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2011 Washington Nationals
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkNationals Park
CityWashington, D.C.
Record80–81 (.497)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersLerner Enterprises
General managersMike Rizzo
ManagersJim Riggleman, John McLaren, Davey Johnson
TelevisionMASN
WDCW (CW 50)
(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo, Ray Knight, Johnny Holliday, Dave Jageler)
RadioWJFK 106.7 FM
(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler)
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The Washington Nationals' 2011 season was the seventh season for the American baseball franchise of Major League Baseball in the District of Columbia and the 43rd since the original team was started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It involved the Nationals attempting to win the National League East after a 69–93 season the year before.

On June 23, 2011, manager Jim Riggleman resigned after contract disputes with general manager Mike Rizzo. Riggleman resigned following a 1–0 win over the Seattle Mariners which put the Nationals over .500 at the latest point in a season since 2005 and gave them their 11th win in 12 games. Riggleman compiled a 140–172 record with the Nationals after he replaced Manny Acta after the all-star break in 2009. On June 24, Davey Johnson was named the new manager. Previously, he was a senior advisor to Mike Rizzo. He began managing on June 27. Bench coach John McLaren managed the club for three games following Riggleman's resignation before Johnson was decided upon as interim manager.

The Nationals finished the 2011 season in third place in the NL East with an 80–81 record, playing only 161 games because one game against the Los Angeles Dodgers was canceled due to rain. Their third-place finish was their best finish in the standings and second-best win–loss record since they moved to Washington.

Offseason

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The Nationals formed a new minor league affiliation with the Auburn Doubledays of the New York–Penn League during the winter. The player development contract was officially announced December 14, 2010.[1]

On December 16, 2010, the Nationals traded Josh Willingham to the Oakland Athletics for Corey Brown and Henry Rodríguez.[2] On January 19, 2011, they traded minor-leaguers Michael Burgess, Graham Hicks, and A. J. Morris to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Gorzelanny.[3] On February 2, 2011, they traded Justin Maxwell to the New York Yankees for minor-leaguer for Adam Olbrychowski.[4] On March 27, 2011, they traded Nyjer Morgan to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor-leaguer Cutter Dykstra and cash,[5] and the following day they traded Alberto González to the San Diego Padres for Erik Davis.[6]

Advertising and marketing

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The Nationals′ marketing slogan for 2011 was "Expect It." According to a letter to season ticket holders signed by Nationals Chief Operating Officer Andrew Feffer explained that the slogan let Nationals fans know that the team's rebuilding strategy "is beginning to show returns," and that "we are determined to continue to do what it takes to elevate the franchise to the next level." The letter added that "in 2010, we had a productive stable of veterans and stars in the lineup," that "we now have a solid and exciting pipeline of pitchers," and that the franchise's "improved Minor League system is now regularly producing a steady stream of Major League talent."[7]

New radio flagship

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Starting with this season, the Nationals changed their flagship station to WJFK-FM (106.7 The Fan), after broadcasting their first six seasons on WTOP 104.1 FM.

Spring training

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The Nationals held their 2011 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League East

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 102 60 .630 — 52‍–‍29 50‍–‍31
Atlanta Braves 89 73 .549 13 47‍–‍34 42‍–‍39
Washington Nationals 80 81 .497 21½ 44‍–‍36 36‍–‍45
New York Mets 77 85 .475 25 34‍–‍47 43‍–‍38
Florida Marlins 72 90 .444 30 31‍–‍47 41‍–‍43

National League Wild Card

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Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 102 60 .630
Milwaukee Brewers 96 66 .593
Arizona Diamondbacks 94 68 .580
Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
St. Louis Cardinals 90 72 .556 —
Atlanta Braves 89 73 .549 1
San Francisco Giants 86 76 .531 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 82 79 .509 7½
Washington Nationals 80 81 .497 9½
Cincinnati Reds 79 83 .488 11
New York Mets 77 85 .475 13
Colorado Rockies 73 89 .451 17
Florida Marlins 72 90 .444 18
Pittsburgh Pirates 72 90 .444 18
Chicago Cubs 71 91 .438 19
San Diego Padres 71 91 .438 19
Houston Astros 56 106 .346 34


