2014 Washington Nationals season

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2014  Washington Nationals
National League East Champions
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League National League
Division East
Ballpark Nationals Park
City Washington, D.C.
Record96–66 (.593)
Divisional place1st
Owners Lerner Enterprises
General managers Mike Rizzo
Managers Matt Williams
Television MASN
WUSA
(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo)
Radio WJFK 106.7 FM
Washington Nationals Radio Network
(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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The 2014 Washington Nationals season was the Nationals' tenth season for the baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia, the seventh season at Nationals Park, and the 46th since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They finished the regular season with a record of 96–66, first place in the National League East and with the best record in the entire National League. However, they lost to the eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants in the NLDS in four games.

Contents

Offseason

On October 31, 2013, the Nationals signed Matt Williams, previously the third base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks, as the new manager, replacing the retiring Davey Johnson. [1] On November 25, 2013, they traded Fernando Abad to the Oakland Athletics for minor-leaguer John Wooten. [2] They also traded relief pitcher Ian Krol and utility infielder Steve Lombardozzi Jr., along with pitching prospect Robbie Ray, to the Detroit Tigers for starting pitcher Doug Fister on December 2, 2013, [3] and acquired relief pitcher Jerry Blevins from the Oakland Athletics on December 11. [4] The next day brought the signing of veteran outfielder Nate McLouth from the Baltimore Orioles, [5] and on December 19, 2013, the Nationals sold Corey Brown to Oakland. [2] On February 13, 2014, the Nationals traded Nathan Karns to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for José Lobatón, Felipe Rivero and Drew Vettleson. [6] On March 14, 2014, Washington traded Koyie Hill to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later or cash, [7] and the following day the Nationals received Brandon Laird from the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later or cash. [8]

Spring training

Spring training

The Nationals held their 2014 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

The Nationals finished their spring training schedule with a 15–13 record, good for sixth in the Grapefruit League. Among projected starters, catcher Wilson Ramos led the team with a .385 batting average, driving in 13 runs. [9] Young infielder Zach Walters hit at a .379 clip in 29 AB in his quest to make the Opening Day roster. [10] In the battle for the position of Opening Day second baseman, Anthony Rendon had 13 H, 6 RBI, and a .289 average, [11] while Danny Espinosa hit only .226 in 53 AB. [12]

For the most part, the pitchers were solid throughout the spring, posting a 3.68 ERA and allowing only 11 HR [13] (compared with the 28 hit by the Nationals [14] ). 2013 Cy Young candidate Jordan Zimmermann was dominant, compiling a 0.50 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched. Rafael Soriano, however, had an extremely rough spring, as he finished with a 14.29 ERA. The Nationals, though, are still confident with him as their closer to start the season. Newly acquired left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins impressed with only 3 hits allowed in 9.1 innings pitched. Doug Fister, acquired in an offseason trade with the Detroit Tigers was only able to get through 5.1 innings this spring, struggling with inflammation in his elbow and a strained lateral muscle. [15]

Team News

On March 19, the Nationals announced that for the third straight season, Stephen Strasburg would be the Opening Day starting pitcher. [16] They opened on the road against the New York Mets on March 31. The Nationals home opener was April 4 against the Atlanta Braves.

Regular season

Opening Day

On March 31, the Nationals began the regular season at Citi Field against the New York Mets, winning 9–7 in 10 innings. The score was tied 5–5 at the end of 9 innings, but in the top of the 10th Ian Desmond hit a sacrifice fly to score Jayson Werth, and Anthony Rendon hit a 3-run home run. The Mets rallied in the bottom of the 10th with a 2-run home run by David Wright, but were unable to catch up completely. The winning pitcher was Nationals reliever Aaron Barrett, who made his Major League debut with a perfect 9th inning, striking out two Mets. The losing pitcher was Mets reliever Jeurys Familia, who surrendered the sacrifice fly to Desmond. [17]

During the game, catcher Wilson Ramos suffered an injury to his left hand and was removed in the 7th inning, replaced by José Lobatón. Later tests revealed that he had broken the hamate bone and was expected to be on the disabled list for 4–6 weeks. [18]

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Denard Span CF
Ryan Zimmerman 3B
Jayson Werth RF
Wilson Ramos C
Bryce Harper LF
Ian Desmond SS
Adam LaRoche 1B
Anthony Rendon 2B
Stephen Strasburg SP

April

Completing their opening series in New York on April 2 and 3, the Nationals swept the Mets to begin the season 3–0, accomplishing the feat despite the Ramos injury and a late scratch of starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (due to flu-like symptoms) before the third game of the series. Zimmermann was replaced by Tanner Roark, who was originally scheduled to pitch the following day. Much of the victory was due to the weakness of the Mets bullpen, who combined to surrender 12 of the 22 runs the Nats scored in the series. [19]

The Nationals home opener was on Friday, April 4 against the Atlanta Braves, who went 13–6 against the Nats in the 2013 season. [19] Although they lost that game and the one the next day, the Nationals won the third game of the series [20] and then proceeded to sweep the next series against the Miami Marlins to finish their first homestand 4–2 (7–2 overall). [21] During that homestand, the team suffered from two health issues. Ryan Zimmerman left the April 5 game early with a sore throwing shoulder later described by manager Matt Williams as degenerative, [22] but adjusted his throwing motion and returned to the starting lineup in the April 9 game. [23] Meanwhile, Scott Hairston went on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain and was replaced by Tyler Moore. [24]

