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2018: A similar roster, but under new management

The arrival of Dave Martinez as the Nationals' new management coincided with the departure of aging veteran slugger Jayson Werth, whose leadership qualities were sorely missed. During the off-season, the Nats' front office reached terms with all of their arbitration-eligible veterans, and signed Howie Kendrick (acquired from the Phillies in mid-summer) to a one-year extension. Adam Eaton returned to the lineup and started the 2018 season on a red-hot streak, but quickly injured himself, just like the year before. Daniel Murphy had knee surgery in October 2017, but the healing process was prolonged and he did not return to the lineup until July. Meanwhile, Anthony Rendon, Ryan Zimmerman, Howie Kendrick, and Matt Wieters all spent time on the disabled list. The top four pitchers in the starting rotation were the same as in 2017, and Jeremy Hellickson took over the fifth spot in late April. After a lousy first month, the banged-up Nats bounced back in May, but then fell flat again in June, and remained mediocre until September. Daniel Murphy was traded to the Cubs on August 21, as the Nats' hopes for a postseason run had all but ended, and Gio Gonzalez was traded to the Brewers on August 31. Both players were in the final year of their contracts. As the season ended, the Nats belatedly climbed into second place, ahead of the Phillies and behind the Braves. Amid fears that free agent Bryce Harper would join a different team next year, the only real bright spots were Max Scherzer getting his 300th strikeout and Juan Soto vying for the Rookie of the Year award.

Starting positions, 2018

CF: Michael A. Taylor .227 Bryce Harper

LF: Juan Soto * .292

RF: Bryce Harper .249 Adam Eaton

SS: Trea Turner .271

2B: Wilmer Difo .230 (Daniel Murphy)

3B: Anthony Rendon .308

PITCHING ROTATION Max Scherzer 2.53 Stephen Strasburg 3.74 (Gio Gonzalez) 4.57 Tanner Roark 4.34 Jeremy Hellickson * / Joe Ross Sean Doolittle: closer

1B: Ryan Zimmerman .264 (Matt Adams) *, Mark Reynolds *

C: Matt Wieters .238 Pedro Severino, Spencer Kieboom *

Batting average for position players, ERA for pitchers Manager: Dave Martinez *

* (asterisk): new player;   (Parentheses indicate players who have since been traded.)

Nationals' head-to-head matchups,
2018

Opponent	Wins	Losses
(Data through June.)
ARI	5	2
ATL	9	10
BAL	5	1
BOS	0	3
CHC	3	4
CHW	0	0
CIN	6	1
CLE	0	0
COL	2	5
DET	0	0
HOU	0	0
KC	0	0
LAA	0	0
LAD	1	5
MIA	13	6
MIL	2	4
MIN	0	0
NYM	8	11
NYY	2	2
OAK	0	0
PHI	11	8
PIT	5	2
SD	4	2
SEA	0	0
SF	2	4
STL	2	5
TB	2	2
TEX	0	0
TOR	0	3
Totals	82	80

2018 memorable moments

• March 31, 2018 -- Brian Goodwin hits grand slam ; WSH 13, CIN 7 @
• April 1, 2018 -- Bryce Harper homers twice as Nats sweep Reds; WSH 6, CIN 5 @
• April 16, 2018 -- Behind 6-1, Nats score 6 runs in 8th inning plus one more in 9th; WSH 8, NYM 6 @
• April 25, 2018 -- Matt Adams homers, with 6 RBIs; Trea Turner gets 5 hits as Nats break out of slump; WSH 15, SF 2 @
• May 7, 2018 -- Matt Adams homers twice, his 7th homer in the first seven days in May; WSH 8, SD 5 @
• May 21, 2018 -- Juan Soto homers in his first MLB at-bat as a starter; Mark Reynolds homers twice; WSH 10, SD 2
• May 30, 2018 -- Bryce Harper's 18th homer ties MLB lead, Max Scherzer's 120th strikeout leads MLB; WSH 2, BAL 0 @
• June 2, 2018 -- Max Scherzer's pinch-hit single in 14th inning sparks winning rally; WSH 5, ATL 3 @
• June 9, 2018 -- NHL champion Washington Capitals brought Stanley Cup trophy to Nationals Park; WSH 7, SF 5
• June 29, 2018 -- Nats hit seven home runs, two by rookie Juan Soto; WSH 17, PHI 7 @
• July 5, 2018 -- Nats come back from 9-0 deficit with two home runs (one grand slam) by Trea Turner; WSH 14, MIA 12
• July 31, 2018 -- Nats score 7 in 1st inning, hit five home runs total (two by Daniel Murphy); WSH 25, NYM 4
• Aug. 10, 2018 -- Jeremy Hellickson allows no hits in 5 2/3 innings, all for naught; CHC 3, WSH 2 @
• Aug. 12, 2018 -- Max Scherzer strikes out 11 in 7 inn., but David Bote hits 2-out grand slam in 9th; CHC 4, WSH 3 @
• Aug. 26, 2018 -- Jefry Rodriguez allows no runs & 2 hits in 6 inn., Nats score 14 in 8th & 9th inn.; WSH 15, NYM 0 @
• Sept. 25, 2018 -- Max Scherzer strikes out 10 in 7 inn., reaching 300 for the year; WSH 9, MIA 4