Record vs. opponents

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2011 National League record

Source: [8]
Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona – 2–3 3–4 4–2 13–5 5–2 6–1 10–8 4–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 11–7 9–9 3–4 5–3 10–8
Atlanta 3–2 – 4–3 3–3 6–2 12–6 5–1 2–5 5–3 9–9 6–12 4–2 4–5 6–1 1–5 9–9 10–5
Chicago 4–3 3–4 – 7–11 2–4 3–3 8–7 3–3 6–10 4–2 2–5 8–8 3–3 5–4 5–10 3–4 5–10
Cincinnati 2–4 3–3 11–7 – 3–4 3–3 9–6 4–2 8–8 2–5 1–7 5–10 4–2 5–2 9–6 4–2 6–12
Colorado 5–13 2–6 4–2 4–3 – 3–3 5–2 9–9 3–6 5–2 1–4 4–3 9–9 5–13 2–4 4–3 8–7
Florida 2–5 6–12 3–3 3–3 3–3 – 6–1 3–3 0–7 9–9 6–12 6–0 0–7 4–2 2–6 11–7 8–10
Houston 1–6 1–5 7–8 6–9 2–5 1–6 – 4–5 3–12 3–3 2–4 7–11 3–5 4–3 5–10 3–3 4–11
Los Angeles 8–10 5–2 3–3 2–4 9–9 3–3 5–4 – 2–4 2–5 1–5 6–2 13–5 9–9 4–3 4–2 6–9
Milwaukee 3–4 3–5 10–6 8–8 6–3 7–0 12–3 4–2 – 4–2 3–4 12–3 3–2 3–3 9–9 3–3 6–9
New York 3–3 9–9 2–4 5–2 2–5 9–9 3–3 5–2 2–4 – 7–11 4–4 4–3 2–4 3–3 8–10 9–9
Philadelphia 3–3 12–6 5–2 7–1 4–1 12–6 4–2 5–1 4–3 11–7 – 4–2 7–1 4–3 3–6 8–10 9–6
Pittsburgh 3–3 2–4 8–8 10–5 3–4 0–6 11–7 2–6 3–12 4–4 2–4 – 2–4 3–3 7–9 4–4 8–7
San Diego 7–11 5–4 3–3 2–4 9–9 7–0 5–3 5–13 2–3 3–4 1–7 4–2 – 6–12 3–3 3–4 6–9
San Francisco 9–9 1–6 4–5 2–5 13–5 2–4 3–4 9–9 3–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 12–6 – 5–2 3–4 10–5
St. Louis 4–3 5–1 10–5 6–9 4–2 6–2 10–5 3–4 9–9 3–3 6–3 9–7 3–3 2–5 – 2–4 8–7
Washington 3–5 9–9 4–3 2–4 3–4 7–11 3–3 2–4 3–3 10–8 10–8 4–4 4–3 4–3 4–2 – 8–7

Opening Day lineup

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Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Ian Desmond Shortstop
Jayson Werth Right fielder
Ryan Zimmerman Third baseman
Adam LaRoche First baseman
Michael Morse Left fielder
Rick Ankiel Center fielder
Danny Espinosa Second baseman
Iván Rodríguez Catcher
Liván Hernández Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

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Draft

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The 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place from June 6 to June 8. With their first pick – the sixth pick overall – the Nationals selected third baseman Anthony Rendon. Other notable players the Nationals selected were pitcher Alex Meyer (first round compensation pick, 23rd pick overall), pitcher Taylor Hill (sixth round, 187th overall), and outfielder Billy Burns (32nd round, 967th overall).[13]

Roster

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2011 Washington Nationals
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Attendance

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The Nationals drew 1,940,478 fans at Nationals Park in 2011, improving over the previous season for the second straight year. It placed them 14th in attendance for the season among the 16 National League teams, also for the second consecutive year.[14] Their highest attendance at a home game was on August 20, when they drew 44,685 for a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, while their lowest was 13,413 for a game against the Phillies on April 12. Their average home attendance was 24,256 per game, fifth-highest of their seven seasons in Washington but an increase from their previous season.[15]

