I’m tired of debating the CBA and who is more at fault.
That, combined with the fact that it is challenging to come up with ideas for a post that people can have fun with and discuss, means we have another question that folks can try to guess the answer to.
I (DonH) already know the answer. As does Steve. At some point when the question(s) have been mostly answered I will post the table with all the relevant players.
QUESTION #1
What Nationals’ pitcher had the longest streak of outs without allowing a run to score in 2021. Like before, this only includes players who were pitching for the Nationals during the entire streak. The only rule we have is that you have to do this from memory. No looking at game logs on any of the online resources that might have this info. This question is a variation of a suggestion from stever20. He suggested consecutive innings without a run. I changed that to consecutive outs (basically the same thing) with the modification that the run(s) had to be scored while the pitcher is pitching. So if the next pitchers allows an inherited runner to score, that counts against the new pitcher. My rationale for doing that is that the tracking the runner data is incredibly complicated 🙂 and I did not want to complicate the logic. And the tie-breaker question if multiple folks guess the right player is how many outs were included in the streak. What does the winner get? Absolutely nothing except for a few kudos.HINTS
Here is how hints will be handled. If you suggest a pitcher and he is top 5, we will confirm it. Once all the top 5 have been guessed and confirmed, the next step is to limit to the top 3. For those of you not into combinatorics, there are 10 different sets of 3 that can be selected from a set of 5. And once we have the final 3, there are 6 possible orders. In other words, once the top 5 have been identified, all it takes to complete the challenge is persistence. And yes, there could be ties. But the pitcher with the the longest streaks stands-alone at the top.BONUS
The bonus question is how many PAs were involved in the streak.The complete list.
| Consecutive | Date – Inning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Outs | PAs | From | To | Events |
| Erick Fedde | 59 | 79 | 11MAY-4 | 23JUN-2 | Strikeout; Pop Out; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Single; Pop Out; Groundout; Double; Flyout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Walk; Lineout; Single; Strikeout; Flyout; Groundout; Groundout; Lineout; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Walk; Grounded Into DP; Groundout; Single; Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Flyout; Single; Single; Grounded Into DP; Single; Sac Bunt; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Flyout; Walk; Forceout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Walk; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Single; Flyout; Groundout; Single; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Walk; Flyout; Groundout; Intent Walk; Groundout; Pop Out; Groundout; Walk; Flyout; Walk; Single |
| Max Scherzer | 55 | 74 | 11APR-2 | 27APR-3 | Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Flyout; Pop Out; Flyout; Walk; Double Play; Double; Groundout; Pop Out; Single; Flyout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Pop Out; Flyout; Flyout; Walk; Walk; Strikeout; Single; Flyout; Pop Out; Flyout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Hit By Pitch; Flyout; Single; Walk; Strikeout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout Double Play; Double; Flyout; Strikeout; Lineout; Strikeout; Pop Out; Flyout; Strikeout; Pop Out; Strikeout; Pop Out; Groundout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Grounded Into DP; Walk; Grounded Into DP; Single; Groundout; Strikeout; Single; Single; Walk |
| Paolo Espino | 38 | 54 | 13SEP-1 | 24SEP-3 | Grounded Into DP; Flyout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Lineout; Strikeout; Single; Flyout; Strikeout; Double; Walk; Intent Walk; Strikeout; Single; Forceout; Flyout; Groundout; Flyout; Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Pop Out; Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Double; Double Play; Groundout; Walk; Strikeout; Walk; Groundout; Bunt Pop Out; Lineout; Walk; Single; Double; Pop Out; Groundout; Flyout; Single; Strikeout; Grounded Into DP; Single; Bunt Pop Out; Flyout |
| Ryne Harper | 46 | 18APR-8 | 16JUL-6 | Strikeout; Single; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Flyout; Groundout; Pop Out; Strikeout; Flyout; Walk; Strikeout; Grounded Into DP; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout; Lineout; Forceout; Flyout; Groundout; Lineout; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Single; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Pop Out; Groundout; Lineout; Double; Strikeout; Lineout; Strikeout; Double; Walk; Forceout; Strikeout; Single; Forceout | |
