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2016: Rebooting after a disappointing year

The Washington Nationals underwent some major roster changes during the off-season, in fact, the biggest changes since 2011. There's a new manager (Dusty Baker), a new second baseman (Daniel Murphy), a new center fielder (Ben Revere), and at least four new relief pitchers. Revere was on the DL from early April until early May, but otherwise the team has been pretty healthy. Veteran players Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman both had below-average batting averages in April, but Werth improved greatly in May and June. The Nationals got started on the right foot, with their best win-loss ever for the month of April, 16-7, with a half-game lead in the NL East. Bryce Harper had nine home runs in April, briefly leading the majors in both that category and in RBIs. He cooled off in May (as did the team), but Daniel Murphy was simply amazing at the plate. His batting average remained close to .400 until early June, and then gradually declined to "normal" levels. But with superb hitting by Wilson Ramos (and for a while, Danny Espinosa), coupled with mostly solid pitching, the Nats at midseason had a firm grasp on the division lead, with high hopes for another postseason run. In late July, after several bullpen failures (most notably, blown saves by Jonathan Papelbon), the Nats acquired Mark Melancon in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Starting positions, 2016

CF: Ben Revere * . Michael Taylor

LF: Jayson Werth . Chris Heisey *

RF: Bryce Harper .

SS: Danny Espinosa .

2B: Daniel Murphy * . Trea Turner *

3B: Anthony Rendon .

PITCHING ROTATION Max Scherzer Stephen Strasburg Gio Gonzalez Tanner Roark Joe Ross Mark Melancon (closer)

1B: Ryan Zimmerman . Clint Robinson

C: Wilson Ramos . Jose Lobaton

Batting average for position players, ERA for pitchers. Manager: Dusty Baker *

* (asterisk): new player; : no photo yet

Nationals' head-to-head matchups, 2016
(through Sept. 6)

Opponent	Wins	Losses
ARI	3	0
ATL	13	2
BAL	1	3
BOS	0	0
CHC	2	5
CHW	2	1
CIN	4	3
CLE	2	2
COL	2	4
DET	2	1
HOU	0	0
KC	2	1
LAA	0	0
LAD	1	5
MIA	7	6
MIL	2	4
MIN	3	0
NYM	10	6
NYY	0	0
OAK	0	0
PHI	11	4
PIT	2	1
SD	3	4
SEA	0	0
SF	4	3
STL	5	2
TB	0	0
TEX	0	0
TOR	0	0
Totals	81	57

2016 memorable moments

• April 19, 2016 -- Nats hit 4 home runs in 7th inning, incl. Bryce Harper's grand slam; WSH 7, MIA 0
• April 23, 2016 -- Tanner Roark strikes out 15 in 7 innings; WSH 2, MIN 0
• April 24, 2016 -- Bryce Harper HR in 9th inn., Oliver Perez bunt RBI in 15th, Chris Heisey HR in 16th inn.; WSH 7, MIN 5
• May 4, 2016 -- Nats 6 runs in 1st inn., 3 HRs, 1 triple, 3 doubles; WSH 13, KC 2
• May 9, 2016 -- Clint Robinson walk-off HR in 9th inn.; WSH 5, DET 4
• May 11, 2016 -- Max Scherzer throws 20 strikeouts, ties MLB record; WSH 3, DET 2
• May 24, 2016 -- Five Nationals hit home runs; WSH 7, NYM 4
• May 29, 2016 -- Jayson Werth hits his 1st pinch-hit grand slam in 7th inn.; WSH 10, STL 2
• June 12, 2016 -- Jayson Werth hits a walk-off two-run single in 9th inn.; WSH 5, PHI 4
• June 15, 2016 -- After Nats fall behind in top of 12th inn., Jayson Werth hits a walk-off RBI "single"; WSH 5, CHC 4
• June 27, 2016 -- After falling behind 4-0 by middle of 3rd inn., Nats come back strong; WSH 11, NYM 4
• July 17, 2016 -- After Daniel Murphy homers to tie it the 9th inning, Pirates homer in the 18th inning; PIT 2, WSH 1
• July 29, 2016 -- Ryan Zimmerman executes 3-3-5 triple play in 8th inn., squelching Giants rally; WSH 4, SF 1 @
• Aug. 1, 2016 -- Nationals unleash torrent of hits, incl. 3 by Stephen Strasburg, but no homers; WSH 14, ARI 1 @
• Aug. 25, 2016 -- Homer by Jayson Werth, 10 strikeouts by Max Scherzer avert sweep by Orioles; WSH 4, BAL 0

