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hand point * This Web page lists many of the Nationals' remarkable comeback wins and disheartening late losses, as well as all the grand slams, walk-off- home runs, "cycles", no-hitters, and shutouts of years past. Detailed data for the current year, as well as historical annual summary data are found on the Washington Nationals page.


9th inning comebacks, etc. ~ Grand slams ~ Walk-off homers ~ Cycles, 3 HRs, etc. ~ Shutouts

Washington Nationals' 9th (+) inning comeback wins smile and/or blown leads frown

Date Winner Loser Nationals
runs in 9th (© )		 Opponent
runs in 9th (© )		 Extra innings, notes
9-15-05 smile WSH 6 NYM 5 1 0 WSH 1 in 10th
9-17-05 frown SD 8 WSH 5 0 5 SD 3 in 12th
5-13-06 frown ATL 8 WSH 5 0 4 Francouer GW GS
6-18-06 smile WSH 3 NYY 2 2 0 Zimmerman 2-run GW HR
7-9-06 frown SD 10 WSH 9 0 4 .
7-26-06 smile WSH 4 SF 3 2 0 .
8-31-06 smile WSH 6 PHI 5 2 0 WSH 2 in 9th AND 10th, PHI 1 in 10th
9-6-06 frown smile WSH 7 STL 6 2 2 .
6-23-07 frown CLE 4 WSH 3 0 3 .
8-12-07 smile WSH 7 ARI 6 2 0 WSH 4 in 8th
8-24-07 frown COL 6 WSH 5 0 5 .
9-4-07 smile WSH 4 FLA 3 2 0 .
6-5-08 frown smile WSH 10 STL 9 0 2 STL 1, WSH 2 in 10th
5-12-09 frown SFG 9 WSH 7 0 3 .
9-30-09 smile WSH 7 NYM 4 5 1 Maxwell GW GS, 2 outs
6-1-10 smile frown HOU 8 WSH 7 2 2 .
8-26-10 frown smile WSH 11 STL 10 2 4 WSH 1 in 13th
5-11-11 smile WSH 7 ATL 3 2 0 WSH 4 in 11th
6-5-11 frown smile WSH 9 ARI 4 0 3 WSH 5 in 11th; Morse GS
6-21-11 smile WSH 6 SEA 5 5 0 Ramos 3R GW HR, 2 outs
6-24-11 smile WSH 9 CHW 5 1 3 BOTH 1 in 10th AND 12th; WSH 4 in 14th
8-19-11 smile WSH 8 PHI 4 6 0 Zimmerman GW GS, 2 outs, 3-2 count
9-3-11 smile WSH 8 NYM 7 2 0 Zimmerman GW 2 RBI hit
9-26-11 smile WSH 6 FLA 4 3 0 Morse 3-run HR in 9th (his 30th!)
5-8-12 smile frown PIT 5 WSH 4 2 2 BOTH 2-run HRs in 9th (H.Rod. BS)
5-13-12 frown CIN 9 WSH 6 0 4 Votto GS in 9th (H.Rod. BS)
7-5-12 smile WSH 6 SF 5 2 0 Harper (1B), LaRoche (GO / BL) RBIs in 9th.
7-17-12 frown smile WSH 5 NYM 4 1 3 Espinosa RBI in 9th; Mets 1, Harper RBI, BL WP in 10th.
10-12-12 frown STL 9 WSH 7 0 4 Nats were one strike away from winning in 9th, twice.
6-4-13 smile WSH 3 NYM 2 2 0 Steve Lombardozzi GW sac fly RBI in 9th.
9-17-13 smile WSH 6 ATL 5 3 0 ???
4-23-14 smile WSH 5 LAA 4 4 0 The Nats' 9th inning rally averted being swept at home.
5-12-14 smile WSH 6 ARI 5 2 0 Danny Espinosa & Kevin Frandsen home runs in 9th inning.
