# 2011 Washington Nationals season

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

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

## 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."

## 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 104.1 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

vteNL 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

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 60 | .630 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 94 | 68 | .580 |
vteWild 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

2011 National League recordvte Source: :
| 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

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

* 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.
* June 27, 2011: The Nationals sold Miguel Pérez to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* July 26, 2011: The Nationals traded minor-leaguers Chris Manno and Bill Rhinehart to the Cincinnati Reds for Jonny Gomes and cash.
* July 30, 2011: The Nationals traded Jason Marquis to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor-leaguer Zach Walters 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 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).

### 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. 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.

### Game log

Legend :
| | Nationals win |
| | Nationals loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Nationals team member |
2011 game log :
March (0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31Braves2–0Lowe (1–0)Hernández (0–1)Kimbrel (1)39,0550–1 :
April (12–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
2April 2Braves6–3Lannan (1–0)Hanson (0–1)Burnett (1)21,9411–1
3April 3Braves11 – 2Hudson (1–0)Zimmermann (0–1)22,2101–2
4April 5@ Marlins3–2 (10)Mujica (1–0)Storen (0–1)10,4821–3
5April 6@ Marlins7–4Sanches (1–0)Gaudin (0–1)Oviedo (1)13,8251–4
6April 7@ Marlins5–3 (11)Coffey (1–0)Mujica (1–1)Burnett (2)10,6962–4
7April 8@ Mets6–2Zimmermann (1–1)Dickey (1–1)41,0753–4
8April 9@ Mets8–4Capuano (1–0)Gorzelanny (0–1)Rodríguez (1)31,6963–5
9April 10@ Mets7–3 (11)Storen (1–1)Boyer (0–2)35,1574–5
10April 12Phillies7–4Hernández (1–1)Blanton (0–1)Burnett (3)13,4135–5
11April 13Phillies3–2Halladay (2–0)Lannan (1–1)16,9145–6
12April 14Phillies4–0Lee (2–1)Zimmermann (1–2)24,8755–7
13April 15Brewers4–3 (10)Gaudin (1–1)Braddock (0–1)17,2176–7
–April 16BrewersPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 17 as part of a doubleheader
14April 17 (1)Brewers8–4Marquis (1–0)Gallardo (1–1)23,0477–7
15April 17 (2)Brewers5–1Hernández (2–1)Loe (1–1)Storen (1)8–7
–April 19@ CardinalsPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 20 as part of a doubleheader
16April 20 (1)@ Cardinals8–6Lannan (2–1)Westbrook (1–2)Storen (2)32,3409–7
17April 20 (2)@ Cardinals5–3García (3–0)Zimmermann (1–3)Boggs (1)33,7149–8
18April 21@ Cardinals5–0Lohse (3–1)Gorzelanny (0–2)36,1609–9
–April 22@ PiratesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 25
19April 23@ Pirates7–2Karstens (2–0)Hernández (2–2)18,2629–10
20April 24@ Pirates6–3Marquis (2–0)Correia (3–2)Storen (3)9,52010–10
21April 25@ Pirates4–2Maholm (1–3)Lannan (2–2)Hanrahan (6)12,45710–11
22April 26Mets6–4Igarashi (1–0)Zimmermann (1–4)Rodríguez (5)14,60310–12
23April 27Mets6–3Beato (1–0)Burnett (0–1)Rodríguez (6)13,56810–13
24April 28Mets4–3Hernández (3–2)Capuano (2–2)Storen (4)15,14211–13
