2011 Washington Nationals season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Nationals 2011 National League East Nationals Park Washington, D.C. 80–81 (.497) 3rd Lerner Enterprises Mike Rizzo Jim Riggleman, John McLaren, Davey Johnson MASNWDCW (CW 50)(Bob Carpenter, FP Santangelo, Ray Knight, Johnny Holliday, Dave Jageler) WJFK 106.7 FM(Charlie Slowes, Dave Jageler) 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. This was the last season that the Nationals finished with a losing record until 2020. Offseason 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.https://auburnpub.com/sports/local/d-days-officially-announce-affiliation-with-nationals/article_ce3bd4b4-0805-11e0-bf11-001cc4c03286.html The Citizen D-days officially announce affiliation with Nationals Kristin Kowaleski-Wolford December 15, 2010 September 18, 2018 On December 16, 2010, the Nationals traded Josh Willingham to the Oakland Athletics for Corey Brown and Henry Rodríguez.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Oakland Athletics On January 19, 2011, they traded minor-leaguers Michael Burgess, Graham Hicks, and A. J. Morris to the Chicago Cubs for Tom Gorzelanny.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Chicago Cubs On February 2, 2011, they traded Justin Maxwell to the New York Yankees for minor-leaguer for Adam Olbrychowski.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & New York Yankees On March 27, 2011, they traded Nyjer Morgan to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor-leaguer Cutter Dykstra and cash,baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Milwaukee Brewers and the following day they traded Alberto González to the San Diego Padres for Erik Davis.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & San Diego Padres Advertising and marketing 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."Steinberg, Dan, "Nats to Fans: 'Expect It'," washingtonpost.com, November 8, 2010, 10:34 a.m., EST. New radio flagship 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 103.5 FM. Spring training The Nationals held their 2011 spring training in Viera, Florida, with home games played at Space Coast Stadium. Regular season Season standings National League East Washington Nationals National League Wild Card Washington Nationals Record vs. opponents WSH Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName Position Ian Desmond Shortstop Jayson Werth Right fielderRyan Zimmerman Third basemanAdam LaRoche First basemanMichael Morse Left fielderRick Ankiel Center fielderDanny Espinosa Second basemanIván Rodríguez CatcherLiván Hernández Starting pitcher Notable transactions December 5, 2010: The Nationals sign free-agent outfielder Jayson Werth to a 7-year, $126M contract. May 8, 2011: The Nationals received Gregor Blanco from the Kansas City Royals as part of a conditional deal.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Kansas City Royals June 27, 2011: The Nationals sold Miguel Pérez to the Pittsburgh Pirates.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Pittsburgh Pirates July 26, 2011: The Nationals traded minor-leaguers Chris Manno and Bill Rhinehart to the Cincinnati Reds for Jonny Gomes and cash.baseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Cincinnati Reds July 30, 2011: The Nationals traded Jason Marquis to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor-leaguer Zach Waltersbaseball-reference.com Trades between Washington Nationals & Arizona Diamondbacks and Jerry Hairston Jr., to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor-leaguer Erik Komatsu. August 9, 2011: The Nationals purchased Miguel Pérez from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Draft The 2011 Major League Baseball 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).baseball-reference.com 2011 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft Roster 2011 Washington Nationals Roster Pitchers 23 Collin Balester 55 Brian Broderick 17 Sean Burnett 36 Tyler Clippard 60 Todd Coffey 48 Ross Detwiler 57 Chad Gaudin 32 Tom Gorzelanny 61 Liván Hernández 65 Cole Kimball 31 John Lannan 21 Jason Marquis 52 Ryan Mattheus 29 Yunesky Maya 46 Tom Milone 41 Brad Peacock 63 Henry Rodríguez 59 Atahualpa Severino 45 Doug Slaten 35 Craig Stammen 22 Drew Storen 37 Stephen Strasburg 40 Chien-Ming Wang 27 Jordan Zimmermann Catchers 26 Jesús Flores  3 Wilson Ramos  7 Iván Rodríguez Infielders 13 Alex Cora  6 Ian Desmond 18 Danny Espinosa 15 Jerry Hairston Jr. 25 Adam LaRoche  1 Steve Lombardozzi Jr. 14 Chris Marrero 38 Michael Morse 11 Ryan Zimmerman Outfielders 43,24 Rick Ankiel  2 Roger Bernadina 10,43 