The Nationals then traveled to Atlanta to face the Braves again on April 11–13, followed by a trip to Miami on April 14–16. They lost the first two games of the road trip, and suffered additional injuries. On the 11th, Denard Span collided with Braves second baseman Dan Uggla on the basepaths and was subsequently put on the 7-day concussion disabled list. The Nats called up outfielder Steven Souza to replace Span and, concerned about overworking the bullpen, optioned Aaron Barrett to the AAA Syracuse Chiefs and called up reliever Blake Treinen. [25] The next day, Ryan Zimmerman got picked off second base and broke his thumb diving back into the bag. Zimmerman is expected to be out 4–6 weeks. [26] The Nats placed Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list and called up infielder Zach Walters in response. [27] The Braves completed the sweep the next day. [28] The Nationals took two games out of three in Miami before returning home. [29]

In the next homestand, the Nationals hosted four games against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 17–20, three against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 21–23, and four against the San Diego Padres on April 24–27. They split the series with the Cardinals, two games apiece. [30] On the 18th, they optioned Treinen back to AAA Syracuse and called up left-hander Xavier Cedeño, citing a desire to give Treinen time to work up to being a starting pitcher, [31] and on the 19th they reinstated Denard Span from the 7-day concussion disabled list, optioning Souza back to Syracuse. [32] The 3-game series against the Angels was their first interleague series of 2014. The Nationals lost the first two games of the series, especially notable because in the game on April 22, the Angels' Albert Pujols hit his 499th and 500th career home runs off of starter Taylor Jordan, [33] becoming the twenty-sixth member of the 500 home run club. [34] The Nats did avoid the sweep with a four-run walk-off rally in the bottom of the ninth inning on April 23. [35] They went on to split the series with the Padres, [36] but Bryce Harper injured his left thumb on April 25; the injury was initially believed to be a jammed thumb, [37] but was later reevaluated as a sprain, forcing the Nationals to put Harper on the 15-day disabled list and again call up Steven Souza from AAA Syracuse. [38] The game of April 26 was notable for Nationals starter Tanner Roark pitching his first career complete game shutout. [39]

The Nationals finished the month of April with a road trip to play two games against the Houston Astros in interleague play on April 29–30. Before the series, it was announced that Harper's thumb injury was even more serious than previously reported, requiring surgery and sidelining him for at least two months. [40] The Nationals also optioned starter Taylor Jordan to AAA Syracuse, calling up right-handed reliever Ryan Mattheus; the Nats had sufficient off-days that they believed they could go with a four-man rotation until Doug Fister's projected return on May 6. [41] The Nationals then proceeded to sweep the short series against the Astros, [42] and Jordan Zimmermann won his 45th game as a National, surpassing Liván Hernández for the club record since the team moved from Montreal in 2005. [43]

June

Although at 5 hours 22 minutes not the longest Nationals game in terms of time elapsed, the 16-inning game on June 24, 2014, against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee was the longest game in Nationals history at the time in terms of the number of innings played. [44]

August

After a 1–0 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Nationals Park, Washington's winning streak extended to 10. Of those 10 victories, seven were by one run and six were walk-off wins. [45]

September

Washington defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8–5, in a 14-inning game on September 3 that lasted 5 hours 34 minutes – the longest game in Nationals history at the time in terms of time elapsed. [46]

On September 16, the Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves, 3-0, in Atlanta to clinch the National League East Division for the second time in three years. On September 26, in the first game of a doubleheader at Nationals Park, the Nationals defeated the Miami Marlins 4-0 and clinched the best record in the National League, also for the second time in three years. [47]

On September 28, in the final game of the regular season, Jordan Zimmermann threw the first no-hitter in Nationals history in a 1-0 victory over the Marlins at Nationals Park. It was the fifth no-hitter in the history of the franchise since it began play in Montreal in 1969, and the first since Dennis Martínez pitched a perfect game for the Montreal Expos on July 28, 1991 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. [48] It was also the first no-hitter for a Washington major-league baseball pitcher since Bobby Burke of the original Washington Senators pitched one against the Boston Red Sox in a game at Griffith Stadium on August 8, 1931, and only the third in history for a Washington major-league team. [49] [50] [51] It was also only the fifth no-hitter in major-league baseball history pitched in the last game of the regular season; coincidentally, the last time it had happened was when Henderson Álvarez, the starting pitcher for Miami in Zimmermann's no-hitter, pitched one against the Detroit Tigers on September 29, 2013, in Miami's final game of the previous season. [52]

In the third inning of the September 28 game, center fielder Denard Span doubled to set a single-season record for hits by a Washington Nationals player with his 184th hit of the season. [49] [53]

Season standings

National League East

NL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Washington Nationals 96660.593—51–3045–36
Atlanta Braves 79830.4881742–3937–44
New York Mets 79830.4881740–4139–42
Miami Marlins 77850.4751942–3935–46
Philadelphia Phillies 73890.4512337–4436–45

National League Wild Card

Division Leaders		 W L Pct.
Washington Nationals 96660.593
Los Angeles Dodgers 94680.580
St. Louis Cardinals 90720.556


