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LHP Clayton Kershaw [1-0, 5.40] | RHP Joe Ross [0-0, -.--]
Tuesday, October 11 l Game #4 / NLDS l Dodger Stadium l Los Angeles, C.A. l 2:08 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
TAKING CONTROL
The Nationals' 8-3 victory over the Dodgers on Monday pushed them to a 2-1 series lead, and
one win from clinching the first trip to the National League Championship Series in Nationals
history (2005-present)...The eight runs were a Nationals Postseason record, topping their
seven-run total on Oct. 12, 2012 vs. STL...Washington's offense was keyed by 3B Anthony
Rendon, whose two-run blast in the third sparked a four-run frame, LF Jayson Werth (3-for4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 R), and 1B Ryan Zimmerman (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R).
Difo
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000 .000
Drew 30
107 10 22 3 2 3 9 5 35 .206 .239
.355
Espinosa
10
26 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14 .038
.194
.038
Harper
12
51 9 11 3 1 4 7 4 15 .216
.286
.549
Nationals manager Dusty Baker was named the sixth field manager in Nationals history on
Heisey
9
8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 .000
.000
.000
Lobaton
7
14 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 3 .286
.286
.714
Nov. 3, 2015...A three-time National League Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000), Baker
Murphy
17
68 15 23 2 0 7 13 9 14 .338 .416
.676
is the 17th-winningest manager in baseball history. Entering the season with a 1,671-1,504
Rendon
7
31 1 10 0 0 1 5 2 4 .323
.364
.419
Robinson 2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.500
.500 1.000
career record, Baker is just the 17th manager in MLB history to win 1,700 games (1,766Severino
2
5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
.200
.400
Taylor
1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1,571)...Bakers record slots him second in the win column among active managers behind
Turner
3
12 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 .250
.286
.250
only San Franciscos Bruce Bochy (No. 15 all-time, 1,789 victories). Jim Leyland is No. 16
Werth 56
203 37 52 12 2 15 29 35 68 .256 .367
.557
Zimmerman12
36 4 14 2 0 2 6 2 7 .389
.410
.611
on the all-time list (1,769)...Baker has managed 19 162-game seasons (1994 & 1995 were
PITCHER W L
SV SVO
G
INN
H
R
ER HR
BB
SO
ERA
Gonzalez
0
0 0 0 4 18.1
14
10 8 1 13 15
3.93
shortened due to a labor stoppage), and his clubs have won 90 games or more in nine of those
Kelley
0
0 0 0 1 1.2
0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
19 full-slate seasons.
Lopez
0
0 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0 0
Melancon
1
0 1 2 9 8.2
9 4 4 2 2 7 4.15
2016 NLDS / BY THE NUMBERS
Perez
1
0 0 0 6 13.0
16
7 7 3 4 8 4.85
Roark
0
1 0 0 3 7.0
10
3 3 2 3 4 3.86
2016 W-L: 2-1 (1-1 in D.C., 1-0 in L.A.) Streak: WON 2
Ross
0
0 0 0 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0 0
Rzepczynski
1
0 0
1 19
12.0
10
5 5
0 5 15
3.75 Aggregate Score: Nationals 16, Dodgers 9 Home Runs Hit: Nationals 3, Dodgers 3
Scherzer
4 4 0 0 13 68.2
51 31 30 7 25 85 3.93
Solis 1
0 0 0 3 4.0
2 0 0 0 2 2 0.00
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
Tues., Oct. 11
at LAD
5:08 p.m. FS1
106.7 The Fan
RHP Joe Ross (7-5, 3.43)
LHP Clayton Kershaw (12-4, 1.69)
Making his Major League debut in June, 2015, Ross will make the first Postseason start of his young career in a potential clinching game for Washington.
#41
2016 SPLITS
2016 STARTS
Tall, athletic right-handed pitcher with smooth mechanics and a downhill de- D OPP RES W L ERA INN H R ER HR BB SO RS PIT Home........... 3-2, 4.13 ERA (22 ER/48.0 IP), 8 G / 8 GS
vs. MIA
W, 4-2
1
0
1.29 7.0 5 1 1 0 2 5 4 97 Road.........4-3, 2.84 ERA (18 ER/57.0 IP), 11 G / 11 GS
livery that deceives hitters, especially righties (vs. RHB: .203 / .244 / .305)... 4/10
4/15
at
PHI
W,
9-1
1
0
0.61 7.2 3 0 0 0 2 5 9
107 vs. Left................................................ .317 / .385 / .439
Uses a power sinking two-seam fastball and a sharp slider to get batters out...