7-28-14 frown MIA 7 WSH 6 0 4 Nats led 6-0 in the 5th inning; blown save by Rafael Soriano.
8-17-14 frown smile WSH 6 PIT 5 1 3 Blown save by R. Soriano. J. Werth double & run in 11th inning.
9-3-14 smile frown smile WSH 8 LAD 5 3 1 A. LaRoche 2-run PH HR in 9th, 2 RBIs in 12th & 1 in 14th; R. Soriano BS.
4-28-15 smile WSH 13 ATL 12 3 0 Braves led 9-1 after 2; Dan Uggla 2-run triple in 7th, 3-run HR in 9th.
5-13-15 smile WSH 9 ARI 6 4 0 Back-and-forth game; Michael A. Taylor grand slam in 9th.
5-3-16 frown KC 7 WSH 6 0 3 Back-and-forth game; blown save (and loss) by J. Papelbon.
6-12-16 frown smile WSH 5 PHI 4 2 1 J. Werth 2-run walk-off single; J. Papelbon got the win after giving up the go-ahead run.
6-22-16 frown LAD 4 WSH 3 0 2 M. Taylor misplays single to center field, allowing batter and runner on first to score in 9th.
4-6-17 frown MIA 4 WSH 3 0 1 Blown save by Blake Treinen, and Joe Blanton takes the loss in 11 innings.
4-16-17 frown smile WSH 6 PHI 4 3 1 After Phillies take 4-3 lead in top of 9th, Bryce Harper hits 3-run walk-off homer.
5-9-17 frown BAL 6 WSH 4 0 2 Blown save by Enny Romero, and Jacob Turner takes the loss in 12 innings.
5-14-17 frown PHI 4 WSH 3 0 3 Blown save by Shawn Kelley, who takes the loss.
6-10-17 frown TEX 6 WSH 3 0 2 Blown save by Koda Glover, and Shawn Kelley takes the loss in 11 innings.
6-12-17 frown ATL 11 WSH 10 1 3 Blown save by Matt Albers, and takes the loss.
6-29-17 frown CHC 5 WSH 4 0 3 After Nats take 4-2 lead in the 7th, blown save by Blake Treinen, who takes the loss.
9-30-17 frown PIT 4 WSH 1 0 4 4 of Pirates' 5 hits were in 9th inning; blown save by Brandon Kintzler, who takes the loss.
5-6-18 smile WSH 5 PHI 4 2 0 Hector Neris walks in tying run with no outs, then walk-off bases-loaded single by Wilmer Difo.
5-19-18 frown LAD 5 WSH 4 0 2 First blown save by Sean Doolittle, who took the loss.
8-12-18 frown CHC 4 WSH 3 0 4 With 2 outs and 2 strikes in the 9th inning, David Bote hit a grand slam off Ryan Madson.
8-22-18 smile WSH 8 PHI 7 2 0 With two outs in the 9th, Juan Soto doubles, then Ryan Zimmerman hits walk-off home run #11.
9-11-18 smile WSH 7 PHI 6 3 0 Juan Soto hit a two-run homer in the 4th, and a solo homer in the 10th inning.
4-9-19 smile WSH 10 PHI 6 1 0 Victor Robles hit a solo homer in the 9th, and Juan Soto a 3-run homer in the 10th inning.
6-8-19 frown SD 5 WSH 4 0 2 Blown save by Sean Doolittle, who took the loss.
7-25-19 frown COL 8 WSH 4 0 2 Blown save by Fernando Rodney, who took the loss.