Game log

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Legend
  Nationals win
  Nationals loss
  Postponement
Bold Nationals team member
2011 game log
March (0–1)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 March 31 Braves 2–0 Lowe (1–0) Hernández (0–1) Kimbrel (1) 39,055 0–1
April (12–13)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
2 April 2 Braves 6–3 Lannan (1–0) Hanson (0–1) Burnett (1) 21,941 1–1
3 April 3 Braves 11 – 2 Hudson (1–0) Zimmermann (0–1) 22,210 1–2
4 April 5 @ Marlins 3–2 (10) Mujica (1–0) Storen (0–1) 10,482 1–3
5 April 6 @ Marlins 7–4 Sanches (1–0) Gaudin (0–1) Oviedo (1) 13,825 1–4
6 April 7 @ Marlins 5–3 (11) Coffey (1–0) Mujica (1–1) Burnett (2) 10,696 2–4
7 April 8 @ Mets 6–2 Zimmermann (1–1) Dickey (1–1) 41,075 3–4
8 April 9 @ Mets 8–4 Capuano (1–0) Gorzelanny (0–1) Rodríguez (1) 31,696 3–5
9 April 10 @ Mets 7–3 (11) Storen (1–1) Boyer (0–2) 35,157 4–5
10 April 12 Phillies 7–4 Hernández (1–1) Blanton (0–1) Burnett (3) 13,413 5–5
11 April 13 Phillies 3–2 Halladay (2–0) Lannan (1–1) 16,914 5–6
12 April 14 Phillies 4–0 Lee (2–1) Zimmermann (1–2) 24,875 5–7
13 April 15 Brewers 4–3 (10) Gaudin (1–1) Braddock (0–1) 17,217 6–7
– April 16 Brewers Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 17 as part of a doubleheader
14 April 17 (1) Brewers 8–4 Marquis (1–0) Gallardo (1–1) 23,047
[note 1]		 7–7
15 April 17 (2) Brewers 5–1 Hernández (2–1) Loe (1–1) Storen (1) 8–7
– April 19 @ Cardinals Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 20 as part of a doubleheader
16 April 20 (1) @ Cardinals 8–6 Lannan (2–1) Westbrook (1–2) Storen (2) 32,340 9–7
17 April 20 (2) @ Cardinals 5–3 García (3–0) Zimmermann (1–3) Boggs (1) 33,714 9–8
18 April 21 @ Cardinals 5–0 Lohse (3–1) Gorzelanny (0–2) 36,160 9–9
– April 22 @ Pirates Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 25
19 April 23 @ Pirates 7–2 Karstens (2–0) Hernández (2–2) 18,262 9–10
20 April 24 @ Pirates 6–3 Marquis (2–0) Correia (3–2) Storen (3) 9,520 10–10
21 April 25 @ Pirates 4–2 Maholm (1–3) Lannan (2–2) Hanrahan (6) 12,457 10–11
22 April 26 Mets 6–4 Igarashi (1–0) Zimmermann (1–4) Rodríguez (5) 14,603 10–12
23 April 27 Mets 6–3 Beato (1–0) Burnett (0–1) Rodríguez (6) 13,568 10–13
24 April 28 Mets 4–3 Hernández (3–2) Capuano (2–2) Storen (4) 15,142 11–13
25 April 29 Giants 3–0 Marquis (3–0) Lincecum (2–3) 21,399 12–13
26 April 30 Giants 2–1 Mota (2–0) Lannan (2–3) Wilson (8) 28,766 12–14
May (11–17)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
27 May 1 Giants 5–2 Zimmermann (2–4) Cain (2–2) Storen (5) 21,611 13–14
28 May 2 Giants 2–0 Gorzelanny (1–2) Bumgarner (0–5) Storen (6) 15,342 14–14
29 May 3 @ Phillies 4–1 Hamels (4–1) Hernández (3–3) 45,695 14–15
30 May 4 @ Phillies 7–4 Worley (2–0) Marquis (3–1) 44,123 14–16
31 May 5 @ Phillies 7–3 Halladay (5–1) Lannan (2–4) 45,316 14–17
32 May 6 @ Marlins 3–2 (10) Storen (2–1) Dunn (2–2) Burnett (4) 15,325 15–17
33 May 7 @ Marlins 5–2 Gorzelanny (2–2) Volstad (2–2) Storen (7) 17,409 16–17
34 May 8 @ Marlins 8–0 Sánchez (2–1) Hernández (3–4) 10,523 16–18
35 May 10 @ Braves 7–6 Marquis (4–1) Hudson (4–3) Storen (8) 16,143 17–18
36 May 11 @ Braves 7–3 (11) Storen (3–1) Linebrink (0–1) 16,692 18–18
37 May 12 @ Braves 6–5 (10) Kimbrel (1–1) Slaten (0–1) 19,758 18–19
