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LHP Rich Hill [12-5, 2.12] | RHP Tanner Roark [16-10, 2.83]
Saturday, October 8 l Game #2 / NLDS l Nationals Park l Washington, D.C. l 4:08 P.M.
Television: FS1 l Radio: 106.7 The Fan & Nationals Radio Network
Standing: 95-67, 1st place, National League East Home: 50-31 Road: 45-36 Streak: W2 Last Five: 3-2 Last Ten: 6-4
NATIONALS NEWS
NEWS
NATIONALS
OPPONENT
OPPONENT
HELLO, OCTOBER
In the 12th season since baseball returned to Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals
were crowned National League East champions for the third time in the last five years...The
2016 Nationals did so with an average of 15.8 wins per month and a 95-67 (.586) final regularseason record, the second-best mark in the NL (Cubs: 103-58, .640) and tied with the Texas
Rangers for the second-best record in Major League Baseball...Since 2012, Washingtons
three division titles are tied for the second-most in MLB behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (5).
The 2016 Nationals made themselves comfortable in first place, where they resided for 179
days this season (152 of 162 game days)...Washington took over sole possession of first
place on May 29 and did not relinquish it for the remainder of the season.
DIVISION CHAMPS!
The Nationals clinched the 2016 National League East title on September 24 at PNC Park...
After a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Nationals watched the conclusion of the New York
THE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES
Mets loss to the Philadelphia Phillies before popping the champagne.
The Dodgers hold the edge in the all-time series since baseball returned to the District in 2005,
No team in baseball won more games against its own division than the Nationals, who went
44-27...The Nationals took the 2014 season series from LA, 4-2, but fell in the 2015 version,
51-25 against their fellow NL East foes...Washingtons 51 intra-divisional wins are the most
2-4, and in the 2016 series, 1-5.
for any team in club history (2005-present), and their .671 winning percentage vs. the NL
East is nearly 80 points higher than any other Nationals iteration (2014: .592).
2016 / REGULAR SEASON BY THE NUMBERS
The NL East crown is the sixth division title Nationals Manager Dusty Baker has led his
2016 W-L........................................................................................1-5 (1-2 in D.C., 0-3 in L.A.)
clubs to, joining the 1997 & 2000 Giants, 2003 Cubs, 2010 & 2012 Reds.
Streak............................................................................................................................ LOST 1
Baker joined Billy Martin and former Nationals skipper Davey Johnson as the only manAggregate Score / 2016.................................................................... Nationals 21, Dodgers 26
agers in MLB history to lead four different clubs to the Postseason.
Home Runs Hit / 2016........................................................................... Nationals 8, Dodgers 8
D.C. POSTSEASON HISTORY
ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS
In securing the 2016 NL East Crown, the Nationals earned the sixth postseason berth in 83
W-L / Nationals (2005-present).........................................................................................27-44
seasons of Major League Baseball in the nations capital (2016, 2014, 2012, 1933, 1925,
W-L / Home (2005-present)...............................................................................................18-18
1924)...The Nationals claimed the NL East title in 2014 and 2012, while the AL Nationals/SenW-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).................................................................................13-14
ators won the World Championship in 1924 and claimed American League flags in 1933 and
W-L / Away (2005-present)..................................................................................................9-26
1925...This years division title is the franchises (WSH/MON) third in 47 NL seasons (2012,
W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)................................................................................194-271
2014), although the 1981 (30-23, .566 post-ASB) and 1994 Montreal Expos (74-40, .649) finished atop the NL East in seasons affected by labor stoppages...The Nationals hope to snap
2016 REGULAR SEASON AGAINST THE DODGERS
D.C.s 83-year World Series drought (1933) and its 92-year MLB World Championship wait.
DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV
TOG DATE
RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV
TOG
POSTSEASON PROS
The 2016 Nationals have several members of their roster who are no strangers to the Postseason -- and multiple who are also no strangers to Postseason success:
2B Daniel Murphy: The 2015 National League Championship Series MVP, Murphy almost
single-handedly led the New York Mets to the World Series last season...In 15 career Postseason games, Murphy has hit .328 (20-for-61) with two doubles, seven home runs, 11
RBI, seven walks, 13 runs scored, and a .705 slugging percentage...Murphys otherworldly
2015 Postseason included a Major League record six consecutive games with a home run.
LF Jayson Werth: The elder statesman of the 2016 Nationals, Werth has played in 54
career playoff games spanning eight different seasons...In helping lead the Philadelphia
Phillies to back-to-back World Series appearances (including the 2008 title) in 2008-2009,
Werth hit .292 with seven doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 18 walks, 17 RBI and 22
runs scored...Werths career in Washington is not without its own Postseason highlights,
though, as his iconic walk-off home run in Game 4 of the 2012 NLDS is one of the most
celebrated moments in Nationals history...On the whole, Werths 14 career Postseason
home runs rank fifth-most among all active Major Leaguers.