"@" = away game

Nationals, 2016: month-by-month summary

Month	Wins	Losses	NL East place (at end)	Number of home games	Total attendance	Average attendance
April 2016	16	7	1	12	314,034	26,170
May 2016	16	14	1	14	448,184	32,013
June 2016	16	11	1	10	357,220	35,722
July 2016	13	12	1	15	493,805	32,920
Aug. 2016	17	11	1	13	429,359	33,028
Sept. 2016
2016
SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, Washington Post, and other newspapers.

2016: TB7

Starting positions, 2017

CF: Denard Span .

LF: Bryce Harper .

RF: Jayson Werth .

SS: Ian Desmond .

2B: Danny Espinosa . Yunel Escobar

3B: Ryan Zimmerman .

PITCHING ROTATION Max Scherzer * Jordan Zimmermann Stephen Strasburg Gio Gonzalez Doug Fister Drew Storen (closer)

1B: Ryan Zimmerman .

C: Wilson Ramos . Jose Lobaton

Batting average for position players, ERA for pitchers. Manager: Dusty Baker *

* (asterisk): new player;

Nationals' head-to-head matchups, 2018

Opponent	Wins	Losses
Total	0	0

2017 memorable moments

• TBA

"@" = away game

Nationals, 2017: month-by-month summary

Month	Wins	Losses	NL East place (at end)	Number of home games	Total attendance	Average attendance
April 2017
May 2017
June 2017
July 2017
Aug. 2017
Sept. 2017
2017
SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, Washington Post, and other newspapers.

Annual summaries and rosters

SOURCE: My unofficial daily tabulations from MLB Gameday stats, MASN-TV, Washington Post, and other newspapers.
* -- Asterisks indicate the data include March (for April) or October (for September).
# -- Games scheduled for Sept. 25, 2008 and Sept. 7, 2011 were cancelled because of rain, and were not made up later, so the Nationals only played 161 games in those years.

Nationals' winning percentages, day-to-day, for each year

DYNAMIC CHART:
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* -- Played for less than half the season in this position. Positions for 2011 are based on number of innings for the first three months, subject to change. Starting players whose names are stricken through were on the disabled list for several weeks. Yellow background denotes NL Most Valuable Player. Names that are underlined indicate players who were selected for the All Star Game. In addition, three Nationals relief pitchers played in All Star Games: Chad Cordero (2005), Matt Capps (2010), and Tyler Clippard (2011 and 2014). Capps and Clippard were credited with the wins in the 2010 and 2011 games.
** In 2012, pitcher Gio Gonzalez was also chosen, Ian Desmond was chosen but decided not to play because of a strained back muscle, and Bryce Harper was chosen as a last-minute replacement after coming in third in the "Final Vote." In both 2013 and 2014, Jordan Zimmermann was chosen, but decided not to play either time because of, respectively, a strained neck and a strained bicep.

Miscellaneous records

The table similar to the one above was originally presented in my April 5, 2013 blog post. It shows the Nationals' win-loss records against each team in regular season games, going back to 2005.