38 May 13 Marlins 6–5 (11) Mujica (4–1) Broderick (0–1) Oviedo (13) 19,503 18–20
39 May 14 Marlins 1–0 Sánchez (3–1) Hernández (3–5) Oviedo (14) 22,497 18–21
40 May 15 Marlins 8–4 Marquis (5–1) Vázquez (2–4) 18,356 19–21
41 May 16 Pirates 4–2 Kimball (1–0) Maholm (1–6) Storen (9) 21,960 20–21
– May 17 Pirates Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 2 as part of a doubleheader
42 May 18 @ Mets 3–0 Niese (3–4) Gorzelanny (2–3) Rodríguez (13) 24,527 20–22
43 May 19 @ Mets 1–0 Gee (3–0) Hernández (3–6) Rodríguez (14) 26,835 20–23
44 May 20 @ Orioles 17 – 5 Rodríguez (1–0) Arrieta (5–2) 24,442 21–23
45 May 21 @ Orioles 8–3 Guthrie (2–6) Lannan (2–5) 33,107 21–24
46 May 22 @ Orioles 2–1 Johnson (3–1) Zimmermann (2–5) Gregg (8) 33,626 21–25
47 May 23 @ Brewers 11 – 3 Gallardo (6–2) Gorzelanny (2–4) 22,906 21–26
48 May 24 @ Brewers 7–6 McClendon (2–0) Rodríguez (1–1) Axford (13) 24,722 21–27
49 May 25 @ Brewers 6–4 Greinke (3–1) Marquis (5–2) Loe (1) 34,419 21–28
50 May 27 Padres 2–1 Storen (4–1) Adams (2–1) 21,024 22–28
51 May 28 Padres 2–1 Stauffer (1–3) Zimmermann (2–6) Bell (11) 19,159 22–29
52 May 29 Padres 5–4 Gregerson (2–1) Storen (4–2) Bell (12) 23,169 22–30
53 May 30 Phillies 5–4 Halladay (7–3) Burnett (0–2) Madson (12) 34,789 22–31
54 May 31 Phillies 10 – 2 Marquis (6–2) Lee (4–5) 21,017 23–31
June (17–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
55 June 1 Phillies 2–1 Lannan (3–5) Oswalt (3–3) Storen (10) 24,495 24–31
56 June 2 @ Diamondbacks 6–1 Zimmermann (3–6) Duke (1–1) Storen (11) 17,810 25–31
57 June 3 @ Diamondbacks 4–0 Collmenter (4–1) Maya (0–1) 20,332 25–32
58 June 4 @ Diamondbacks 2–0 Saunders (3–5) Hernández (3–7) Putz (17) 26,199 25–33
59 June 5 @ Diamondbacks 9–4 (11) Burnett (1–2) Paterson (0–1) 23,129 26–33
60 June 6 @ Giants 5–4 (13) López (3–1) Stammen (0–1) 41,180 26–34
61 June 7 @ Giants 2–1 Zimmermann (4–6) Sánchez (4–4) Storen (12) 41,786 27–34
62 June 8 @ Giants 3–1 Cain (5–4) Burnett (1–3) 41,738 27–35
63 June 9 @ Padres 7–3 Harang (7–2) Hernández (3–8) 16,464 27–36
64 June 10 @ Padres 2–1 Marquis (7–2) Latos (4–7) Storen (13) 23,211 28–36
65 June 11 @ Padres 2–1 Lannan (4–5) Richard (2–8) Storen (14) 25,027 29–36
66 June 12 @ Padres 2–0 Coffey (2–0) Bell (2–3) Storen (15) 20,185 30–36
67 June 14 Cardinals 8–6 Rodríguez (2–1) Batista (3–2) Storen (16) 26,739 31–36
68 June 15 Cardinals 10 – 0 Hernández (4–8) McClellan (6–3) 27,130 32–36
69 June 16 Cardinals 7–4 (10) Burnett (2–3) Salas (3–1) 19,662 33–36
70 June 17 Orioles 8–4 Burnett (3–3) Accardo (3–3) 35,562 34–36
71 June 18 Orioles 4–2 Zimmermann (5–6) Matusz (1–2) Storen (17) 36,614 35–36
72 June 19 Orioles 7–4 Jakubauskas (2–0) Gorzelanny (2–5) 35,439 35–37
73 June 21 Mariners 6–5 Coffey (3–0) Pauley (4–1) 21,502 36–37
74 June 22 Mariners 2–1 Lannan (5–5) Bédard (4–5) Storen (18) 21,367 37–37
75 June 23 Mariners 1–0 Clippard (1–0) Ray (3–2) 21,161 38–37
76 June 24 @ White Sox 9–5 (14) Balester (1–0) Thornton (0–4) 23,856 39–37
77 June 25 @ White Sox 3–0 Peavy (4–1) Gorzelanny (2–6) Santos (15) 23,008 39–38
78 June 26 @ White Sox 2–1 Hernández (5–8) Humber (7–4) Storen (19) 24,057 40–38
79 June 27 @ Angels 4–3 (10) Downs (5–2) Burnett (3–4) 35,032 40–39
80 June 28 @ Angels 11 – 5 Takahashi (2–1) Balester (1–1) 41,029 40–40
81 June 29 @ Angels 1–0 Haren (8–5) Zimmermann (5–7) Walden (18) 35,257 40–41
