Pittsburgh Pirates (17-11) vs. Washington Nationals (12-16) RHP Jameson Taillon (2-2, 4.91) | RHP Tanner Roark (1-2, 3.77) Mon., April 30 l 7:05 p.m. ET l Game #29 / Home #14 Nationals Park l Washington, D.C. Television: MASN l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network Standing: 12-16, 4th place, National League East • Home: 4-9 • Road: 8-7 • Streak: W1 • Last Five: 2-3 • Last Ten: 3-7 WHEN... NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT Leading after 6................ 11-3 GIO’S STRONG START AVOIDS SWEEP PITTSBURGH PIRATES Tied after 6 ........................ 0-2 Thanks in part to Gio Gonzalez’ best start of the 2018 season, the Nationals topped the Arizona Diamond- Former Nationals Felipe Vásquez (formerly Rivero) Trailing after 6 ................ 1-11 backs on Sunday, 3-1, avoiding the three-game sweep...Gonzalez tossed a season-high 7.0 innings and and Enny Romero (10-day DL) now pitch out of struck out a season-best eight batters while allowing just one earned run on six hits...Matt Wieters (1-3, HR, Pittsburgh’s bullpen...In the late 1930s and early Leading after 7................ 11-2 RBI, BB, R) and Michael A. Taylor (1-4, HR, RBI, R) each clubbed home runs to lead the offense. 40s, the Negro League’s Homestead Grays played Tied after 7 ........................ 0-2 • The Nationals continue this homestand with four games against the Pittsburgh Pirates before welcom- their home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Trailing after 7 ................ 1-12 ing the Philadelphia Phillies for three games this weekend. but also scheduled games in D.C. at their alternate home, Griffith Stadium Leading after 8................ 12-0 ROSTER MOVE Tied after 8 ........................ 0-3 The Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Wander Suero from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned right-handed Trailing after 8 ................ 0-13 THE SERIES pitcher Austin Voth to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday...Suero appeared in four games out of Triple-A Syracuse’s The Nationals and Pirates will play two four-game Extra innings: .................... 0-3 bullpen...He did not allow an earned run in his last three outings (3.0 IP) while striking out two and holding series in 2018...Washington dropped the season opposing batters to a .100 average (1-for-10). series (3-4) in 2017 for the first time since 2013... Scoring first...................... 11-9 The Nationals have won 11 of 14 games against the Opponent scores first ........ 1-6 HOWIE’S DOIN IT Pirates at Nationals Park, dating to July 25, 2013. Shutouts ........................... 2-1 Howie Kendrick has hit safely in seven straight games, going 10-for-25 (.400) with four doubles, two homers, four RBI, two walks and three runs scored...He ranks third in the National League with 10 doubles and is tied 2018 / BY THE NUMBERS Scoring fewer than 3 ......... 2-7 for fifth with 14 extra base hits. 2018 W-L .................... 0-0 (0-0 in D.C., 0-0 in PIT) Scoring 3 or more ............ 10-9 • In 76 games since joining Washington on July 29, 2017, Kendrick ranks among National League hitters Streak (since 2017) .............................................L2 Scoring 5 or more .............. 8-4 in batting average (11th, .295) and slugging percentage (13th, .506) during this span (min. 250 AB). Aggregate Score / 2018 .........Nationals 0, Pirates 0 Series opener..................... 5-4 INSTANT OFFENSE ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS Series finale ...................... 3-6 Trea Turner has reached base safely in 11 of 20 plate appearances (.550 OBP) spanning the last four W-L / Nationals (2005-present) ....................46-40 games...He is 8-for-17 (.471) with one double, two RBI, three stolen bases and four runs scored during this W-L / Home (2005-present) ...........................28-16 Home series W-L-T ......... 1-3-0 stretch. W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present) ............22-13 Road series W-L-T .......... 2-3-0 • In 14 games since April 13, he is hitting .323 (20-for-62) with five doubles, one triple, three RBI, nine Total series W-L-T........... 3-6-0 W-L / Away (2005-present) ...........................18-24 walks, seven stolen bases and 10 runs scored...He has recorded multi-hit efforts in six of the 15 games... W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals) ............295-320 Home series sweeps .......... 0-1 He has raised his batting average from .200 on April 12 to .268 entering play on Monday. Road series sweeps ............ 1-0 2018 AGAINST THE PIRATES Total series sweeps ........... 1-1 MICHAEL A. DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SAVE In 13 games dating to April 14, Michael A. Taylor is hitting .289 (13-for-45) with five doubles, three home 4/30vsPIT At home ............................. 