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The one-time Washington Senators are back in the nation's capital this weekend for a three-game set with the Nationals. Stephen Strasburg vs Colby Lewis on the mound tonight. Game Time: 7:05 pm EDT; TV: MASN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN, 1500 AM WFED.

By Patrick Reddington
President Richard Nixon tossing out baseball, at Washington Senators' opening game with New York in Washington, D.C. April, 1969
President Richard Nixon tossing out baseball, at Washington Senators' opening game with New York in Washington, D.C. April, 1969
Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3c06488.

Next Game

Texas Rangers
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, May 30, 2014 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Stephen Strasburg vs Colby Lewis

WEATHER: Sunny, 73°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

2. #RENDONISREADY- 3B

3. The WereWerth - RF

4. Adam "Graceful, Effortless" LaRoche - 1B

5. BuffaRhino - C

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

7. Nate McLouth - LF

8. "Left Side" Danny Espinosa - 2B

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

• LINKS:

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Today's Lineups

TEXAS RANGERS WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Shin-Soo Choo - LF Denard Span - CF
Elvis Andrus - SS Anthony Rendon - 3B
Mitch Moreland - 1B Jayson Werth - RF
Adrian Beltre - 3B Adam LaRoche - 1B
Alex Rios - RF Wilson Ramos - C
Chris Gimenez - C Ian Desmond - SS
Leonys Martin - CF Nate McLouth - LF
Rougned Odor - 2B Danny Espinosa - 2B
Colby Lewis - RHP S. Strasburg - RHP

• Strasburg vs the Rangers:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Shin-Soo Choo 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 0 0 0 0 0
Donnie Murphy 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Rios 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 14 13 3 0 0 1 3 1 6 .231 .286 .462 .747 0 0 0 0 0
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Generated 5/30/2014.

• Lewis vs the Nationals:

PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Denard Span 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583 0 0 0 0 1
Kevin Frandsen 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1
Jayson Werth 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 12 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 .250 .308 .500 .808 0 0 0 0 2
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
Generated 5/30/2014.

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