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The marquee pitching matchup of the weekend series between the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates features Stephen Strasburg on the mound against Gerrit Cole. Game Time: 7:15 pm EDT; TV: FOX; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN, 1500 AM WFED.

By Patrick Reddington
Justin K. Aller

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Washington Nationals
@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Saturday, May 24, 2014 7:15 PM EDT
PNC Park

Gerrit Cole vs Stephen Strasburg

WEATHER: Clear, 65°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

2. #RENDONISREADY- 2B

3. The WereWerth - RF

4. BuffaRhino - C

5. Ian "+Arm, +Range" Desmond - SS

6. Greg Dobbs - 1B

7. "Left Side" Danny Espinosa - 2B

8. Nate McLouth - LF

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups

WASHINGTON NATIONALS PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Denard Span - CF Josh Harrison - RF
Anthony Rendon - 3B Neil Walker - 2B
Jayson Werth - RF A. McCutchen - CF
Wilson Ramos - C Ike Davis - 1B
Ian Desmond - SS Russell Martin - C
Greg Dobbs - 1B Pedro Alvarez - 3B
Danny Espinosa - 2B Starling Marte - LF
Nate McLouth - LF Clint Barmes - SS
S. Strasburg - RHP Gerrit Cole - RHP

• Cole vs the Nationals:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ian Desmond 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Rendon 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Jayson Werth 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 1 0
Kevin Frandsen 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 0 0 0 0 0
Denard Span 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 15 13 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 .077 .200 .308 .508 0 0 0 1 0
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Generated 5/24/2014.

• Strasburg vs the Pirates:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ike Davis 15 13 4 0 0 2 2 2 4 .308 .400 .769 1.169 0 0 0 0 0
Gaby Sanchez 13 12 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .167 .231 .250 .481 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew McCutchen 12 10 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 .100 .250 .100 .350 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Alvarez 9 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 .125 .222 .500 .722 0 0 0 0 0
Clint Barmes 9 9 2 0 0 1 2 0 3 .222 .222 .556 .778 0 0 0 0 0
Neil Walker 9 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 .333 .250 .583 0 0 0 0 0
Starling Marte 7 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 .167 .286 .667 .952 0 0 0 1 0
Travis Snider 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Francisco Liriano 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Russell Martin 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 1 1
Jordy Mercer 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Jose Tabata 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0 0 0 0 0
Edinson Volquez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 93 84 17 1 0 5 10 7 31 .202 .280 .393 .672 0 0 0 2 1
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Generated 5/24/2014.

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