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2021: Hopes are raised, then come crashing down.

Being unable to properly celebrate their first World Series championship with fans in the stands during the 2020 season due to the covid-19 pandemic, the frustrated Washington Nationals were anxious to do much better in 2021. During the offseason, the Nats parted ways with Adam Eaton, who returned to the White Sox, and Howie Kendrick, the hero of the Nats' 2019 postseason, who decided to retire. On Christmas Eve, the Nationals acquired first baseman Josh Bell in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In January, two former Chicago Cubs signed signed a one-year contracts with the Nationals as free agents: outfielder Kyle Schwarber and right hand pitcher Jon Lester. Later that month the Nats acquired pitcher Brad Hand in a trade with the Cleveland Indians; he became the closing pitcher. The Nats reached terms with two key arbitration-eligible players: shortstop Trea Turner and outfielder Juan Soto, who each signed one-year contracts. Starlin Castro moved from second to third base after missing most of last season due to a broken wrist. Finally, Ryan Zimmerman signed another one-year contract extension. The Nats' first four games were postponed after four of their players got a positive covid-19 test result, and several others were quarantined, forcing a quick roster shuffle. Stephen Strasburg only pitched in a few games, due to a painful neck, and had season-ending surgery in July. The Nationals struggled for the first two months, but thanks in large part to the amazing home run production of Kyle Schwarber, by the end of June they had climbed into a tight race with the Mets for the NL East lead. In early July, however, Schwarber suffered a hamstring injury, and the Nats quickly went into an agonizing nose-dive. Late in the month, Scherzer, Turner, Schwarber, and other key players were traded away, as the Nats began a grim long-term rebuilding effort. From July until the end of the season, the Nats had a 25 - 59 record, after going 40 - 38 from April through June.

Starting positions, April - July 2021

CF: Victor Robles .220 Andrew Stevenson, Lane Thomas*

LF: Kyle Schwarber * $ .188 Yadiel Hernandez

RF: Juan Soto .351

SS: Trea Turner $ .335 Alcides Escobar

2B: Josh Harrison * $ .278 Luis Garcia

3B: Starlin Castro .267 Carter Kieboom, Jordy Mercer*

PITCHING ROTATION Max Scherzer $ (3.74) Patrick Corbin (4.66) Jon Lester * $ (5.16) Erick Fedde (4.29) Paolo Espino (?) Brad Hand * $ : closer (2.05)

1B: Josh Bell * .226 Ryan Zimmerman DNP

C: Yan Gomes $ .284 Alex Avila*, Riley Adams*, Keibert Ruiz*

2020 batting average for position players, ERA for pitchers   DNP = did not play in 2020. Manager: Dave Martinez

* (asterisk): new player; $ : traded away in late July Underlines indicate that the photo is of the second-string player. = No photo yet available.

New contracts of note

• Josh Harrison (2B) -- 1 year, $1 million (Oct.)
• Joe Ross (RHP) -- 1 year, $1.5 million (Dec.) AE
• Josh Bell (1B, PIT) -- 1 year, $6.35 million (Dec.) TRADE / AE
• Kyle Schwarber (LF, CHC) -- 1 year, $10 million (Jan.)
• Trea Turner (SS) -- 1 year, $13 million (Jan.) AE
• Juan Soto (RF) -- 1 year, $8.5 million (Jan.) AE
• Jon Lester (LHP, CHC) -- 1 year, $5 million (Jan.) D
• Ryan Zimmerman (1B) -- 1 year, $1 million + (Jan.)
• Brad Hand (RHP, CLE) -- 1 year, $10.5 million (Jan.)
• Alex Avila (C, MIN) -- 1 year, $1.5 million (Jan.)

"+" = optional extension (mutual or otherwise). "D" = part of salary is deferred. "AE" = arbitration eligible. Dollar figures are rounded. Six of these players were traded to other teams in late July; see above.

Nationals' head-to-head matchups,
2021

Opponent	Wins	Losses
ARI	4	3
ATL	5	14
BAL	3	3
BOS	0	3
CHC	3	4
CHW	0	0
CIN	2	5
CLE	0	0
COL	2	4
DET	0	0
HOU	0	0
KC	0	0
LAA	0	0
LAD	0	7
MIA	11	8
MIL	1	5
MIN	0	0
NYM	8	11
NYY	1	2
OAK	0	0
PHI	6	13
PIT	4	2
SD	3	4
SEA	0	0
SF	2	5
STL	4	2
TB	3	1
TEX	0	0
TOR	3	1
Totals	65	97