4-9 runs, eight RBI, eight walks, five stolen bases and 13 runs scored...He has reached base safely in 11 of the 14 5/1vsPIT On the road ....................... 8-7 games, posting a .396 on-base percentage and a .600 slugging percentage during this run. 5/2vsPIT 5/3vsPIT After day off ...................... 1-2 STOLEN MOMENTS 7/9atPIT The Washington Nationals lead Major League Baseball with 31 stolen bases, ahead of the Chicago White Sox 7/10atPIT One-run games ................. 1-8 (25) and Atlanta Braves (24)...Trea Turner (12) ranks second in Major League Baseball behind ATL Ender 7/11atPIT Two-run games.................. 4-2 Inciarte (13)...Michael A. Taylor (9) ranks fourth in MLB and third in the National League. 7/12atPIT • Neither Taylor nor Turner have been caught stealing yet in 2018. Come-from-behind wins.........2 • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Turner has matched the most stolen bases without getting caught DAVE MARTINEZ Last at-bat W-L ................. 0-5 to start a season in Nationals history. (12; Adam Kennedy: 4/14/2010 to 7/30/2010). Nationals manager Dave Martinez was named the Walk-off W-L ..................... 0-0 • The most without getting caught any any point during a Nationals season is 15 (Denard Span: 6/08/2014 seventh field manager in Nationals history on Oct. 30, 2017. He joined the Nationals for what will be Facing left-handed SP....... 3-8 to 8/03/2014), per Elias. his 30th season in professional baseball. A 16-year Facing right-handed SP ... 9-8 WALK IT OUT Major League outfielder, Martinez has been a Major Day games ........................ 5-5 Bryce Harper leads Major League Baseball with 36 walks and has been issued at least one walk in 13 of his League coach for the last 10 seasons, serving as Cubs Night games.................... 7-11 last 14 games...He has reached base safely in all 14 games (.476 OBP). manager Joe Maddon’s bench coach and right-hand • Harper’s 36 walks rank second in March/April in Major League history behind Barry Bonds, who walked man in Chicago (2015–17) as well as Tampa Bay March/April ................... 12-16 39 times in March/April 2004. (2008–14). This is the first Major League managerial May ................................... 0-0 • Harper is tied for third in the National League with eight home runs...He ranks in the NL in runs scored assignment of Martinez’s career. June................................... 0-0 (2nd, 23), RBI (T7th, 19), on-base percentage (2nd, .467), and OPS (4th, .997). WHAT THEY’RE SAYING July .................................... 0-0 August............................... 0-0 CHASING HISTORY @chelsea_janes - Washington Post (April 30) September/October. ........... 0-0 Like much of the 2017 season, Ryan Zimmerman is approaching another milestone in franchise (MON/WSH) Taylor hits one into the visitors’ bullpen and it’s 3-0 history...With 1,682 career hits, Zimmerman is just 12 hits shy of matching Tim Wallach (1,694) for the most Pre All-Star break .......... 12-16 hits in franchise history. @MarkZuckerman - MASNSports.com (April 29) Post All-Star break ............ 0-0 And Matt Wieters greets the newly inserted reliever (and former Orioles batterymate) T.J. McFarland with Wearing home whites ........ 1-3 NATIONALS HISTORY a homer into the left field bullpen. #Nats up 1-0 on Wearing road greys ............. 7-6 April 30 (7-4 on this date) Wieters’ 3rd HR of the season. Wearing red alternates ...... 1-2 2017 – Anthony Rendon went 6-for-6 with a double, three home runs, 10 RBI and five runs scored in Wash- Wearing blue stars & stripes . 1-3 ington’s 23-5 win over the New York Mets. In doing so, Rendon became the 13th player in MLB history with @masnKerr - MASNSports.com (April 29) Wearing white stars & stripes . 2-2 at least 10 RBI in a game. His 10 RBI were the most by a player in a Major League game since outfielder The #Nats are in the midst of 10 games against teams Garret Anderson (LAA) did so on Aug. 21, 2007 vs. NYY. The 23 runs scored by the Nationals were the most in 1st or 2nd place with a winning percentage of .590 When homering ................ 7-11 or better: ARZ, PIT and PHI. When playing error free ...... 9-9 in a game in team history (2005-pres.). When SP goes 6.0+ IP ..... 10-7 @granthpaulsen - 106.7 The Fan (April 29) When SP goes 7.0+ IP ....... 5-2 IN THE COMMUNITY Trea Turner has 12 stolen bases. There are nine When SP goes 8.0+ IP ....... 2-0 April 30: Team trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center teams with less total stolen bases than that. He has vs. NL East ........................ 5-7 The Washington Nationals will make their annual visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in yet to be thrown out. #Nats #MLB vs. NL Central.................... 3-0 Bethesda.