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 88740.543—
San Francisco Giants 88740.543—
Milwaukee Brewers 82800.5066
New York Mets 79830.4889
Atlanta Braves 79830.4889
San Diego Padres 77850.47511
Miami Marlins 77850.47511
Cincinnati Reds 76860.46912
Philadelphia Phillies 73890.45115
Chicago Cubs 73890.45115
Colorado Rockies 66960.40722
Arizona Diamondbacks 64980.39524

Record vs. opponents

2014 National League record

Source: Head-to-Head Records
TeamARIATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona –3–35–23–49–104–153–43–42–42–43–412–76–131–51–67–13
Atlanta 3–3–5–15–24–31–69–105–29–1011–83–43–41–52–411–87–13
Chicago 2–51–5–8–115–23–44–211–85–23–35–143–42–49–103–49–11
Cincinnati 4–32–511–8–3–43–44–310–92–43–312–71–55–27–123–36–14
Colorado 10–93–42–54–3–6–133–41–63–43–32–410–910–91–51–57–13
Los Angeles 15–46–14–34–313–6–3–31–54–23–42–512–710–94–32–411–9
Miami 4–310–92–43–44–33–3–3–48–119–102–43–43–44–26–1313–7
Milwaukee 4–32–58–119–106–15–14–3–4–33–412–73–32–47–122–411–9
New York 4–210–92–54–24–32–411–83–4–13–63–43–31–64–34–1511–9
Philadelphia 4–28–113–33–33–34–310–94–36–13–1–64–32–54–310–97–13
Pittsburgh 4–34–314–57–124–25–24–27–124–36–1–3–34–28–113–411–9
San Diego 7–124–34–35–19–107–124–33–33–33–43–3–10–93–43–49–11
San Francisco 13–65–14–22–59–109–104–34–26–15–22–49–10–4–32–510–10
St. Louis 5–14–210–912–75–13–42–412–73–43–411–84–33–4–5–28–12
Washington 6–18–114–33–35–14–213–64–215–49–104–34–35–22–5–10–10

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Denard Span Center fielder
Ryan Zimmerman Third baseman
Jayson Werth Right fielder
Wilson Ramos Catcher
Bryce Harper Left fielder
Ian Desmond Shortstop
Adam LaRoche First baseman
Anthony Rendon Second baseman
Stephen Strasburg Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Major league debuts

Attendance

The Nationals drew 2,579,389 fans at Nationals Park during the regular season in 2014, their third-highest attendance since arriving in Washington in 2005. It placed them seventh in attendance for the season among the 15 National League teams. [56] Their highest attendance at a home game was on April 4, when they drew 42,834 for their home opener against the Atlanta Braves, while their lowest was 20,869 for a game against the Miami Marlins on April 10. Their average home attendance was 31,844 per game, third-highest since their arrival in Washington. [57]