25April 29Giants3–0Marquis (3–0)Lincecum (2–3)21,39912–13
26April 30Giants2–1Mota (2–0)Lannan (2–3)Wilson (8)28,76612–14 :
May (11–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
27May 1Giants5–2Zimmermann (2–4)Cain (2–2)Storen (5)21,61113–14
28May 2Giants2–0Gorzelanny (1–2)Bumgarner (0–5)Storen (6)15,34214–14
29May 3@ Phillies4–1Hamels (4–1)Hernández (3–3)45,69514–15
30May 4@ Phillies7–4Worley (2–0)Marquis (3–1)44,12314–16
31May 5@ Phillies7–3Halladay (5–1)Lannan (2–4)45,31614–17
32May 6@ Marlins3–2 (10)Storen (2–1)Dunn (2–2)Burnett (4)15,32515–17
33May 7@ Marlins5–2Gorzelanny (2–2)Volstad (2–2)Storen (7)17,40916–17
34May 8@ Marlins8–0Sánchez (2–1)Hernández (3–4)10,52316–18
35May 10@ Braves7–6Marquis (4–1)Hudson (4–3)Storen (8)16,14317–18
36May 11@ Braves7–3 (11)Storen (3–1)Linebrink (0–1)16,69218–18
37May 12@ Braves6–5 (10)Kimbrel (1–1)Slaten (0–1)19,75818–19
38May 13Marlins6–5 (11)Mujica (4–1)Broderick (0–1)Oviedo (13)19,50318–20
39May 14Marlins1–0Sánchez (3–1)Hernández (3–5)Oviedo (14)22,49718–21
40May 15Marlins8–4Marquis (5–1)Vázquez (2–4)18,35619–21
41May 16Pirates4–2Kimball (1–0)Maholm (1–6)Storen (9)21,96020–21
–May 17PiratesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 2 as part of a doubleheader
42May 18@ Mets3–0Niese (3–4)Gorzelanny (2–3)Rodríguez (13)24,52720–22
43May 19@ Mets1–0Gee (3–0)Hernández (3–6)Rodríguez (14)26,83520–23
44May 20@ Orioles17 – 5Rodríguez (1–0)Arrieta (5–2)24,44221–23
45May 21@ Orioles8–3Guthrie (2–6)Lannan (2–5)33,10721–24
46May 22@ Orioles2–1Johnson (3–1)Zimmermann (2–5)Gregg (8)33,62621–25
47May 23@ Brewers11 – 3Gallardo (6–2)Gorzelanny (2–4)22,90621–26
48May 24@ Brewers7–6McClendon (2–0)Rodríguez (1–1)Axford (13)24,72221–27
49May 25@ Brewers6–4Greinke (3–1)Marquis (5–2)Loe (1)34,41921–28
50May 27Padres2–1Storen (4–1)Adams (2–1)21,02422–28
51May 28Padres2–1Stauffer (1–3)Zimmermann (2–6)Bell (11)19,15922–29
52May 29Padres5–4Gregerson (2–1)Storen (4–2)Bell (12)23,16922–30
53May 30Phillies5–4Halladay (7–3)Burnett (0–2)Madson (12)34,78922–31
54May 31Phillies10 – 2Marquis (6–2)Lee (4–5)21,01723–31 :
June (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
55June 1Phillies2–1Lannan (3–5)Oswalt (3–3)Storen (10)24,49524–31
56June 2@ Diamondbacks6–1Zimmermann (3–6)Duke (1–1)Storen (11)17,81025–31
57June 3@ Diamondbacks4–0Collmenter (4–1)Maya (0–1)20,33225–32
58June 4@ Diamondbacks2–0Saunders (3–5)Hernández (3–7)Putz (17)26,19925–33
59June 5@ Diamondbacks9–4 (11)Burnett (1–2)Paterson (0–1)23,12926–33
60June 6@ Giants5–4 (13)López (3–1)Stammen (0–1)41,18026–34
61June 7@ Giants2–1Zimmermann (4–6)Sánchez (4–4)Storen (12)41,78627–34
62June 8@ Giants3–1Cain (5–4)Burnett (1–3)41,73827–35
63June 9@ Padres7–3Harang (7–2)Hernández (3–8)16,46427–36
64June 10@ Padres2–1Marquis (7–2)Latos (4–7)Storen (13)23,21128–36
65June 11@ Padres2–1Lannan (4–5)Richard (2–8)Storen (14)25,02729–36
66June 12@ Padres2–0Coffey (2–0)Bell (2–3)Storen (15)20,18530–36
67June 14Cardinals8–6Rodríguez (2–1)Batista (3–2)Storen (16)26,73931–36
68June 15Cardinals10 – 0Hernández (4–8)McClellan (6–3)27,13032–36
69June 16Cardinals7–4 (10)Burnett (2–3)Salas (3–1)19,66233–36
70June 17Orioles8–4Burnett (3–3)Accardo (3–3)35,56234–36
71June 18Orioles4–2Zimmermann (5–6)Matusz (1–2)Storen (17)36,61435–36
72June 19Orioles7–4Jakubauskas (2–0)Gorzelanny (2–5)35,43935–37
73June 21Mariners6–5Coffey (3–0)Pauley (4–1)21,50236–37
74June 22Mariners2–1Lannan (5–5)Bédard (4–5)Storen (18)21,36737–37