| Brad Hand | 36 | 44 | 09JUN-10 | 29JUN-9 | Forceout; Lineout; Groundout; Strikeout; Lineout; Walk; Strikeout; Forceout; Forceout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Groundout; Flyout; Single; Single; Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout; Lineout; Forceout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Single; Strikeout; Double; Flyout; Hit By Pitch; Single; Flyout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Flyout; Lineout |
| Joe Ross | 45 | 09APR/1 | 19APR-2 | Strikeout; Strikeout; Single; Flyout; Groundout; Flyout; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Walk; Lineout; Single; Forceout; Grounded Into DP; Pop Out; Flyout; Walk; Strikeout; Walk; Forceout; Flyout; Single; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Groundout; Double; Strikeout; Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Single; Grounded Into DP; Groundout; Groundout; Double; Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Pop Out; Lineout; Groundout | |
| Kyle McGowin | 47 | 23APR-8 | 23JUN-5 | Strikeout; Walk; Flyout; Grounded Into DP; Flyout; Strikeout; Walk; Pop Out; Groundout; Single; Field Error; Pop Out; Flyout; Lineout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Flyout; Lineout; Lineout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Pop Out; Lineout; Single; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Pop Out; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Single; Single; Walk | |
| Daniel Hudson | 34 | 40 | 28APR-8 | 27MAY-8 | Strikeout; Single; Flyout; Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Flyout; Bunt Groundout; Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Pop Out; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Flyout; Flyout; Strikeout; Walk; Strikeout; Flyout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Single; Pop Out; Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Flyout; Single; Strikeout |
| Patrick Corbin | 33 | 43 | 09JUN-1 | 15JUN-7 | Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Groundout; Flyout; Single; Lineout; Single; Pop Out; Lineout; Groundout; Walk; Strikeout; Groundout; Lineout; Strikeout; Groundout; Flyout; Walk; Grounded Into DP; Lineout; Groundout; Single; Single; Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Single; Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Lineout; Flyout; Single; Groundout; Single; Lineout; Strikeout |
| Jon Lester | 30 | 42 | 14JUN-2 | 19JUN-7 | Groundout; Walk; Single; Groundout; Groundout; Double; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Single; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Flyout; Double; Lineout; Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Flyout; Lineout; Groundout; Strikeout; Double; Strikeout; Flyout; Flyout; Single; Single; Flyout; Forceout; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Single; Double; Flyout; Strikeout; Single |
| Austin Voth | 29 | 40 | 23APR-7 | 15MAY-8 | Single; Walk; Strikeout; Single; Double Play; Strikeout; Strikeout; Lineout; Strikeout; Hit By Pitch; Strikeout; Groundout; Walk; Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Lineout; Groundout; Grounded Into DP; Groundout; Lineout; Pop Out; Strikeout; Strikeout; Double; Walk; Grounded Into DP; Walk; Groundout; Strikeout; Intent Walk; Pop Out; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Lineout; Single |
| Josh Rogers | 38 | 10SEP-7 | 21SEP-5 | Flyout; Flyout; Single; Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Hit By Pitch; Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Groundout; Single; Strikeout; Lineout; Walk; Strikeout; Lineout; Forceout; Lineout; Flyout; Hit By Pitch; Flyout; Double; Flyout; Lineout; Flyout; Pop Out; Single; Single; Grounded Into DP; Groundout; Lineout; Strikeout; Groundout; Lineout; Groundout; Groundout | |
| Kyle Finnegan | 27 | 37 | 18JUL-6 | 05AUG-9 | Strikeout; Lineout; Flyout; Groundout; Groundout; Flyout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Single; Lineout; Strikeout; Walk; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Walk; Strikeout; Walk; Forceout; Pop Out; Walk; Flyout; Lineout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Single; Grounded Into DP; Lineout; Catcher Interference; Grounded Into DP; Pop Out; Double; Field Error; Strikeout; Groundout |