2021 memorable moments

• Apr. 6, 2021 -- Nats come back to win covid-delayed season opener on Juan Soto's RBI single in bottom of 9th; WSH 6, ATL 5
• Apr. 16, 2021 -- Walk-off homer by Kyle Schwarber; Max Scherzer strikes out 10, passing Cy Young all-time; WSH 1, ARI 0
• Apr. 30, 2021 -- Walk-off 2-run homer by Kyle Schwarber; Jon Lester's first start as a Nat; WSH 2, MIA 1 (10 inn.)
• May 2, 2021 -- Ryan Zimmerman homers, Max Scherzer pitches complete game, Marlins don't score until 9th inn.; WSH 3, MIA 1
• May 14, 2021 -- Home runs by Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, Andrew Stephenson, 22 hits; WSH 17, ARI 2 @
• June 9, 2021 -- Two homers by Ryan Zimmerman, two blown leads, RBI by Starlin Castro in 11th inn.; WSH 9, TB 7 (11 inn.) @
• June 20, 2021 -- Three homers by Kyle Schwarber (after two on the night before); WSH 5, NYM 2
• June 30, 2021 -- Trea Turner hits for his third "cycle" (1B, 2B, 3B, HR); WSH 15, TB 6
• July 16, 2021 -- Erick Fedde gives up 6 runs in 1 1/3 inning; SD 24, WSH 8
• July 17, 2021 -- Nearby gunshots during 6th inning; game suspended until next day; SD 10, WSH 4
• July 19, 2021 -- Nats hit six home runs, incl. 2 by Juan Soto & 1 by the pitcher Jon Lester; WSH 18, MIA 1
• July 26, 2021 -- For 2nd day in a row, Brad Hand blows lead and loses in 9th inning; PHI 6, WSH 5
• July 29, 2021 -- Max Scherzer wins his final game with the Nats just before being traded to the Dodgers; WSH 3, PHI 1 @
  In 2nd game, Nats blow early 7-0 lead and lose in 8th (extra) inning; PHI 11, WSH 8 @

"@" = away game

Nationals, 2021: month-by-month summary

Month	Wins	Losses	NL East place (at end)	Number of home games	Total attendance	Average attendance
April 2021	10	12	2nd (vir. tie)	11	73,257	6,660
May 2021	11	17	5th	17	175,478	10,322
June 2021	19	9	2nd	14	273,776	19,555
July 2021	8	18	4th	12	336,910	28,076
Aug. 2021	7	20	4th	12	253,240	21,103
Sept. 2021	10	21	5th	15	353,069	23,538
2021	65	97	5th	81	1,465,730	18,095
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.
(!) -- Data corrected, via baseball-reference.com.
* -- 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.
Yellow background denotes postseason appearance (4 NL East championships and one wild card appearance thus far).

Nationals' postseason appearances

"@" = win or loss on the road. Underlined score = extra innings

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

DYNAMIC CHART: Mouse rollover.

* -- 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. Names in italics denote new players -- those who were not on the roster at the beginning of the season one year before. Yellow background denotes NL Most Valuable Player, NL Cy Young Award (for pitchers), or NL Rookie of the Year 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. In 2019, Max Scherzer and Anthony Rendon were selected, but both opted out in order to let various ailments heal.

Yellow background denotes best record in the National League for this category.
* : Played part of the season for another team; these data pertain just to games played with the Nationals.

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 took the loss.
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.
4-9-19	WSH 10	PHI 6	1	0	Victor Robles hit a solo homer in the 9th, and Juan Soto a 3-run homer in the 10th inning.
6-8-19	SD 5	WSH 4	0	2	Blown save by Sean Doolittle, who took the loss.
7-25-19	COL 8	WSH 4	0	2	Blown save by Fernando Rodney, who took the loss.
8-9-19	NYM 7	WSH 6	0	4	Blown save by Sean Doolittle, who took the loss.
8-17-19	MIL 15	WSH 14	1	4	Blown save by Sean Doolittle; Both teams scored 1 in 13th inning, MIL 2, WSH 1 in 14th inning.
8-30-19	WSH 7	MIA 6	2	2	Blown save by Daniel Hudson, who got the win.
9-3-19	WSH 11	NYM 10	7	5	Pinch-hit 2-run double by Ryan Zimmerman, then 3-run walk-off homer by Kurt Suzuki.
8-17-20	ATL 7	WSH 6	1	4	HR by Juan Soto in the 9th, then two Braves HRs. Blown save by Daniel Hudson, who took the loss.
© 9-22-20	WSH 8	PHI 7	2 (8th)	1 (8th)	HR by Yadiel Hernandez with automatic runner on second in 8th inning. Daniel Hudson got the win.
7-25-21	BAL 5	WSH 4	0	2	Ryan Zimmerman had hit 3-run HR in 6th inning. Brad Hand blew the save and took the loss.
7-26-21	PHI 6	WSH 5	0	3	3-run HR by Andrew McCutcheon with one out. Brad Hand blew the save and took the loss.
© 7-29-21	PHI 11	WSH 8	0 (7th), 1 (8th)	3 (7th), 4 (8th)	Nats led 7-0 mid-3rd inning; Brad Miller walk-off grand slam. Sam Clay blew the save and took the loss.
8-2-21	PHI 7	WSH 5	2	5	Gabe Klobosits gave up two singles in 9th inning & took the loss; Wander Suero blew the save.
8-5-21	PHI 7	WSH 6	1	4	Kyle Finnegan blew the save & took the loss.
9-10-21	PIT 4	WSH 3	0	2	Patrick Murphy took the loss, Alberto Baldonado blew the save.
9-15-21	MIA 8	WSH 6	0	4	Kyle Finnegan blew the save & took the loss.
9-17-21	COL 9	WSH 8	0	2	Kyle Finnegan blew the save & took the loss.

