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LHP Patrick Corbin (9-11, 4.70) | RHP Chris Bassitt (12-7, 4.00)
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 | 3:07 p.m. ET | Game #134 / Road #69
Rogers Centre | Toronto, ON
TV: MASN | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Network
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2019 World Series Champions National League East Champions: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 National League Wild Card: 2019
#20 RUIZ, Keibert (S) — C — Age: 25 — Born: Valencia, VEN — Signed by LAD as NDFA (7/20/14)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 WSH NL 110 417 43 108 19 0 16 55 28 44 1 1 .259 .313 .420 .733
LAST GAME: 8/29 at TOR: 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, R ROAD TRIP: 6-22, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Switch-hitting catcher is one of the top up-and-coming backstops...Signed an 8-year contract in 2023 that will keep him in D.C. until at least 2030.
• Last 20 G: 26-for-75 (.347), 5 2B, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 7 BB, 13 R...Is 7th in the NL (13th in MLB) with .363 AVG w/RISP...Is 2nd in MLB with 9.7% SO.
• Leads MLB catchers in AVG (.333), OBP (.388), is 2nd in SLG (.551) and 3rd hits (46) since July 9.
• Is .314/.359/.446 with 13 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 6 BB as a right-handed batter...Is .236/.295/.409 with 6 2B, 15 HR, 41 RBI, 22 BB as a left-handed batter.
• First career walk-off HR 8/12 vs. Oakland...Did not strike out in 42 PA from 4/11 to 4/27 (T1st in MLB) and 34 PA from 6/22-6/30 (1st in MLB).
RISP: .363 (37-102), 5 HR, 43 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/29/23 at TOR (Berríos) CAREER HOMERS: 27
HITTERS NOTES TOP PROSPECTS
#22 SMITH, Dominic (L) — 1B — Age: 28 — Born: Los Angeles, Calif. — Drafted by NYM (1st rd., 2013) — Junipero Serra HS Baseball America - Aug. 9 Update
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 1. Dylan Crews (No. 3 overall)
2023 WSH NL 129 445 45 115 16 1 6 35 37 79 1 0 .258 .329 .339 .668 2. James Wood, OF (No. 4 overall)
LAST GAME: 8/29 at TOR: 1-4, R ROAD TRIP: 3-23, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R 3. Brady House, 3B (No. 91 overall)
Left-handed first baseman signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in December 2022 and is under control through 2024. 4. Robert Hassell III, OF
• Last 56 G: .264/.333/.385, 9 2B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 12 BB, 17 R, 6 HBP, SB...Is 4th on WSH with 32 multi-hit games. 5. Elijah Green, OF
• Had three consecutive multi-hit games twice this season (6/14-16 and 5/23-25). 6. Cade Cavalli, RHP
• Hit .299 with a .375 on-base percentage from May 7 to June 16...Reached safely in 27 of the 35 games during that stretch. 7. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
• In 2021, set or matched career marks in nearly every offensive category, including home runs (11), runs (43), hits (145), RBI (58) and walks (35). 8. Yohandy Morales, 3B
RISP: .178 (18-101), 0 HR, 27 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/23/23 at NYY (Peralta) CAREER HOMERS: 52 9. Cristhian Vaquero, OF
10. Jake Bennett, LHP
#28 THOMAS, Lane — OF — Age: 28 — Born: Knoxville, Tenn. — Drafted by TOR (5th rd., 2014) — Bearden (TN) HS
11. Travis Sykora, RHP
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
12. Jarlin Susana, RHP
2023 WSH NL 132 521 88 146 32 3 20 69 33 149 17 3 .280 .331 .468 .799
13. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
LAST GAME: 8/29 at TOR: 0-3, BB, R ROAD TRIP: 4-29, 2 2B, 3B, 3 BB, 3 R, 2 HBP, SB
14. Daylen Lile, OF
Washington’s 2022 Player of the Year...Is in his 3rd season in D.C. after being acquired from STL...Entered 2023 with a .426 SLG in 191 games with WSH.