Game log

Legend
 Nationals win
 Nationals loss
 Postponement
BoldNationals team member
2014 Game Log
March (1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31@ Mets 9–7 (10) Barrett (1–0) Familia (0–1)42,4421–0
April (15–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
2April 2@ Mets 5–1 González (1–0) Colón (0–1)29,1462–0
3April 3@ Mets 8–2 Roark (1–0) Wheeler (0–1)20,5613–0
4April 4 Braves 2–1 Avilán (1–0) Clippard (0–1) Kimbrel (3)42,8343–1
5April 5 Braves 6–2 Teherán (1–1) Strasburg (0–1)37,8413–2
6April 6 Braves 2–1 Blevins (1–0) Wood (1–1) Soriano (1)34,3274–2
7April 8 Marlins 5–0 González (2–0) Álvarez (0–2)21,7285–2
8April 9 Marlins 10–7 Clippard (1–1) Mármol (0–1) Soriano (2)21,1906–2
9April 10 Marlins 7–1 Strasburg (1–1) Koehler (1–1)20,8697–2
10April 11@ Braves 7–6 (10) Avilán (2–1) Blevins (1–1)28,2437–3
11April 12@ Braves 6–3 Wood (2–1) Jordan (0–1) Kimbrel (5)36,6217–4
12April 13@ Braves 10–2 Harang (2–1) González (2–1)27,9197–5
13April 14@ Marlins 9–2 Zimmermann (1–0) Hand (0–1)18,7888–5
14April 15@ Marlins 11–2 Koehler (2–1) Strasburg (1–2)19,9318–6
15April 16@ Marlins 6–3 Storen (1–0) Dunn (0–2) Soriano (3)20,1789–6
16April 17 Cardinals 8–0 Wainwright (3–1) Jordan (0–2)28,9879–7
17April 18 Cardinals 3–1 González (3–1) Wacha (2–1) Soriano (4)31,23710–7
18April 19 Cardinals 4–3 Lynn (4–0) Zimmermann (1–1) Rosenthal (5)41,08410–8
19April 20 Cardinals 3–2 Soriano (1–0) Maness (0–1)27,65311–8
20April 21 Angels 4–2 Salas (1–0) Clippard (1–2) Frieri (2)24,37111–9
21April 22 Angels 7–2 Skaggs (2–0) Jordan (0–3)21,91511–10
22April 23 Angels 5–4 Storen (2–0) Frieri (0–2)22,50412–10
23April 24 Padres 4–3 (12) Torres (1–0) Stammen (0–1) Street (8)22,90412–11
24April 25 Padres 11–1 Strasburg (2–2) Erlin (1–3)25,49713–11
25April 26 Padres 4–0 Roark (2–0) Cashner (2–3)31,59014–11
26April 27 Padres 4–2 Kennedy (2–3) Detwiler (0–1) Street (9)34,87314–12
27April 29@ Astros 4–3 Clippard (2–2) Fields (0–3) Soriano (5)23,39415–12
28April 30@ Astros 7–0 Zimmermann (2–1) Oberholtzer (0–5)25,17216–12
May (11–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
29May 2@ Phillies 5–3 Blevins (2–1) Adams (1–1) Soriano (6)31,94517–12
30May 3@ Phillies 7–2 Burnett (2–1) Roark (2–1)33,44117–13
31May 4@ Phillies 1–0 Hernández (2–1) González (3–2) Papelbon (9)37,49017–14
32May 5 Dodgers 4–0 Barrett (2–0) Greinke (5–1)25,44718–14
33May 6 Dodgers 8–3 Kershaw (2–0) Treinen (0–1)30,14318–15
34May 7 Dodgers 3–2 Strasburg (3–2) Haren (4–1) Soriano (7)34,75619–15
35May 9@ Athletics 8–0 Milone (1–3) Fister (0–1)20,15919–16
36May 10@ Athletics 4–3 (10) Doolittle (1–2) Storen (2–1)36,06719–17
37May 11@ Athletics 9–1 Kazmir (5–1) González (3–3)28,20519–18
38May 12@ Diamondbacks 6–5 Clippard (3–2) Reed (1–3) Soriano (8)16,55520–18
39May 13@ Diamondbacks 3–1 Arroyo (4–2) Strasburg (3–3)19,02520–19
40May 14@ Diamondbacks 5–1 Clippard (4–2) Ziegler (0–1)18,32521–19
41May 16 Mets 5–2 Roark (3–1) Niese (2–3) Soriano (9)34,41322–19
42May 17 Mets 5–2 Colón (3–5) González (3–4) Mejía (1)41,22522–20
43May 18 Mets 6–3 Zimmermann (3–1) Wheeler (1–4) Soriano (10)36,96523–20
44May 19 Reds 4–3 (15) Ondrusek (1–2) Detwiler (0–2)24,50523–21
45May 20 Reds 9–4 Fister (1–1) Cueto (4–3)26,45524–21
46May 21 Reds 2–1 Simón (6–2) Roark (3–2) Chapman (3)28,94424–22
47May 22@ Pirates 3–1 Vólquez (2–4) Treinen (0–2) Melançon (8)23,46824–23
48May 23@ Pirates 4–3 Morton (1–6) Zimmermann (3–2) Grilli (5)31,59224–24
49May 24@ Pirates 3–2 Hughes (3–1) Strasburg (3–4) Melançon (9)38,88924–25
50May 25@ Pirates 5–2 Fister (2–1) Liriano (0–5) Soriano (11)38,04725–25
51May 26 Marlins 3–2 Eovaldi (4–2) Roark (3–3) Cishek (11)33,67725–26
–May 27 Marlins Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for September 26 as part of a doubleheader
52May 28 Marlins 8–5 (10) Slowey (1–0) Blevins (2–2)24,83025–27
53May 30 Rangers 9–2 Strasburg (4–4) Lewis (4–4)31,65926–27
54May 31 Rangers 10–2 Fister (3–1) Tepesch (2–1)35,16427–27
June (17–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
