Washington Nationals (11-17) at Boston Red Sox (10-21) RHP Max Scherzer (2-1, 4.31) | LHP Martín Pérez (2-3, 3.45) Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 l 7:30 p.m. l Game #29 / Road #11 Fenway Park | Boston, MA TV: MASN 2 | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Net. @Nationals - @nationalsPR - Nationals.com - NationalsPressBox.com World Champions: 2019 • NL Wild Card: 2019 • NL East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT Home ......................................6-12 HIT THE ROAD BOSTON RED SOX Road ........................................ 5-5 The World Champion Washington Nationals open a 10-day, 11-game road trip on Friday night against the Bos- The Nationals and Red Sox will face off three times in Day ............................................3-3 ton Red Sox at Fenway Park...This is Washington's first visit to Boston since Opening Day of the 2015 season. 2020...Mike Rizzo worked seven seasons (1992-98) Night .......................................8-14 BIGGER THAN BASEBALL as a scout for the Red Sox...Tim Bogar spent four Current Streak .......................... L3 The Phillies and Nationals players collectively decided to postpone Thursday night's game. seasons (2009-12) on the Major League coaching Last 5 Games ...........................1-4 • The statement from the Washington Nationals read: "We support their decision to use their platform to staff of the Red Sox: first base coach (2009), third Last 10 Games ........................4-6 call attention to the racial and social injustice that continues to exist in our country. We will continue to base coach (2010-11), and bench coach (2012)...Red July .......................................... 3-4 stand behind our players and those on the front lines working to generate accountability and real change Sox pitcher Phillips Valdez pitched in Washington's August ....................................8-13 in our society." system from 2012-18. Vs. LHSP ...................................7-2 2020 RECORD 42 Vs. RHSP ................................4-15 W-L ...................................................0-0 (0-0 in BOS) Jackie Robinson Day will be formally commemorated on Friday and will focus on Robinson’s activism and Series Opener .........................4-7 Streak (since 2018) ................................................... L3 impact on civil rights in society during and following his playing career...August 28th is the anniversary of the Series Opener at Home ........ 2-5 Aggregate Score ..................... Red Sox 0, Red Sox 0 March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, which the Robinson family (Jackie, Rachel and children) Series Opener on Road .........2-2 ALL-TIME RECORD attended...It is also the date in 1945 when Robinson and Branch Rickey met to discuss his future as a member By Series .............................. 1-3-6 W-L / Nationals (2005-present) .........................5-10 of the Brooklyn Dodgers. By Home Series .................0-2-4 W-L / Home (2005-present) ................................. 1-5 • Nationals Philanthropies will partner with The Red Sox Foundation to celebrate the life and activism By Road Series ..................... 1-1-2 W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).................. 1-5 of Jackie Robinson...As the Nationals and Red Sox go head to head, each foundation will use its 50/50 Rubber Games ......................... 1-1 W-L / Away (2005-present)................................. 4-5 Raffle to raise funds to support The Jackie Robinson Foundation. Sweeps/Were Swept ............0-2 W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ...................12-18 Scored First ............................ 8-8 STREAKS ON STREAKS 2020 GAME LOG Trea Turner has hit safely in 12 straight games…He is 19-for-47 (.404), with Opponent Scored First ......... 3-9 TREA'S HITTING STREAKS DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE 1-run games ........................... 3-4 three doubles, two triples, three homers, eight RBI, four walks, two hit by Rk. Date Games 8/28atBOS 1 or 2 run games .....................5-7 pitch, and 15 runs scored during the streak. 1. May 19-June 1, 2018 13 8/29atBOS Comeback Wins ..................... 3-8 • Turner has also reached base safely in 18 straight games dating to Aug. T2. Aug. 14-Pres, 2020 12 8/30atBOS Last AB Wins ............................ 1-1 8...He has a .451 on-base percentage during this streak...It is the fourth- T2. Sept. 17-29, 2019 12 T2. Sept. 12-24, 2018 12 MIKE RIZZO Walkoff Wins ...........................0-1 longest on-base streak of his career. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Extra Innings ...........................1-0 • Turner ranks in the National League in runs scored (T9th, 22), hits Manager Mike Rizzo enters his 12th season as the head Led After 6.............................10-4 (T9th, 34), and batting average (10th, .309). of Washington’s baseball operation and his 37th season in Led After 7 .............................. 8-2 MORE STREAKS professional baseball in 2020...On April 5, 2018, Rizzo and Led After 8 ............................... 