RF Bryce Harper and 3B Anthony Rendon: Two of the youngest members of the Nationals 2014 NLDS roster (vs. SFG), Harper and Rendon were unfazed by the spotlight
in Washingtons last foray into Postseason baseball...Against the Giants, Rendon went
7-for-19 (.368) in four NLDS games, walking once and driving in a run, while Harper hit .294
(5-for-17) with one double, three home runs, two walks and four RBI.
CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS / NATIONALS
6/20@ L, 1-4
6/21@ L, 2-3
6/22@ L, 3-4
Kershaw-Petit-Jansen
Coleman-Roark-Jansen
Hatcher-Kelley-None
2:50
2:44
3:35
7/19DC
7/20DC
7/21DC
L, 4-8
W, 8-1
L, 3-6
Kazmir-Lopez-None
Gonzalez-Norris-None
Liberatore-Strasburg-Jansen
NLDS ROSTER
PITCHERS (11)
CATCHERS (2)
RHP Shawn Kelley C Jose Lobaton
RHP Reynaldo Lopez C Pedro Severino
RHP Mark Melancon
RHP Tanner Roark
RHP Joe Ross
RHP Max Scherzer
RHP Blake Treinen
LHP Gio Gonzalez
LHP Marc Rzepczynski
LHP Oliver Perez
LHP Sammy Solis
INFIELDERS (7)
INF Stephen Drew
INF Wilmer Difo
INF Danny Espinosa
INF Daniel Murphy
INF Anthony Rendon
1B/OF Clint Robinson
1B Ryan Zimmerman
3:14
2:57
3:35
OUTFIELDERS (5)
OF Bryce Harper
OF Chris Heisey
OF Michael A. Taylor
OF Trea Turner
OF Jayson Werth
MIKE RIZZO
The architect of the Washington Nationals, President of Baseball Operations and General
Manager Mike Rizzo has overseen the organizations swift ascension into a perennial contender...The first hire made by the Lerner Family after assuming control of the franchise in July
of 2006, Rizzo set out to build the Nationals into a playoff team by first addressing the Nationals farm system -- building it into a powerhouse feeder system for the big league team -- and
then keyed the organizations transition to success at the Major League level...Through the
MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades, and key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former
100-loss team into one with five consecutive winning seasons and three division titles, and
that success is borne out in the numbers: Since 2012 only one team in baseball has collected
more MLB victories than Washingtons 458 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1st: 461)...Washington also
has a +509 run differential in this stretch.
PLAYER G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB SO
AVG OBP SLG
Difo
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000 .000
Drew 29
105 10 22 3 2 3 9 5 33 .210 .243
.362
Espinosa
8
22 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 .045
.125
.045
Harper
10
45 7 9 3 1 4 6 2 12 .200
.234
.578
Heisey
7
7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
.000
.000
Lobaton
5
7 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .286
.286
.714
Murphy
15
61 13
20 2 0 7 11 7 13 .328
.397
.705
Rendon
5
23 0 9 0 0 0 3 1 2 .391
.417
.391
Robinson
1
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1.000 2.000
Severino
1
3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
.333
.667
Taylor
1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turner
1
3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000
.200
.000
Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on
Werth 54
195 34 48 10 2 14 27 34 66 .246 .359
.533
Zimmerman10
29 3 11 1 0 2 4 0 6 .379
.367
.621
Nov. 3, 2015...A three-time National League Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000), Baker
PITCHER W L
SV SVO
G
INN
H
R
ER HR
BB
SO
ERA
is the 17th-winningest manager in baseball history. Entering the season with a 1,671-1,504
Gonzalez
0
0 0 0 3 14.0
10
7 5 0 12 11
3.21
Kelley
0
0 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0 0
career record, Baker is just the 17th manager in MLB history to win 1,700 games (1,766Lopez
0
0 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0 0
Melancon
1
0 0 1 7 6.2
8 4 4 2 2 6 5.40
1,571)...Bakers record slots him second in the win column among active managers behind
Perez
1
0 0 0 4 12.0
15
7 7 3 4 7 5.25
only San Franciscos Bruce Bochy (No. 15 all-time, 1,789 victories). Jim Leyland is No. 16
Roark
0
1 0 0 2 2.2
3 1 1 1 0 3 3.38
Ross
0
0 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0 0
on the all-time list (1,769)...Baker has managed 19 162-game seasons (1994 & 1995 were
Rzepczynski
1
0 0
1 18
10.2
10
5 5
0 2 13
4.22
Scherzer
4 4 0 0 13 68.2
51 31 30 7 25 85 3.93 shortened due to a labor stoppage), and his clubs have won 90 games or more in nine of those
Solis 0
0 0 0 1 2.0
1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
19 full-slate seasons.