Brian Bixler 30 Jonny Gomes 19,20 Laynce Nix 12,24 Matt Stairs 28 Jayson Werth Other batters 10 Corey Brown Manager  5 Davey Johnson (Hired on June 26, 2011)  8 John McLaren (Interim from June 23, 2011-June 25, 2011)  5 Jim Riggleman (Resigned on June 23, 2011) Coaches 39 Pat Corrales(bench) (Interim Bench Coach from June 23, 2011-June 25, 2011)  4 Rick Eckstein (hitting)  9 Jim Lett (bullpen) 54 Steve McCatty (pitching)  8 John McLaren(bench) 16 Bo Porter (third base) 53 Dan Radison (first base) Attendance 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.baseball-reference.com 2011 Washington Nationals 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.baseball-almanac.com Washington Nationals Attendance Data Game log Legend Nationals win Nationals loss PostponementBoldNationals team member background:#ba122b;color:#fff; 2011 game log y background:#11225b;color:white; March (0–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || March 31 || Braves || 2–0 || Lowe (1–0) || Hernández (0–1) || Kimbrel (1) || 39,055 || 0–1 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; April (12–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 2 || Braves || 6–3 || Lannan (1–0) || Hanson (0–1) || Burnett (1) || 21,941 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 3 || Braves || 11 – 2 || Hudson (1–0) || Zimmermann (0–1) || || 22,210 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 5 || @ Marlins || 3–2 (10) || Mujica (1–0) || Storen (0–1) || || 10,482 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 6 || @ Marlins || 7–4 || Sanches (1–0) || Gaudin (0–1) || Oviedo (1) || 13,825 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 7 || @ Marlins || 5–3 (11) || Coffey (1–0) || Mujica (1–1) || Burnett (2) || 10,696 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 8 || @ Mets || 6–2 || Zimmermann (1–1) || Dickey (1–1) || || 41,075 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 9 || @ Mets || 8–4 || Capuano (1–0) || Gorzelanny (0–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 31,696 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || April 10 || @ Mets || 7–3 (11) || Storen (1–1) || Boyer (0–2) || || 35,157 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 12 || Phillies || 7–4 || Hernández (1–1) || Blanton (0–1) || Burnett (3) || 13,413 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 13 || Phillies || 3–2 || Halladay (2–0) || Lannan (1–1) || || 16,914 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 14 || Phillies || 4–0 || Lee (2–1) || Zimmermann (1–2) || || 24,875 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 15 || Brewers || 4–3 (10) || Gaudin (1–1) || Braddock (0–1) || || 17,217 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 16 || Brewers || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 17 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 17 (1) || Brewers || 8–4 || Marquis (1–0) || Gallardo (1–1) || || rowspan=2| 23,047The two games on April 17 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined. || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 17 (2) || Brewers || 5–1 || Hernández (2–1) || Loe (1–1) || Storen (1) || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 19 || @ Cardinals || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 20 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 20 (1) || @ Cardinals || 8–6 || Lannan (2–1) || Westbrook (1–2) || Storen (2) || 32,340 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 20 (2) || @ Cardinals || 5–3 || García (3–0) || Zimmermann (1–3) || Boggs (1) || 33,714 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 21 || @ Cardinals || 5–0 || Lohse (3–1) || Gorzelanny (0–2) || || 36,160 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 22 || @ Pirates || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 23 || @ Pirates || 7–2 || Karstens (2–0) || Hernández (2–2) || || 18,262 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 24 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Marquis (2–0) || Correia (3–2) || Storen (3) || 9,520 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 25 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Maholm (1–3) || Lannan (2–2) || Hanrahan (6) || 12,457 || 10–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 26 || Mets || 6–4 || Igarashi (1–0) || Zimmermann (1–4) || Rodríguez (5) || 14,603 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 27 || Mets || 6–3 || Beato (1–0) || Burnett (0–1) || Rodríguez (6) || 13,568 || 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 28 || Mets || 4–3 || Hernández (3–2) || Capuano (2–2) || Storen (4) || 15,142 || 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || April 29 || Giants || 3–0 || Marquis (3–0) || Lincecum (2–3) || || 21,399 || 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || April 30 || Giants || 2–1 || Mota (2–0) || Lannan (2–3) || Wilson (8) || 28,766 || 12–14 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; May (11–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 1 || Giants || 5–2 || Zimmermann (2–4) || Cain (2–2) || Storen (5) || 21,611 || 13–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 2 || Giants || 2–0 || Gorzelanny (1–2) || Bumgarner (0–5) || Storen (6) || 15,342 || 14–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 3 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Hamels (4–1) || Hernández (3–3) || || 45,695 || 14–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 4 || @ Phillies || 7–4 || Worley (2–0) || Marquis (3–1) || || 44,123 || 14–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 5 || @ Phillies || 7–3 || Halladay (5–1) || Lannan (2–4) || || 45,316 || 14–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 6 || @ Marlins || 3–2 (10) || Storen (2–1) || Dunn (2–2) || Burnett (4) || 15,325 || 15–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 7 || @ Marlins || 5–2 || Gorzelanny (2–2) || Volstad (2–2) || Storen (7) || 17,409 || 16–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 8 || @ Marlins || 8–0 || Sánchez (2–1) || Hernández (3–4) || || 10,523 || 16–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 10 || @ Braves || 7–6 || Marquis (4–1) || Hudson (4–3) || Storen (8) || 16,143 || 17–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 11 || @ Braves || 7–3 (11) || Storen (3–1) || Linebrink (0–1) || || 16,692 || 18–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 12 || @ Braves || 6–5 (10) || Kimbrel (1–1) || Slaten (0–1) || || 19,758 || 18–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 13 || Marlins || 6–5 (11) || Mujica (4–1) || Broderick (0–1) || Oviedo (13) || 19,503 || 18–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 14 || Marlins || 1–0 || Sánchez (3–1) || Hernández (3–5) || Oviedo (14) || 22,497 || 18–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 15 || Marlins || 8–4 || Marquis (5–1) || Vázquez (2–4) || || 18,356 || 19–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || Pirates || 4–2 || Kimball (1–0) || Maholm (1–6) || Storen (9) || 21,960 || 20–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 17 || Pirates || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 2 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 18 || @ Mets || 3–0 || Niese (3–4) || Gorzelanny (2–3) || Rodríguez (13) || 24,527 || 20–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 19 || @ Mets || 1–0 || Gee (3–0) || Hernández (3–6) || Rodríguez (14) || 26,835 || 20–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 20 || @ Orioles || 17 – 5 || Rodríguez (1–0) || Arrieta (5–2) || || 24,442 || 21–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || @ Orioles || 8–3 || Guthrie (2–6) || Lannan (2–5) || || 33,107 || 21–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 22 || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Johnson (3–1) || Zimmermann (2–5) || Gregg (8) || 33,626 || 21–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 23 || @ Brewers || 11 – 3 || Gallardo (6–2) || Gorzelanny (2–4) || || 22,906 || 21–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 24 || @ Brewers || 7–6 || McClendon (2–0) || Rodríguez (1–1) || Axford (13) || 24,722 || 21–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 25 || @ Brewers || 6–4 || Greinke (3–1) || Marquis (5–2) || Loe (1) || 34,419 || 21–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 27 || Padres || 2–1 || Storen (4–1) || Adams (2–1) || || 21,024 || 22–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 28 || Padres || 2–1 || Stauffer (1–3) || Zimmermann (2–6) || Bell (11) || 19,159 || 22–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 29 || Padres || 5–4 || Gregerson (2–1) || Storen (4–2) || Bell (12) || 23,169 || 22–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || Phillies || 5–4 || Halladay (7–3) || Burnett (0–2) || Madson (12) || 34,789 || 22–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || May 31 || Phillies || 10 – 2 || Marquis (6–2) || Lee (4–5) || || 21,017 || 23–31 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; June (17–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 1 || Phillies || 2–1 || Lannan (3–5) || Oswalt (3–3) || Storen (10) || 24,495 || 24–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 2 