Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs, at Nationals Park, May 17, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Friday, May 17, 2019
Start Time
7:05et (local)
Venue
Nationals Park
Series
Game #1 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
72° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Thursday, 16 May 2019

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Chicago Cubs
Record 25-16
Manager Joe Maddon
Game # 42
On This Date 53-61
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 14-6
Last 30 22-8
Home 15-6
Away 10-10
Extra Innings 3-1
vs. RHP 20-12
vs. LHP 5-4
1-Run Games 7-5
vs. East 6-4
vs. Central 9-6
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 4-3

CHC Last 10 Games

Cole Hamels (#35, 35, LHP, 3-0, 3.08)

Washington Nationals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Washington Nationals
Record 18-25
Manager Dave Martinez
Game # 44
On This Date 17-26
Standing 4th (6.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 11-19
Home 9-12
Away 9-13
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 15-19
vs. LHP 3-6
1-Run Games 6-6
vs. East 10-10
vs. Central 2-8
vs. West 6-7
Inter-League 0-0

WSN Last 10 Games

Max Scherzer (#31, 34, RHP, 2-4, 3.64)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, May 17, 2019CHC@WSN7:05pm
Sat, May 18, 2019CHC@WSN7:15pm
Sun, May 19, 2019CHC@WSN7:05pm
Fri, Aug 23, 2019WSN@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Aug 24, 2019WSN@CHC2:20pm
Sun, Aug 25, 2019WSN@CHC2:20pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Cubs Batters (5.27 RS/G) vs. Nationals Pitchers (4.98 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (5.27 RS/G) vs. Nationals Pitchers (4.98 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 31. Scherzer 20. Barraclough 63. Doolittle* 23. Fedde 33. Grace* 26. Jennings* 60. Miller 41. Ross 51. Suero
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
5. Almora G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.715 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 1/2.000 3/.000 3/.000
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.000 4/.250 2/1.000 3/2.000 1/ ··· ··· 5/.900 1/.000
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/
17. Bryant G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.440 3/.667 2/1.500 3/1.167 2/2.000 2/2.000 2/1.000 9/.777 1/3.000
7. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 2/2.000 1/
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 4/.000 ··· 3/3.334 2/2.500 3/1.667 1/.000 3/.666 ···
3. Descalso* G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.832 2/.500 2/.500 ··· 2/.500 6/1.417 ··· ··· ···
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.690 2/.000 1/2.000 3/1.667 2/.000 16/1.067 ··· 3/.333 1/.000
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.886 4/1.167 2/.000 3/.000 4/2.000 10/.775 1/.000 12/1.136 1/
27. Russell G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.818 3/.333 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 2/1.000 1/.000 10/.100 1/2.000
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 1/.000 ··· 3/2.667 ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
2. Zagunis G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ···

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
5. Almora G ·  S ·  vP 125 .248 .285 .368 .652 84 .702 41 .552 .628 72 .753 2 0 3 0
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 186 .326 .360 .611 .972 156 .860 30 1.578 1.024 104 1.010 2 2 11 5
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 125 .239 .328 .385 .713 96 .749 29 .596 .748 80 .643 0 0 3 6
17. Bryant G ·  S ·  vP 184 .262 .397 .517 .914 146 .928 38 .858 .729 105 1.080 1 0 8 4
7. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 20 .471 .550 .824 1.374 17 1.315 3 1.667 1.332 3 .000 0 0 1 1
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 148 .301 .405 .602 1.007 113 1.100 35 .714 1.169 84 .843 1 2 10 5
3. Descalso* G ·  S ·  vP 112 .232 .306 .343 .650 96 .683 16 .431 .849 58 .426 1 1 2 1
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 160 .235 .338 .412 .749 124 .749 36 .747 .762 92 .528 4 0 6 4
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 169 .252 .379 .532 .911 129 .993 40 .638 .861 87 1.103 1 1 10 2
27. Russell G ·  S ·  vP 15 .250 .357 .583 .940 12 .773 3 1.667 1.750 15 .940 0 0 1 0
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 142 .217 .331 .375 .706 116 .664 26 .899 .833 77 .754 0 2 5 3
2. Zagunis G ·  S ·  vP 35 .226 .314 .323 .637 16 .598 19 .669 .804 15 .267 0 0 0 1
TOTAL .252 .342 .442 .784 .793 .751 .825 .762 12 8 61 34