Washington Nationals' 9th (+) inning comebacks and/or blown leads

Date	Winner	Loser	Nationals runs in 9th	Opponent runs in 9th	Extra innings, notes
9-15-05	WSH 6	NYM 5	1	0	WSH 1 in 10th
9-17-05	SD 8	WSH 5	0	5	SD 3 in 12th
5-13-06	ATL 8	WSH 5	0	4	Francouer GW GS
6-18-06	WSH 3	NYY 2	2	0	Zimmerman 2-run GW HR
7-9-06	SD 10	WSH 9	0	4	.
7-26-06	WSH 4	SF 3	2	0	.
8-31-06	WSH 6	PHI 5	2	0	WSH 2 in 9th AND 10th, PHI 1 in 10th
9-6-06	WSH 7	STL 6	2	2	.
6-23-07	CLE 4	WSH 3	0	3	.
8-12-07	WSH 7	ARI 6	2	0	WSH 4 in 8th
8-24-07	COL 6	WSH 5	0	5	.
9-4-07	WSH 4	FLA 3	2	0	.
6-5-08	WSH 10	STL 9	0	2	STL 1, WSH 2 in 10th
5-12-09	SFG 9	WSH 7	0	3	.
9-30-09	WSH 7	NYM 4	5	1	Maxwell GW GS, 2 outs
6-1-10	HOU 8	WSH 7	2	2	.
8-26-10	WSH 11	STL 10	2	4	WSH 1 in 13th
5-11-11	WSH 7	ATL 3	2	0	WSH 4 in 11th
6-5-11	WSH 9	ARI 4	0	3	WSH 5 in 11th; Morse GS
6-21-11	WSH 6	SEA 5	5	0	Ramos 3R GW HR, 2 outs
6-24-11	WSH 9	CHW 5	1	3	BOTH 1 in 10th AND 12th; WSH 4 in 14th
8-19-11	WSH 8	PHI 4	6	0	Zimmerman GW GS, 2 outs, 3-2 count
9-3-11	WSH 8	NYM 7	2	0	Zimmerman GW 2 RBI hit
9-26-11	WSH 6	FLA 4	3	0	Morse 3-run HR in 9th (his 30th!)
5-8-12	PIT 5	WSH 4	2	2	BOTH 2-run HRs in 9th (H.Rod. BS)
5-13-12	CIN 9	WSH 6	0	4	Votto GS in 9th (H.Rod. BS)
7-5-12	WSH 6	SF 5	2	0	Harper (1B), LaRoche (GO / BL) RBIs in 9th.
7-17-12	WSH 5	NYM 4	1	3	Espinosa RBI in 9th; Mets 1, Harper RBI, BL WP in 10th.
10-12-12	STL 9	WSH 7	0	4	Nats were one strike away from winning in 9th, twice.
6-4-13	WSH 3	NYM 2	2	0	Steve Lombardozzi GW sac fly RBI in 9th.
9-17-13	WSH 6	ATL 5	3	0	???
4-23-14	WSH 5	LAA 4	4	0	The Nats' 9th inning rally averted being swept at home.
5-12-14	WSH 6	ARI 5	2	0	Danny Espinosa & Kevin Frandsen home runs in 9th inning.
7-28-14	MIA 7	WSH 6	0	4	Nats led 6-0 in the 5th inning; blown save by Rafael Soriano.
8-17-14	WSH 6	PIT 5	1	3	Blown save by R. Soriano. J. Werth double & run in 11th inning.
9-3-14	WSH 8	LAD 5	3	1	A. LaRoche 2-run PH HR in 9th, 2 RBIs in 12th & 1 in 14th; R. Soriano BS.
4-28-15	WSH 13	ATL 12	3	0	Braves led 9-1 after 2; Dan Uggla 3-run HR in 9th, 2-run triple in 7th.
5-13-15	WSH 9	ARI 6	4	0	Back-and-forth game; Michael Taylor grand slam in 9th.
5-3-16	KC 7	WSH 6	0	3	Back-and-forth game; blown save (and loss) by J. Papelbon.
6-12-16	WSH 5	PHI 4	2	1	J. Werth 2-run walk-off single; J. Papelbon got the win after giving up the go-ahead run.
6-22-16	LAD 4	WSH 3	0	2	M. Taylor misplays single to center field, allowing batter and runner on first to score in 9th.

The above table is a fairly accurate summary of all (or nearly all) the dramatic ninth-inning twists of fate Nationals have experienced, good and bad. It only includes games in which the lead changed during the ninth inning, or in which a team caught up and tied the game during the ninth inning and then ended up winning in extra innings. Home team is underlined. For further details on historic games, see baseballreference.com.

Player totals
(while with Nationals)

Nationals' grand slams

1. Ryan Zimmerman : 5
2. Michael Morse : 3
3. Josh Willingham : 3
4. Jayson Werth : 3
5. Danny Espinosa : 3
6. Adam Dunn : 2
7. Justin Maxwell : 2
8. Felipe Lopez : 2
9. Ronnie Belliard : 2
10. Ian Desmond : 2
11. Wilson Ramos : 2
12. Bryce Harper : 2
13. Brad Wilkerson : 1
14. Ryan Church : 1
15. Dmitri Young : 1
16. Jesus Flores : 1
17. Jerry Hairston Jr. : 1
18. Rick Ankiel : 1
19. Michael Taylor : 1
20. Daniel Murphy : 1
21. Anthony Rendon : 1