8-9-19 frown NYM 7 WSH 6 0 4 Blown save by Sean Doolittle, who took the loss.
8-17-19 frown smile frown MIL 15 WSH 14 1 4 Blown save by Sean Doolittle; Both teams scored 1 in 13th inning, MIL 2, WSH 1 in 14th inning.
8-30-19 frown smile WSH 7 MIA 6 2 2 Blown save by Daniel Hudson, who got the win.
9-3-19 frown smile WSH 11 NYM 10 7 5 Pinch-hit 2-run double by Ryan Zimmerman, then 3-run walk-off homer by Kurt Suzuki.
8-17-20 frown ATL 7 WSH 6 1 4 HR by Juan Soto in the 9th, then two Braves HRs. Blown save by Daniel Hudson, who took the loss.
© 9-22-20 frown smile WSH 8 PHI 7 2 (8th) 1 (8th) HR by Yadiel Hernandez with automatic runner on second in 8th inning. Daniel Hudson got the win.
7-25-21 frown BAL 5 WSH 4 0 2 Ryan Zimmerman had hit 3-run HR in 6th inning. Brad Hand blew the save and took the loss.
7-26-21 frown PHI 6 WSH 5 0 3 3-run HR by Andrew McCutcheon with one out. Brad Hand blew the save and took the loss.
© 7-29-21 frown smile frown PHI 11 WSH 8 0 (7th), 1 (8th) 3 (7th), 4 (8th) Nats led 7-0 mid-3rd inning; Brad Miller walk-off grand slam. Sam Clay blew the save and took the loss.
8-2-21 frown PHI 7 WSH 5 2 5 Gabe Klobosits gave up two singles in 9th inning & took the loss; Wander Suero blew the save.
8-5-21 frown PHI 7 WSH 6 1 4 Kyle Finnegan blew the save & took the loss.
9-10-21 frown PIT 4 WSH 3 0 2 Patrick Murphy took the loss, Alberto Baldonado blew the save.
9-15-21 frown MIA 8 WSH 6 0 4 Kyle Finnegan blew the save & took the loss.
9-17-21 frown COL 9 WSH 8 0 2 Kyle Finnegan blew the save & took the loss.
5-8-22 frown LAA 5 WSH 4 0 3 Anthony Rendon (ex-Nat) walk-off RBI single; Tanner Rainey blew the save & took the loss.
7-3-22 frown MIA 7 WSH 4 1 2 (+3 in 10th) Victor Robles RBI tied the game in 9th after Tanner Rainey blew the save; Carl Edwards Jr. took the loss.
9-7-22 frown STL 6 WSH 5 0 5 After Nats scored 4 in the 8th inning, Kyle Finnegan blew a 5-1 lead & took the loss.
4-4-23 frown TB 10 WSH 6 0 5 Kyle Finnegan blew a 6-5 lead & took the loss.
5-6-23 smile frown AZ 8 WSH 7 5 2 After Nats scored 5 in the top of the 9th inning (2 HR), Kyle Finnegan blew a 7-6 lead & took the loss.
5-7-23 smile WSH 9 AZ 8 3 0 Joey Meneses hit 3-run homer in the top of the 9th inning, Hunter Harvey got the save.
5-16-23 frown MIA 5 WSH 4 0 3 After Nats scored 3 in 8th inning, Hunter Harvey blew a 4-2 lead & took the loss.
5-25-23 frown SD 8 WSH 6 0 3 After Nats scored 5 in 7th inning, Hunter Harvey blew a 6-5 lead & took the loss.

