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The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves open this week's three-game set at7:05 PM EDT when Doug Fister takes on Braves' lefty Mike Minor. TV: MASN2, MLBN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN, 1500 AM WFED.

By Patrick Reddington
USA TODAY Sports

Next Game

Atlanta Braves
@ Washington Nationals

Monday, September 8, 2014 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Doug Fister vs Mike Minor

WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 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. Ian "+Arm, +Range" 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. Doug Fister - RHP

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Today's Lineups

ATLANTA BRAVES WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Jason Heyward - RF Denard Span - CF
Emilio Bonifacio - CF Anthony Rendon - 3B
Freddie Freeman - 1B Jayson Werth - RF
Justin Upton - LF Adam LaRoche - 1B
Chris Johnson - 3B Ian Desmond - SS
Tommy La Stella - 2B Bryce Harper - LF
Andrelton Simmons - SS Wilson Ramos - C
Gerald Laird - C Asdrubal Cabrera - 2B
Mike Minor - LHP Doug Fister - RHP

• Fister vs the Braves:

Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Emilio Bonifacio 16 14 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 .214 .313 .357 .670 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Doumit 16 14 4 2 0 1 2 1 2 .286 .375 .643 1.018 0 0 0 1 0
B.J. Upton 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 .273 .111 .384 0 0 0 0 1
Freddie Freeman 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 0 0 0 1 0
Evan Gattis 7 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .429 .333 .762 0 0 0 1 0
Chris Johnson 6 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .667 1.167 0 0 0 0 0
Andrelton Simmons 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Upton 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 0 0 0 1 0
Tommy La Stella 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Heyward 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0
Julio Teheran 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 0 0 0 0
Ramiro Pena 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 87 76 18 5 0 1 4 6 10 .237 .326 .342 .668 1 0 0 4 1
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Generated 9/8/2014.

• Minor vs the Nationals:

Name PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ian Desmond 26 24 6 2 0 1 2 2 4 .250 .308 .458 .766 0 0 0 0 1
Adam LaRoche 18 15 6 2 0 0 3 2 3 .400 .444 .533 .978 0 1 0 0 0
Scott Hairston 17 16 6 2 0 1 1 1 4 .375 .412 .688 1.099 0 0 0 0 1
Danny Espinosa 16 15 5 3 0 1 3 1 4 .333 .375 .733 1.108 0 0 0 0 1
Jayson Werth 16 13 4 1 0 1 6 3 6 .308 .438 .615 1.053 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Harper 15 13 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .154 .267 .231 .497 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 11 10 6 0 0 1 3 1 1 .600 .636 .900 1.536 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Rendon 11 8 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 .125 .273 .125 .398 0 1 0 0 0
Denard Span 9 8 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .500 .556 .875 1.431 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Strasburg 9 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0
Kevin Frandsen 8 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0 0 0 0 1
Tyler Moore 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Schierholtz 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0 0 0
Jose Lobaton 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Detwiler 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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
Total 176 154 47 12 2 5 22 17 35 .305 .370 .506 .876 3 2 0 0 4
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Generated 9/8/2014.

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