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The Washington Nationals are one win over the Atlanta Braves away from clinching a postseason berth. Tanner Roark takes the mound tonight against Aaron Harang in Turner Field. Game Time: 7:10 PM. TV:MASN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN, 1500 AM.

By Patrick Reddington
Paul Abell-US PRESSWIRE

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Washington Nationals
@ Atlanta Braves

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 7:10 PM EDT
Turner Field

Aaron Harang vs Tanner Roark

WEATHER: Cloudy, 81°

• 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. Tanner Roark - 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 Christian Bethancourt - C
Wilson Ramos - C Chris Johnson - 3B
Asdrubal Cabrera - 2B B.J. Upton - CF
Tanner Roark - RHP Aaron Harang - RHP

• Harang vs the Nationals:

Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Adam LaRoche 48 42 10 3 0 5 8 5 7 .238 .313 .667 .979 0 1 1 0 0
Jayson Werth 27 25 3 0 1 1 1 2 11 .120 .185 .320 .505 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 16 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 15 14 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .429 .467 .643 1.110 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Schierholtz 15 14 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 .286 .333 .357 .690 0 0 0 0 0
Asdrubal Cabrera 13 11 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .308 .182 .490 0 0 0 1 0
Kevin Frandsen 13 13 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 .538 .538 .615 1.154 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Hairston 11 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .273 .300 .573 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Espinosa 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Denard Span 10 9 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 .400 .556 .956 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Rendon 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 0 0 0 0
Jose Lobaton 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .200 .800 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Tanner Roark 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Gio Gonzalez 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Stephen Strasburg 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Zimmermann 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Michael Taylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 208 191 45 7 3 7 15 13 45 .236 .286 .414 .700 2 1 1 1 0
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Generated 9/16/2014.

• Roark vs the Braves:

Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Freddie Freeman 13 12 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 .417 .462 .583 1.045 0 0 0 1 0
Justin Upton 13 10 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 .200 .385 .200 .585 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Johnson 12 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583 0 0 0 0 2
B.J. Upton 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 0 0 0 1
Evan Gattis 11 10 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 .273 .200 .473 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Heyward 11 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000 .182 .000 .182 0 1 0 0 0
Tommy La Stella 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .500 .250 .750 0 0 0 0 0
Andrelton Simmons 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Emilio Bonifacio 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Harang 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 1
Gerald Laird 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Ramiro Pena 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 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
Julio Teheran 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Doumit 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Varvaro 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 104 94 19 3 0 1 6 7 21 .202 .269 .266 .535 0 1 0 2 4
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Generated 9/16/2014.

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