July (11–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
82 July 1 Pirates 2–1 Storen (5–2) Wood (0–3) 22,399 41–41
83 July 2 (1) Pirates 5–3 Veras (2–2) Burnett (3–5) Hanrahan (24) 39,638
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84 July 2 (2) Pirates 4–3 Mattheus (1–0) Watson (0–1) Storen (20) 42–42
85 July 3 Pirates 10 – 2 Correia (11–6) Marquis (7–3) 23,522 42–43
86 July 4 Cubs 5–4 (10) Rodríguez (3–1) Mateo (1–2) 32,937 43–43
87 July 5 Cubs 3–2 Detwiler (1–0) Ortiz (0–1) Storen (21) 19,181 44–43
88 July 6 Cubs 5–4 Mattheus (2–0) Wood (1–4) Storen (22) 19,631 45–43
89 July 7 Cubs 10 – 9 Marshall (5–2) Rodríguez (3–2) Mármol (18) 22,016 45–44
90 July 8 Rockies 3–2 Hammel (5–8) Lannan (5–6) Street (25) 19,046 45–45
91 July 9 Rockies 2–1 Jiménez (4–8) Marquis (7–4) Street (26) 29,441 45–46
92 July 10 Rockies 2–0 Zimmermann (6–7) Chacín (8–7) Storen (23) 21,186 46–46
All–Star Break (July 11–14)
93 July 15 @ Braves 11 – 1 Hudson (9–6) Hernández (5–9) 34,106 46–47
94 July 16 @ Braves 5–2 Lannan (6–6) Hanson (10–5) Storen (24) 42,456 47–47
95 July 17 @ Braves 9–8 Kimbrel (3–2) Mattheus (2–1) 30,314 47–48
96 July 18 @ Astros 5–2 Marquis (8–4) Lyles (0–5) Storen (25) 28,975 48–48
97 July 19 @ Astros 7–6 Happ (4–11) Zimmermann (6–8) Melançon (8) 32,418 48–49
98 July 20 @ Astros 3–2 (11) López (2–4) Coffey (3–1) 29,605 48–50
99 July 22 @ Dodgers 7–2 Lannan (7–6) Kuroda (6–12) 39,839 49–50
100 July 23 @ Dodgers 7–6 Guerra (2–0) Mattheus (2–2) 34,590 49–51
101 July 24 @ Dodgers 3–1 Billingsley (9–8) Marquis (8–5) Guerra (7) 36,458 49–52
102 July 26 Marlins 11 – 2 Nolasco (7–7) Zimmermann (6–9) 24,650 49–53
103 July 27 Marlins 7–5 Vázquez (7–9) Hernández (5–10) Oviedo (29) 21,974 49–54
104 July 28 Marlins 5–2 Sanches (4–1) Lannan (7–7) 24,153 49–55
105 July 29 Mets 8–5 Gee (10–3) Wang (0–1) Isringhausen (5) 30,114 49–56
106 July 30 Mets 3–0 Maya (1–1) Dickey (5–9) Storen (26) 35,414 50–56
107 July 31 Mets 3–2 Storen (6–2) Parnell (3–3) 25,307 51–56
August (12–15)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
108 August 1 Braves 5–3 Hernández (6–10) Jurrjens (12–4) Storen (27) 19,940 52–56
109 August 2 Braves 9–3 Lannan (8–7) Lowe (6–10) 24,326 53–56
110 August 3 Braves 6–4 Beachy (5–2) Wang (0–2) Kimbrel (32) 20,043 53–57
111 August 4 @ Rockies 6–3 Rogers (5–1) Detwiler (1–1) 35,956 53–58
112 August 5 @ Rockies 5–3 Zimmermann (7–9) Nicasio (4–4) Storen (28) 35,034 54–58
113 August 6 @ Rockies 15 – 7 Chacín (9–8) Hernández (6–11) 43,321 54–59
114 August 7 @ Rockies 3–2 Clippard (2–0) Bélisle (5–4) Storen (29) 34,812 55–59
– August 8 @ Cubs Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 11
115 August 9 @ Cubs 3–1 Wang (1–2) Garza (5–9) Storen (30) 37,109 56–59
116 August 10 @ Cubs 4–2 López (3–3) Detwiler (1–2) Mármol (25) 38,010 56–60
117 August 11 @ Cubs 4–3 Dempster (10–8) Zimmermann (7–10) Mármol (26) 34,733 56–61
118 August 12 @ Phillies 4–2 Hernández (7–11) Hamels (13–7) Storen (31) 45,762 57–61
119 August 13 @ Phillies 11 – 3 Oswalt (5–7) Lannan (8–8) 45,570 57–62
– August 14 @ Phillies Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 20 as part of a doubleheader
120 August 16 Reds 6–4 Wang (2–2) Leake (10–8) Storen (32) 23,888 58–62
121 August 17 Reds 2–1 Cueto (9–5) Detwiler (1–3) Cordero (24) 20,374 58–63