The above table is a fairly accurate summary of all (or nearly all) the dramatic ninth-inning © twists of fate Nationals have experienced, good and bad. It only includes games in which the lead changed during the ninth inning (excluding games in which the score was tied after eight innings), or in which a team caught up and tied the game during the ninth inning and then ended up winning in extra innings. Home team is underlined. For further details on historic games, see baseballreference.com.
© : This list includes two eight-inning extra-inning games during the 2020-2021 covid-19 pandemic when double-header games were limited to seven regulation innings.

9th inning comebacks, etc. ~ Grand slams ~ Walk-off homers ~ Cycles, 3 HRs, etc. ~ Shutouts

Player totals
(while with Nationals)

Nationals' grand slams


  1. Ryan Zimmerman : 6
  2. Michael Morse : 3
  3. Josh Willingham : 3
  4. Jayson Werth : 3
  5. Danny Espinosa : 3
  6. Bryce Harper : 3
  7. Anthony Rendon : 3
  8. Trea Turner: 3
  9. Adam Dunn : 2
  10. Justin Maxwell : 2
  11. Felipe Lopez : 2
  12. Ronnie Belliard : 2
  13. Ian Desmond : 2
  14. Wilson Ramos : 2
  15. Daniel Murphy : 2
  16. Michael A. Taylor : 2
  17. Gerardo Parra : 2
  18. Howie Kendrick : 2
  19. Brad Wilkerson : 1
  20. Ryan Church : 1
  21. Dmitri Young : 1
  22. Jesus Flores : 1
  23. Jerry Hairston Jr. : 1
  24. Rick Ankiel : 1
  25. Michael A. Taylor : 1
  26. Matt Wieters : 1
  27. Brian Goodwin : 1
  28. Mark Reynolds : 1
  29. Kurt Suzuki : 1
  30. Josh Harrison: 1
  31. Yan Gomes: 1
  32. Josh Bell : 1
  33. C.J. Abrams : 1
  1. Aug. 4, 2005 -- Brad Wilkerson; WSH 7, LAD 0
  2. Apr. 18, 2006 -- Ryan Church; WSH 10, PHI 3 * @
  3. June 4, 2006 -- Alfonso Soriano; WSH 8, MIL 4 @ +
  4. Apr. 22, 2007 -- Ryan Zimmerman; FLA 12, WSH 6 * @     frown
  5. May 12, 2007 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 7, FLA 3 *
  6. May 22, 2007 -- Felipe Lopez; WSH 8, CIN 4 @
  7. May 27, 2007 -- Ryan Langerhans; WSH 7, STL 2 @ +
  8. July 4, 2007 -- Dmitri Young; WSH 6, CHC 0
  9. Sept. 11, 2007 -- Justin Maxwell; FLA 13, WSH 8 * @ +     frown
  10. Apr. 24, 2008 -- Felipe Lopez; WSH 10, NYM 5
  11. May 28, 2008 -- Jesus Flores; WSH 6, SD 4 @
  12. July 1, 2008 -- Ronnie Belliard; WSH 9, FLA 6 @
  13. Aug. 22, 2008 -- Willie Harris; WSH 13, CHI 5 @ +
  14. Apr. 18, 2009 -- Austin Kearns; FLA 9, WSH 6 +     frown
  15. May 24, 2009 -- Adam Dunn; WSH 8, BAL 5
  16. July 25, 2009 -- Adam Dunn; WSH 13, SD 1
  17. July 27, 2009 -- Josh Willingham; WSH 14, MIL 6 @
  18. July 27, 2009 -- Josh Willingham; WSH 14, MIL 6 @ (Yes, twice in one game!)
  19. Aug. 22, 2009 -- Ronnie Belliard; MIL 11, WSH 9     frown
  20. Aug. 25, 2009 -- Elijah Dukes; WSH 15, CHC 6 @ +
  21. Sept. 30, 2009 -- Justin Maxwell; WSH 7, NYM 4 *