1. Aug. 4, 2005 -- Brad Wilkerson; WSH 7, LAD 0
2. Apr. 18, 2006 -- Ryan Church; WSH 10, PHI 3 * @
3. June 4, 2006 -- Alfonso Soriano; WSH 8, MIL 4 @ +
4. Apr. 22, 2007 -- Ryan Zimmerman; FLA 12, WSH 6 * @    
5. May 12, 2007 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 7, FLA 3 *
6. May 22, 2007 -- Felipe Lopez; WSH 8, CIN 4 @
7. May 27, 2007 -- Ryan Langerhans; WSH 7, STL 2 @ +
8. July 4, 2007 -- Dmitri Young; WSH 6, CHC 0
9. Sept. 11, 2007 -- Justin Maxwell; FLA 13, WSH 8 * @ +    
10. Apr. 24, 2008 -- Felipe Lopez; WSH 10, NYM 5
11. May 28, 2008 -- Jesus Flores; WSH 6, SD 4 @
12. July 1, 2008 -- Ronnie Belliard; WSH 9, FLA 6 @
13. Aug. 22, 2008 -- Willie Harris; WSH 13, CHI 5 @ +
14. Apr. 18, 2009 -- Austin Kearns; FLA 9, WSH 6 +    
15. May 24, 2009 -- Adam Dunn; WSH 8, BAL 5
16. July 25, 2009 -- Adam Dunn; WSH 13, SD 1
17. July 27, 2009 -- Josh Willingham; WSH 14, MIL 6 @
18. July 27, 2009 -- Josh Willingham; WSH 14, MIL 6 @ (Yes, twice in one game!)
19. Aug. 22, 2009 -- Ronnie Belliard; MIL 11, WSH 9    
20. Aug. 25, 2009 -- Elijah Dukes; WSH 15, CHC 6 @ +
21. Sept. 30, 2009 -- Justin Maxwell; WSH 7, NYM 4 *
22. Apr. 10, 2010 -- Josh Willingham; WSH 5, NYM 2
23. Sept. 6, 2010 -- Danny Espinosa; WSH 13, NYM 3
24. Sept. 17, 2010 -- Justin Maxwell; WSH 4, ATL 2
25. May 24, 2011 -- Michael Morse; MIL 7, WSH 6 @    
26. June 5, 2011 -- Michael Morse (11th inn.); WSH 9, ARI 5 @
27. July 22, 2011 -- Jerry Hairston Jr.; WSH 7, LAD 2 * @
28. Aug. 2, 2011 -- Rick Ankiel; WSH 9, ATL 3
29. Aug. 19, 2011 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 8, PHI 4 *
30. Aug. 17, 2012 -- Michael Morse; WSH 6, NYM 4
31. Sept. 29, 2012 -- Michael Morse; WSH 6, STL 4 @ +
32. June 19, 2013 -- Ian Desmond; WSH 6, PHI 2 * (11th inn.) @
33. July 7, 2013 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 11, SD 7
34. July 28, 2013 -- Wilson Ramos; WSH 14, NYM 1
35. Apr. 9, 2014 -- Jayson Werth; WSH 10, MIA 7
36. Apr. 10, 2014 -- Ian Desmond; WSH 7, MIA 1
37. May 13, 2015 -- Michael Taylor; WSH 9, ARI 6 * @
38. Aug. 25, 2015 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 8, SD 3
39. Sept. 7, 2015 -- Wilson Ramos; NYM 8, WSH 5    
40. Sept. 14, 2015 -- Jayson Werth; WSH 8, PHI 7 @
41. Apr. 14, 2016 -- Bryce Harper; WSH 6, ATL 2
42. Apr. 19, 2016 -- Bryce Harper; WSH 7, MIA 0 @
43. May 29, 2016 -- Jayson Werth (pinch hit); WSH 10, STL 2
44. June 30, 2016 -- Danny Espinosa; WSH 13, CIN 4
45. July 3, 2016 -- Danny Espinosa; WSH 11, CIN 1
46. Aug. 24, 2016 -- Daniel Murphy; BAL 10, WSH 8    
47. Sep. 6, 2016 -- Anthony Rendon; WSH 9, ATL 7

Nationals' win-loss record when hitting a grand slam: 40 - 7.
* = 9th inning or later
@ = Away game
+ = Added to this list after consulting Washington Nationals' 2016 Official Media Guide; see July 4, 2016.)