Treinen
0
0 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0 0
DUSTY BAKER
DATE
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DC RADIO
NATIONALS STARTER
OPPONENTS STARTER
Sat., Oct. 8
vs. LAD
4:08 p.m. FS1
106.7 The Fan
RHP Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83)
LHP Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12)
No one posted seven (or more) shutout innings in the 2016 regular season than Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark, who makes the first Postseason start of his career.
Sun., Oct. 9
*** NLDS TRAVEL / WORKOUT DAY ***
Mon., Oct. 10
at LAD
4:08 p.m. MLB Network 106.7 The Fan
LHP Gio Gonzalez (11-11, 4.57)
RHP Kenta Maeda (16-11, 3.48)
Gio Gonzalez has dominated the Dodgers in his regular-season career: 3-1, 1.69 ERA in five career GS...In his last start at Dodger Stadium (8/10/15), he threw 8.0 shutout innings.
#57
2016 SPLITS
2016 STARTS
One of MLBs top unheralded pitching performers...Relies on ability to attack D OPP RES W L ERA INN H R ER HR BB SO RS PIT Home..... 9-6, 2.72 ERA (34 ER/112.2 IP), 18 G / 18 GS
the strike zone and owns precise control...Is 37-25 with a 3.04 ERA in 81 career 4/7 vs. MIA L, 4-6 0 1 6.75 4.0 9 4 3 0 3 3 3 99 Road........ 7-4, 2.96 ERA (32 ER/97.1 IP), 16 G / 15 GS
4/13
vs. ATL W, 3-0
1
0 2.45 7.0 4 0 0 0 3 4 3
100 vs. Left................................................. .214 / .315 / .302
starts entering....Has worked at least 7.0 innings 59 times in 81 career starts... 4/18 at MIA L, 1-6 0 1 3.71 6.0 7 5 4 1 2 2 1 88 vs. Right............................................... .241 / .299 / .349
Making his first career Postseason start.
4/23 vs. MIN W, 2-0 1 0 2.63 7.0 2 0 0 0 3 15 2 121 SO/9.0 IP................................................................. 7.37
AGAINST THE DODGERS: Faced the Dodgers on 6/21 at LAD, his only 4/28 vs. PHI L, 0-3 0 0 2.03 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 6 0 99 BB/9.0 IP................................................................. 3.13
0
0 2.35 7.1 6 4 3 0 2 4 6
101 HR/9.0 IP................................................................. 0.73
start of the season against them...Allowed threeearned runs on six hits in 5/3 at KCR L, 6-7
5/8 at CHI L, 3-4 0 0 2.03 6.0 4 1 0 0 2 7 3 110
7.1 innings of work...It was his only career start vs. LAD...Is 0-1 with a 3.48 5/14 vs. MIA L, 1-7 0 1 3.10 5.0 8 7 7 1 3 5 1 115 SO/BB...................................................................... 2.36
GB%........................................................................ 49.9
ERA (4 ER/10.1 IP) in three games/one start.
5/20 at MIA W, 4-1 1 0 2.89 6.2 6 1 1 1 2 7 4 108
POSTSEASON RESUME: Appeared in Game 2 and Game 4 of the 2014 5/25 vs. NYM L, 0-2 0 1 2.71 7.0 5 2 1 1 2 5 0 113 FB%......................................................................... 50.1
NLDS vs. SFG...Tossed 2.2 innings of relief...Allowed one earned run on 5/30 at PHI W, 4-3 1 0 2.70 7.0 4 2 2 1 2 4 4 97 RS/RSA.......................................................... 106 / 4.54
6/5 at CIN W, 10-9 0 0 3.21 3.0 7 5 5 0 1 3 5 62 Team Record When Starting................................. 20-13
three hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
6/11 vs. PHI W, 8-0 1 0 2.93 7.0 6 0 0 0 1 7 7 105 Quality Starts.............................................................. 22
Tossed the 17th and 18th innings of Game 2 vs. SFG in 2014.