  22. Apr. 10, 2010 -- Josh Willingham; WSH 5, NYM 2
  23. Sept. 6, 2010 -- Danny Espinosa; WSH 13, NYM 3
  24. Sept. 17, 2010 -- Justin Maxwell; WSH 4, ATL 2
  25. May 24, 2011 -- Michael Morse; MIL 7, WSH 6 @     frown
  26. June 5, 2011 -- Michael Morse (11th inn.); WSH 9, ARI 5 @
  27. July 22, 2011 -- Jerry Hairston Jr.; WSH 7, LAD 2 * @
  28. Aug. 2, 2011 -- Rick Ankiel; WSH 9, ATL 3
  29. Aug. 19, 2011 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 8, PHI 4 *
  30. Aug. 17, 2012 -- Michael Morse; WSH 6, NYM 4
  31. Sept. 29, 2012 -- Michael Morse; WSH 6, STL 4 @ +
  32. June 19, 2013 -- Ian Desmond; WSH 6, PHI 2 * (11th inn.) @
  33. July 7, 2013 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 11, SD 7
  34. July 28, 2013 -- Wilson Ramos; WSH 14, NYM 1
  35. Apr. 9, 2014 -- Jayson Werth; WSH 10, MIA 7
  36. Apr. 10, 2014 -- Ian Desmond; WSH 7, MIA 1
  37. May 13, 2015 -- Michael A. Taylor; WSH 9, ARI 6 * @
  38. Aug. 25, 2015 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 8, SD 3
  39. Sept. 7, 2015 -- Wilson Ramos; NYM 8, WSH 5     frown
  40. Sept. 14, 2015 -- Jayson Werth; WSH 8, PHI 7 @
  41. Apr. 14, 2016 -- Bryce Harper; WSH 6, ATL 2
  42. Apr. 19, 2016 -- Bryce Harper; WSH 7, MIA 0 @
  43. May 29, 2016 -- Jayson Werth (pinch hit); WSH 10, STL 2
  44. June 30, 2016 -- Danny Espinosa; WSH 13, CIN 4
  45. July 3, 2016 -- Danny Espinosa; WSH 11, CIN 1
  46. Aug. 24, 2016 -- Daniel Murphy; BAL 10, WSH 8     frown
  47. Sep. 6, 2016 -- Anthony Rendon; WSH 9, ATL 7
  48. Apr. 19, 2017 -- Bryce Harper; WSH 14, ATL 4 @
  49. Apr. 19, 2017 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 14, ATL 4 @
  50. Apr. 23, 2017 -- Daniel Murphy; WSH 6, NYM 3 @
  51. July 15, 2017 -- Anthony Rendon; WSH 10, CIN 7 @
  52. Aug. 6, 2017 -- Matt Wieters; WSH 9, CHC 4 @
  53. Aug. 13, 2017 -- Howie Kendrick; WSH 6, SF 2 * (11th inn.)
  54. Sept. 8, 2017 -- Michael A. Taylor (inside the park!); WSH 11, PHI 10
  55. Oct. 11, 2017 -- Michael A. Taylor (NLDS Game 4!); WSH 5, CHC 0
  56. Mar. 31, 2018 -- Brian Goodwin; WSH 13, CIN 7 @
  57. July 5, 2018 -- Trea Turner; WSH 14, MIA 12
  58. Aug. 26, 2018 -- Mark Reynolds; WSH 15, NYM 0 @
  59. May 11, 2019 -- Gerardo Parra; WSH 5, LAD 2 @
  60. June 10, 2019 -- Kurt Suzuki; WSH 12, CWS 1 * (9th inn.) @
  61. July 29, 2019 -- Anthony Rendon; WSH 6, ATL 3
  62. Sep. 24, 2019 -- Trea Turner; WSH 6, PHI 5
  63. Sep. 28, 2019 -- Gerardo Parra; WSH 10, CLE 7
  64. Oct. 9, 2019 -- Howie Kendrick; WSH 7, LAD 3 * (10th inn., NLDS Game 5) @
  65. Sep. 27, 2020 -- Trea Turner; WSH 15, NYM 5
  66. May 22, 2021 -- Josh Harrison; WSH 12, BAL 9
  67. June 15, 2021 -- Yan Gomes; WSH 8, PIT 1
  68. June 23, 2021 -- Josh Bell; WSH 13, PHI 12
  69. Apr. 27, 2023 -- C.J. Abrams (8th inn.); NYM 9, WSH 8 @     frown

