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| All Games | 77-58 | +3.8 | 67-56 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.315 | 3.5 | 0.248 | 0.295 | | Road Games | 34-33 | -2.8 | 31-31 | 4.0 | 0.236 | 0.299 | 3.6 | 0.250 | 0.296 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 53-44 | -3.4 | 49-43 | 4.2 | 0.245 | 0.310 | 3.4 | 0.242 | 0.289 | | Past 7 Games | 3-4 | -1.5 | 4-2 | 5.3 | 0.278 | 0.322 | 4.3 | 0.303 | 0.328 | | Grass Games | 77-58 | +3.8 | 67-56 | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.315 | 3.5 | 0.248 | 0.295 | | Night Games | 51-39 | +1.2 | 49-33 | 4.4 | 0.254 | 0.318 | 3.7 | 0.255 | 0.300 |
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| All Games | 4.3 | 0.252 | 0.315 | 135 | 4626 | 1165 | 376 | 126 | 0.03 | 534 | 427 | 1095 | 79 | 958 | 106 | 77 | 118 | 53 | | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.236 | 0.299 | 67 | 2311 | 545 | 189 | 72 | 0.03 | 249 | 210 | 548 | 34 | 467 | 51 | 36 | 57 | 22 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.245 | 0.310 | 97 | 3301 | 810 | 261 | 96 | 0.03 | 381 | 311 | 788 | 53 | 675 | 74 | 52 | 76 | 36 |
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| All Games | 2.95 | 1.200 | 393.4 | 144 | 129 | 351 | 21 | 121 | 359 | 25-14 | 33 | 13 | 71.7% | | Road Games | 3.11 | 1.163 | 176.3 | 69 | 61 | 155 | 11 | 50 | 163 | 10-6 | 19 | 5 | 79.2% |
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| All Games | 77-60 | +2 | 64-67 | 4.1 | 0.260 | 0.325 | 3.7 | 0.241 | 0.297 | | Home Games | 34-32 | -11.8 | 38-24 | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.312 | 3.9 | 0.237 | 0.288 | | vs Left-handed Starters | 23-11 | +9.4 | 11-19 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.331 | 2.7 | 0.211 | 0.267 | | Past 7 Games | 4-3 | +0.5 | 4-3 | 4.6 | 0.278 | 0.350 | 3.9 | 0.244 | 0.293 | | Grass Games | 77-60 | +2 | 64-67 | 4.1 | 0.260 | 0.325 | 3.7 | 0.241 | 0.297 | | Night Games | 59-43 | +5.9 | 48-50 | 4.0 | 0.257 | 0.321 | 3.6 | 0.243 | 0.297 |
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| All Games | 4.1 | 0.260 | 0.325 | 137 | 4651 | 1208 | 385 | 99 | 0.02 | 531 | 449 | 1051 | 122 | 983 | 123 | 84 | 130 | 75 | | Home Games | 3.7 | 0.251 | 0.312 | 66 | 2163 | 543 | 191 | 50 | 0.02 | 235 | 190 | 502 | 60 | 437 | 47 | 48 | 59 | 28 | | Lefty Starters | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.331 | 34 | 1142 | 282 | 91 | 20 | 0.02 | 126 | 143 | 274 | 18 | 257 | 36 | 24 | 37 | 16 |
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| All Games | 3.69 | 1.326 | 390.7 | 169 | 160 | 344 | 24 | 174 | 371 | 12-21 | 41 | 10 | 80.4% | | Home Games | 3.21 | 1.191 | 199 | 73 | 71 | 155 | 13 | 82 | 182 | 8-10 | 19 | 5 | 79.2% |
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| 8/18/2014 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | ARIZONA | NUNO(L) | 5-4 | W | -245 | 7 ov | O | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | | 8/19/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | 8-1 | W | -230 | 7 un | O | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | 8/20/2014 | ROARK(R) | ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | 3-2 | W | -180 | 7 ov | U | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | 8/21/2014 | GONZALEZ(L) | ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | 1-0 | W | -195 | 7.5 un | U | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 8/22/2014 | FISTER(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 3-10 | L | -145 | 7 ov | O | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | | 8/23/2014 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | LINCECUM(R) | 6-2 | W | -180 | 7.5 un | O | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 8/24/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | SAN FRANCISCO | VOGELSONG(R) | 14-6 | W | -155 | 7 un | O | 18 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | 8/25/2014 | ROARK(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | BURNETT(R) | 2-3 | L | -130 | 7.5 ov | U | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | | 8/26/2014 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | 3-4 | L | -110 | 7 un | P | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | 8/27/2014 | FISTER(R) | @ PHILADELPHIA | KENDRICK(R) | 4-8 | L | -155 | 8 ov | O | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | | 8/29/2014 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ SEATTLE | HERNANDEZ(R) | 8-3 | W | 150 | 6 un | O | 14 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | | 8/30/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | @ SEATTLE | ELIAS(L) | 3-1 | W | -115 | 6.5 ev | U | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | 8/31/2014 | ROARK(R) | @ SEATTLE | IWAKUMA(R) | 3-5 | L | 135 | 6.5 un | O | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | | 9/1/2014 | GONZALEZ(L) | @ LA DODGERS | HERNANDEZ(R) | | | 9/2/2014 | FISTER(R) | @ LA DODGERS | KERSHAW(L) | | | 9/3/2014 | ZIMMERMANN(R) | @ LA DODGERS | HAREN(R) | | | 9/5/2014 | STRASBURG(R) | PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAMS(R) | | | 9/6/2014 | ROARK(R) | PHILADELPHIA | BURNETT(R) | | | 9/7/2014 | GONZALEZ(L) | PHILADELPHIA | HAMELS(L) | | | 9/8/2014 | | ATLANTA | | |
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| 8/19/2014 | CORREIA(R) | SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 8-6 | W | +100 | 7 ev | O | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | | 8/20/2014 | HERNANDEZ(R) | SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | 1-4 | L | -135 | 7.5 un | U | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | | 8/21/2014 | KERSHAW(L) | SAN DIEGO | ROSS(R) | 2-1 | W | -235 | 5.5 un | U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | 8/22/2014 | HAREN(R) | NY METS | NIESE(L) | 6-2 | W | -130 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | 8/23/2014 | GREINKE(R) | NY METS | DEGROM(R) | 7-4 | W | -160 | 6.5 un | O | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | | 8/24/2014 | CORREIA(R) | NY METS | COLON(R) | 3-11 | L | -110 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | | 8/26/2014 | HERNANDEZ(R) | @ ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | 9-5 | W | -105 | 8.5 ov | O | 14 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | | 8/27/2014 | KERSHAW(L) | @ ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | 3-1 | W | -230 | 7 un | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | 8/29/2014 | HAREN(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | CASHNER(R) | 2-3 | L | 100 | 6.5 ov | U | 11 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | 8/30/2014 | GREINKE(R) | @ SAN DIEGO | KENNEDY(R) | 1-2 | L | -140 | 6.5 un | U | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | 8/31/2014 | RYU(L) | @ SAN DIEGO | STULTS(L) | 7-1 | W | -160 | 7 un | O | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | 9/1/2014 | HERNANDEZ(R) | WASHINGTON | GONZALEZ(L) | | | 9/2/2014 | KERSHAW(L) | WASHINGTON | FISTER(R) | | | 9/3/2014 | HAREN(R) | WASHINGTON | ZIMMERMANN(R) | | | 9/5/2014 | HAREN(R) | ARIZONA | ANDERSON(R) | | | 9/6/2014 | GREINKE(R) | ARIZONA | CAHILL(R) | | | 9/7/2014 | RYU(L) | ARIZONA | MILEY(L) | | | 9/8/2014 | | SAN DIEGO | | |
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| |  | WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON (AP) - Thanks in part to No. 1 overall draft picks Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper, the 2012 Washington Nationals were considered an up-and-coming team, perhaps a year or two away from contending.
So what did they do? Went out and led the majors with 98 wins.
Thanks to that quick rise, the 2013 Nationals became a popular pick to go to the World Series. So what did they do? Stumbled at the start and missed out on the playoffs.
Now here come the 2014 Nationals, featuring largely the same roster - including Strasburg on the mound, and Harper in left field, both feeling good after offseason surgery - and with rookie manager Matt Williams replacing Davey Johnson, he of the ''World Series or bust'' proclamation.
One key difference: The club knows what it's like to experience a truly disappointing, worse-than-they-were-supposed-to-be season for the first time since moving from Montreal in 2005.
''We got ahead of ourselves a little bit. My take on it was always: Last year in spring training, we had expectations on ourselves, really, for the first time, and we thought we were better, maybe, than we were,'' reliever Tyler Clippard said. ''We came into the season expecting to win, which is a good thing. But at the same time, we might not have went out there and earned it, like we should have.''
