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RHP Kenta Maeda [16-11, 3.48] | LHP Gio Gonzalez [11-11, 4.57]
Monday, October 10 l Game #3 / NLDS l Dodger Stadium l Los Angeles, C.A. l 1:08 P.M. (PT)
Television: FS1 l Radio: 106.7 The Fan & Nationals Radio Network
2016 Standing: 95-67, 1st place, NL East Home: 50-31 Road: 45-36 Streak: W2 Last Five: 3-2 Last Ten: 6-4
NATIONALS NEWS
NEWS
NATIONALS
OPPONENT
OPPONENT
EVENED UP
The Nationals and Dodgers split the first two games of this NLDS with the Dodgers securing
the victory in Game 1 before Washington rebounded to take Game 2...Theirs is the only NLDS
series this Postseason in which each team has won at least one game.
With Saturday's rainout, the club's traveled to LA overnight to open Game 3 at Dodger
Stadium at 1:08 p.m. PT on Monday...Game 4 is slated for 2:08 p.m. PT on Tuesday.
LOBY LONGBALL
With the Nationals' trailing, 2-0, in the fourth inning on Sunday, C Jose Lobaton crushed
a three-run home run to left field to put Washington up, 3-2 -- a lead from which they never
looked back...It was the second career Postseason home run for Lobaton, who hit a walk-off
homer for the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the 2013 ALDS against Boston and has now left
the yard with two of his three career Postseason knocks.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Lobaton is just the second catcher in MLB PostseaTHE REGULAR-SEASON SERIES
son history to hit a lead-assuming home run with his team trailing by at least two runs...
The Dodgers hold the edge in the all-time series since baseball returned to the District in 2005,
He joins Jim Hegan, who hit a three-run homer in Game 5 of the 1948 World Series for
44-27...The Nationals took the 2014 season series from LA, 4-2, but fell in the 2015 version,
Cleveland, turning a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 lead...Cleveland won the title in six games.
2-4, and in the 2016 series, 1-5.
HELLO, OCTOBER
2016 / REGULAR SEASON BY THE NUMBERS
In the 12th season since baseball returned to Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals
2016 W-L........................................................................................1-5 (1-2 in D.C., 0-3 in L.A.)
were crowned National League East champions for the third time in the last five years...The
Streak............................................................................................................................ LOST 1
2016 Nationals did so with an average of 15.8 wins per month and a 95-67 (.586) final regularAggregate Score / 2016.................................................................... Nationals 21, Dodgers 26
season record, the second-best mark in the NL (Cubs: 103-58, .640) and tied with the Texas
Home Runs Hit / 2016........................................................................... Nationals 8, Dodgers 8
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).
ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS
W-L / Nationals (2005-present).........................................................................................27-44
DIVISION CHAMPS!
W-L / Home (2005-present)...............................................................................................18-18
The Nationals clinched the 2016 National League East title on September 24 at PNC Park...
W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).................................................................................13-14
After a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Nationals watched the conclusion of the New York
W-L / Away (2005-present)..................................................................................................9-26
Mets loss to the Philadelphia Phillies before popping the champagne.
W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)................................................................................194-271
No team in baseball won more games against its own division than the Nationals, who went
51-25 against their fellow NL East foes...Washingtons 51 intra-divisional wins are the most
2016 REGULAR SEASON AGAINST THE DODGERS
for any team in club history (2005-present), and their .671 winning percentage vs. the NL DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV
TOG DATE
RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV
TOG
6/20@ L, 1-4
Kershaw-Petit-Jansen
2:50 7/19DC
L, 4-8
Kazmir-Lopez-None
3:14
East is nearly 80 points higher than any other Nationals iteration (2014: .592).