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 (excluding games in which the score was tied after eight innings), 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.
© : This list includes two eight-inning extra-inning games during the 2020-2021 covid-19 pandemic when double-header games were limited to seven regulation innings.

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. Anthony Rendon : 3
8. Trea Turner: 3
9. Adam Dunn : 2
10. Justin Maxwell : 2
11. Felipe Lopez : 2
12. Ronnie Belliard : 2
13. Ian Desmond : 2
14. Wilson Ramos : 2
15. Daniel Murphy : 2
16. Michael A. Taylor : 2
17. Gerardo Parra : 2
18. Howie Kendrick : 2
19. Brad Wilkerson : 1
20. Ryan Church : 1
21. Dmitri Young : 1
22. Jesus Flores : 1
23. Jerry Hairston Jr. : 1
24. Rick Ankiel : 1
25. Michael A. Taylor : 1
26. Matt Wieters : 1
27. Brian Goodwin : 1
28. Mark Reynolds : 1
29. Kurt Suzuki : 1
30. Josh Harrison: 1
31. Yan Gomes: 1
32. Josh Bell : 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 * (11th 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 @
59. May 11, 2019 -- Gerardo Parra; WSH 5, LAD 2 @
60. June 10, 2019 -- Kurt Suzuki; WSH 12, CWS 1 * (9th inn.) @
61. July 29, 2019 -- Anthony Rendon; WSH 6, ATL 3
62. Sep. 24, 2019 -- Trea Turner; WSH 6, PHI 5
63. Sep. 28, 2019 -- Gerardo Parra; WSH 10, CLE 7
64. Oct. 9, 2019 -- Howie Kendrick; WSH 7, LAD 3 * (10th inn., NLDS Game 5) @
65. Sep. 27, 2020 -- Trea Turner; WSH 15, NYM 5
66. May 22, 2021 -- Josh Harrison; WSH 12, BAL 9
67. June 15, 2021 -- Yan Gomes; WSH 8, PIT 1
68. June 23, 2021 -- Josh Bell; WSH 13, PHI 12

NOTE: The Nats hit 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. Trea Turner : 3
4. Kyle Schwarber : 2
5. Yadiel Hernandez : 2
6. Nick Johnson : 1
7. Wil Nieves : 1
8. Elijah Dukes : 1
9. Ronnie Belliard : 1
10. Willie Harris : 1
11. Justin Maxwell : 1
12. Josh Willingham: 1
13. Adam Dunn : 1
14. Michael Morse : 1
15. Wilson Ramos : 1
16. Ian Desmond : 1
17. Jayson Werth : 1
18. Adam LaRoche : 1
19. Yunel Escobar : 1
20. Michael A. Taylor : 1
21. Chris Heisey : 1
22. Clint Robinson : 1
23. Howie Kendrick : 1
24. Mark Reynolds : 1
25. Matt Adams : 1
26. Kurt Suzuki : 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 #
37. March 31, 2019 -- Trea Turner; WSH 6, NYM 5
38. April 28, 2019 -- Matt Adams; WSH 7, SD 6 (11 inn.)
39. June 5, 2019 -- Trea Turner (2-run); WSH 6, CWS 4
40. Sept. 3, 2019 -- Kurt Suzuki (3-run); WSH 11, NYM 10 #
41. Sept. 22, 2020 -- Yadiel Hernandez (2-run); WSH 8, PHI 7 #
42. Apr. 16, 2021 -- Kyle Schwarber; WSH 1, ARI 0
43. Apr. 30, 2021 -- Kyle Schwarber (2-run); WSH 2, MIA 1 (10 inn.)
44. Aug. 1, 2021 -- Yadiel Hernandez; WSH 6, CHC 5

# : 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 who hit 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 @
4. July 23, 2019 -- Trea Turner; WSH 11, COL 1
5. June 30, 2021 -- Trea Turner; WSH 15, TB 6

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

Player totals
(while with Nationals)

Nats' complete-game shutouts
(including no-hitters)

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
11. Patrick Corbin

A preliminary version of this table was posted on August 15, 2013. Links for some subsequent no-hitters generally pertain to blog posts one or more days after the event itself.

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