WSN Pitchers

WSN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
31. Scherzer G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 59.1 3.64 12.0 245 .252 .695 140 .590 105 .841 .619 137 .720 5 2 0
20. Barraclough G ·  S ·  vP o···X··Xo···o· 16.1 3.31 11.0 74 .262 .751 50 .635 24 .994 .744 45 .766 2 0 2
46. Corbin* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 58.2 2.91 10.6 236 .202 .598 166 .621 70 .543 .546 134 .578 6 5 2
63. Doolittle* G ·  S ·  vP Xo···o·o····X· 20.0 1.80 10.8 85 .244 .631 53 .767 32 .400 .807 43 .604 1 0 0
23. Fedde G ·  S ·  vP X·X···X·X····· 10.2 3.38 5.9 41 .189 .593 21 .296 20 .906 .559 41 .593 1 1 0
33. Grace* G ·  S ·  vP ··o···X·X··X·· 19.0 7.11 8.1 90 .321 .902 53 1.056 37 .686 .898 55 .894 3 0 0
58. Hellickson G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 36.0 6.00 7.2 167 .289 .865 92 .736 75 1.019 .896 109 .976 8 6 0
26. Jennings* G ·  S ·  vP o···o····XX··X 4.0 11.25 15.8 26 .300 .912 10 1.250 16 .688 .282 26 .912 1 0 0
60. Miller G ·  S ·  vP o···o·X··o·X·X 15.0 3.00 6.0 60 .259 .804 41 .742 19 .927 .544 32 .437 4 0 3
41. Ross G ·  S ·  vP ··X···o··X··X· 10.1 9.58 7.0 51 .318 .980 39 .766 12 1.952 1.193 33 1.163 2 0 0
19. Sanchez G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 42.1 5.10 8.7 201 .263 .816 114 .681 87 .999 .701 100 .876 6 4 0
37. Strasburg G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 57.0 3.63 11.8 230 .211 .613 127 .620 103 .604 .697 132 .481 6 3 0
51. Suero G ·  S ·  vP X····o··X·X··· 17.0 5.82 11.1 71 .213 .656 38 .612 33 .703 .729 38 .770 1 2 1
TOTAL 4.75 10.0 .251 .738 .719 .721 48 24 8

Nationals Batters (4.42 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (3.98 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Nationals Batters (4.42 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (3.98 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 35. Hamels* 29. Brach 45. Cedeno* 32. Chatwood 41. Cishek 6. Edwards 20. Kintzler 38. Montgomery* 56. Ryan*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
1. Difo# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
9. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.944 9/.583 2/.500 6/.167 5/1.850 ··· 3/.666 6/.900 6/.333
2. Eaton* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 6/1.500 5/.400 10/.700 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 12/.500
10. Gomes G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 6/.500 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 3/1.000
47. Kendrick G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 5/.400 1/.000 11/.546 1/.000 2/ ··· 4/.833 ···
88. Parra* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.539 5/1.100 2/.000 7/.533 3/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 4/.500 ···
6. Rendon G  ·   S  ·   vP 24/.762 10/.733 1/2.000 7/.572 6/.833 4/2.500 3/.333 2/.500 1/.000
16. Robles G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 1/.000 ··· 1/ ··· 1/ 1/.000 2/1.000 ···
5. Sanchez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.334 ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ···
22. Soto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 3/.000 ··· 1/3.000 2/ 2/.000 ···
28. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.962 7/.486 4/1.000 9/.944 3/.667 3/.000 6/.583 5/1.000 6/.000
3. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.648 3/1.167 1/ 1/.000 2/.000 3/.667 ··· ··· ···

