[171] Washington completed the series sweep the following day, overcoming a shaky start by Fedde, who exited in the fourth inning. Soto hit for a .277/.373./554 triple slash with 5 homers and 14 RBI, with many big hits such as the game winning hit in the NL Wild Card Game, the game tying homer in Game 5 of the NLDS, and the go-ahead homer in Game 6 of the World Series. [71][72][note 2] Scherzer became the 16th pitcher in MLB history to strike out 12 or more batters on Opening Day,[71] and it was the 83rd game of his career with 10 or more strikeouts. [392], The Nationals drew 2,259,781 fans at Nationals Park during 2019, their tenth-highest attendance since arriving in Washington in 2005 and lowest since 2011. 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[253], Heading to Citi Field for their first series against the division-rival New York Mets since the Mets' four-game sweep in late May, the Nationals picked up right where they left off,[254] dropping the first two of three games thanks to bullpen blowups much like the ones that doomed them in their last go-round in Queens. However, Rodney almost immediately blew the save by giving up a solo home run to former National Ian Desmond to start the top of the ninth inning, then took the loss after another former National, Daniel Murphy, legged out a potential inning-ending double play for an RBI infield single. Dougherty, Jesse, "Nationals make MLB history with four consecutive home runs in win over Padres". [277] Corbin kept the Nationals' strong starting pitching going as he led an 11–1 win on August 21 with eight scoreless innings. Widely considered one of the world’s all-time greatest guitarists and known amongst his peers as a great collaborator, Eric Clapton announced the fifth installment of the Crossroads Guitar Festival. They won the pennant and advanced to the World Series for the first time in Nationals franchise history. [386] He produced a head of cabbage and spoke in praise of it, noting that it is very versatile and always sticks together. [66][68] The Mets forced Eaton out at second and Robles was caught in a rundown between third and home, resulting in an inning-ending double play. 2021 Pigment Sanctuary Artist Lineup. [218] Catcher Raudy Read was recalled in place of Fedde, who started the matinee game and was optioned before the evening game, and he flew out as a pinch-hitter in his first major league appearance since September 2017. [282] Strasburg was in line for the win after two-out hits by Soto and Cabrera put the Nationals up by three runs in the seventh inning in the series finale, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead, with the Cubs tying the game on home runs off Strickland and Rodney. [280], The Midwest roadtrip continued at Wrigley Field, where the Nationals swept the Chicago Cubs over three games. Other changes including offering food traditional to Montreal, doing announcements on the scoreboard and in the stadium in English and French as well as a bilingual version of the Canadian anthem and an instrumental guitar version of "The Star-Spangled Banner", showing Expos highlights on the TVs in the concourse, putting an Expos cap on the bullpen cart, and dressing up the mascots in Expos uniforms. The Nationals won 12–6, getting extra insurance in the ninth on a Yan Gomes two-run homer. On July 6, Scherzer and the Nationals announced that he would attend the all-star game but would not pitch in it due to back tightness. [194] In the ninth inning of the dramatic game, shortstop Trea Turner cracked a double into the gap to score catcher Yan Gomes all the way from first base, walking off the visitors. [230] With the loss, the Nationals fell seven games behind the Braves, in second place in the National League East but just half a game ahead of the third-place Phillies. [148] Coming off their series sweep of the Braves, the Nationals finished out a 12–17 May with a loss as the Cincinnati Reds chased a flat-looking Corbin in the third inning and cruised to victory at Great American Ball Park. Watch all the top moments from the Monster Jam All-Star Challenge in Las Vegas. No tickets required! The 2019 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' 15th season competing as the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise representative in the District of Columbia, the 12th season at Nationals Park, and the 51st since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [75] The Nationals salvaged the two-game series by winning April 3 on a bases-loaded, ninth-inning walk issued by Phillies reliever David Robertson to rookie pinch-hitter Jake Noll. 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