9-1 Washington's backstops are both in the midst of hitting streaks of their own: the Nationals agreed to a two-year contract extension, Tied After 6 .............................1-0 • Yan Gomes has hit safely in nine straight games...He is 14-for-37 (.378) with two doubles, one triple, two keeping him with the club through the 2020 season... Tied After 7 ...............................2-1 homers, seven RBI, one walk and seven runs scored. Through the MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades and key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former 100-loss Tied After 8..............................1-0 • Kurt Suzuki enters tonight with a nine game hitting streak...He is hitting .290 (9-for-31) with one homer, team into one with eight consecutive winning seasons, Behind After 6 ......................0-12 four RBI, one hit by pitch, two walks and five runs scored during his streak. four division titles, five Postseason appearances and the Behind After 7 .......................0-12 SOTO SHUFFLE 2019 World Series Championship. Behind After 8.......................0-14 Because he missed the first eight games of the season, Juan Soto is just SOTO'S MLB RANKS (min. 80 PA) Rk. Stat No. DAVE MARTINEZ Division Games ......................6-9 short (3.0 PA/team game) of qualifying to be among the league leaders... 1st Slugging% .803 Third-year manager Dave Martinez was named the sev- Vs. Other Divisions ................ 5-8 Once he hits 3.1 PA/team game, he will be at the top of several categories. Vs. A.L. Teams ........................ 5-8 1st OPS 1.279 enth field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017... 2nd On-Base% .476 Through a steady, unwavering approach, consistent Vs. N.L. Teams ........................6-9 EATON'S CLUTCH 2nd Average .380 strategy and never-ending positivity and support for the Vs. A.L. East ............................ 5-8 Adam Eaton leads Major League Baseball with a .526 (10-for-19) average players, Martinez led the Washington Nationals on an Vs. N.L. East ............................6-9 with runners in scoring position. • He has been heating up as of late, hitting safely in five of his last seven games...Four of his eight hitsimprobable run to the 2019 World Series Championship... Hit 0 HR ..................................5-4 The 2020 season marks his 32nd season in professional Hit 1+ HR ................................6-13 during this span have been extra-base hits (2 2B, 2 HR)...Seven of the eight RBI have come in the last four games. baseball...A 16-year Major League outfielder, Martinez Hit 2+ HR................................. 3-6 joined the Nationals after 10 seasons as a Major League Scored 3 or Fewer Runs .......1-14 TAXI! TAXI! coach in Chicago (2015–17) and Tampa Bay (2008–14). On all road trips in 2020, clubs are permitted to carry up to five additional players - a "Taxi Squad" - from Scored 4 or More Runs ........10-3 WHAT THEY’RE SAYING its Club Player Pool...At least one player must be a player whose designated position prior to the season is Scored 5 or More Runs ......... 9-3 @JessicaCamerato - MLB.com (Aug. 27) catcher...For this road trip, the Nationals have added these five players to their Taxi Squad: Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs .....6-4 "We go through this day in, day out. I hear from the • Right-handed pitcher James Bourque, right-handed pitcher Kyle McGowin, infielderJake Noll, catcher Allowed 4 or More Runs ...... 5-13 players how they struggle knowing that we’re trying Raudy Read, and outfielderAndrew Stevenson. Allowed 5 or More Runs .......2-11 to do our best to go out there and play this game, but More Hits than Opponent .....8-3 there’s things going on in this world that they can’t put REALLY BIG RINGS Fewer Hits than Opponent ..1-14 aside. It’s time to speak up." - Dave Martinez Committed No Errors ........... 5-12 Produced by Jostens, the 2019 World Series Championship rings feature an average of 170 total diamonds, 32 custom- cut sapphires, 31 custom-cut rubies, and 24 princess-cut rubies for an impressive precious total stone carat weight of Committed 1 or More Errors . 6-5 23.2 carats. @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (Aug. 27) Starter Goes at least 5 inn ...6-11 Davey Martinez: "It's time to speak up. I think that's Starter Goes at least 6 inn ....5-3 the message." Starter Goes at least 7 inn....3-0 Home Whites .........................0-0 @Britt_Ghiroli - The Athletic (Aug. 27) Champions Gold ...................4-10 “It’s time to speak up..it won’t get better if we don’t Road Greys ............................. 4-3 speak up, if these guys don’t speak up.” -Davey Mar- Red Alternates .......................0-0 tinez, who is very emotional again talking about this. Blue Alternates ...................... 3-4 Really genuine words. Blue Stars & Stripes ..............0-0 IN THE COMMUNITY WORLD SERIES RING SWEEPSTAKES White Stars & Stripes ............0-0 Fans can enter for a chance to win a 2019 World Series Washington Nationals Championship Ring, fitted and per- @Todd_Dybas - NBC Sports Washington (Aug.