55June 1 Rangers 2–0 Darvish (5–2) Roark (3–4) Soria (11)32,81327–28
56June 3 Phillies 7–0 Zimmermann (4–2) Buchanan (1–2)25,29128–28
57June 4 Phillies 8–4 Strasburg (5–4) Burnett (3–5)33,61429–28
58June 5 Phillies 4–2 Fister (4–1) Kendrick (1–6) Soriano (12)33,01630–28
59June 6@ Padres 6–0 Roark (4–4) Ross (6–5)25,34631–28
60June 7@ Padres 4–3 (11) Benoit (2–0) Stammen (0–2)29,17231–29
61June 8@ Padres 6–0 Zimmermann (5–2) Stults (2–7)27,04632–29
62June 9@ Giants 9–2 Strasburg (6–4) Vogelsong (4–3)41,59733–29
63June 10@ Giants 2–1 Fister (5–1) Bumgarner (8–4) Soriano (13)41,54534–29
64June 11@ Giants 6–2 Roark (5–4) Cain (1–4)41,40435–29
65June 12@ Giants 7–1 Hudson (7–2) Treinen (0–3)41,06735–30
66June 13@ Cardinals 1–0 Lynn (7–4) Zimmermann (5–3) Rosenthal (18)41,51935–31
67June 14@ Cardinals 4–1 Choate (1–2) Strasburg (6–5) Rosenthal (19)44,78535–32
68June 15@ Cardinals 5–2 García (3–0) Fister (5–2) Rosenthal (20)45,32535–33
69June 17 Astros 6–5 Roark (6–4) Keuchel (8–4) Soriano (14)29,96036–33
70June 18 Astros 6–5 Barrett (3–0) Downs (1–1) Soriano (15)25,45337–33
71June 19 Braves 3–0 Floyd (2–2) Zimmermann (5–4) Kimbrel (21)32,19337–34
72June 20 Braves 6–4 (13) Buchter (1–0) Blevins (2–3) Walden (2)36,60837–35
73June 21 Braves 3–0 Fister (6–2) Teherán (6–5) Soriano (16)40,67738–35
74June 22 Braves 4–1 Roark (7–4) Santana (5–5) Soriano (17)39,47339–35
75June 23@ Brewers 3–0 González (4–4) Garza (4–5) Clippard (1)31,10240–35
76June 24@ Brewers 4–2 (16) Clippard (5–2) Fiers (0–1) Soriano (18)30,14941–35
77June 25@ Brewers 9–2 Estrada (7–4) Strasburg (6–6)39,04941–36
78June 26@ Cubs 5–3 Ramirez (1–1) Stammen (0–3) Rondón (9)28,86741–37
79June 27@ Cubs 7–2 Hammel (7–5) Roark (7–5)30,68341–38
80June 28 (1)@ Cubs 3–0 González (5–4) Beeler (0–1) Soriano (19)35,77042–38
81June 28 (2)@ Cubs 7–2 Treinen (1–3) Samardzija (2–7) Detwiler (1)32,26743–38
82June 30 Rockies 7–3 Zimmermann (6–4) Flande (0–1)33,66044–38
July (14–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
83July 1 Rockies 7–1 Strasburg (7–6) Friedrich (0–3)26,03345–38
84July 2 Rockies 4–3 Fister (7–2) Belisle (2–4) Soriano (20)28,94346–38
85July 4 Cubs 7–2 Hammel (8–5) Roark (7–6)41,27446–39
86July 5 Cubs 13–0 González (6–4) Villanueva (4–6)38,47347–39
87July 6 Cubs 2–1 Clippard (6–2) Strop (1–4) Soriano (21)32,94148–39
88July 7 Orioles 8–2 (11) McFarland (2–2) Stammen (0–4)35,12648–40
–July 8 Orioles Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for August 4
89July 9@ Orioles 6–2 Fister (8–2) Norris (7–6)35,57549–40
90July 10@ Orioles 4–3 Chen (9–3) González (6–5) Britton (15)30,41749–41
91July 11@ Phillies 6–2 Burnett (6–8) Zimmermann (6–5)30,09449–42
92July 12@ Phillies 5–3 (10) Detwiler (1–2) Diekman (3–3) Soriano (22)32,07250–42
93July 13@ Phillies 10–3 Roark (8–6) Kendrick (4–9)30,18551–42
All–Star Break (July 14–17)
94July 18 Brewers 4–2 Lohse (10–4) Strasburg (7–7) Rodríguez (28)39,37351–43
95July 19 Brewers 8–3 Roark (9–6) Garza (6–7)38,64952–43
96July 20 Brewers 5–4 Soriano (2–0) Wooten (1–4)36,37353–43
97July 21@ Rockies 7–2 Fister (9–2) Morales (5–5)33,08254–43
98July 22@ Rockies 7–4 Stammen (1–4) Brown (0–1) Soriano (23)36,87455–43
99July 23@ Rockies 6–4 de la Rosa (11–6) Strasburg (7–8)30,72855–44
100July 25@ Reds 4–1 Roark (10–6) Simón (12–5) Soriano (24)38,81256–44
101July 26@ Reds 1–0 Cueto (11–6) González (6–6) Chapman (22)32,99956–45
102July 27@ Reds 4–2 Fister (10–2) Latos (2–3) Soriano (25)31,98257–45
103July 28@ Marlins 7–6 Dunn (8–5) Soriano (2–1)20,02757–46
104July 29@ Marlins 3–0 Álvarez (8–5) Strasburg (7–9) Cishek (27)22,67257–47
105July 30@ Marlins 4–3 Roark (11–6) Hand (2–3) Storen (1)26,31958–47
106July 31 Phillies 10–4 Bastardo (5–4) González (6–7)35,72258–48
August (19–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
107August 1 Phillies 2–1 Hernández (6–8) Fister (10–3) Papelbon (26)28,41058–49
108August 2 Phillies 11–0 Zimmermann (7–5) Burnett (6–11)36,15559–49
109August 3 Phillies 4–0 Strasburg (8–9) Hamels (6–6)30,03860–49
110August 4 Orioles 7–3 Gausman (6–3) Roark (11–7)42,18160–50