75June 23Mariners1–0Clippard (1–0)Ray (3–2)21,16138–37
76June 24@ White Sox9–5 (14)Balester (1–0)Thornton (0–4)23,85639–37
77June 25@ White Sox3–0Peavy (4–1)Gorzelanny (2–6)Santos (15)23,00839–38
78June 26@ White Sox2–1Hernández (5–8)Humber (7–4)Storen (19)24,05740–38
79June 27@ Angels4–3 (10)Downs (5–2)Burnett (3–4)35,03240–39
80June 28@ Angels11 – 5Takahashi (2–1)Balester (1–1)41,02940–40
81June 29@ Angels1–0Haren (8–5)Zimmermann (5–7)Walden (18)35,25740–41 :
July (11–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
82July 1Pirates2–1Storen (5–2)Wood (0–3)22,39941–41
83July 2 (1)Pirates5–3Veras (2–2)Burnett (3–5)Hanrahan (24)39,63841–42
84July 2 (2)Pirates4–3Mattheus (1–0)Watson (0–1)Storen (20)42–42
85July 3Pirates10 – 2Correia (11–6)Marquis (7–3)23,52242–43
86July 4Cubs5–4 (10)Rodríguez (3–1)Mateo (1–2)32,93743–43
87July 5Cubs3–2Detwiler (1–0)Ortiz (0–1)Storen (21)19,18144–43
88July 6Cubs5–4Mattheus (2–0)Wood (1–4)Storen (22)19,63145–43
89July 7Cubs10 – 9Marshall (5–2)Rodríguez (3–2)Mármol (18)22,01645–44
90July 8Rockies3–2Hammel (5–8)Lannan (5–6)Street (25)19,04645–45
91July 9Rockies2–1Jiménez (4–8)Marquis (7–4)Street (26)29,44145–46
92July 10Rockies2–0Zimmermann (6–7)Chacín (8–7)Storen (23)21,18646–46
All–Star Break (July 11–14)
93July 15@ Braves11 – 1Hudson (9–6)Hernández (5–9)34,10646–47
94July 16@ Braves5–2Lannan (6–6)Hanson (10–5)Storen (24)42,45647–47
95July 17@ Braves9–8Kimbrel (3–2)Mattheus (2–1)30,31447–48
96July 18@ Astros5–2Marquis (8–4)Lyles (0–5)Storen (25)28,97548–48
97July 19@ Astros7–6Happ (4–11)Zimmermann (6–8)Melançon (8)32,41848–49
98July 20@ Astros3–2 (11)López (2–4)Coffey (3–1)29,60548–50
99July 22@ Dodgers7–2Lannan (7–6)Kuroda (6–12)39,83949–50
100July 23@ Dodgers7–6Guerra (2–0)Mattheus (2–2)34,59049–51
101July 24@ Dodgers3–1Billingsley (9–8)Marquis (8–5)Guerra (7)36,45849–52
102July 26Marlins11 – 2Nolasco (7–7)Zimmermann (6–9)24,65049–53
103July 27Marlins7–5Vázquez (7–9)Hernández (5–10)Oviedo (29)21,97449–54
104July 28Marlins5–2Sanches (4–1)Lannan (7–7)24,15349–55
105July 29Mets8–5Gee (10–3)Wang (0–1)Isringhausen (5)30,11449–56
106July 30Mets3–0Maya (1–1)Dickey (5–9)Storen (26)35,41450–56
107July 31Mets3–2Storen (6–2)Parnell (3–3)25,30751–56 :
August (12–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
108August 1Braves5–3Hernández (6–10)Jurrjens (12–4)Storen (27)19,94052–56
109August 2Braves9–3Lannan (8–7)Lowe (6–10)24,32653–56
110August 3Braves6–4Beachy (5–2)Wang (0–2)Kimbrel (32)20,04353–57
111August 4@ Rockies6–3Rogers (5–1)Detwiler (1–1)35,95653–58
112August 5@ Rockies5–3Zimmermann (7–9)Nicasio (4–4)Storen (28)35,03454–58
113August 6@ Rockies15 – 7Chacín (9–8)Hernández (6–11)43,32154–59
114August 7@ Rockies3–2Clippard (2–0)Bélisle (5–4)Storen (29)34,81255–59
–August 8@ CubsPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 11
115August 9@ Cubs3–1Wang (1–2)Garza (5–9)Storen (30)37,10956–59
116August 10@ Cubs4–2López (3–3)Detwiler (1–2)Mármol (25)38,01056–60
117August 11@ Cubs4–3Dempster (10–8)Zimmermann (7–10)Mármol (26)34,73356–61
118August 12@ Phillies4–2Hernández (7–11)Hamels (13–7)Storen (31)45,76257–61
119August 13@ Phillies11 – 3Oswalt (5–7)Lannan (8–8)45,57057–62
–August 14@ PhilliesPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 20 as part of a doubleheader
120August 16Reds6–4Wang (2–2)Leake (10–8)Storen (32)23,88858–62
121August 17Reds2–1Cueto (9–5)Detwiler (1–3)Cordero (24)20,37458–63
