• Tonight's 7:10 pm EDT game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals in Port St. Lucie, Florida's Digital Domain Park is not being broadcast on tv, MLB.tv or the radio, so it's box scores for anyone outside of the Sunshine State this evening. It's MLB.com's Gameday and At Bat 11 app for anyone who wants to follow along with us here in the gamethread. Tom Gorzellany is on the mound for the Nats, Chris Young for NY.
• Here's the Washington Nationals' Starting Lineup:
- The Shark - RF
- Ian "Franking" Desmond - SS
THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 3B (Word.)Jerry Hairston - 3B*- Adam LaRoche - 1B
- The People's Champion Michael Morse - LF
- Rick Ankiel - CF
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez - CJesus Flores - C*- Danny Glover - 2B
- Tom Gorzelanny - SP
• (ed. note - " * = The Nats announced this afternoon that Pudge Rodriguez (calf) and Ryan Zimmerman (groin) had been scratched from tonight's lineup. Pudge is said to be fine, the Nats are just being cautious. Zimmerman is expected to miss four or five days according to reports.")
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