111August 5 Mets 6–1 Wheeler (7–8) González (6–8)40,68660–51
112August 6 Mets 7–1 Fister (11–3) Niese (5–8)26,70161–51
113August 7 Mets 5–3 (13) Stammen (2–4) Torres (5–5)38,61162–51
114August 8@ Braves 7–6 Santana (11–6) Strasburg (8–10) Kimbrel (33)32,70762–52
115August 9@ Braves 4–1 (11) Clippard (7–2) Carpenter (4–2) Soriano (26)36,83263–52
116August 10@ Braves 3–1 Wood (8–9) González (6–9) Kimbrel (34)18,19163–53
117August 12@ Mets 7–1 Fister (12–3) Montero (0–3)21,20064–53
118August 13@ Mets 3–2 Zimmermann (8–5) Colón (11–10) Soriano (27)21,36465–53
119August 14@ Mets 4–1 Strasburg (9–10) Gee (4–5) Soriano (28)22,78266–53
120August 15 Pirates 5–4 Roark (12–7) Morton (5–12) Soriano (29)36,94567–53
121August 16 Pirates 4–3 Thornton (1–0) Wilson (3–3)41,88068–53
122August 17 Pirates 6–5 (11) Detwiler (2–2) Cumpton (3–4)34,43069–53
123August 18 Diamondbacks 5–4 (11) Stammen (3–4) Harris (0–3)21,29270–53
124August 19 Diamondbacks 8–1 Strasburg (10–10) Anderson (7–5)26,82771–53
125August 20 Diamondbacks 3–2 Soriano (3–1) Marshall (4–3)24,11372–53
126August 21 Diamondbacks 1–0 Soriano (4–1) Pérez (2–3)32,31173–53
127August 22 Giants 10–3 Hudson (9–9) Fister (12–4)33,71873–54
128August 23 Giants 6–2 Zimmermann (9–5) Lincecum (10–9)34,13774–54
129August 24 Giants 14–6 Stammen (4–4) Affeldt (3–2)35,47675–54
130August 25@ Phillies 3–2 Burnett (7–14) Roark (12–8) Papelbon (32)23,08975–55
131August 26@ Phillies 4–3 Giles (3–1) Clippard (7–3) Papelbon (33)25,23875–56
132August 27@ Phillies 8–4 Kendrick (7–11) Fister (12–5)33,18375–57
133August 29@ Mariners 8–3 Zimmermann (10–5) Hernández (13–5)35,61676–57
134August 30@ Mariners 3–1 Strasburg (11–10) Elías (9–12) Soriano (30)32,89477–57
135August 31@ Mariners 5–3 Iwakuma (13–6) Roark (12–9) Rodney (39)26,22177–58
September (19–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136September 1@ Dodgers 6–4 González (7–9) Hernández (8–10) Soriano (31)41,85778–58
137September 2@ Dodgers 4–1 Kershaw (17–3) Fister (12–6) Jansen (39)43,35278–59
138September 3@ Dodgers 8–5 (14) Treinen (2–3) Correia (2–3)38,40479–59
139September 5 Phillies 9–8 (11) Diekman (4–4) Stammen (4–5) Papelbon (34)27,43779–60
140September 6 Phillies 3–1 Burnett (8–15) Roark (12–10) Papelbon (35)37,40879–61
141September 7 Phillies 3–2 González (8–9) Hamels (8–7) Storen (2)29,10880–61
142September 8 Braves 2–1 Fister (13–6) Minor (6–10) Storen (3)25,44881–61
143September 9 Braves 6–4 Zimmermann (11–5) Santana (14–8) Storen (4)29,23382–61
144September 10 Braves 6–2 Harang (11–10) Strasburg (11–11)31,08682–62
145September 11@ Mets 6–2 Roark (13–10) Colón (13–12)21,11183–62
146September 12@ Mets 4–3 Gee (7–7) González (8–10) Mejía (26)25,79283–63
147September 13@ Mets 10–3 Fister (14–6) Wheeler (10–10)28,84984–63
148September 14@ Mets 3–0 Zimmermann (12–5) Niese (8–11) Storen (5)31,55385–63
149September 15@ Braves 4–2 Strasburg (12–11) Santana (14–9) Storen (6)18,22086–63
150September 16@ Braves 3–0 Roark (14–10) Harang (11–11) Storen (7)28,17587–63
151September 17@ Braves 3–1 Wood (11–10) Detwiler (2–3) Kimbrel (44)26,64387–64
152September 18@ Marlins 6–2 González (9–10) Hand (3–8)18,01088–64
153September 19@ Marlins 3–2 Fister (15–6) Koehler (9–10) Storen (8)19,81589–64
154September 20@ Marlins 3–2 Zimmermann (13–5) Cosart (13–10) Storen (9)20,98390–64
155September 21@ Marlins 2–1 Strasburg (13–11) Eovaldi (6–13) Soriano (32)22,80691–64
156September 23 Mets 4–2 Roark (15–10) Colón (14–13) Storen (10)30,71492–64
–September 24 Mets Postponed (rain)Rescheduled for September 25 as part of a doubleheader
157September 25 (1) Mets 7–4 Torres (8–5) Clippard (7-4) Mejía (28)28,62992–65
158September 25 (2) Mets 3–0 González (10–10) Wheeler (11–11) Storen (11)26,43993–65
159September 26 (1) Marlins 4–0 Fister (16–6) Cosart (4–4)27,92094–65
160September 26 (2) Marlins 15–7 Ramos (7–0) Hill (0–1)34,19094–66
161September 27 Marlins 5–1 Strasburg (14–11) Eovaldi (6–14)37,52995–66
162September 28 Marlins 1–0 Zimmermann (14–5) Álvarez (12–7)35,08596–66

