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Jordan Zimmermann starts for the Washington Nationals tonight in the third game of the four-game, two-city series with the Tampa Bay Rays. Steve Geltz is the first reliever of many expected to pitch for the Rays. Game Time: 7:05PM; TV: ESPN2/MASN2; RADIO: 106.7.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 17, 2015, 5:15pm EDT

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Tampa Bay Rays
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Steve Geltz vs Jordan Zimmermann

WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 81°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Yunel Escobar - DH

2. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

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

4. @BatHoarder - 1B

5. #NRSOD - 2B

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

7. Jose "Ice Cream Man" Lobaton - C

8. Michael "It's Michael Taylor Time" Taylor - LF

9. Jordan "DeadEyez" Zimmermann - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

TAMPA BAY RAYS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Kevin Kiermaier - CF	Yunel Escobar - 3B
Jake Elmore - 1B	Anthony Rendon - 2B
Evan Longoria - 3B	Bryce Harper - RF
David DeJesus - LF	Clint Robinson - LF
Logan Forsythe - 2B	Danny Espinosa - 1B
Steven Souza - RF	Ian Desmond - SS
Asdrubal Cabrera - SS	Jose Lobaton - C
Curt Casali - C	Michael Taylor - CF
Steve Geltz - RHP	Jordan Zimmermann - RHP

Zimmermann vs the Rays:

Rays	PA	AB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
David DeJesus	6	6		2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Logan Forsythe	4	3	1		.000	.250	.000	.250
Evan Longoria	2	2		2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	12	11	1	4	.000	.083	.000	.083

Geltz vs the Nationals: N/A

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