"@" = away game

Nationals, 2018: month-by-month summary

Month	Wins	Losses	NL East place (at end)	Number of home games	Total attendance	Average attendance
April* 2018	13	16	4th	14	377,723	26,980
May 2018	19	7	2nd	12	365,734	30,478
June 2018	10	16	3rd	13	472,255	36,327
July 2018	11	14	3rd	10	360,955	36,096
Aug. 2018	14	15	3rd	16	495,498	30,969
Sept. 2018	15	12	2nd	16	457,340	28,584
2018	82	80	2nd	81	2,529,505	31,228
*April data include two March games. 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.
? -- Data not yet verified, subject to revision.
* -- 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 or (for pitchers) NL Cy Young Award. 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. Likewise, Stephen Strasburg was selected in 2016, but decided not to play because of health issues, and in 2017, but did not get a chance to pitch. In 2018, Sean Doolittle was also selected, but was on the disabled list.

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. In postseason games, the Nationals are 2-3 vs. STL (2012), 1-3 vs. SF (2014), 2-3 vs. LAD (2016), and 2-3 vs. CHC (2017).
* MIA was coded as "FLA" before 2012.

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 A. 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.
4-6-17	MIA 4	WSH 3	0	1	Blown save by Blake Treinen, and Joe Blanton takes the loss in 11 innings.
4-16-17	WSH 6	PHI 4	3	1	After Phillies take 4-3 lead in top of 9th, Bryce Harper hits 3-run walk-off homer.
5-9-17	BAL 6	WSH 4	0	2	Blown save by Enny Romero, and Jacob Turner takes the loss in 12 innings.
5-14-17	PHI 4	WSH 3	0	3	Blown save by Shawn Kelley, who takes the loss.
6-10-17	TEX 6	WSH 3	0	2	Blown save by Koda Glover, and Shawn Kelley takes the loss in 11 innings.
6-12-17	ATL 11	WSH 10	1	3	Blown save by Matt Albers, and takes the loss.
6-29-17	CHC 5	WSH 4	0	3	After Nats take 4-2 lead in the 7th, blown save by Blake Treinen, who takes the loss.
9-30-17	PIT 4	WSH 1	0	4	4 of Pirates' 5 hits were in 9th inning; blown save by Brandon Kintzler, who takes the loss.
5-6-18	WSH 5	PHI 4	2	0	Hector Neris walks in tying run with no outs, then walk-off bases-loaded single by Wilmer Difo.
5-19-18	LAD 5	WSH 4	0	2	First blown save by Sean Doolittle, who takes the loss (his first).
8-12-18	CHC 4	WSH 3	0	4	With 2 outs and 2 strikes in the 9th inning, David Bote hit a grand slam off Ryan Madson.
8-22-18	WSH 8	PHI 7	2	0	With two outs in the 9th, Juan Soto doubles, then Ryan Zimmerman hits walk-off home run #11.
9-11-18	WSH 7	PHI 6	3	0	Juan Soto hit a two-run homer in the 4th, and a solo homer in the 10th inning.