Postseason

Postseason game log

2014 Postseason Game Log (1–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 3 Giants 3–2 Peavy (1–0) Strasburg (0–1) Casilla (1)44,0350–1
2October 4 Giants 2–1 (18) Petit (1–0) Roark (0–1) Strickland (1)44,0350–2
3October 6@ Giants 4–1 Fister (1–0) Bumgarner (0–1)43,6271–2
4October 7@ Giants 3–2 Strickland (1–0) Thornton (0–1) Casilla (2)43,4641–3

Division Series

Game 1, October 3

3:07 p.m. (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Team123456789 R H E
San Francisco0011001003120
Washington000000200260
WP: Jake Peavy (1–0)   LP: Stephen Strasburg (0–1)   Sv: Santiago Casilla (1)
Home runs:
SF: None
WSH: Bryce Harper (1), Asdrúbal Cabrera (1)
Attendance: 44,035

Game 2, October 4

5:37 p.m. (EDT) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Game Two of the Division Series between the Nationals and the San Francisco Giants at Nationals Park on October 4 lasted 18 innings before Brandon Belt's solo homer in the top of the 18th gave the Giants a 2-1 victory. It was the longest postseason game in Major League Baseball history by time, lasting 6 hours 23 minutes, and tied the postseason record for number of innings played. [58] It was also the longest game in Nationals history both in terms of number of innings and time elapsed, in both cases breaking Nationals records set during the 2014 regular season.

Team123456789101112131415161718 R H E
San Francisco000000001000000001280
Washington001000000000000000190
WP: Yusmeiro Petit (1–0)   LP: Tanner Roark (0–1)   Sv: Hunter Strickland (1)
Home runs:
SF: Brandon Belt (1)
WAS: None
Attendance: 44,035

Game 3, October 6

5:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco

Team123456789 R H E
Washington000000301470
San Francisco000000001161
WP: Doug Fister (1–0)   LP: Madison Bumgarner (0–1)
Home runs:
WAS: Bryce Harper (2)
SF: None
Attendance: 43,627

Game 4, October 7

9:07 p.m. (EDT) at AT&T Park in San Francisco

Team123456789 R H E
Washington000010100241
San Francisco02000010x380
WP: Hunter Strickland (1–0)   LP: Matt Thornton (0–1)   Sv: Santiago Casilla (2)
Home runs:
WAS: Bryce Harper (3)
SF: None
Attendance: 43,464

Roster

2014 Washington Nationals
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Statistics

Regular season

Batting

Table is sortable.

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Complete regular-season offensive statistics are available here.

POSPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
C Wilson Ramos 8834132911201147.2670
1B Adam LaRoche 140494731281902692.2593
2B Danny Espinosa 1143333173143827.2198
SS Ian Desmond 154593731512632491.25524
3B Anthony Rendon 1536131111763962183.28717
LF Bryce Harper 10035241961021332.2732
CF Denard Span 14761094184398537.30231
RF Jayson Werth 147534851563711682.2929
UT Ryan Zimmerman 612142660191538.2800
UT Kevin Frandsen 105220175780117.2590
C José Lobatón 66214185090212.2340
2B Asdrúbal Cabrera *49175204092521.2293
LF Nate McLouth 7913910246017.2804
1B Tyler Moore 429182120414.2310
UT Scott Hairston 61776164018.2080
C Sandy León 20647101013.1560
UT Zach Walters *3239781035.2050
OF Michael Taylor 1739583015.2050
OF Nate Schierholtz *2340391114.2250
1B Greg Dobbs *2128061002.2140
OF Steven Souza 2123230022.1300
2B Jeff Kobernus 46200000.2500
P Stephen Strasburg 3460361003.1000
P Tanner Roark 3158170000.1210
P Jordan Zimmermann 32553101001.1820
P Doug Fister 2652341000.0770
P Gio Gonzalez 2746341012.0870
P Blake Treinen 1512010000.0830
P Taylor Jordan 58110000.1250
P Craig Stammen 497021000.2860
P Ross Detwiler 472100000.0000
P Taylor Hill 33010000.3330
P Tyler Clippard 750000000–0
P Xavier Cedeño 90000000–0
P Jerry Blevins 640000000–0
P Drew Storen 650000000–0
P Ryan Mattheus 70000000–0
P Matt Thornton *180000000–0
P Rafael Soriano 640000000–0
P Aaron Barrett 500000000–0
Team Totals1625542686140326527152635.253101

*Player played for multiple teams; batting statistics reflect time on Nationals only.

Pitching

Table is sortable.

Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Complete regular-season pitching statistics are available here.

PosPlayerWLERAGGSSVIPRERBBK
SP Stephen Strasburg 14113.1434340215.0867543242
SP Jordan Zimmermann 1452.6632320199.2675929182
SP Tanner Roark 15102.8531310198.2646339138
SP Doug Fister 1662.4125250164.052442498
SP Gio Gonzalez 10103.5727270158.2666356162
CL Rafael Soriano 413.196403262.023221959
RP Tyler Clippard 742.18750170.122172382
RP Jerry Blevins 234.87640057.131312366
RP Drew Storen 211.126501156.1871146
RP Aaron Barrett 302.66500040.217122049
RP Craig Stammen 453.84490072.234311456
RP Ross Detwiler 234.00470163.034282139
Blake Treinen 232.49157050.217141330
Taylor Jordan 035.6155025.22016817
RP Matt Thornton *100.00180011.10028
Taylor Hill 019.003109.09935
RP Ryan Mattheus 001.047008.21144
RP Xavier Cedeño 003.869007.04305
Team Totals96663.03162162451470.25554953521288

*Player played for multiple teams; pitching statistics reflect time on Nationals only.

