The beginning of the end

Washington Nationals (64–92) at Colorado Rockies (71–84)

RHP Josiah Gray (1–2, 5.92) l RHP Germán Márquez (12–10, 4.32)

Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 l 6:40 p.m. MT / 8:40 p.m. ET l Game #157 / Road #79

Coors Field | Denver, CO

TV: MASN | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Network

WE’RE IN THE ROCKIES

The Washington Nationals open their penultimate series of the 2021 season on Monday night against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field…Washington last visited Denver, April 22–24, 2019 when the Rockies took two out of the three games from the Nationals.

· These two clubs squared off last week at Nationals Park with the Rockies winning two out of the three games over the weekend.

WORTHY OF YOUR VOTE

Juan Soto has built a resume in 2021 worthy of consideration for National League Most Valuable Player and is in pursuit of his second consecutive National League batting title…Please see the attached game notes for additional information.

· Soto is 30-for-62 (.484) with four doubles, one triple, five homers, 12 RBI, 26 walks, one hit by pitch, one stolen base and 20 runs scored over his last 19 games…He’s struck out just six times in 90 plate appearances in these 19 games.

· He has reached base safely in 17 of his last 24 plate appearances (7 H, 10 BB, .708 OBP) over his last five games.

· According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Soto’s 98 home runs are fourth most in MLB history for anyone prior to their 23rd birthday behind Mel Ott (115), Eddie Mathews (112) and Tony Conigliaro (104).

· Since the All-Star break, Soto is hitting .371/.544/.690…The .544 OBP is seventh in MLB history for any player post-All-Star break.

HEY THERE, KEIBERT

In 10 games dating to Sept. 11, Keibert Ruiz is 17-for-39 (.436) with three doubles, two homers, 12 RBI, one walk, two hit by pitch and seven runs scored…He’s struck out just one time in 42 plate appearances during this stretch…Ruiz has hit safely in eight of the 10 games.

· Ruiz has recorded multi-hit efforts in five of his last eight games, going 16-for-34 (.471) with two doubles, two homers and nine RBI across those eight games.

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