Player totals
(while with Nationals)

Nationals' walk-off home runs

1. Ryan Zimmerman : 10
2. Bryce Harper : 3
3. Nick Johnson : 1
4. Wil Nieves : 1
5. Elijah Dukes : 1
6. Ronnie Belliard : 1
7. Willie Harris : 1
8. Justin Maxwell : 1
9. Josh Willingham: 1
10. Adam Dunn : 1
11. Michael Morse : 1
12. Wilson Ramos : 1
13. Ian Desmond : 1
14. Jayson Werth : 1
15. Adam LaRoche : 1
16. Yunel Escobar : 1
17. Michael Taylor : 1
18. Chris Heisey : 1
19. Clint Robinson : 1

1. June 18, 2006 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 3, NYY 2
2. July 1, 2006 -- Nick Johnson; WSH 4, TB 3 (10 inn.)
3. July 4, 2006 -- Ryan Zimmerman (3-run); WSH 6, FLA 4
4. May 12, 2007 -- Ryan Zimmerman (grand slam); WSH 7, FLA 3
5. Mar. 30, 2008 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 3, ATL 2 (Nationals Park very 1st game!)
6. Apr. 25, 2008 -- Wil Nieves (2-run); WSH 5, CHC 3
7. June 5, 2008 -- Elijah Dukes (2-run); WSH 10, STL 9 (10 inn.)
8. June 29, 2008 * -- Ronnie Belliard (2-run); WSH 3, BAL 2 (12 inn.)   * (error in blog post)
9. June 20, 2009 -- Willie Harris (2-run); WSH 5, TOR 3 (12 inn.)
10. Sept. 6, 2009 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 6, FLA 4 (I was there!)
11. Sept. 30, 2009 -- Justin Maxwell (grand slam); WSH 7, NYM 4
12. May 23, 2010 ^ -- Josh Willingham; WSH 4, BAL 3 (10 inn.)     ^ (no blog post)
13. July 6, 2010 ^ -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 6, SD 5     ^ (vacation; no blog post)
14. July 31, 2010 ^ -- Ryan Zimmerman (3-run); WSH 7, PHI 5     ^ (vacation; no blog post)
15. Sept. 28, 2010 -- Adam Dunn; WSH 2, PHI 1
16. May 27, 2011 -- Michael Morse; WSH 2, SD 1 (I was there!)
17. June 21, 2011 -- Wilson Ramos (3-run); WSH 6, SEA 5
18. Aug. 19, 2011 -- Ryan Zimmerman (grand slam); WSH 8, PHI 4
19. May 2, 2012 -- Ian Desmond (2-run); WSH 5, ARI 4
20. Oct. 11, 2012 -- Jayson Werth; WSH 2, STL 1 (NLDS Game 4)
21. July 25, 2013 -- Bryce Harper (2-run); WSH 9, PIT 7
22. July 26, 2013 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 2, NYM 1 (2nd game of double-header)
23. August 7, 2014 -- Bryce Harper (2-run); WSH 5, NYM 3 (13 inn.)
24. August 18, 2014 -- Adam LaRoche; WSH 5, ARI 4 (11 inn.)
25. April 21, 2015 -- Yunel Escobar; WSH 2, STL 1 (10 inn.)
26. May 9, 2015 -- Bryce Harper (2-run); WSH 8, ATL 6
27. May 19, 2015 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 8, NYY 6 (10 inn.)
28. Sept. 4, 2015 -- Michael Taylor (3-run); WSH 5, ATL 2 (10 inn.)
29. Apr. 24, 2016 -- Chris Heisey; WSH 6, MIN 5 (16 inn.)
30. May 9, 2016 -- Clint Robinson; WSH 5, DET 4

Adapted from a table posted on July 26, 2013, with links to the blog posts on the date each such home run happened, or shortly thereafter. By definition, the list only includes home games in Washington.

Nationals' no-hitters

1. Sept. 28, 2014 -- Jordan Zimmermann; WSH 1, MIA 0 (I was there!)
2. June 20, 2015 -- Max Scherzer; WSH 6, PIT 0
3. October 3, 2015 -- Max Scherzer; WSH 2, NYM 0 @

@ = away game

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