WSN Batters

WSN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
1. Difo# G ·  S ·  vP 134 .231 .301 .298 .598 108 .570 26 .708 .625 76 .560 0 1 2 2
9. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 154 .187 .292 .313 .606 126 .569 28 .774 .427 95 .643 1 1 5 1
2. Eaton* G ·  S ·  vP 191 .273 .337 .378 .715 146 .701 45 .753 .711 109 .660 5 1 3 2
10. Gomes G ·  S ·  vP 102 .217 .294 .315 .609 84 .489 18 1.278 .643 58 .582 0 0 2 2
47. Kendrick G ·  S ·  vP 108 .309 .361 .553 .914 83 .924 25 .880 1.102 80 .717 1 1 6 1
88. Parra* G ·  S ·  vP 116 .214 .293 .350 .643 82 .589 34 .775 .551 49 .643 3 1 3 1
6. Rendon G ·  S ·  vP 123 .327 .407 .636 1.042 97 1.030 26 1.090 1.161 43 .694 1 0 6 2
16. Robles G ·  S ·  vP 172 .255 .302 .465 .767 135 .744 37 .851 .716 104 .705 8 2 8 2
5. Sanchez G ·  S ·  vP 13 .308 .308 .308 .615 10 .800 3 .000 2.000 13 .615 0 0 0 0
22. Soto* G ·  S ·  vP 145 .228 .345 .415 .759 103 .738 42 .799 .785 66 .633 3 0 6 0
28. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 81 .280 .321 .520 .841 67 .741 14 1.286 .747 48 .899 0 1 5 2
3. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 50 .182 .265 .227 .493 36 .471 14 .539 .431 39 .433 1 0 0 0
TOTAL .238 .310 .399 .709 .685 .799 .732 .643 25 7 55 28

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Hamels* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 49.2 3.08 8.9 201 .203 .612 157 .663 44 .432 .634 100 .685 6 2 0
29. Brach G ·  S ·  vP ·X···Xo··oX·o· 17.2 2.55 9.2 78 .186 .592 47 .408 31 .897 .628 39 .469 0 0 0
45. Cedeno* G ·  S ·  vP o····o········ 1.0 .00 .0 5 .250 .900 3 1.000 2 .500 .750 5 .900 0 0 0
32. Chatwood G ·  S ·  vP X····X··o··X·· 22.1 3.22 8.1 94 .215 .682 55 .653 39 .723 .791 65 .632 3 0 0
41. Cishek G ·  S ·  vP ··o·oX··Xo·XX· 19.2 2.75 9.6 79 .200 .548 44 .498 35 .614 .437 50 .547 1 2 0
11. Darvish G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 42.0 5.14 11.8 192 .229 .812 106 .819 86 .801 .717 109 .792 8 10 2
6. Edwards G ·  S ·  vP ·o···o··o·X··· 5.2 11.12 11.1 26 .190 .965 15 .910 11 1.026 1.613 13 .385 3 0 0
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 50.1 2.86 7.3 206 .253 .643 115 .578 91 .729 .898 113 .503 4 2 2
20. Kintzler G ·  S ·  vP ·o··Xo···X·XX· 19.2 2.29 8.7 71 .156 .538 45 .721 26 .237 .913 40 .531 3 0 0
34. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 38.2 1.16 9.1 158 .233 .612 117 .607 41 .627 .546 99 .531 3 1 2
38. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X······ 8.1 5.40 6.5 38 .394 1.190 28 .671 10 2.578 1.814 21 .702 2 0 0
62. Quintana* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 51.1 3.68 8.8 216 .253 .708 166 .726 50 .648 .859 124 .671 7 2 2
56. Ryan* G ·  S ·  vP ·oo··oo·o·o·o· 13.2 4.61 10.5 58 .240 .590 31 .550 27 .638 .679 37 .573 0 0 0
TOTAL 3.46 9.1 .232 .686 .780 .629 44 21 8

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