ......................................................................... Nationals 7, Phillies 6 hind only Ryan Howard (198 HR, 772 G), Chase Utley (129 HR, 759 G), Jimmy Rollins Home Runs Hit / 2017 ............................................................................ Nationals 3, Phillies 2 (94 HR, 806 G), Pat Burrell (76 HR, 372 G). ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS NOT TO BE ‘LEFT’ OUT W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ....................................................................................105-118 The Nationals have featured three consecutive left-handed batters in their lineup in each of W-L / Home (2005-present) ..............................................................................................56-56 the first four games withCF Adam Eaton in the No. 2 spot, followed by RF Bryce Harper and W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ................................................................................44-40 2B Daniel Murphy...While much has been discussed about Washington stacking those left- W-L / Away (2005-present) ...............................................................................................49-62 ies, the Nationals have faced just one left-handed pitcher this season, PHI’s Joely Rodriguez, W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ...............................................................................206-200 who pitched the fifth and sixth innings on Friday...Eaton, Harper and Murphy combined to go 3-for-3 with two walks and a double (Murphy) vs. Rodriguez. 2017 AGAINST THE PHILLIES DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG 4/7@ W, 7-6 Scherzer-Velasquez-Treinen 3:34 5/12 MAD MAX RETURNS 4/8@ 5/13 4/9@ 5/14 Nationals RHP Max Scherzer, the 2016 National League Cy Young Award winner, made his 4/14 9/7 2017 debut on Friday with 6.2 strong innings of work. 4/15 9/8 4/16 9/9 • Scherzer, who allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks and struck out seven, 5/5@ 9/10 improved to 8-1 with a 2.19 ERA in 12 career starts against the Phillies...He remained 5/6@ 9/25@ undefeated in his career at Citizens Bank Park (now 5-0, 2.06 ERA, 6 GS). 5/7@ 9/26@ 9/27@ • Nine years ago, Scherzer lost his first start against the Phillies (May 5, 2008) but he is 8–0 with a 1.72 ERA in 11 starts since...According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last pitcher TRANSACTIONS AND DISABLED LIST before Scherzer to win eight or more consecutive decisions against the Phillies was Darryl Kile, who won nine straight vs. PHI from 1995-2000. 3/20 ...Reassigned LHP Braulio Lara, C Spencer Kieboom, INF Neftali Soto, and INF Grant Green to Minor League camp. 3/24 ...Reassigned RHP Erick Fedde to Minor League camp. MULTI-HIT MURPHY 3/25 ...Optioned C Pedro Severino, RHP Rafael Martín and OF Brian Goodwin to Triple-A Syracuse...Reas- Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy, who posted 56 multi-hit games in 2016 (5th in NL), has picked signed INF Emmanuel Burriss to Minor League camp. 3/26 ...Reassigned INF/OF Brandon Snyder to Minor League camp. up two hits in each of the Nationals’ four games this season...He was 2-for-4 on Friday with a 3/27 ...Unconditionally released RHP Joe Nathan and RHP Matt Albers. double, a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored. 3/29 ...Optioned RHP A.J. Cole and RHP Trevor Gott to Triple-A Syracuse...Reassigned RHP Jacob Turner, • Murphy and TEX OF Nomar Mazara are the only players in the Major Leagues to post four LHP Neal Cotts and C Jhonatan Solano to Minor League camp...Released RHP Vance Worley. 3/31 ...Assigned 1B/OF Clint Robinson outright to Triple-A Syracuse. multi-hit games thus far this season. 4/1 .....Optioned RHP Joe Ross to Triple-A Syracuse...Reassigned RHP Jeremy Guthrie to Minor League camp. ALMOST ALONE AT THE TOP 4/8 .....Selected the contract of RHP Jeremy Guthrie...Optioned OF Michael A. Taylor to Triple-A Syracuse. DISABLED LIST RHP Stephen Strasburg earned the win on Monday with a strong 7.0-inning performance PLAYER INJURY 15/60 DL PLACED / RETRO REINSTATED #GAMES in which he allowed just two earned runs off six hits...Adam Lind’s pinch-hit home run made Jose Marmolejos L. Forearm Strain 60 2/24 4 sure Strasburg took home his first W of the season, the 70th win of his career. • With the victory, Strasburg tied former Nationals RHP Jordan Zimmermann for first on IN THE COMMUNITY the Nationals (2005-present) all-time wins list...He also tied RHP Livan Hernandez for fifth APRIL 12: Military Appreciation Day on the franchise (Nationals/Expos) all-time wins list...Only two pitchers in franchise history The Nationals will provide two complimentary tickets to all active duty, dependents, veterans, have reached the 100-win mark: Dennis Martinez (100) and Steve Rogers (158). retirees and reservists with military ID or proof of service, while supplies last. For tickets, visit • According to Elias, Strasburg is just the fifth active pitcher to reach 70 career wins in 111 the windows on Potomac Avenue SE, beginning at 1 p.m. or fewer decisions: CHI LHP Jon Lester (win No. 70 in decision No. 97), BOS LHP David Price (109), SDP RHP Jered Weaver (109) and STL RHP Adam Wainwright (110). DUSTY BAKER Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on NEW IN TOWN Nov. 3, 2015. A three-time N.L. Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000), and a finalist in 2016, Five members of the Nationals Opening Day 25-man roster have joined the organization since Baker is the 17th-winningest manager in baseball history. With a 1,769-1,571 career managerial the end of the 2016 season...RHP Joe Blanton, 1B/OF Adam Lind, and C Matt Wieters record, Baker is second in the win column among active managers behind only SFG’s Bruce joined the club as free-agent signings, while OF Adam Eaton and LHP Enny Romero were Bochy (No. 15, 1,790). Now tied with Jim Leyland (1,769) for No. 16 on the all-time list, Baker brought to Washington via trade this past offseason. is just the 17th manager in MLB history to win 1,700 games. Connie Mack holds the all-time MLB record for managerial victories with 3,731. CLOSING IN ON SOME GREATS • The Nationals are the fourth club Baker has manned the dugout for, coming to Washington Nationals 1B Ryan Zimmerman entered the 2017 season in position to move up in sev- after stops in San Francisco (1993-2002), Chicago (2003-2006), and Cincinnati (2008- eral categories in the franchise record books...The first pick the Nationals ever made in the 2013).