6/21@ L, 2-3
Coleman-Roark-Jansen
2:44 7/20DC
W, 8-1
Gonzalez-Norris-None
2:57
The NL East crown is the sixth division title Nationals Manager Dusty Baker has led his 6/22@ L, 3-4 Hatcher-Kelley-None
3:35 7/21DC
L, 3-6
Liberatore-Strasburg-Jansen
3:35
clubs to, joining the 1997 & 2000 Giants, 2003 Cubs, 2010 & 2012 Reds.
NLDS
ROSTER
Baker joined Billy Martin and former Nationals skipper Davey Johnson as the only managers in MLB history to lead four different clubs to the Postseason.
PITCHERS (11)
CATCHERS (2)
INFIELDERS (7)
OUTFIELDERS (5)
RHP Shawn Kelley C Jose Lobaton
INF Stephen Drew
OF Bryce Harper
RHP Reynaldo Lopez C Pedro Severino INF Wilmer Difo
OF Chris Heisey
POSTSEASON PROS
RHP Mark Melancon
INF Danny Espinosa OF Michael A. Taylor
The 2016 Nationals have several members of their roster who are no strangers to the PostRHP Tanner Roark
INF Daniel Murphy
OF Trea Turner
season -- and multiple who are also no strangers to Postseason success:
RHP Joe Ross
INF Anthony Rendon OF Jayson Werth
2B Daniel Murphy: The 2015 National League Championship Series MVP, Murphy almost
RHP Max Scherzer
1B/OF Clint Robinson
single-handedly led the New York Mets to the World Series last season...In 16 career PostRHP Blake Treinen
1B Ryan Zimmerman
season games, Murphy has hit .359 (23-for-64) with two doubles, seven home runs, 13
LHP Gio Gonzalez
RBI, eight walks, 14 runs scored, and a .719 slugging percentage...Murphys otherworldly
LHP Marc Rzepczynski
2015 Postseason included a Major League record six consecutive games with a home run.
LHP Oliver Perez
LF Jayson Werth: The elder statesman of the 2016 Nationals, Werth has played in 55
LHP Sammy Solis
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,
MIKE RIZZO
Werth hit .292 with seven doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 18 walks, 17 RBI and 22 The architect of the Washington Nationals, President of Baseball Operations and General
runs scored...Werths career in Washington is not without its own Postseason highlights, Manager Mike Rizzo has overseen the organizations swift ascension into a perennial conthough, as his iconic walk-off home run in Game 4 of the 2012 NLDS is one of the most tender...The first hire made by the Lerner Family after assuming control of the franchise in July
celebrated moments in Nationals history...On the whole, Werths 14 career Postseason of 2006, Rizzo set out to build the Nationals into a playoff team by first addressing the Nationhome runs rank fifth-most among all active Major Leaguers.
als farm system -- building it into a powerhouse feeder system for the big league team -- and
CAREER POSTSEASON STATISTICS / NATIONALS
then keyed the organizations transition to success at the Major League level...Through the
PLAYER G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB SO
AVG OBP SLG
MLB First-Year Player Draft, deft trades, and key free-agent signings, Rizzo turned the former
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
100-loss team into one with five consecutive winning seasons and three division titles, and
Espinosa
9
24 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 .042
.179
.042
Harper
11
49 7 10 3 1 4 6 2 15 .204
.235
.551
that success is borne out in the numbers: Since 2012 only one team in baseball has collected
Heisey
8
8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
.000
.000
Lobaton
6
11 2 3 0 0 2 4 0 3 .273
.273
.818
more MLB victories than Washingtons 458 (St. Louis Cardinals, 1st: 461)...Washington also
Murphy
16
64 14 23 2 0 7 13 8 13 .359 .431
.719
has a +509 run differential in this stretch.