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–1 || Zimmermann (3–6) || Duke (1–1) || Storen (11) || 17,810 || 25–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 3 || @ Diamondbacks || 4–0 || Collmenter (4–1) || Maya (0–1) || || 20,332 || 25–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 4 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–0 || Saunders (3–5) || Hernández (3–7) || Putz (17) || 26,199 || 25–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 5 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–4 (11) || Burnett (1–2) || Paterson (0–1) || || 23,129 || 26–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 6 || @ Giants || 5–4 (13) || López (3–1) || Stammen (0–1) || || 41,180 || 26–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 7 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Zimmermann (4–6) || Sánchez (4–4) || Storen (12) || 41,786 || 27–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 8 || @ Giants || 3–1 || Cain (5–4) || Burnett (1–3) || || 41,738 || 27–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 9 || @ Padres || 7–3 || Harang (7–2) || Hernández (3–8) || || 16,464 || 27–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 10 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Marquis (7–2) || Latos (4–7) || Storen (13) || 23,211 || 28–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 11 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Lannan (4–5) || Richard (2–8) || Storen (14) || 25,027 || 29–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 12 || @ Padres || 2–0 || Coffey (2–0) || Bell (2–3) || Storen (15) || 20,185 || 30–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 14 || Cardinals || 8–6 || Rodríguez (2–1) || Batista (3–2) || Storen (16) || 26,739 || 31–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 15 || Cardinals || 10 – 0 || Hernández (4–8) || McClellan (6–3) || || 27,130 || 32–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 16 || Cardinals || 7–4 (10) || Burnett (2–3) || Salas (3–1) || || 19,662 || 33–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 17 || Orioles || 8–4 || Burnett (3–3) || Accardo (3–3) || || 35,562 || 34–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 18 || Orioles || 4–2 || Zimmermann (5–6) || Matusz (1–2) || Storen (17) || 36,614 || 35–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 19 || Orioles || 7–4 || Jakubauskas (2–0) || Gorzelanny (2–5) || || 35,439 || 35–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 21 || Mariners || 6–5 || Coffey (3–0) || Pauley (4–1) || || 21,502 || 36–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 22 || Mariners || 2–1 || Lannan (5–5) || Bédard (4–5) || Storen (18) || 21,367 || 37–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 23 || Mariners || 1–0 || Clippard (1–0) || Ray (3–2) || || 21,161 || 38–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 9–5 (14) || Balester (1–0) || Thornton (0–4) || || 23,856 || 39–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 25 || @ White Sox || 3–0 || Peavy (4–1) || Gorzelanny (2–6) || Santos (15) || 23,008 || 39–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 78 || June 26 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Hernández (5–8) || Humber (7–4) || Storen (19) || 24,057 || 40–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 27 || @ Angels || 4–3 (10) || Downs (5–2) || Burnett (3–4) || || 35,032 || 40–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 28 || @ Angels || 11 – 5 || Takahashi (2–1) || Balester (1–1) || || 41,029 || 40–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || June 29 || @ Angels || 1–0 || Haren (8–5) || Zimmermann (5–7) || Walden (18) || 35,257 || 40–41 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; July (11–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 1 || Pirates || 2–1 || Storen (5–2) || Wood (0–3) || || 22,399 || 41–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 2 (1) || Pirates || 5–3 || Veras (2–2) || Burnett (3–5) || Hanrahan (24) || rowspan=2| 39,638The two games on July 2 were played as a single-admission doubleheader with attendance counted only for the two games combined. || 41–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 2 (2) || Pirates || 4–3 || Mattheus (1–0) || Watson (0–1) || Storen (20) || 42–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 3 || Pirates || 10 – 2 || Correia (11–6) || Marquis (7–3) || || 23,522 || 42–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 4 || Cubs || 5–4 (10) || Rodríguez (3–1) || Mateo (1–2) || || 32,937 || 43–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 5 || Cubs || 3–2 || Detwiler (1–0) || Ortiz (0–1) || Storen (21) || 19,181 || 44–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 6 || Cubs || 5–4 || Mattheus (2–0) || Wood (1–4) || Storen (22) || 19,631 || 45–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 7 || Cubs || 10 – 9 || Marshall (5–2) || Rodríguez (3–2) || Mármol (18) || 22,016 || 45–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 8 || Rockies || 3–2 || Hammel (5–8) || Lannan (5–6) || Street (25) || 19,046 || 45–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 9 || Rockies || 2–1 || Jiménez (4–8) || Marquis (7–4) || Street (26) || 29,441 || 45–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 10 || Rockies || 2–0 || Zimmermann (6–7) || Chacín (8–7) || Storen (23) || 21,186 || 46–46 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |colspan=9| All–Star Break (July 11–14) |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 15 || @ Braves || 11 – 1 || Hudson (9–6) || Hernández (5–9) || || 34,106 || 46–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 16 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Lannan (6–6) || Hanson (10–5) || Storen (24) || 42,456 || 47–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 17 || @ Braves || 9–8 || Kimbrel (3–2) || Mattheus (2–1) || || 30,314 || 47–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 96 || July 18 || @ Astros || 5–2 || Marquis (8–4) || Lyles (0–5) || Storen (25) || 28,975 || 48–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 19 || @ Astros || 7–6 || Happ (4–11) || Zimmermann (6–8) || Melançon (8) || 32,418 || 48–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 20 || @ Astros || 3–2 (11) || López (2–4) || Coffey (3–1) || || 29,605 || 48–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 22 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Lannan (7–6) || Kuroda (6–12) || || 39,839 || 49–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 23 || @ Dodgers || 7–6 || Guerra (2–0) || Mattheus (2–2) || || 34,590 || 49–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 24 || @ Dodgers || 3–1 || Billingsley (9–8) || Marquis (8–5) || Guerra (7) || 36,458 || 49–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 26 || Marlins || 11 – 2 || Nolasco (7–7) || Zimmermann (6–9) || || 24,650 || 49–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 27 || Marlins || 7–5 || Vázquez (7–9) || Hernández (5–10) || Oviedo (29) || 21,974 || 49–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 28 || Marlins || 5–2 || Sanches (4–1) || Lannan (7–7) || || 24,153 || 49–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 29 || Mets || 8–5 || Gee (10–3) || Wang (0–1) || Isringhausen (5) || 30,114 || 49–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || July 30 || Mets || 3–0 || Maya (1–1) || Dickey (5–9) || Storen (26) || 35,414 || 50–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || July 31 || Mets || 3–2 || Storen (6–2) || Parnell (3–3) || || 25,307 || 51–56 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; August (12–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 108 || August 1 || Braves || 5–3 || Hernández (6–10) || Jurrjens (12–4) || Storen (27) || 19,940 || 52–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 2 || Braves || 9–3 || Lannan (8–7) || Lowe (6–10) || || 24,326 || 53–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 3 || Braves || 6–4 || Beachy (5–2) || Wang (0–2) || Kimbrel (32) || 20,043 || 53–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 4 || @ Rockies || 6–3 || Rogers (5–1) || Detwiler (1–1) || || 35,956 || 53–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 112 || August 5 || @ Rockies || 5–3 || Zimmermann (7–9) || Nicasio (4–4) || Storen (28) || 35,034 || 54–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 6 || @ Rockies || 15 – 7 || Chacín (9–8) || Hernández (6–11) || || 43,321 || 54–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 7 || @ Rockies || 3–2 || Clippard (2–0) || Bélisle (5–4) || Storen (29) || 34,812 || 55–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || August 8 || @ Cubs || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 9 || @ Cubs || 3–1 || Wang (1–2) || Garza (5–9) || Storen (30) || 37,109 || 56–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 10 || @ Cubs || 4–2 || López (3–3) || Detwiler (1–2) || Mármol (25) || 38,010 || 56–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 11 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Dempster (10–8) || Zimmermann (7–10) || Mármol (26) || 34,733 || 56–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 12 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Hernández (7–11) || Hamels (13–7) || Storen (31) || 45,762 || 57–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 13 || @ Phillies || 11 – 3 || Oswalt (5–7) || Lannan (8–8) || || 45,570 || 57–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || August 14 || @ Phillies || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 20 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 16 || Reds || 6–4 || Wang (2–2) || Leake (10–8) || Storen (32) || 23,888 || 58–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 17 || Reds || 2–1 || Cueto (9–5) || Detwiler (1–3) || Cordero (24) || 20,374 || 58–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 18 || Reds || 3–1 || Zimmermann (8–10) || Arroyo (7–10) || Storen (33) || 19,508 || 59–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 123 || August 19 || Phillies || 8–4 || Coffey (4–1) || Madson (3–2) || || 37,841 || 60–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 20 || Phillies || 5–0 || Oswalt (6–7) || Lannan (8–9) || || 44,685 || 60–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 21 || Phillies || 5–4 (10) || Burnett (4–5) || Lidge (0–1) || || 41,727 || 61–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 22 || Diamondbacks || 4–1 || Detwiler (2–3) || Saunders (8–11) || Storen (34) || 19,377 || 62–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 23 || Diamondbacks || 2–0 || Kennedy (16–4) || Zimmermann (8–11) || Putz (31) || 17,029 || 62–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 24 || Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Hudson (13–9) || Hernández (7–12) || Putz (32) || 17,881 || 62–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 25 || Diamondbacks || 8–1 || Miley (1–1) || Lannan (8–10) || || 17,666 || 62–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 26 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Cordero (5–3) || Balester (1–2) || || 35,089 || 62–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 27 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Leake (11–8) || Detwiler (2–4) || Cordero (29) || 30,423 || 62–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 28 || @ Reds || 5–4 (14) || Bray (4–2) || Balester (1–3) || || 28,415 || 62–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 133 || August 30 || @ Braves || 9–2 || Hernández (8–12) || Jurrjens (13–6) || || 16,674 || 63–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 31 || @ Braves || 3–1 || Lowe (9–12) || Lannan (8–11) || Kimbrel (41) || 20,687 || 63–71 |- y background:#11225b;color:white; September (17–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 1 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Hudson (14–8) || Wang (2–3) || Kimbrel (42) || 18,794 || 63–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 2 || Mets || 7–3 || Dickey (7–11) || Detwiler (2–5) || || 27,907 || 63–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 3 || Mets || 8–7 || Burnett (5–5) || Parnell (3–5) || || 34,821 || 64–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 4 || Mets || 6–3 || Igarashi (3–1) || Hernández (8–13) || Parnell (5) || 29,679 || 64–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 5 || Dodgers || 7–2 || Lannan (9–11) || Kuroda (11–15) || || 25,518 || 65–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 6 || Dodgers || 7–3 || Jansen (2–1) || Rodríguez (3–3) || || 29,092 || 65–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 7 || Dodgers || colspan=6| Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 8 as part of a doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 8 (1) || Dodgers || 7–4 || MacDougal (3–1) || Storen (6–3) || Guerra (16) || 21,638 || 65–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 8 (2) || Dodgers || colspan=6| Cancelled (rain) No make-up game was scheduled |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 142 || September 9 || Astros || 4–3 (11) || Clippard (3–0) || Harrell (0–1) || || 18,307 || 66–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 10 || Astros || 9–3 || Rodríguez (11–10) || Lannan (9–12) || || 30,935 || 66–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 144 || September 11 || Astros || 8–2 || Gorzelanny (3–6) || Sosa (2–4) || || 24,238 || 67–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 12 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Coffey (5–1) || Dickey (8–12) || Storen (35) || 27,015 || 68–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 13 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Stammen (1–1) || Thayer (0–2) || Storen (36) || 25,359 || 69–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 