ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst jˈɪɹ wɪððə nˈæʃənəlz, slˈeɪʔn̩ hæd ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ hˈaɪ fˈoːɹ wˈɪnz ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ hæv ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ hˈaɪ ɪn nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɪnnˈɪŋz pˈɪtʃt ænd stɹˈaɪkaʊts.
In his first year with the Nationals, Slaten had a career high 4 wins and also have a career high in number of innings pitched and strikeouts.