122 August 18 Reds 3–1 Zimmermann (8–10) Arroyo (7–10) Storen (33) 19,508 59–63
123 August 19 Phillies 8–4 Coffey (4–1) Madson (3–2) 37,841 60–63
124 August 20 Phillies 5–0 Oswalt (6–7) Lannan (8–9) 44,685 60–64
125 August 21 Phillies 5–4 (10) Burnett (4–5) Lidge (0–1) 41,727 61–64
126 August 22 Diamondbacks 4–1 Detwiler (2–3) Saunders (8–11) Storen (34) 19,377 62–64
127 August 23 Diamondbacks 2–0 Kennedy (16–4) Zimmermann (8–11) Putz (31) 17,029 62–65
128 August 24 Diamondbacks 4–2 Hudson (13–9) Hernández (7–12) Putz (32) 17,881 62–66
129 August 25 Diamondbacks 8–1 Miley (1–1) Lannan (8–10) 17,666 62–67
130 August 26 @ Reds 4–3 Cordero (5–3) Balester (1–2) 35,089 62–68
131 August 27 @ Reds 6–3 Leake (11–8) Detwiler (2–4) Cordero (29) 30,423 62–69
132 August 28 @ Reds 5–4 (14) Bray (4–2) Balester (1–3) 28,415 62–70
133 August 30 @ Braves 9–2 Hernández (8–12) Jurrjens (13–6) 16,674 63–70
134 August 31 @ Braves 3–1 Lowe (9–12) Lannan (8–11) Kimbrel (41) 20,687 63–71
September (17–10)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135 September 1 @ Braves 5–2 Hudson (14–8) Wang (2–3) Kimbrel (42) 18,794 63–72
136 September 2 Mets 7–3 Dickey (7–11) Detwiler (2–5) 27,907 63–73
137 September 3 Mets 8–7 Burnett (5–5) Parnell (3–5) 34,821 64–73
138 September 4 Mets 6–3 Igarashi (3–1) Hernández (8–13) Parnell (5) 29,679 64–74
139 September 5 Dodgers 7–2 Lannan (9–11) Kuroda (11–15) 25,518 65–74
140 September 6 Dodgers 7–3 Jansen (2–1) Rodríguez (3–3) 29,092 65–75
– September 7 Dodgers Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 8 as part of a doubleheader
141 September 8 (1) Dodgers 7–4 MacDougal (3–1) Storen (6–3) Guerra (16) 21,638 65–76
– September 8 (2) Dodgers Cancelled (rain) No make-up game was scheduled
142 September 9 Astros 4–3 (11) Clippard (3–0) Harrell (0–1) 18,307 66–76
143 September 10 Astros 9–3 Rodríguez (11–10) Lannan (9–12) 30,935 66–77
144 September 11 Astros 8–2 Gorzelanny (3–6) Sosa (2–4) 24,238 67–77
145 September 12 @ Mets 3–2 Coffey (5–1) Dickey (8–12) Storen (35) 27,015 68–77
146 September 13 @ Mets 3–2 Stammen (1–1) Thayer (0–2) Storen (36) 25,359 69–77
147 September 14 @ Mets 2–0 Peacock (1–0) Pelfrey (7–12) Storen (37) 26,885 70–77
148 September 15 @ Mets 10 – 1 Milone (1–0) Schwinden (0–2) 22,205 71–77
149 September 16 Marlins 3–0 Vázquez (11–11) Lannan (9–13) 22,932 71–78
150 September 17 Marlins 4–1 (13) Hensley (5–6) Balester (1–4) Oviedo (36) 33,247 71–79
151 September 18 Marlins 4–3 Wang (3–3) Hand (1–8) Storen (38) 26,581 72–79
152 September 20 (1) @ Phillies 4–3 (10) Gorzelanny (4–6) Stutes (6–2) Storen (39) 44,263 73–79
153 September 20 (2) @ Phillies 3–0 Detwiler (3–5) Lee (16–8) Storen (40) 45,408 74–79
154 September 21 @ Phillies 7–5 Lannan (10–13) Worley (11–3) Rodríguez (1) 45,083 75–79
155 September 22 @ Phillies 6–1 Peacock (2–0) Oswalt (8–10) 45,064 76–79
156 September 23 Braves 7–4 Hudson (16–10) Strasburg (0–1) Kimbrel (46) 28,817 76–80
157 September 24 Braves 4–1 Wang (4–3) Beachy (7–3) Storen (41) 33,986 77–80
158 September 25 Braves 3–0 Detwiler (4–5) Minor (5–3) Storen (42) 37,638 78–80
159 September 26 @ Marlins 6–4 Severino (1–0) Mujica (9–6) Rodríguez (2) 21,058 79–80
160 September 27 @ Marlins 3–2 Vázquez (13–11) Slaten (0–2) 21,902 79–81
161 September 28 @ Marlins 3–1 Strasburg (1–1) Volstad (5–13) Storen (43) 34,615 80–81