122August 18Reds3–1Zimmermann (8–10)Arroyo (7–10)Storen (33)19,50859–63
123August 19Phillies8–4Coffey (4–1)Madson (3–2)37,84160–63
124August 20Phillies5–0Oswalt (6–7)Lannan (8–9)44,68560–64
125August 21Phillies5–4 (10)Burnett (4–5)Lidge (0–1)41,72761–64
126August 22Diamondbacks4–1Detwiler (2–3)Saunders (8–11)Storen (34)19,37762–64
127August 23Diamondbacks2–0Kennedy (16–4)Zimmermann (8–11)Putz (31)17,02962–65
128August 24Diamondbacks4–2Hudson (13–9)Hernández (7–12)Putz (32)17,88162–66
129August 25Diamondbacks8–1Miley (1–1)Lannan (8–10)17,66662–67
130August 26@ Reds4–3Cordero (5–3)Balester (1–2)35,08962–68
131August 27@ Reds6–3Leake (11–8)Detwiler (2–4)Cordero (29)30,42362–69
132August 28@ Reds5–4 (14)Bray (4–2)Balester (1–3)28,41562–70
133August 30@ Braves9–2Hernández (8–12)Jurrjens (13–6)16,67463–70
134August 31@ Braves3–1Lowe (9–12)Lannan (8–11)Kimbrel (41)20,68763–71 :
September (17–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
135September 1@ Braves5–2Hudson (14–8)Wang (2–3)Kimbrel (42)18,79463–72
136September 2Mets7–3Dickey (7–11)Detwiler (2–5)27,90763–73
137September 3Mets8–7Burnett (5–5)Parnell (3–5)34,82164–73
138September 4Mets6–3Igarashi (3–1)Hernández (8–13)Parnell (5)29,67964–74
139September 5Dodgers7–2Lannan (9–11)Kuroda (11–15)25,51865–74
140September 6Dodgers7–3Jansen (2–1)Rodríguez (3–3)29,09265–75
–September 7DodgersPostponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 8 as part of a doubleheader
141September 8 (1)Dodgers7–4MacDougal (3–1)Storen (6–3)Guerra (16)21,63865–76
–September 8 (2)DodgersCancelled (rain) No make-up game was scheduled
142September 9Astros4–3 (11)Clippard (3–0)Harrell (0–1)18,30766–76
143September 10Astros9–3Rodríguez (11–10)Lannan (9–12)30,93566–77
144September 11Astros8–2Gorzelanny (3–6)Sosa (2–4)24,23867–77
145September 12@ Mets3–2Coffey (5–1)Dickey (8–12)Storen (35)27,01568–77
146September 13@ Mets3–2Stammen (1–1)Thayer (0–2)Storen (36)25,35969–77
147September 14@ Mets2–0Peacock (1–0)Pelfrey (7–12)Storen (37)26,88570–77
148September 15@ Mets10 – 1Milone (1–0)Schwinden (0–2)22,20571–77
149September 16Marlins3–0Vázquez (11–11)Lannan (9–13)22,93271–78
150September 17Marlins4–1 (13)Hensley (5–6)Balester (1–4)Oviedo (36)33,24771–79
151September 18Marlins4–3Wang (3–3)Hand (1–8)Storen (38)26,58172–79
152September 20 (1)@ Phillies4–3 (10)Gorzelanny (4–6)Stutes (6–2)Storen (39)44,26373–79
153September 20 (2)@ Phillies3–0Detwiler (3–5)Lee (16–8)Storen (40)45,40874–79
154September 21@ Phillies7–5Lannan (10–13)Worley (11–3)Rodríguez (1)45,08375–79
155September 22@ Phillies6–1Peacock (2–0)Oswalt (8–10)45,06476–79
156September 23Braves7–4Hudson (16–10)Strasburg (0–1)Kimbrel (46)28,81776–80
157September 24Braves4–1Wang (4–3)Beachy (7–3)Storen (41)33,98677–80
158September 25Braves3–0Detwiler (4–5)Minor (5–3)Storen (42)37,63878–80
159September 26@ Marlins6–4Severino (1–0)Mujica (9–6)Rodríguez (2)21,05879–80
160September 27@ Marlins3–2Vázquez (13–11)Slaten (0–2)21,90279–81
161September 28@ Marlins3–1Strasburg (1–1)Volstad (5–13)Storen (43)34,61580–81 :

## 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 | 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

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

Qualifying players only.

#### Batting

| 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

| 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
### 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

| 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 |