6/16
at SDP W, 8-5
1
0 3.14 6.0 7 4 4 1 2 5 6
104 March/April.... 2-2, 2.03 ERA (7 ER/31.0 IP), 5 G / 5 GS
LAST START: Earned his career-high 16th win of the season, tossing 5.2 6/21
at LAD L, 2-3
0
1 3.18 7.1 6 3 3 1 1 5 2
102 May.............. 2-2, 3.23 ERA (14 ER/39.0 IP), 6 G / 6 GS
6/26 at MIL W, 3-2 1 0 2.96 7.0 7 0 0 0 1 7 3 95 June............. 3-1, 3.56 ERA (12 ER/30.1 IP), 5 G / 5 GS
innings of three-hit, one-run ball as WSH topped MIA, 2-1, on 10/1.
Has allowed two earned runs or fewer in six of his last seven outings dating 7/1 vs. CIN W, 3-2 0 0 2.93 7.0 8 2 2 0 2 4 2 108 July.............. 3-1, 2.97 ERA (12 ER/36.1 IP), 6 G / 5 GS
vs. MIL W, 7-4 1 0 3.07 7.0 7 4 4 0 1 6 7 99 August......... 4-1, 2.56 ERA (11 ER/38.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS
to 8/29...Has posted a 2.16 ERA (10 ER/41.2 IP) and a .189 batting average 7/6
7/16 vs. PIT W, 6-0 1 0 2.82 8.0 5 0 0 0 1 5 6 110 Sept./Oct...... 2-3, 2.60 ERA (10 ER/34.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS
against during this stretch.
7/22
vs. SDP
L, 3-5
0
1 3.05 5.0 4 5 5 2 2 4 2 93
Posted a 1.13 ERA (4 ER/32.0 IP), 1.06 WHIP and a .187/.293/.252 op- 7/28
at SFG W, 4-2
1
0 2.96 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 3 4
111
8/2 at ARI W, 10-4 1 0 3.02 6.1 7 3 3 2 2 6 7 103
ponent slash line from Aug. 29 - Sept. 20.
8/7 vs. SFG
W, 1-0
1
0 2.88 7.0 5 0 0 0 3 5 1
105 CAREER SPLITS
At 210.0 IP, eclipsed the 200.0 IP mark for the first time in his career.
8/14
vs. ATL W, 9-1
1
0 2.81 7.0 5 1 1 0 2 3 8 99 Home................... 21-13, 1 SV, 2.79 ERA, 57 G / 38 GS
Ranked in the National League in wins (T5th, 16), HR/9.0 IP (6th, 0.73), 8/19
at ATL W, 7-6
0
0 2.87 6.1 4 3 3 2 3 3 5
103 Road..............................21-15, 3.21 ERA, 62 G / 43 GS
H/9.0 IP (9th, 7.41), and ERA (6th, 2.83).
8/24
vs. BAL
L, 8-10
0
1 2.99 5.0 7 5 4 1 3 4 2
111 vs. Left................................................ .243 / .316 / .373
Threw 7.0 (or more) shutout innings nine times this season, the most such 8/29 at PHI W, 4-0 1 0 2.87 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 5 2 100 vs. Right.............................................. .237 / .277 / .335
9/3 at NYM L, 1-3 0 1 2.89 5.0 4 2 2 0 4 3 1 96
outings in MLB...CHI RHP Jake Arrieta was second with eight.
9/9 vs. PHI W, 5-4 0 0 2.85 6.0 6 1 1 0 2 8 2 107
Started seven of the Nationals 12 shutouts this season.
9/14 vs. NYM W, 1-0 1 0 2.75 7.0 3 0 0 0 4 7 1 101
Threw 7.0 (or more) innings 18 times this season, third-most in the NL... 9/20 at MIA L, 0-1 0 1 2.70 7.0 3 1 1 1 3 5 0 106 CAREER BESTS
Innings.........................................9.0, (4/26/14 vs. SDP)
Teammate RHP Max Scherzer ranked first with 20...SFG RHP Jhonny 9/26 vs. ARI L, 4-14 0 1 2.86 4.0 4 5 5 2 1 6 4 70
Strikeouts.......................................15, (4/23/16 vs. MIN)
10/1 vs. MIA W, 2-1 1 0 2.83 5.2 3 1 1 0 4 4 2 109
Cueto was second with 19.
Shutouts.........................................1, (4/26/14 vs. SDP)
Per FanGraphs.com, led MLB in lowest hard-hit rate (24.3%) ahead of NYY
Complete Games............................1 ,(4/26/14 vs. SDP)
LHP CC Sabathia (24.7%) and CHI RHP Jake Arrieta (25.2%).
Outpaced career marks in SO/9.0 (7.37 in 2016; 6.59 career), H/9.0 (7.41 in 2016; 7.97 career) & swing-and-miss % (21.9% in 2016; 19.7% career).