Yes, the team that got Strasburg and Harper thanks to consecutive 100-loss seasons is trying to deal with lofty goals.
''To see the organization from basically, literally, the ground up, improve is something I kind of take pride in, because when I signed, people would be like, `Oh, you play for the Expos and the Nationals,' and they'd be like, `Uh, OK, I don't know them,''' said shortstop Ian Desmond, drafted by Montreal in 2004. ''And now, it's like there's some pride behind playing for the Washington Nationals.''
| | LA DODGERS: LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Dodgers have spent big bucks on their roster, ramping up World Series expectations right along with the payroll. Now they want to produce results.
They'll get the chance starting Saturday in Australia, where they open the season against NL West rival Arizona.
With a payroll in the range of $225 million-plus, the Dodgers have laid the groundwork to get to their first World Series title since 1988, when they won the title. They came up short last year, losing to St. Louis in six games in the NL championship series.
''The expectations going in this time are realistic. We're a talented club and we're capable,'' said manager Don Mattingly, who signed a three-year extension in January.
The Dodgers want to avoid the poor start they had last season, when key players were injured and the team had to rally to get back into the division race. They eventually won the title by 11 games over the Diamondbacks.
''We need to be more consistent,'' Mattingly said. ''I see it as winning every series and you'll be in pretty good shape. The next thing you know, you're 20 games over .500.''
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez is looking to follow up his strong season last year, while shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who was injured in the NL championship series, will be playing to set himself up for impending free agency.
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*Nationals-Dodgers Preview* ===========================
Washington (77-57) at Los Angeles (76-60), 8:10 p.m. EDT
If the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals meet in this year's playoffs, the addition of Roberto Hernandez may give Los Angeles an edge.
The veteran right-hander has beaten the Nationals twice without allowing an earned run and will face them again Monday night at Dodger Stadium.
The Nationals (77-58) own the NL's best record and are atop the East while the West-leading Dodgers (77-60) are one game behind them in the race for the top seed entering this three-game set.
Exactly one month ago, Hernandez (8-9, 3.81 ERA) limited Washington to one unearned run over eight innings to earn a 2-1 victory in his final start with Philadelphia. He also beat the Nationals on May 4, pitching 7 1-3 innings in a 1-0 win.
He was acquired Aug. 7 by the Dodgers, and has gone 2-1 with a 3.52 ERA in four starts with his new club. Hernandez allowed three runs over six innings to get credit for Tuesday's 9-5 win at Arizona.
There is strong competition behind Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Hyun-jin Ryu in the Dodgers' playoff rotation for a possible fourth starter. Los Angeles still has work left to clinch the West with a 2 1/2-game lead over San Francisco.
"It's always good for us," manager Don Mattingly said. "We're in position to control our own destiny."
Hernandez has faced Denard Span more than any Nationals hitter, with the center fielder 11 for 38 against him. Span finished August with 40 hits as he batted .328 in the month.
One Washington hitter on a roll is Bryce Harper, who went 6 for 11 with three homers over the weekend as his club took two of three in Seattle.
Harper, who is 1 for 3 against Hernandez, notched his fifth career multihomer effort in Sunday's 5-3 defeat.
"I don't think he's done anything different I just think he's getting stronger," manager Matt Williams said of Harper, who missed 57 games with an injured thumb.
"His hand is getting stronger. It allows him to stay back and calm and keep his body down a little bit. We've seen that over the last couple weeks. It's getting there."
Los Angeles avoided a three-game sweep with Sunday's 7-1 victory at San Diego. Adrian Gonzalez had four hits and Juan Uribe drove in two runs in his first game since Aug. 15 after being out with a strained right hamstring.
The Dodgers improved baseball's best record in games against left-handed starters to 23-11 by beating Eric Stults. They will face another one Monday in Gio Gonzalez.
Gio Gonzalez (6-9, 3.86) is enduring the longest winless drought of his career, going 0-5 with a 4.38 ERA in his last nine outings. He hasn't received a decision in his last three, giving up three runs in six innings Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to the Phillies.
He is 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA in two career starts against the Dodgers, limiting Adrian Gonzalez to two hits in 12 at-bats.
These teams each scored 10 runs as Washington took two of three at home May 5-7. The Nationals have dropped 19 of their last 23 at Dodger Stadium.
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