15. Trey Lipscomb, INF
• NL ranks: hits (5th, 146), doubles (T5th, 32), total bases (7th, 244), runs (8th, 88)...Leads MLB with 13 outfield assists.
16. TJ White, 1B
• Ranks among NL OF: 2B (T2nd, 32), hits (3rd, 146), total bases (3rd, 244), extra-base hits (T4th, 55), AVG (7th, .280), runs (5th, 88) and SLG (8th, .468)
17. Cole Henry, RHP
• Has a career-high 20 HR...All 20 have come since May 1...Is hitting .319 (22-for-69) with a .522 SLG (8 2B, 2 HR) w/RISP in 52 games since June 10.
18. Armando Cruz, SS
• Tied WSH record with 4 SB, 7/23 vs. SFG...Career-high on-base (26 G 5/3-30) and hitting (15 G 5/15-30) streaks...Is 5-for-5, 2B, HR, 7 RBI in extras.
19. Andry Lara, RHP
RISP: .271 (35-129), 5 HR, 53 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/8/23 at PHI (Wheeler) CAREER HOMERS: 49
20. Jose A. Ferrer, LHP
#14 VARGAS, Ildemaro (S) — INF/OF — Age: 32 — Born: Caripito, VEN — Signed by STL as NDFA (6/24/08) 21. Israel Pineda, C
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 22. Zach Brzykcy, RHP
2023 WSH NL 66 201 24 48 10 1 4 25 12 12 0 1 .239 .280 .358 .639 23. Jake Alu, INF/OF
LAST GAME: 8/29 at TOR: 0-3, BB ROAD TRIP: 7-27, 2B, 2 BB, R 24. Jacob Young, OF
Dependable, versatile, energetic switch-hitting infielder enters his seventh Major League season and second with Washington in 2023. 25. DJ Herz, LHP
• Hits in four of his last five games..Started the season 1-for-12...2 of his 4 HR this season have come vs. Philadelphia. 26. Darren Baker, 2B
• Did not strike out in 26 straight PA from May 25-June 23, the 2nd-longest active streak in MLB at the time. 27. Roismar Quintana, OF
• Has played 3B (32 G), SS (11 G), LF (10 G), 2B (11 G), RF (1 G), P (2 G)...Went 3-for-5, falling a HR short of the cycle on 5/10 at SFG. 28. Drew Millas, C
• Recorded a career-high 10-G hitting streak, 8/24-9/4/2022...All 3 of his HR in 2022 were go-ahead homers. 29. Matt Cronin, LHP
RISP: .233 (10-43), 1 HR, 17 RBI LAST HOMER: 8/11/23 vs. OAK (Long) CAREER HOMERS: 16 30. Mitchell Parker, LHP
MLBPipeline.com - August 15 Update
#30 YOUNG, Jacob (R) — OF — Age: 24 — Born: Ponte Verda, Fla. — Drafted by WSH (7th rd., 2021) — University of Florida 1. Dylan Crews, OF (No. 4 overall)
YR TEAM LG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2. James Wood, OF (No. 7 overall)
2023 WSH NL 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 .100 .250 .100 .350 3. Brady House, 3B (No. 43 overall)
LAST GAME: 8/29 at TOR: 1-4, SB ROAD TRIP: 1-10, 2 BB, R, SB 4. Cade Cavalli, RHP
Speedy outfielder joins the Nationals was drafted in the 7th round in 2021...Led all of Minor League Baseball with 118 runs scored in 2022. 5. Elijah Green, OF
• MLB debut as a pinch runner 8/26 at MIA...First player in Nationals history (2005-pres.) to make his MLB debut as a pinch runner and score a run. 6. Daylen Lile, OF
• First MLB hit 8/29 at TOR, a bunt single...First player in Nationals history (2005-pres.) to have his first MLB hit, SB and OF assist in the same game. 7. Yohandy Morales, 3B