Rendon
6
27 0 9 0 0 0 3 1 4 .333
.357
.333
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
2
7 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 .286
.333
.286
Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on
Werth 55
199 35 49 11 2 14 27 34 68 .246 .357
.533
Zimmerman11
32 3 12 1 0 2 4 1 6 .375
.382
.594
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 1 2 8 7.2
9 4 4 2 2 7 4.70
1,571)...Bakers record slots him second in the win column among active managers behind
Perez
1
0 0 0 5 12.2
15
7 7 3 4 7 4.97
only San Franciscos Bruce Bochy (No. 15 all-time, 1,789 victories). Jim Leyland is No. 16
Roark
0
1 0 0 3 7.0
10
3 3 2 3 4 3.86
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 19
12.0
10
5 5
0 5 15
3.75
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 2 2.1
1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
19 full-slate seasons.
Treinen
1
0 0 0 1 1.1
0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
DUSTY BAKER
DATE
OPP./SITE D.C. TIME DC TV
DC RADIO
NATIONALS STARTER
OPPONENTS STARTER
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.
Tues., Oct. 11
at LAD
5:08 p.m. FS1
106.7 The Fan
TBA
TBA
The Nationals and Dodgers will play at 5:08 p.m. ET unless the Chicago Cubs/San Francisco Giants series is over, at which point WSH & LAD's game will shift to 8:08 p.m. ET.
#47
2016 STARTS
2016 SPLITS
Electric left-hander is in his fifth NL season with the Nationals...Is 64-45 with a D OPP RES W L ERA INN H R ER HR BB SO RS PIT Home....... 7-5, 4.45 ERA (44 ER/89.0 IP), 16 G / 16 GS
4/12
vs. ATL W,2-1
0
0 0.00 6.0 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 95
3.61 ERA in 154 starts (WSH is 89-65, .577 in these starts)...Ranks third on the 4/17 at PHI L, 2-3 0 0 0.69 7.0 4 1 1 1 2 8 1 100 Road......... 4-6 4.69 ERA (46 ER/88.1 IP), 16 G / 16 GS
vs. Left................................................. .241 / .302 / .331
Nationals all-time (2005-pres.) wins list with 64, trailing Jordan Zimmermann (70) 4/22 vs. MIN W, 8-4 1 0 1.42 6.0 6 3 2 0 1 8 8 90
vs. Right............................................... .267 / .333 / .423
& Stephen Strasburg (69)...Is making his fourth career Postseason start.
4/27 vs. PHI L, 0-3 0 1 1.42 6.1 5 2 1 0 3 5 0 108
SO/9.0 IP................................................................. 8.68
1
0 1.15 6.0 4 0 0 0 2 1 2
102
AGAINST THE DODGERS: Is 3-1 with a 1.69 ERA (6 ER/32.0 IP) in five ca- 5/2 at KCR W, 2-0
BB/9.0 IP................................................................. 2.99
5/7
at
CHI
L,
5-8
0
0
2.19
5.2
7
5
5
1
1
2
4
100
reer starts vs. LAD...Toed the rubber in Washingtons one regular season win
5/13 vs. MIA W, 5-3 0 0 1.93 5.0 6 2 0 0 2 7 0 106 HR/9.0 IP................................................................. 0.96
against the Dodgers, 7/20 vs. LAD (6.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 SO).
5/18
at NYM
W, 7-1
1
0 1.86 6.1 5 1 1 1 1 5 5 94 SO/BB...................................................................... 2.90
POSTSEASON RESUME: Has posted a 3.21 ERA (5 ER/14.0 IP) in three pre- 5/23
vs. NYM
L, 1-7
0
1 2.87 5.0
10 7 7 3 0 7 1 90 GB%........................................................................ 48.2
vious career Postseason starts.
