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The Washington Nationals start a three-game set with the Atlanta Braves tonight with a chance to clinch a postseason berth while in Turner Field. Stephen Strasburg vs Ervin Santana at 7:10 PM. TV: MASN, MLBN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN, MLBN.

By Patrick Reddington
Paul Abell-US PRESSWIRE

Next Game

Washington Nationals
@ Atlanta Braves

Monday, September 15, 2014 7:10 PM EDT
Turner Field

Ervin Santana vs Stephen Strasburg

WEATHER: Cloudy, 75°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

2. #RENDONISREADY- 3B

3. The WereWerth - RF

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

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

6. "Run-Until-He's-Tagged, Tape-Measure-Testing, Laser-Throwing, Eyeblack-Oozing, Baseball Cyborg" (aka Bryce Harper) - LF

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. Asdrubal "Cabby" Cabrera - 2B

9. Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups

WASHINGTON NATIONALS ATLANTA BRAVES
Denard Span - CF Phil Gosselin - 2B
Anthony Rendon - 3B Andrelton Simmons - SS
Jayson Werth - RF Freddie Freeman - 1B
Adam LaRoche - 1B Justin Upton - LF
Ian Desmond - SS Jason Heyward - RF
Bryce Harper - LF Chris Johnson - 3B
Wilson Ramos - C Christian Bethancourt - C
Asdrubal Cabrera - 2B B.J. Upton - CF
Stephen Strasburg - RHP Ervin Santana - RHP

• Santana vs the Nationals:

Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Asdrubal Cabrera 44 38 8 2 1 1 9 3 6 .211 .279 .395 .674 1 1 0 1 1
Denard Span 35 33 13 3 0 1 6 1 1 .394 .400 .576 .976 0 1 0 0 2
Jayson Werth 16 14 4 1 0 1 2 2 6 .286 .375 .571 .946 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 15 15 3 0 0 1 2 0 5 .200 .200 .400 .600 0 0 0 0 1
Adam LaRoche 12 11 5 0 0 0 3 1 4 .455 .500 .455 .955 0 0 1 0 0
Anthony Rendon 12 9 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 .222 .364 .667 1.030 1 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 11 11 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .182 .182 .182 .364 0 0 0 0 2
Bryce Harper 10 9 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .333 .400 .667 1.067 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Hairston 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 0 0 1 1
Danny Espinosa 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .400 .250 .650 0 0 0 1 0
Tyler Moore 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Zimmermann 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Sandy Leon 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Tanner Roark 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Kevin Frandsen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Steven Souza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Strasburg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 180 162 42 7 1 6 28 10 34 .259 .311 .426 .737 3 2 1 3 7
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Generated 9/15/2014.

• Strasburg vs the Braves:

Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jason Heyward 35 31 13 3 0 1 4 3 6 .419 .486 .613 1.099 0 0 0 1 0
Freddie Freeman 33 25 11 2 0 3 9 6 5 .440 .515 .880 1.395 0 2 0 0 0
Chris Johnson 26 26 7 1 0 0 3 0 7 .269 .269 .308 .577 0 0 0 0 1
Justin Upton 26 24 7 0 0 1 4 1 7 .292 .346 .417 .763 0 0 0 1 2
B.J. Upton 24 22 4 1 0 2 3 2 11 .182 .250 .500 .750 0 0 0 0 0
Andrelton Simmons 15 14 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .143 .200 .143 .343 0 0 0 0 1
Emilio Bonifacio 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .200 .300 2 0 0 0 0
Evan Gattis 10 10 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 .200 .200 .500 .700 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy La Stella 9 9 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .333 .778 1.111 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Minor 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1
Ramiro Pena 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .750 .800 .750 1.550 0 0 0 0 0
Julio Teheran 4 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .500 .500 .750 1.250 0 0 0 0 0
Christian Bethancourt 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Doumit 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Philip Gosselin 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 1 0
Jose Constanza 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Harang 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Gerald Laird 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Ervin Santana 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 225 204 60 11 0 9 31 14 58 .294 .345 .480 .826 2 2 0 3 5
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Generated 9/15/2014.

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