14 || @ Mets || 2–0 || Peacock (1–0) || Pelfrey (7–12) || Storen (37) || 26,885 || 70–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 15 || @ Mets || 10 – 1 || Milone (1–0) || Schwinden (0–2) || || 22,205 || 71–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 16 || Marlins || 3–0 || Vázquez (11–11) || Lannan (9–13) || || 22,932 || 71–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 17 || Marlins || 4–1 (13) || Hensley (5–6) || Balester (1–4) || Oviedo (36) || 33,247 || 71–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 18 || Marlins || 4–3 || Wang (3–3) || Hand (1–8) || Storen (38) || 26,581 || 72–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 152 || September 20 (1) || @ Phillies || 4–3 (10) || Gorzelanny (4–6) || Stutes (6–2) || Storen (39) || 44,263 || 73–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 20 (2) || @ Phillies || 3–0 || Detwiler (3–5) || Lee (16–8) || Storen (40) || 45,408 || 74–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 21 || @ Phillies || 7–5 || Lannan (10–13) || Worley (11–3) || Rodríguez (1) || 45,083 || 75–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 22 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Peacock (2–0) || Oswalt (8–10) || || 45,064 || 76–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 23 || Braves || 7–4 || Hudson (16–10) || Strasburg (0–1) || Kimbrel (46) || 28,817 || 76–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 24 || Braves || 4–1 || Wang (4–3) || Beachy (7–3) || Storen (41) || 33,986 || 77–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || September 25 || Braves || 3–0 || Detwiler (4–5) || Minor (5–3) || Storen (42) || 37,638 || 78–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 26 || @ Marlins || 6–4 || Severino (1–0) || Mujica (9–6) || Rodríguez (2) || 21,058 || 79–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Vázquez (13–11) || Slaten (0–2) || || 21,902 || 79–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || September 28 || @ Marlins || 3–1 || Strasburg (1–1) || Volstad (5–13) || Storen (43) || 34,615 || 80–81 |- Player stats 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 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 Iván 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 Corey Brown (baseball) 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 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 Henry Rodríguez (pitcher) 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 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 0 184.2194 90 76 76 106 SP Liván Hernández 8 13 4.47 29 29 0 175.1199 98 87 46 99 SP Jordan Zimmermann 8 11 3.18 26 26 0 161.1154 62 57 31 124 SP Jason Marquis 8 5 3.95 20 20 0 120.2132 58 53 39 71 SP Chien-Ming Wang 4 3 4.04 11 11 0 62.167 35 28 13 25 CL Drew Storen 6 3 2.75 73 0 43 75.157 24 23 20 74 RP Tyler Clippard 3 0 1.83 72 0 26 88.148 18 18 26 104 RP Henry Rodríguez Henry Rodríguez (pitcher) 3 3 3.56 59 0 2 65.254 30 26 45 70 RP Todd Coffey 5 1 3.62 69 0 0 59.255 25 24 20 46 RP Sean Burnett 5 5 3.81 69 0 4 56.254 24 24 21 33 Tom Gorzelanny 4 6 4.03 30 15 0 105.0102 50 47 33 95 Ross Detwiler 4 5 3.00 15 10 0 66.063 26 22 20 41 Collin Balester 1 4 4.54 23 0 0 35.238 21 18 14 34 Yunesky Maya 1 1 5.23 10 5 0 32.240 19 19 10 15 Ryan Mattheus 2 2 2.81 35 0 0 32.026 11 10 15 12 SP Tommy Milone 1 0 3.81 5 5 0 26.028 11 11 4 15 SP Stephen Strasburg 1 1 1.50 5 5 0 24.015 5 4 2 24 Doug Slaten 0 2 4.41 31 0 0 16.126 10 18 9 13 Cole Kimball 1 0 1.93 12 0 0 14.08 3 3 11 11 Brian Broderick 0 1 6.57 11 0 0 12.116 9 9 3 4 Brad Peacock 2 0 0.75 3 2 0 12.07 1 1 6 4 Craig Stammen 1 1 0.87 7 0 0 10.13 1 1 4 12 Chad Gaudin 1 1 6.48 10 0 0 8.112 10 6 8 10 Atahualpa Severino 1 0 3.86 6 0 0 4.25 2 2 1 7 Team totals 80 81 3.58 161 161 49 1449.1 1403 643 577 477 1049 Team leaders Qualifying players only. Batting StatPlayerTotal 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 Stat Player Total W John Lannan 10 L Liván HernándezJohn Lannan 1313 ERA John Lannan 3.70 SO Jordan Zimmermann 124 SV Drew Storen 43 IP John Lannan 184.2 Awards and honors All-Stars Tyler Clippard, P Clippard threw three pitches in the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and was its winning pitcher. Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 note References External links 2011 Washington Nationals Season Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20121004014242/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/schedule/index.jsp?c_id=was October 4, 2012 2011 Washington Nationals season at Baseball Reference Category:Washington Nationals seasons Washington Nationals Wash