5/28
vs. STL L, 4-9
0
1 3.57 4.2 6 6 6 1 4 6 2 98 FB%......................................................................... 51.8
Made his Postseason debut in Game 1 of the 2012 NLDS at STL...Allowed just 6/3 at CIN L, 2-7 0 1 3.94 6.0 9 5 5 1 0 8 1 100 RS/RSA.......................................................... 104 / 5.28
0
1 3.93 7.0 5 3 3 0 2 10 1
116 Team Record When Starting................................. 14-18
two earned runs on one hit in 5.0 innings...Walked seven and struck out five as 6/9 at CWS L, 1-3
6/14 vs. CHI L, 3-4 0 0 3.96 6.1 5 3 3 0 4 9 1 111 Quality Starts.............................................................. 16
Washington topped St. Louis, 3-2.
at SDP L, 3-6
0
1 4.25 5.1 8 6 5 0 4 3 3
111 March/April.... 1-1, 1.42 ERA (4 ER/25.1 IP), 4 G / 4 GS
Came back to start Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS...Allowed three earned runs on 6/19
6/25 at MIL
L, 5-6 0 1 4.73 3.0 6 6 6 1 1 5 3 69
five hits with four walks and five strikeouts as the Cardinals ultimately prevailed 6/30 vs CIN W, 13-4 1 0 4.81 6.0 6 4 4 1 4 9 13 104 May.............. 2-2, 5.23 ERA (19 ER/32.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS
June............. 1-4, 6.95 ERA (26 ER/33.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS
to clinch the series, 9-7.
7/5 vs. MIL L, 2-5 0 1 4.79 6.0 7 3 3 1 3 4 1 102
July................ 2-2, 2.70 ERA (9 ER/30.0 IP), 5 G / 5 GS
Pitched the decisive Game 4 of the 2014 NLDS at SFG...Allowed two unearned 7/10
at NYM
W, 3-2
1
0 4.70 5.2 4 2 2 2 4 3 3
108
August......... 3-0, 3.58 ERA (13 ER/32.2 IP), 6 G / 6 GS
vs. LAD
W, 8-1
1
0 4.53 6.0 3 1 1 0 2 6 7 97
runs on four hits with one walk and one strikeout as the Nationals fell to the 7/20
7/26
at CLE L, 6-7
0
0 4.44 6.1 5 3 2 0 2 4 5
105 Sept./Oct...... 1-2, 7.43 ERA (19 ER/23.0 IP), 5 G / 5 GS
Giants, 3-2.
at SFG L, 1-3
0
1 4.29 6.0 6 2 1 0 2 1 1 89
LAST START: In his final start of the 2016 regular season, lasted just 3.2 in- 7/31
8/5 vs. SFG
W, 5-1
1
0 4.13 7.0 2 1 1 1 1 7 5
104
CAREER SPLITS
nings, allowing three earned runs on eight hits with three walks and four strike- 8/10
vs. CLE
W, 7-4
1
0 4.24 5.0 7 4 4 1 1 5 7
103
outs as WSH fell to ARI, 3-0, on September 28.
8/16
at COL L, 2-6
0
0 4.28 3.0 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 60 Home......................... 54-34, 3.39 ERA, 119 G / 118 GS
Ranked among qualified NL left-handed pitchers in opp. OBP (3rd, .326), opp. 8/21
at ATL L, 6-7
0
0 4.30 5.2 6 4 3 0 3 8 6
112 Road..........................48-43, 4.05 ERA, 130 G / 125 GS
8/26
vs. COL
W, 8-5
1
0 4.25 6.0 4 2 2 0 1 5 4 85 vs. Left................................................. .238 / .308 / .363
SLG (3rd, .404), opp. OPS (3rd, .730), opp. AVG (4th, .262).
Recorded his seventh straight 10-win season...Tied (LAD LHP Clayton Ker- 8/31 at PHI W, 2-1 1 0 4.14 6.0 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 101 vs. Right............................................... .240 / .321 / .363
0
0 4.40 3.0 8 6 6 1 0 4 6 85
shaw) for the second-longest active streak of 10+ win seasons among left- 9/6 vs. ATL W, 9-7
9/11 vs. PHI W, 3-2 1 0 4.27 7.0 4 1 1 1 1 5 3 92
handed pitchers (BOS LHP David Price: 8)
9/17
at ATL L, 3-7
0
1 4.48 4.1 9 6 6 0 0 7 2 88 CAREER BESTS
Posted a 1.86 ERA through his first seven starts in 2016, the fourth-best ERA to 9/23 at PIT L, 5-6 0 0 4.51 5.0 5 3 3 0 3 5 5 91 Innings.............................. 9.0, 3x (Last: 9/9/13 at NYM)
start a season (eight starts) in team history (2005-pres).