Player stats

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Batting

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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 offensive statistics are available here.

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
C Wilson Ramos 113 389 48 104 22 1 15 52 .267 0
1B Michael Morse 146 522 73 158 36 0 31 95 .303 2
2B Danny Espinosa 158 573 72 135 29 5 21 66 .236 17
SS Ian Desmond 154 584 65 148 27 5 8 49 .253 25
3B Ryan Zimmerman 101 395 52 114 21 2 12 49 .289 1
LF Laynce Nix 124 324 38 81 15 1 16 44 .250 2
CF Rick Ankiel 122 380 46 91 20 0 9 37 .239 10
RF Jayson Werth 150 561 69 130 26 1 20 58 .232 19
OF Roger Bernadina 91 309 40 75 12 2 7 27 .243 17
3B Jerry Hairston Jr. 75 213 25 57 11 1 4 24 .268 2
1B Adam LaRoche 43 151 15 26 4 0 3 15 .172 1
IF Alex Cora 91 156 12 35 6 1 0 6 .224 2
C Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez 44 124 14 27 7 0 2 19 .218 0
1B Chris Marrero 31 109 6 27 5 0 0 10 .248 0
LF Jonny Gomes 43 93 11 19 4 1 3 12 .204 2
UT Brian Bixler 79 83 9 17 1 2 0 2 .205 4
C Jesús Flores 30 86 5 18 6 0 1 2 .253 0
UT Matt Stairs 56 65 4 10 1 0 0 2 .154 0
IF Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 13 31 3 6 1 0 0 1 .194 0
PH Corey Brown 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P John Lannan 33 57 3 5 0 0 1 5 .088 0
P Liván Hernández 31 46 3 10 1 0 0 7 .217 0
P Jordan Zimmermann 29 43 1 9 1 0 0 3 .209 0
P Jason Marquis 25 42 3 8 1 0 0 3 .190 0
P Tom Gorzelanny 30 28 2 3 0 0 0 1 .107 0
P Ross Detwiler 15 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 .105 0
P Chien-Ming Wang 11 19 0 1 0 0 0 1 .053 0
P Tommy Milone 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0
P Yunesky Maya 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Stephen Strasburg 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Collin Balester 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Brad Peacock 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Tyler Clippard 72 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Cole Kimball 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Sean Burnett 69 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0
P Henry Rodríguez 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0
P Craig Stammen 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0
P Atahualpa Severino 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Todd Coffey 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Doug Slaten 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Drew Storen 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Ryan Mattheus 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Chad Gaudin 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
P Brian Broderick 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0
Team Totals 161 5441 624 1319 257 22 154 594 .242 38

Pitching

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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; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Complete pitching statistics are available here.

