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The Washington Nationals took the first game of three with the Atlanta Braves last night. Tonight it's Jordan Zimmermann on the mound vs Ervin Santana at 7:05PM EDT. TV: MASN2; MLBN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN, 1500 AM WFED.

By Patrick Reddington
USA TODAY Sports

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Atlanta Braves
@ Washington Nationals

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Jordan Zimmermann vs Ervin Santana

WEATHER: Partly 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 "+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. Jordan "DeadEyez" Zimmermann - 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
Christian Bethancourt - C Wilson Ramos - C
Andrelton Simmons - SS Asdrubal Cabrera - 2B
Ervin Santana - RHP Jordan Zimmermann - RHP

• Zimmermann 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 20 17 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 .294 .368 .353 .721 1 0 0 0 0
Freddie Freeman 19 16 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 .250 .368 .313 .681 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Heyward 18 14 5 1 0 1 3 3 2 .357 .500 .643 1.143 0 0 0 1 0
Justin Upton 16 14 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .357 .438 .357 .795 0 0 0 1 0
B.J. Upton 15 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 .143 .143 .214 .357 1 0 0 0 0
Chris Johnson 12 12 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .250 .250 .333 .583 0 0 0 0 1
Andrelton Simmons 10 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 0 0 0 0 0
Evan Gattis 8 8 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .250 .625 .875 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Doumit 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy La Stella 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0 0 0 0 0
David Hale 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Aaron Harang 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 132 119 30 5 0 2 9 9 23 .252 .315 .345 .660 2 0 0 2 1
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Generated 9/9/2014.

• 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 41 36 8 2 1 1 8 3 5 .222 .300 .417 .717 1 0 0 1 1
Denard Span 32 30 12 2 0 1 6 1 1 .400 .406 .567 .973 0 1 0 0 2
Jayson Werth 13 13 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 .231 .231 .462 .692 0 0 0 0 0
Ian Desmond 12 12 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .167 .167 .417 .583 0 0 0 0 1
Adam LaRoche 9 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Rendon 9 8 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 .250 .333 .750 1.083 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Ramos 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 2
Scott Hairston 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 0 0 1 1
Bryce Harper 7 6 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 .333 .429 .833 1.262 0 0 0 0 0
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
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 153 141 34 5 1 6 22 6 29 .241 .285 .418 .703 2 1 0 3 7
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Generated 9/9/2014.

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