• Was hitting .305 with 21 doubles, 5 triples, 6 HR, 58 RBI, 42 walks, 39 stolen bases and 60 runs scored in 112 games between 3 MiLB levels in 2023. 8. Robert Hassell III, OF
• Nationals’ 2022 Minor League Base Runner of the Year...1 of 2 players in all of the Minor Leagues with 50 SB and at least 100 runs in 2022. 9. Cristhian Vaquero, OF
RISP: .000 (0-3), 0 HR, 0 RBI LAST HOMER: N/A CAREER HOMERS: 0 10. Jake Bennett, LHP
WALK-OFFS / HOMERS 11. Travis Sykora, RHP
WALK-OFF WINS (5) 12. Jarlin Susana, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTER/RUNNER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 13. Jackson Rutledge, RHP
5/4 vs. CHC W, 4-3 Alex Call HR 1 Brad Boxberger B9th 0 Leading 3-0...Allowed 3 runs in Top 8th 14. Trey Lipscomb, INF
7/26 vs. COL W, 5-4 Abrams/Smith 1B 1 Matt Koch B9th 1 4-run comeback...Abrams' 2nd career walk-off 15. Kevin Made, SS
8/2 vs. MIL W, 3-2 Call/Dickerson/Vargas FC 2 Devin Williams B9th 0 Vargas scored from 2nd on errant throw to HP 16. DJ Herz, LHP
8/12 vs. OAK W, 3-2 Keibert Ruiz HR 1 Lucas Erceg B9th 0 First career walk-off hit and home run for Ruiz 17. Jake Alu, INF/OF
8/13 vs. OAK W, 8-7 Jeter Downs 1B 1 Kirby Snead B9th 2 Down 7-2 in 9th...Downs 1st career walk-off 18. Jeremy De La Rosa, OF
19. Cole Henry, RHP
WALK-OFF HOMERS (2) 20. Andrew Pinckney, OF
DATE SCORE BATTER ACTION RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 21. Roismar Quintana, OF
5/4 vs. CHC W, 4-3 Alex Call HR 1 Brad Boxberger B9th 0 Call's 1st career walk-off home run 22. Israel Pineda, C
8/12 vs. OAK W, 3-2 Keibert Ruiz HR 1 Lucas Erceg B9th 0 First career walk-off hit and home run for Ruiz 23. Drew Millas, C
24. Andry Lara, RHP
PINCH-HIT HOME RUNS (1) 25. Darren Baker, 2B
DATE SCORE BATTER RBI PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 26. Mitchell Parker, LHP
6/23 at SDP L, 13-3 Michael Chavis 1 Ray Kerr 9th 0 First career pinch-hit home run 27. Armando Cruz, SS
28. T.J. White, 1B/OF
BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS (7) 29. Zach Brzykcy, RHP
DATE SCORE BATTERS PITCHER INN OUTS NOTES 30. Jacob Young, OF
4/7 at COL W, 10-5 Alex Call/Jeimer Candelario Jose Ureña T1st 0 100th back-to-back HR in WSH history EJECTIONS
5/23 vs. SDP L, 7-4 CJ Abrams/Lane Thomas Yu Darvish B5th 2 Trailed 3-0, tied after NAME DATE
5/31 at LAD W, 10-6 Keibert Ruiz/CJ Abrams Noah Syndergaard T2nd 2 Down 3-0, made it 3-2, Nats came back to win Dave Martinez 6/22 vs. ARI
*Defending his bench
7/8 vs. TEX W, 8-3 Jeimer Candelario/Joey Meneses Andrew Heaney B1st 0 Gave WSH a 4-0 lead...1st four hitters all scored
Jim Hickey 6/28 at SEA
8/6 at CIN W, 6-3 CJ Abrams/Lane Thomas Lyon Richardson T1st 0 First 2 pitches of game...1st time in WSH history *Pitch clock disagreement
8/16 vs. BOS W, 6-2 Keibert Ruiz/Stone Garrett Garrett Whitlock B8th 0 Tied at 2-2 before the homers Dave Martinez 6/29 at SEA
8/24 at NYY W, 6-5 Alex Call/CJ Abrams Tommy Kahnle T7th 2 Trailed 3-2, led 5-3 after *Keibert Ruiz called out of baseline