| Wander Suero | 23 | 30 | 06APR/7 | 15MAY-6 | Groundout; Single; Single; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Lineout; Groundout; Double; Lineout; Walk; Strikeout; Forceout; Walk; Pop Out; Groundout; Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout; Lineout; Flyout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Walk; Single; Grounded Into DP; Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout |
| Sam Clay | 21 | 31 | 17APR-6 | 15MAY-5 | Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Walk; Flyout; Forceout; Single; Strikeout; Single; Forceout; Flyout; Walk; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Strikeout; Grounded Into DP; Field Error; Single; Walk; Lineout; Groundout; Single; Groundout; Single; Groundout; Forceout; Groundout |
| Patrick Murphy | 34 | 02SEP-8 | 13SEP-9 | Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Hit By Pitch; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Single; Single; Strikeout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Lineout; Pop Out; Hit By Pitch; Single; Strikeout; Forceout; Walk; Strikeout; Forceout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Walk; Forceout; Pop Out; Single; Walk; Pop Out; Single; Double | |
| Tanner Rainey | 28 | 06JUN-6 | 22JUN-8 | Pop Out; Strikeout; Flyout; Flyout; Hit By Pitch; Flyout; Strikeout; Walk; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Flyout; Walk; Hit By Pitch; Flyout; Groundout; Flyout; Walk; Grounded Into DP; Flyout; Walk; Pop Out; Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout | |
| Josiah Gray | 28 | 07AUG-3 | 13AUG-5 | Walk; Strikeout; Strikeout; Double; Strikeout; Flyout; Intent Walk; Flyout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Groundout; Strikeout; Single; Pop Out; Sac Bunt; Strikeout; Pop Out; Groundout; Pop Out; Pop Out; Strikeout | |
| Andres Machado | 20 | 25 | 16JUL-2 | 12AUG-4 | Flyout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout; Groundout; Pop Out; Groundout; Groundout; Flyout; Lineout; Intent Walk; Double Play; Groundout; Groundout; Field Error; Strikeout; Flyout; Flyout; Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Strikeout; Single; Strikeout |
| Stephen Strasburg | 19 | 32 | 13APR-3 | 27MAY-1 | Strikeout; Walk; Flyout; Single; Single; Flyout; Intent Walk; Grounded Into DP; Field Error; Walk; Single; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Single; Flyout; Grounded Into DP; Strikeout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Groundout; Walk; Groundout; Walk; Flyout; Strikeout; Walk; Strikeout; Flyout; Walk |
| Sean Nolin | 18 | 27 | 03SEP-3 | 24SEP-7 | Hit By Pitch; Groundout; Groundout; Pop Out; Strikeout; Double; Fielders Choice Out; Flyout; Forceout; Groundout; Single; Hit By Pitch; Walk; Flyout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Single; Forceout; Flyout; Walk; Flyout; Walk; Groundout; Flyout; Groundout; Strikeout |
| Gabe Klobosits | 17 | 24 | 30JUL-8 | 11AUG-7 | Flyout; Flyout; Flyout; Lineout; Groundout; Flyout; Groundout; Single; Single; Double; Strikeout; Groundout; Intent Walk; Flyout; Bunt Groundout; Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Single; Pop Out; Single; Flyout |
| Mason Thompson | 16 | 27 | 11AUG-8 | 26AUG-5 | Pop Out; Single; Forceout; Forceout; Flyout; Walk; Strikeout; Groundout; Field Error; Flyout; Flyout; Single; Walk; Walk; Groundout; Strikeout; Groundout; Pop Out; Walk; Groundout; Single; Sac Bunt; Pop Out; Groundout; Field Error; Strikeout |
| Alberto Baldonado | 14 | 16 | 02SEP/7 | 10SEP-9 | Strikeout; Single; Lineout; Strikeout; Lineout; Strikeout; Lineout; Flyout; Strikeout; Pop Out; Strikeout; Forceout; Pop Out; Walk; Strikeout; Lineout |
| Jefry Rodriguez | 19 | 12JUN/1 | 25JUN-8 | Groundout; Walk; Strikeout; Walk; Flyout; Strikeout; Groundout; Pop Out; Double; Lineout; Flyout; Flyout; Lineout; Walk; Grounded Into DP; Flyout; Strikeout; Flyout; Walk | |
| Joan Adon | 8 | 12 | 03OCT/1 | 03OCT-4 | Strikeout; Walk; Grounded Into DP; Single; Hit By Pitch; Strikeout; Strikeout; Forceout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Walk; Strikeout |
| Javy Guerra | 7 | 14 | 06AUG-8 | 14AUG-7 | Lineout; Single; Flyout; Single; Grounded Into DP; Pop Out; Strikeout; Single; Sac Bunt; Strikeout; Groundout; Walk; Hit By Pitch |
| Luis Avilan | 11 | 13APR-5 | 15APR-6 | Strikeout; Lineout; Pop Out; Walk; Groundout; Lineout; Groundout; Field Error; Hit By Pitch; Pop Out | |
| Will Harris | 6 | 7 | 14MAY-6 | 18MAY-6 | Groundout; Strikeout; Strikeout; Flyout; Walk; Strikeout |
| Hernan Perez | 7 | 13APR/8 | 19APR-9 | Strikeout; Strikeout; Flyout; Pop Out; Triple; Flyout; Lineout | |
| Jhon Romero | 7 | 24SEP/8 | 28SEP-7 | Flyout; Flyout; Groundout; Lineout; Groundout; Triple; Strikeout | |
| Justin Miller | 3 | 4 | 24JUN-8 | 25JUN-3 | Groundout; Flyout; Strikeout |
| Kyle Lobstein | 2 | 3 | 02JUL-7 | 03JUL-9 | Flyout; Groundout |
