617 at NYM
617 at NYM
RHP Stephen Strasburg [7-2, 3.27] | RHP Seth Lugo [1-0, 1.29]
Saturday, June 17 l 4:10 p.m. l Game #68 / Road #36 l Citi Field l Flushing, NY
Television: MASN / WUSA9 l Radio: 106.7 FM The Fan & Nationals Radio Network
Standing: 41-26, 1st place, National League East Home: 18-14 Road: 23-12 Streak: W2 Last Five: 3-2 Last Ten: 4-6
NATIONALS NEWS OPPONENT
WINNING WAYS NEW YORK METS
The Washington Nationals topped the Mets, 7-2, on Friday night behind 8.0 strong innings The Nationals and Mets will meet 19 times this season (10 times in New York, nine in D.C.)...
from RHP Max Scherzer, who recorded his fifth straight 10+ strikeout game in a row (more on Nationals 2B Daniel Murphy spent the first seven years of his Major League career with the
that below)...Washington clubbed back-to-back homers in the third inning (Wieters, Taylor) Mets, hitting .288 with 62 home runs, 228 doubles, 20 triples and 402 RBI...Murphy helped
and 3B Anthony Rendon added his 12th homer of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth lead the Mets to the 2015 World Series, and earned himself the 2015 NL Championship Series
inning...RF Bryce Harper also went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI, walk and a run scored. MVP in the process, hitting .328 with seven home runs and 11 RBI in 14 postseason games...
The Nationals have won five in a row and nine of their last 11 games at Citi Field, and since The MON/WSH franchise has more wins against the Mets (421) than any other opponent.
the 2009 season (when Citi Field opened), the Nationals are 53-28 (.654) at NYM.
Washingtons 23-12 (.657) road record in 2017 is second in the National League behind the THE SERIES
Colorado Rockies (25-13, .658). The Nationals and Mets have traded NL East division crowns the past three seasons with
At 41-26 (.606) the Nationals own the fourth-best record in the National League, behind Washington earning the 2014 title, the Mets taking the 2015 honors, and the Nationals return-
the Colorado Rockies (44-26, .629), Los Angeles Dodgers (42-26, .618), and Arizona Dia- ing to the top in 2016...Washington leads the all-time (2005-present) series with the Mets, 123-
mondbacks (42-26, .618). 106...The series was tied at 82-82 entering the 2014 season, but Washington is 40-24 against
the Mets since the start of 2014...In 2014, the Nationals broke Atlantas previous record of 10
MAD MAX DOES IT AGAIN consecutive road wins (1991-92) against the Mets, by winning 12 straight at Citi Field.
As mentioned RHP Max Scherzer recorded his fifth straight 10+ strikeout game in a row and
his eighth of 2017 on Friday night at NYM...The five-game streak is a career high and is the 2017 / BY THE NUMBERS
longest streak in the National League in 2017...Only BOS LHP Chris Sale has a longer streak 2017 W-L...............................................................................6-2 (1-2 in D.C., 5-0 in New York)
of 10+ strikeout games this season (8). Streak.............................................................................................................................. Won 3
The five-game streak is the longest in Nationals history (2005-pres.) and is tied with RHP Aggregate Score / 2017..........................................................................Nationals 59, Mets 29
Pedro Martinez for the second-longest streak in Montreal/Washington history...Martinez Home Runs Hit / 2017.............................................................................Nationals 20, Mets 15
also holds the franchise record of six straight games.
According to Elias, that was Scherzers fifth game of 10+ strikeouts in a start at Citi Field... ALL-TIME SERIES / BY THE NUMBERS
No other pitcher has more than three 10+ strikeout games against the Mets in Citi Field. W-L / Nationals (2005-present).....................................................................................123-106
W-L / Home (2005-present)...............................................................................................51-61
MURPHY MASHES METS W-L / Nationals Park (2008-present).................................................................................44-40
Since joining the Nationals prior to the 2016 season, 2B Daniel Murphy has reached safely W-L / Away (2005-present)................................................................................................72-45
in all 27 games against his former club...He is hitting .393 with eight doubles, one triple, eight W-L / Franchise (Expos/Nationals)................................................................................421-404
homers, 28 RBI, 10 walks and 20 runs scored.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Murphys 28 RBI against the Mets over the last two 2017 AGAINST THE METS
seasons is tied for third by any player against any opponent during that time behind COL DATE RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV
4/21@ W, 4-3 (11) Romero-Smoker-Kelley
TOG DATE
3:43 7/3
RESULT WIN-LOSS-SV TOG
3B Nolan Arenado (33 RBI vs. SFG) and CHI 1B Anthony Rizzo (29 vs. CIN). 4/22@ W, 3-1 Gonzalez-deGrom-Glover 3:01 7/4
4/23@ W, 6-3 Scherzer-Wheeler-Glover 2:43 7/5
4/28 L, 5-7 deGrom-Scherzer-Edgin 3:24 8/25
LEADING THE WAY 4/29
4/30
L, 3-5 Robles-Strasburg-Familia
W, 23-5 Albers-Syndergaard-None
3:17
3:37
8/26
8/27
The Nationals offense leads the National League in almost every category, including: batting 6/15@ W, 8-3 Gonzalez-Gsellman-None 2:52 9/22@
6/16@ W, 7-2 Scherzer-Matz-None 2:56 9/23@
average (.276), on-base percentage (.341), slugging percentage (.475), OPS (.816), home 6/17@ 9/24@
runs (103), extra-base hits (251), runs (370), and RBI (363), while ranking second in hits (653) 6/18@
BULLPEN NOTES
ALBERS, Matt (RHP) #43 PREZ, Oliver (LHP) #46 NATIONALS BULLPEN MAP
LAST: 6/12 vs. ATL (BS, 2; L, 1) 0.2 IP 1 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 1 SO 1 HR LAST: 6/15 vs. NYM 0.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 SO 0 HR LEFT RIGHT
A veteran right-hander, Albers has appeared in 476 Major League Crafty veteran has posted 11.55 strikeouts per nine innings since #33 M. Grace #43 M. Albers
games across 12 big league seasons. 2013. #46 O. Prez #56 J. Blanton
Ranks 10th among NL relievers with a 0.86 WHIP. Has offered scoreless relief in 18 of his last 21 games (11.1 IP). #72 E. Romero #27 S. Kelley
Has offered scoreless relief in 19 of 24 G (25.2 IP, 16 H, 30 SO). Ranks 3rd in MLB in inherited runners scored percent (6.3%). #45 B. Treinen
2-1, 6 Holds, 2 Saves, 2.10 ERA, 24/0 G/GS IR / IS: 15 / 8 0-0, 5 Holds, 1 Save, 4.61 ERA, 22/0 G/GS IR / IS: 16 / 1 #38 J. Turner