9/28 vs. ARI L, 0-3 0 1 4.57 3.2 8 3 3 0 3 4 0 100 Strikeouts........................... 12, 2x (Last: 9/16/15 at PHI)
Shutouts.................................... 2 (Last: 9/9/13 at NYM)
Has made 30-or-more starts in six of the last seven seasons.
Complete Games....................... 4 (Last: 9/9/13 at NYM)
Struck out a season-high 10 batters on June 9 at CWS.
Tossed a season-high 7.0 innings on four separate occasions...When throwing at least 7.0 IP, went 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA (6 ER/28.0 IP)...Struck out 30 batters,
walked just six and held opposing batters to a .158 average in those four outings.
vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Since 2012, is 55-4 with a 3.07 ERA in 73 starts when receiving more than two runs of offensive support...Is 71-0 with a 2.81 ERA in 91 starts when getting four Career................3-1, 1.69 ERA (6 ER/32.0 IP), 5 G / 5 GS
or more runs of support in his career.
2016....................1-0, 1.50 ERA (1 ER/6.0 IP), 1 G / 1 GS
Finished his 2015 season strong, going 2-1 with a 2.38 ERA and with 42 strikeouts and a 11.12 SO/9.0 and a .208 batting average against in his final six starts... Career Home.....1-0, 0.75 ERA (1 ER/12.0 IP), 2 G / 2 GS
Career Road......2-1, 2.25 ERA (5 ER/20.0 IP), 3 G / 3 GS
Led MLB starters in 2015 with career-low eight HR allowed.
Since 2010, ranks among qualified MLB LHP in HR/9.0 (2nd, 0.65), AVG (5th, .236), H/9.0 (5th, 7.96), OPS (6th, .662), SO (6th, 1,269) & SO/9.0 (7th, 8.72).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV
SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2008 Oak
AL 1 4 0 0 10 7 0 34.0 32 34 29 9 25 34 1.68 7.07 7.68
2009 Oak
AL 6 7 0 0 20 17 0 98.2 113 68 63 14 56 109 1.71 4.51 5.75
2010 Oak
AL 15 9 0 0 33 33 1 200.2 171 75 72 15 92 171 1.31 3.75 3.23
2011 Oak
AL 16 12 0 0 32 32 0 202.0 175 81 70 17 91 197 1.32 3.67 3.12
2012 Wsh
NL 21 8 0 0 32 32 2 199.1 149 69 64 9 76 207 1.13 2.87 2.89
2013 Wsh
NL 11 8 0 0 32 32 1 195.2 169 79 73 17 76 192 1.25 3.38 3.36
2014 Wsh
NL 10 10 0 0 27 27 0 158.2 134 66 63 10 56 162 1.20 2.99 3.57
2015 Wsh
NL
11 8
0
0
31
31
0
175.2 181
79
74
8
69
169
1.42
3.07
3.79
2016 Wsh
NL
11 11
0
0
32
32
0
177.1 179
98
90
19
59
171
1.34
3.80
4.57
Totals
102 77
0
0 249 243
4
1442.0 1303 649 598
118 600 1412
1.32
3.55
3.73
Postseason Totals
0 0
0
0
3
3
0
14.0
10
7
5
0
12
11
1.57
4.12
3.21
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 0 0 0 0
Espinosa
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Harper
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Heisey
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Lobaton
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Murphy
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0
Zimmerman
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0