NOTE: The Nats hit two grand slams in each of two games: July 27, 2009 and Apr. 19, 2017.
* = 9th inning or later
@ = Away game
+ = Added to this list after consulting Washington Nationals' 2016 Official Media Guide; see July 4, 2016.)

9th inning comebacks, etc. ~ Grand slams ~ Walk-off homers ~ Cycles, 3 HRs, etc. ~ Shutouts

Player totals
(while with Nationals)

Nationals' walk-off home runs


  1. Ryan Zimmerman : 11
  2. Bryce Harper : 5
  3. Trea Turner : 3
  4. Kyle Schwarber : 2
  5. Yadiel Hernandez : 2
  6. Nick Johnson : 1
  7. Wil Nieves : 1
  8. Elijah Dukes : 1
  9. Ronnie Belliard : 1
  10. Willie Harris : 1
  11. Justin Maxwell : 1
  12. Josh Willingham: 1
  13. Adam Dunn : 1
  14. Michael Morse : 1
  15. Wilson Ramos : 1
  16. Ian Desmond : 1
  17. Jayson Werth : 1
  18. Adam LaRoche : 1
  19. Yunel Escobar : 1
  20. Michael A. Taylor : 1
  21. Chris Heisey : 1
  22. Clint Robinson : 1
  23. Howie Kendrick : 1
  24. Mark Reynolds : 1
  25. Matt Adams : 1
  26. Kurt Suzuki : 1
  27. Joey Meneses : 1
  28. Alex Call : 1
  1. June 18, 2006 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 3, NYY 2 #
  2. July 1, 2006 -- Nick Johnson; WSH 4, TB 3 (10 inn.)
  3. July 4, 2006 -- Ryan Zimmerman (3-run); WSH 6, FLA 4 #
  4. May 12, 2007 -- Ryan Zimmerman (grand slam); WSH 7, FLA 3
  5. March 30, 2008 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 3, ATL 2 (Nationals Park very 1st game!)
  6. April 25, 2008 -- Wil Nieves (2-run); WSH 5, CHC 3
  7. June 5, 2008 -- Elijah Dukes (2-run); WSH 10, STL 9 (10 inn.) #
  8. June 29, 2008 * -- Ronnie Belliard (2-run); WSH 3, BAL 2 (12 inn.)   * (error in blog post) #
  9. June 20, 2009 -- Willie Harris (2-run); WSH 5, TOR 3 (12 inn.)
  10. September 6, 2009 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 6, FLA 4 (I was there!)
  11. September 30, 2009 -- Justin Maxwell (grand slam); WSH 7, NYM 4 #
  12. May 23, 2010 ^ -- Josh Willingham; WSH 4, BAL 3 (10 inn.)     ^ (no blog post)
  13. July 6, 2010 ^ -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 6, SD 5     ^ (vacation; no blog post)
  14. July 31, 2010 ^ -- Ryan Zimmerman (3-run); WSH 7, PHI 5     ^ (vacation; no blog post) #
  15. September 28, 2010 -- Adam Dunn; WSH 2, PHI 1
  16. May 27, 2011 -- Michael Morse; WSH 2, SD 1 (I was there!)
  17. June 21, 2011 -- Wilson Ramos (3-run); WSH 6, SEA 5 #
  18. August 19, 2011 -- Ryan Zimmerman (grand slam); WSH 8, PHI 4
  19. May 2, 2012 -- Ian Desmond (2-run); WSH 5, ARI 4 #
  20. October 11, 2012 -- Jayson Werth; WSH 2, STL 1 (NLDS Game 4)
  21. July 25, 2013 -- Bryce Harper (2-run); WSH 9, PIT 7
  22. July 26, 2013 -- Ryan Zimmerman; WSH 2, NYM 1 (2nd game of double-header)
  23. August 7, 2014 -- Bryce Harper (2-run); WSH 5, NYM 3 (13 inn.)
  24. August 18, 2014 -- Adam LaRoche; WSH 5, ARI 4 (11 inn.)
  25. April 21, 2015 -- Yunel Escobar; WSH 2, STL 1 (10 inn.)
  26. May 9, 2015 -- Bryce Harper (2-run); WSH 8, ATL 6
  27. May 19, 2015 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 8, NYY 6 (10 inn.)
  28. September 4, 2015 -- Michael A. Taylor (3-run); WSH 5, ATL 2 (10 inn.)
  29. April 24, 2016 -- Chris Heisey; WSH 6, MIN 5 (16 inn.)
  30. May 9, 2016 -- Clint Robinson; WSH 5, DET 4
  31. September 9, 2016 -- Trea Turner; WSH 5, PHI 4
  32. April 16, 2017 -- Bryce Harper (3-run); WSH 6, PHI 4 #
  33. May 13, 2017 ^ -- Bryce Harper (2-run); WSH 6, PHI 4 ^ (no blog post)
  34. August 13, 2017 -- Howie Kendrick (grand slam); WSH 6, SF 2 (11 inn., 2nd game of double-header)
  35. July 6, 2018 -- Mark Reynolds; WSH 3, MIA 2
  36. August 22, 2018 -- Ryan Zimmerman (2-run); WSH 8, PHI 7 #
  37. March 31, 2019 -- Trea Turner; WSH 6, NYM 5
  38. April 28, 2019 -- Matt Adams; WSH 7, SD 6 (11 inn.)
  39. June 5, 2019 -- Trea Turner (2-run); WSH 6, CWS 4
  40. Sept. 3, 2019 -- Kurt Suzuki (3-run); WSH 11, NYM 10 #
  41. Sept. 22, 2020 -- Yadiel Hernandez (2-run); WSH 8, PHI 7 #
  42. Apr. 16, 2021 -- Kyle Schwarber; WSH 1, ARI 0
  43. Apr. 30, 2021 -- Kyle Schwarber (2-run); WSH 2, MIA 1 (10 inn.) #
  44. Aug. 1, 2021 -- Yadiel Hernandez; WSH 6, CHC 5
  45. Sept. 1, 2022 -- Joey Meneses; WSH 7, OAK 5 (3-run, 10 inn.) #
  46. May 4, 2023 -- Alex Call; WSH 4, CHC 3

# : overcame score deficit, turning defeat into victory.
Adapted from a table posted on July 26, 2013, with links to the blog posts on the date each such home run happened, or shortly thereafter. By definition, the list only includes home games in Washington.