4/20
at MIA
W, 3-1
0
0
0.54 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 33 vs. Right............................................... .225 / .269 / .343
Displays composure and mound presence...Burst on the Major League scene
4/30
at STL
W, 6-1
1
0
0.79 6.0 6 1 1 0 2 4 4 93 SO/9.0 IP................................................................. 7.97
in 2015 after being acquired as part of a three-team deal, that also yielded
BB/9.0 IP................................................................. 2.49
5/5 at CHI L, 2-5
0
1
1.23 6.2 5 2 2 0 2 9 0
103
HR/9.0 IP................................................................. 0.77
infielder Trea Turner in Dec., 2014...Making his first career Postseason ap- 5/10
vs. DET
L, 4-5
0
1
2.29 6.0 8 5 5 1 2 4 3 97 SO/BB...................................................................... 3.21
pearance.
5/15
vs. MIA
L, 1-5
0
1
2.63 5.2 7 5 3 1 2 3 1
106 GB%........................................................................ 43.9
AGAINST THE DODGERS: Is 0-0 with a 5.73 ERA (7 ER/11.0 IP) in 2 5/21
at MIA L, 2-3
0
1
2.70 5.2 8 3 2 1 2 7 1 96 FB%......................................................................... 56.1
career starts vs. LAD...Both starts came at Dodgers Stadium...Faced Los 5/26
vs. STL
W, 2-1
1
0
2.52 7.0 6 1 1 1 1 4 2
110 RS/RSA............................................................ 65 / 5.57
Angeles one time in 2016, 6/22 at LAD (6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, HR, BB, 5 SO). 5/31
at PHI W, 5-1
1
0
2.37 7.0 3 1 1 0 2 5 2
103 Team Record When Starting................................... 12-7
POSTSEASON RESUME: Has never appeared in the Postseason.
6/7 at CWS
W, 10-5
0
0
2.92 4.0 4 5 5 1 4 5 6 91 Quality Starts................................................................ 9
LAST START: Made his third start since returning from the disabled list... 6/12
vs. PHI
W, 5-4
0
0
3.01 7.0 5 3 3 1 0 8 3 95 March/April.... 3-0, 0.79 ERA (2 ER/22.2 IP), 4 G / 4 GS
at SDP
W, 7-5
1
0
3.13 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 6 7 95 May.............. 2-4, 3.32 ERA (14 ER/38.0 IP), 6 G / 6 GS
Allowed one earned run on three hits with five strikeouts in 4.0 innings of 6/17
6/22
at LAD
L, 3-4
0
0 3.11 6.1 7 2 2 1 1 5 2
100 June............. 2-0, 5.22 ERA (17 ER/29.1 IP), 5 G / 5 GS
work as Washington beat Arizona, 5-3.
July.................. 0-0, 6.75 ERA (4 ER/5.1 IP), 1 G / 1 GS
Missed 66 games due to right shoulder inflammation...Posted a 2.79 ERA 6/27 vs. NYM W, 11-4 1 0 3.30 6.0 10 4 4 0 1 7 11 94 August................0-0, -.-- ERA (0 ER/0.0 IP), 0 G / 0 GS
0
3.49 5.1
10 4 4 0 0 2 1 84
(3 ER/9.2 IP) with 14 SO / 3 BB in three starts after reinstatement on 9/18. 7/2 vs. CIN L4-9 0
at ATL L, 2-6
0
1
3.48 3.0 6 1 1 0 0 5 0 51 Sept./Oct.......... 0-1, 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 IP), 3 G / 3 GS
In his second start since 7/2, he allowed one earned run on five hits in 2.2 9/18
9/24
at PIT W, 6-1
0
0
3.48 2.2 5 1 1 1 1 4 3 63
innings as Washington topped Pittsburgh, 6-1, on what was eventually the
9/29
vs. ARI
W, 5-3
0
0
3.43 4.0 3 1 1 0 2 5 3 90 CAREER SPLITS
night they clinched the NL East title.
Home.................................7-4, 3.31 ERA, 17 G / 15 GS
If he qualified to be among league leaders, his 0.77 home runs per 9.0 innings would rank eighth in the National League.
Road..................................5-6, 3.73 ERA, 18 G / 17 GS
Struck out 28 batters against just four walks (7.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio) over his five starts prior to his DL stint...Has struck out 14 batters in 5.2 innings vs. Left................................................. .302 / .372 / .446
since returning from the disabled list on 9/18.
vs. Right............................................... .203 / .244 / .305
Has done well vs. right-handed batters this season in opp. OBP (.265), opp. OPS (.615) and opp. batting average (.225).