Left-handed batters hit just .214 / .315 / .302 against Roark in 2016...Among right-handed pitchers with at least 400 left-handed batters faced (essentially, vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS
all right-handed starting pitchers), Roarks .302 opponent slugging percentage led the National League, and his .214 batting average against was good Career................... 0-1, 3.48 ERA (4 ER/10.1 IP), 3 G / 1 GS
2016....................... 0-1, 3.68 ERA (3 ER/7.1 IP), 1 G / 1 GS
for sixth.
Career Home.......... 0-0, 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP), 1 G / 0 GS
Roark has not allowed an extra-base hit to a left-handed batter since 9/9 vs. PHI, a double by CF Odubel Herrera in the first inning.
Career Road........... 0-1, 3.24 ERA (3 ER/8.1 IP), 2 G / 1 GS
Recorded a season-long four-game winning streak from 7/28-8/19, tied for the second-longest of his career (Longest: 7 G, Aug. 8-Sept. 17, 2013).
Opened the season with a 2.03 ERA (10 ER/44.1 IP) through his first seven starts...Struck out 41 batters and allowed just one home run in 44.1 IP.
Struck out a career-high 15 batters in 7.0 innings of two-hit, shutout ball vs. MIN on April 23... His 15 strikeouts were, at the time, the most in a game by a CAREER POSTSEASON SPLITS
Nationals pitcher this season (now second behind RHP Max Scherzers 20) and the third-most (now fourth) in a game in Nationals history (2005-pres.). Home.............. 0-1, 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP), 1 G / 0 GS
Tossed a season-high 8.0 shutout innings on 7/16 vs. PIT...Allowed just five hits while striking out five and walking one as WSH topped Pittsburgh, 6-0. Road............... 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/0.2 IP), 1 G / 0 GS
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV
SVO G GS CG
2013 Wsh
NL
7 1
0
0
14
5
0
2014 Wsh
NL 15 10
0
0
31
31
1
2015 Wsh
NL
4 7
1
2
40
12
0
2016 Wsh
NL
16 10
0
0
34
33
0
Totals
42 28
1
2 119
81
1
Postseason Totals
0 1
0
0
2
0
0
INN H R ER HR BB SO
53.2
38
11
9
1
11
40
198.2 178
64
63
16
39 138
111.0 119
55
54
17
26
70
210.0 173
72
66
17
73 172
573.1 508 202 192
51 149 420
2.2
3
1
1
1
0
3
WHIP
0.91
1.09
1.31
1.17
1.15
1.13
FIP ERA
2.39
1.51
3.44
2.85
4.73
4.38
3.83
2.83
3.71
3.01
5.73
3.38
BULLPEN NOTES
KELLEY, Shawn
#27
RHP
LOPEZ, Reynaldo
#49
RHP
Reliable veteran reliever who worked in both the setup role (14 holds) and closer role when needed (7 saves) for the Nationals in 2016.
The 2016 NLDS will mark his first time pitching in the Postseason...Ranked among NL relievers in SO/BB (2nd, 7.27) and SO/9.0 (4th, 12.41).
In addition to SO/BB and SO/9.0, set career marks in strikeouts (80) and walks/9.0 IP (1.71)...Posted a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/10.2 IP) in final 13 G.
LEFT RIGHT
#46 O. Perez #27 S. Kelley
#23 M. Rzepczynski #49 R. Lopez
#36 S. Solis #43 M. Melancon
#45 B. Treinen
Electric right-hander went from highly-touted prospect to key contributer over the final two months of the Major League season.
The 2016 NLDS will be his first time pitching in the Postseason...Had his contract selected on 7/19 and made his MLB debut that night vs. LAD.
Was just the fourth rookie pitcher in Nationals history to post a double-digit strikeout game with his 11 Ks at ATL on 8/18.
BATTING NOTES
DIFO, Wilmer
#1
INF
RENDON, Anthony
#6
3B
ROBINSON, Clint
#25
INF/OF
SEVERINO, Pedro
#23
TAYLOR, Michael
#3
OF
TURNER, Trea
#7
INF/OF
WERTH, Jayson
#28
OF
ZIMMERMAN, Ryan
#11
1B
Difo
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Drew
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 4 1 0 0
.250
Espinosa
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Harper
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 1 1 0 1
1.000
Heisey
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Lobaton
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 3 3 0 1
1.000
Murphy
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 1 0 0 0
.000
Rendon
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Robinson
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Severino
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Taylor
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Turner
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Werth
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 3 1 0 2
.333
Zimmerman
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 9 6 2 3
.667