There were a lot of big hits this year for the Washington Nationals and there were a lot of big wins. This list is sorted by WPA which is Win Probability Added. It means that Jayson Werth‘s walk-off homerun in Game Four of the NLDS is not in the Top 10 because it was a tie game in the bottom of the inning meaning the swing of WPA was not big enough. This list is for games where Washington went from a low chance of winning to a high chance.
Next up is Number 2.
Adam LaRoche: May 8 vs Pittsburgh
The situation: 3-2 Pirates, Top 9, Runner on 1st
Pitcher: Joel Hanrahan
The result: +0.59
LaRoche’s home run was, believe it or not, in a losing effort as Rod Barajas would hit a walk-off shot in the bottom of the inning. However, this is what this list is about, going from a low chance of winning to a high chance. In fact the only way this could have swung the game more is if it was to win the game in a walk-off, which transitions to Number One…
Jared Book grew up a fan of the Montreal Expos and since 2004 has been a roaming baseball fan. He became the Editor of District on Deck in October 2012 and is happy to be back with the franchise that started his relationship with baseball. He has also contributed to Fansided for the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers prior to DoD.
Jared lives in Montreal with his wife. He has a BA in Journalism from Concordia University.
You can follow his ramblings on baseball and other subjects on Twitter at @jaredbook.
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