Pos Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
SP John Lannan 10 13 3.70 33 33 0 184.2 194 90 76 76 106
SP Liván Hernández 8 13 4.47 29 29 0 175.1 199 98 87 46 99
SP Jordan Zimmermann 8 11 3.18 26 26 0 161.1 154 62 57 31 124
SP Jason Marquis 8 5 3.95 20 20 0 120.2 132 58 53 39 71
SP Chien-Ming Wang 4 3 4.04 11 11 0 62.1 67 35 28 13 25
CL Drew Storen 6 3 2.75 73 0 43 75.1 57 24 23 20 74
RP Tyler Clippard 3 0 1.83 72 0 26 88.1 48 18 18 26 104
RP Henry Rodríguez 3 3 3.56 59 0 2 65.2 54 30 26 45 70
RP Todd Coffey 5 1 3.62 69 0 0 59.2 55 25 24 20 46
RP Sean Burnett 5 5 3.81 69 0 4 56.2 54 24 24 21 33
Tom Gorzelanny 4 6 4.03 30 15 0 105.0 102 50 47 33 95
Ross Detwiler 4 5 3.00 15 10 0 66.0 63 26 22 20 41
Collin Balester 1 4 4.54 23 0 0 35.2 38 21 18 14 34
Yunesky Maya 1 1 5.23 10 5 0 32.2 40 19 19 10 15
Ryan Mattheus 2 2 2.81 35 0 0 32.0 26 11 10 15 12
SP Tommy Milone 1 0 3.81 5 5 0 26.0 28 11 11 4 15
SP Stephen Strasburg 1 1 1.50 5 5 0 24.0 15 5 4 2 24
Doug Slaten 0 2 4.41 31 0 0 16.1 26 10 18 9 13
Cole Kimball 1 0 1.93 12 0 0 14.0 8 3 3 11 11
Brian Broderick 0 1 6.57 11 0 0 12.1 16 9 9 3 4
Brad Peacock 2 0 0.75 3 2 0 12.0 7 1 1 6 4
Craig Stammen 1 1 0.87 7 0 0 10.1 3 1 1 4 12
Chad Gaudin 1 1 6.48 10 0 0 8.1 12 10 6 8 10
Atahualpa Severino 1 0 3.86 6 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 1 7
Team Totals 80 81 3.58 161 161 49 1449.1 1403 643 577 477 1049

Team leaders

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Qualifying players only.

Batting

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Stat Player Total
Avg. Michael Morse .303
HR Michael Morse 31
RBI Michael Morse 95
R Michael Morse 73
H Michael Morse 158
SB Ian Desmond 25

Pitching

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Stat Player Total
W John Lannan 10
L Liván Hernández
John Lannan		 13
13
ERA John Lannan 3.70
SO Jordan Zimmermann 124
SV Drew Storen 43
IP John Lannan 184.2

Awards and honors

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All-Stars

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Clippard threw three pitches in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and was its winning pitcher.

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Randy Knorr
AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Tony Beasley
A Potomac Nationals Carolina League Matthew LeCroy
A Hagerstown Suns South Atlantic League Brian Daubach
A-Short Season Auburn Doubledays New York–Penn League Gary Cathcart
Rookie GCL Nationals Gulf Coast League Bobby Williams

Notes

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  1. ^ The two games on April 17 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.
  2. ^ The two games on July 2 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined.

References

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  1. ^ Kowaleski-Wolford, Kristin (December 15, 2010). "D-days officially announce affiliation with Nationals". The Citizen. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Oakland Athletics
  3. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Chicago Cubs
  4. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & New York Yankees
  5. ^ a b baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Milwaukee Brewers
  6. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & San Diego Padres
  7. ^ Steinberg, Dan, "Nats to Fans: 'Expect It'," washingtonpost.com, November 8, 2010, 10:34 a.m., EST.
  8. ^ baseball-reference.com Head-to-Head Records
  9. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Kansas City Royals
  10. ^ a b baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates
  11. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Cincinnati Reds
  12. ^ baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Arizona Diamondbacks
  13. ^ baseball-reference.com 2011 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  14. ^ baseball-reference.com 2011 Washington Nationals
  15. ^ baseball-almanac.com Washington Nationals Attendance Data
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