9th inning comebacks, etc. ~ Grand slams ~ Walk-off homers ~ Cycles, 3 HRs, etc. ~ Shutouts

Nationals who hit for the "cycle" *

  1. Apr. 6, 2005 -- Brad Wilkerson; WSH 7, PHI 3 @
  2. Aug. 28, 2008 -- Cristian Guzman; WSH 11, LAD 2
  3. Apr. 25, 2017 -- Trea Turner; WSH 15, COL 11 @
  4. July 23, 2019 -- Trea Turner; WSH 11, COL 1
  5. June 30, 2021 -- Trea Turner; WSH 15, TB 6

* The "cycle" is when a batter hits a single, double, triple, and home run in one game.
@ = away game

Nationals who hit three home runs in one game

  1. Apr. 21, 2006 -- Alfonso Soriano (); WSH 7, ATL 3
  2. July 7, 2010 -- Adam Dunn (); WSH 7, SD 6
  3. May 29, 2013 -- Ryan Zimmerman (); WSH 6, BAL 9 @
  4. May 6, 2015 -- Bryce Harper (); WSH 7, MIA 5
  5. Apr. 30, 2017 -- Anthony Rendon (in the 3rd, 4th, & 8th innings: 10 RBI *); WSH 23, NYM 5
  6. June 20, 2021 -- Kyle Schwarber (in the 1st, 5th, & 7th innings); WSH 5, NYM 2
  7. June 3, 2022 -- Lane Thomas (in the 3rd, 5th, & 7th innings: 4 RBI); WSH 8, CIN 5 @

"@" = away game: Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Great American Ballpark, respectively.
The Nats' first three-home-run game at home was in RFK Stadium, and the rest were in Nationals Park.
* Apr. 30, 2017 was the first time in MLB history that a player hit 3 home runs, 6 hits, and 10 RBIs in a single game!

Nationals' inside-the-park home runs

  1. May 15, 2016 -- Ryan Zimmerman; MIA 5, WSH 1 frown
  2. May 31, 2016 -- Steven Drew; WSH 5, PHI 1 @
  3. Sept. 8, 2017 -- Michael A. Taylor (grand slam!); WSH 11, PHI 10
  4. Sept. 16, 2022 -- Joey Meneses; WSH 5, MIA 4

"@" = away game: Citizens Bank Park.

Four consecutive home runs hit by the Nationals
(in the same inning: "back-to-back-to-back-to-back")

  1. July 27, 2017 -- Brian Goodwin, Wilmer Difo, Bryce Harper, Ryan Zimmerman
  2. June 10, 2019 -- Howie Kendrick (PH), Trea Turner, Adam Eaton, Anthony Rendon

9th inning comebacks, etc. ~ Grand slams ~ Walk-off homers ~ Cycles, 3 HRs, etc. ~ Shutouts

Player totals
(while with Nationals)

Nats' complete-game shutouts
(including no-hitters)


  1. Jordan Zimmermann : 4
  2. Max Scherzer : 4
  3. Stephen Strasburg : 2
  4. John Patterson
  5. Pedro Astacio
  6. John Lannan
  7. Livan Hernandez
  8. Jason Marquis
  9. Gio Gonzalez
  10. Doug Fister
  11. Patrick Corbin
Date Pitcher Opponent Score Stadium Notes
4 Aug 2005 John Patterson Dodgers 7-0 RFK Stadium
15 Aug 2006 Pedro Astacio Braves 5-0 RFK Stadium
21 Jul 2009 John Lannan Mets 4-0 Nationals Park
17 Apr 2010 Livan Hernandez Brewers 8-0 Nationals Park
29 Apr 2011 Jason Marquis Giants 3-0 Nationals Park
31 Aug 2012 Gio Gonzalez Cardinals 10-0 Nationals Park
26 Apr 2013 Jordan Zimmermann Reds 1-0 Nationals Park
11 Aug 2013 Stephen Strasburg Phillies 6-0 Nationals Park
20 Sep 2013 Jordan Zimmermann Marlins 8-0 Nationals Park
8 Jun 2014 Jordan Zimmermann Padres 6-0 PETCO Park
26 Sep 2014 Doug Fister Marlins 4-0 Marlins Park
28 Sep 2014 Jordan Zimmermann Marlins 1-0 Nationals Park 1st Nats no-hitter; I was there!
14 Jun 2015 Max Scherzer Brewers 4-0 Miller Park
20 Jun 2015 Max Scherzer Pirates 6-0 Nationals Park No-hitter!
3 Oct 2015 Max Scherzer Mets 2-0 Citi Field No-hitter!
30 Aug 2017 Stephen Strasburg Marlins 4-0 Nationals Park
9 Apr 2018 Max Scherzer Braves 2-0 Nationals Park
25 May 2019 Patrick Corbin Marlins 5-0 Nationals Park

A preliminary version of this table was posted on August 15, 2013. Links for some subsequent no-hitters generally pertain to blog posts one or more days after the event itself.

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