Posted a 19.2 scoreless innings streak from 4/10-4/30, the longest of any Nationals pitcher and 13th-longest in the NL in 2016.
CAREER BESTS
Surrendered a home run to Nick Castellanos on May 10 vs. Detroit, the first home run hed allowed in 160 at-bats, a streak that dated to August, Innings............................................8.0, (6/13/15 at MIL)
2015...He entered that game as the only qualified (3.09 batters faced/team game) starting pitcher in MLB to not allow a home run this season, and, Strikeouts.........................................11 (6/19/15 vs. PIT)
via the Elias Sports Bureau, his 160 at-bat streak was the third longest in MLB at that time behind only CINs Blake Wood (174 at-bats) and BOSs Shutouts.................................................................None
Complete Games....................................................None
Carson Smith (172 at-bats).
In 2015, his first season in Washingtons system, started at Double-A Harrisburg before having his contract purchased on June 6 and made his MLB
debut that day vs. CHI (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 SO)...Solidified his role with his next two starts, June 13 at MIL (8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 8 SO) and June vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS
19 vs. PIT (7.1 IP, 6 H, R, ER, BB, 11 SO)...With that 11 K effort, Ross became just the third rookie to strike out at least 10 batters in a game in Nation- Career................0-1, 5.73 ERA (7 ER/11.0 IP), 2 G / 2 GS
als history, joining RHP Stephen Strasburg (14 - 6/8/10; 10 - 6/18/10) and LHP John Lannan (11- 4/7/08)...Allowed three or fewer earned runs in his 2016....................0-0, 2.84 ERA (2 ER/6.1 IP), 1 G / 1 GS
first seven career starts, tying LHP Micah Bowie (7 GS, 5/20-6/22/2007) for the second-longest such streak by a starting pitcher to begin a career in Career Home......... 0-0, -.-- ERA (0 ER/0.0 IP), 0 G / 0 GS
Career Road......0-1, 5.73 ERA (7 ER/11.0 IP), 2 G / 2 GS
Nationals history (2005-present).
Ranked among NL rookie starting pitchers (min. 13 GS) in OPB (2nd, .280), WHIP (3rd, 1.11), fewest BB (4th, 21), SO/BB ratio (5th, 3.29) and K/9.0
CAREER POSTSEASON SPLITS
IP (8th, 8.10).
Set a Nationals record (2005-present) by starting his career facing 51 consecutive batters before issuing his first walk (June 13 at MIL - A. Lind)...Prior Home........................................................................ N/A
to OF Yasiel Puigs home run on August 11 at LAD, Ross faced 100 right-handed batters before surrendering an extra base hit...Right-handed batters Road......................................................................... N/A
vs. Left....................................................................... N/A
hit just .172 (26-for-151) with one double, one triple, three home runs, 14 RBI, six walks and 42 strikeouts.
vs. Right.....................................................................N/A
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team Lg W L SV
SVO G GS CG INN H R ER HR BB SO WHIP FIP ERA
2015 Wsh
NL
5 5
0
0
16
13
0
76.2
64
33
31
7
21
69
1.11
3.45
3.64
2016 Wsh
NL
7 5
0
0
19
19
0
105.0 108
43
40
9
29
93
1.30
3.53
3.43
Totals
12 10
0
0
35
32
0
181.2 172
76
71
16
50 162
1.22
3.49
3.52
Postseason Totals 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Innings..........................................................................N/A
Strikeouts......................................................................N/A
Shutouts.......................................................................N/A
Complete Games..........................................................N/A
BULLPEN NOTES
KELLEY, Shawn
#27
RHP
LOPEZ, Reynaldo
#49
RHP
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 17 1 0 0 .059
Espinosa
2016 3 0 0 0
.000
Career 17 2 0 0 .118
Harper
2016 3 0 0 0
.000
Career 15 1 1 1 .067
Heisey
2016 1 0 0 0
.000
Career 16 3 0 0 .188
Lobaton
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 8 0 0 0
.000
Murphy
2016 3 1 0 0
.333
Career 13 4 0 1 .308
Rendon
2016 3 1 0 1
.333
Career 16 5 0 1 .313
Robinson
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 3 1 0 0
.333
Severino
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Taylor
2016 3 1 0 0
.333
Career 9 3 0 0
.333
Turner
2016 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0 0
Werth
2016 3 1 0 0
.333
Career 32 10 2 2 .313
Zimmerman
2016 3 0 0 0
.000
Career 22 7 0 1 .318