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Gio Gonzalez takes the mound in Miami's Marlins Park this afternoon, just eleven miles away from where he grew up in nearby Hialeah, Florida. Can Gio help get the Nats back on track and avoid a three-game sweep? TV: MASN2, WUSA9; RADIO: 106.7 FM.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Apr 26, 2015, 12:47pm EDT

Next Game

Washington Nationals
@ Miami Marlins

Sunday, April 25, 2015 1:10 PM EDT
Marlins Park

Dan Haren vs Gio Gonzalez

WEATHER: Lime Green, 90°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

2. Yunel Escobar - 3B

3. The WereWerth - LF

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

5. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 1B (Word.)

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

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. #NRSOD - 2B

9. Gio Gonzalez (aka The Best-Dressed Pitcher in Town) - LHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	MIAMI MARLINS
Denard Span - CF	Dee Gordon - 2B
Yunel Escobar - 3B	Martin Prado - 3B
Jayson Werth - LF	Giancarlo Stanton - RF
Bryce Harper - RF	Marcell Ozuna - CF
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	Mike Morse - 1B
Ian Desmond - SS	J.T. Realmuto - C
Wilson Ramos - C	Ichiro Suzuki - LF
Danny Espinosa - 2B	Adeiny Hechavarria - SS
Gio Gonzalez - LHP	Dan Haren - RHP

Haren vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	GDP
Yunel Escobar	22	21	6	1			1	1	4	.286	.318	.333	.652				1
Reed Johnson	20	19	5		1		3	1	4	.263	.300	.368	.668			1
Denard Span	18	18	7	3					1	.389	.389	.556	.944
Dan Uggla	14	12	3			1	3	2	5	.250	.357	.500	.857
Jayson Werth	11	11	5	1		1	1			.455	.455	.818	1.273
Danny Espinosa	6	5						1	2	.000	.167	.000	.167
Ryan Zimmerman	6	6	1							.167	.167	.167	.333
Ian Desmond	4	3						1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250
Wilson Ramos	3	2	1	1			1			.500	.333	1.000	1.333		1
Stephen Strasburg	3	3								.000	.000	.000	.000
Jose Lobaton	2	2								.000	.000	.000	.000
Max Scherzer	2	1							1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Doug Fister	1	1	1				1			1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Total	112	104	29	6	1	2	10	6	18	.279	.315	.413	.729	1	1	1	1

Gonzalez vs the Marlins:

Marlins	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Ichiro Suzuki	36	33	11	2	1	3	6	.333	.389	.394	.783
Donovan Solano	18	16	3	1		1	6	.188	.235	.250	.485	1
Giancarlo Stanton	15	13	2	1		2	4	.154	.267	.231	.497
Adeiny Hechavarria	14	14	3	1			4	.214	.214	.286	.500
Martin Prado	12	11	2		1	1	2	.182	.250	.182	.432		1
Jeff Baker	11	9	3		1	2	2	.333	.455	.333	.788
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	11	9	2			2	3	.222	.364	.222	.586
Marcell Ozuna	5	4				1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200
Dee Gordon	3	3						.000	.000	.000	.000
Tom Koehler	2	2					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Mat Latos	2	2					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Brad Hand	1	1						.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	130	117	26	5	3	12	30	.222	.295	.265	.560	1	1

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