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 : 6
2. Michael Morse : 3
3. Josh Willingham : 3
4. Jayson Werth : 3
5. Danny Espinosa : 3
6. Bryce Harper : 3
7. Adam Dunn : 2
8. Justin Maxwell : 2
9. Felipe Lopez : 2
10. Ronnie Belliard : 2
11. Ian Desmond : 2
12. Wilson Ramos : 2
13. Daniel Murphy : 2
14. Anthony Rendon : 2
15. Michael A. Taylor : 2
16. Brad Wilkerson : 1
17. Ryan Church : 1
18. Dmitri Young : 1
19. Jesus Flores : 1
20. Jerry Hairston Jr. : 1
21. Rick Ankiel : 1
22. Michael A. Taylor : 1
23. Matt Wieters : 1
24. Howie Kendrick : 1
25. Brian Goodwin : 1
26. Trea Turner: 1
27. Mark Reynolds : 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 A. 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
48. Apr. 19, 2017 -- Bryce Harper; WSH 14, ATL 4 @
49. Apr. 19, 2017 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 14, ATL 4 @
50. Apr. 23, 2017 -- Daniel Murphy; WSH 6, NYM 3 @
51. July 15, 2017 -- Anthony Rendon; WSH 10, CIN 7 @
52. Aug. 6, 2017 -- Matt Wieters; WSH 9, CHC 4 @
53. Aug. 13, 2017 -- Howie Kendrick; WSH 6, SF 2 * (11 inn.)
54. Sept. 8, 2017 -- Michael A. Taylor (ITP!); WSH 11, PHI 10
55. Oct. 11, 2017 -- Michael A. Taylor (NLDS Game 4!); WSH 5, CHC 0
56. Mar. 31, 2018 -- Brian Goodwin; WSH 13, CIN 7 @
57. July 5, 2018 -- Trea Turner; WSH 14, MIA 12
58. Aug. 26, 2018 -- Mark Reynolds; WSH 15, NYM 0 @

Nationals' win-loss record when hitting a grand slam: 48 - 7. (Nats hits two grand slams in each of two games: July 27, 2009 and Apr. 19, 2017.)
* = 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 : 11
2. Bryce Harper : 5
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 A. Taylor : 1
18. Chris Heisey : 1
19. Clint Robinson : 1
20. Trea Turner : 1
21. Howie Kendrick : 1
22. Mark Reynolds : 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. March 30, 2008 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 3, ATL 2 (Nationals Park very 1st game!)
6. April 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. September 6, 2009 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 6, FLA 4 (I was there!)
11. September 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. September 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. August 19, 2011 -- Ryan Zimmerman (grand slam); WSH 8, PHI 4
19. May 2, 2012 -- Ian Desmond (2-run); WSH 5, ARI 4 #
20. October 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. September 4, 2015 -- Michael A. Taylor (3-run); WSH 5, ATL 2 (10 inn.)
29. April 24, 2016 -- Chris Heisey; WSH 6, MIN 5 (16 inn.)
30. May 9, 2016 -- Clint Robinson; WSH 5, DET 4
31. September 9, 2016 -- Trea Turner; WSH 5, PHI 4
32. April 16, 2017 -- Bryce Harper (3-run); WSH 6, PHI 4 #
33. May 13, 2017 ^ -- Bryce Harper (2-run); WSH 6, PHI 4 ^ (no blog post)
34. August 13, 2017 -- Howie Kendrick (grand slam); WSH 6, SF 2 (11 inn., 2nd game of double-header)
35. July 6, 2018 -- Mark Reynolds; WSH 3, MIA 2
36. August 22, 2018 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 8, PHI 7 #

# : overcame score deficit, turning defeat into victory.
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' hitting for the "cycle" *

1. Apr. 6, 2005 -- Brad Wilkerson; WSH 7, PHI 3 @
2. Aug. 28, 2008 -- Cristian Guzman; WSH 11, LAD 2
3. Apr. 25, 2017 -- Trea Turner; WSH 15, COL 11 @

* The "cycle" is when a batter hits a single, double, triple, and home run in one game.
@ = away game

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

Player totals
(while with Nationals)

Nationals' complete-game shutouts

1. Jordan Zimmermann : 4
2. Max Scherzer : 4
3. Stephen Strasburg : 2
4. John Patterson
5. Pedro Astacio
6. John Lannan
7. Livan Hernandez
8. Jason Marquis
9. Gio Gonzalez
10. Doug Fister

A preliminary version of this table was posted on August 15, 2013.

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