Team leaders

Qualifying players only.

Batting
StatPlayerTotal
Avg. Denard Span .302
HR Adam LaRoche 26
RBI Adam LaRoche 92
R Anthony Rendon 111
H Denard Span 184
SB Denard Span 31

Rendon's runs scored total was the highest for any individual player in the National League during the regular season. [59] Span's hit total set a new single-season Washington Nationals record. [49]

Pitching
StatPlayerTotal
W Doug Fister 16
L Stephen Strasburg 11
ERA Doug Fister 2.41
SO Stephen Strasburg 242
SV Rafael Soriano 32
IP Stephen Strasburg 215.0

Postseason

Batting

Table is sortable.

Note: POS = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Complete postseason offensive statistics are available here.

POSPlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
P Aaron Barrett 20000000–0
P Jerry Blevins 30000000–0
2B Asdrúbal Cabrera 415231012.2000
P Tyler Clippard 30000000–0
SS Ian Desmond 418230000.1671
2B Danny Espinosa 24000000.0000
P Doug Fister 13000000.0000
UT Kevin Frandsen 11000000.0000
P Gio Gonzalez 11000000.0000
LF Bryce Harper 417451034.2940
1B Adam LaRoche 418010000.0560
C José Lobatón 0–––––––––
C Wilson Ramos 417120000.1180
3B Anthony Rendon 419070000.3681
P Tanner Roark 21000000.0000
OF Nate Schierholtz 410110001.0000
P Rafael Soriano 20000000–0
CF Denard Span 419020000.1050
P Craig Stammen 20000000–0
P Drew Storen 20000000–0
P Stephen Strasburg 11000000.0000
P Matt Thornton 30000000–0
RF Jayson Werth 417010000.0590
UT Ryan Zimmerman 44010000.2500
P Jordan Zimmermann 13000000.0000
Totals41599263047.1642

Pitching

Table is sortable.

Note: Pos = Position; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Complete postseason pitching statistics are available here.

PosPlayerWLERAGGSSVIPRERBBK
RP Aaron Barrett 000.002000.10020
RP Jerry Blevins 000.003003.10002
RP Tyler Clippard 000.003003.00012
SP Doug Fister 100.001107.00033
SP Gio Gonzalez 000.001104.02011
SP Tanner Roark 013.382002.21103
RP Rafael Soriano 000.002002.10001
RP Craig Stammen 002.252004.01102
RP Drew Storen 006.752001.11101
SP Stephen Strasburg 011.801105.02112
RP Matt Thornton 013.863002.11121
SP Jordan Zimmermann 001.041108.21116
Totals131.2344044.0961124

Awards and honors

All-Stars

Both Zimmermann and Clippard were selected as all-stars for the second time. Zimmermann did not appear in the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game due to injury. [60]

Annual awards

Manager of the Year

Matt Williams became only the fourth Major League baseball manager to win the Manager of the Year award in his first season as a manager, joining Houston's Hal Lanier, who won in 1986, San Francisco's Dusty Baker, who won in 1993, and Florida's Joe Girardi, who won in 2006. [61]

Williams also became the second Washington Nationals manager to win the award, as well as the second to do so in three years, Davey Johnson having won in 2012. Williams was the fourth manager to win the award in franchise history, two managers – Buck Rodgers in 1987 and Felipe Alou in 1994 – having won it while the franchise played as the Montreal Expos.

Silver Slugger

During 2014, Ian Desmond became the fourth shortstop in Major League Baseball history to have at least 20 home runs and at least 20 stolen bases in three separate seasons. He won his third consecutive Silver Slugger Award, becoming the first player in Washington Nationals history to win the Silver Slugger Award in three different seasons, exceeding the previous record of two set by third baseman Ryan Zimmermann in 2009 and 2010. He became the fifth Major League Baseball shortstop in win the Silver Slugger in three consecutive seasons, the first to do so since Derek Jeter won four in a row from 2006 to 2009 with the New York Yankees, and the first shortstop in the National League to win three in a row since Barry Larkin won five in a row with the Cincinnati Reds from 1988 through 1992. [62]

Anthony Rendon won the Silver Slugger Award in his first full major league season. In 2014, he tied with Casey McGehee of the Miami Marlins to lead all National League third basemen with a .287 batting average and led the National League with 111 runs scored. [62]

Desmond and Rendon became the first shortstop-third baseman duo to win the Silver Slugger Award in the same season since Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter did it with the New York Yankees in 2008. [62]

Tony Conigliaro Award

Wilson Ramos received the 2014 Tony Conigliaro Award, which is given for demonstrating spirit, determination, and courage. He received it for his performance in 2014 after overcoming his kidnapping in Venezuela in 2011 and various injuries in the following years. [63] He was the first player in Washington Nationals history and the third player in franchise history [64] to win the award.

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Billy Gardner Jr.
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Brian Daubach
A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Tripp Keister
A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Patrick Anderson
A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Gary Cathcart
Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Michael Barrett

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