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The Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates start a three-game set in the nation's capital with Joe Ross on the mound vs A.J. Burnett tonight in D.C. Game Time: 7:05 PM EDT; TV: MASN2, WUSA9; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 19, 2015, 6:01pm EDT

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Pittsburgh Pirates
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, June 19, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Joe Ross vs A.J. Burnett

WEATHER: Cloudy, 82°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

2. #RENDONISREADY - 2B

3. Yunel Escobar - 3B

4. @BatHoarder - RF

5. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

6. #NRSOD - SS

7. Tyler "Moore, Moore" Moore - 1B

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

9. Joe Ross - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

PITTSBURGH PIRATES	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Josh Harrison - 2B	Denard Span - CF
Starling Marte - LF	Anthony Rendon - 2B
Andrew McCutchen - CF	Yunel Escobar - 3B
Jung-Ho Kang - 3B	Clint Robinson - RF
Pedro Alvarez - 1B	Wilson Ramos - C
Francisco Cervelli - C	Danny Espinosa - SS
Gregory Polanco - RF	Tyler Moore - 1B
Jordy Mercer - SS	Michael Taylor - LF
A.J. Burnett - RHP	Joe Ross - RHP

Ross vs the Pirates: N/A

Burnett vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	HBP	GDP
Denard Span	51	49	15	3		4	1	13	.306	.314	.367	.681		1		1
Ian Desmond	24	21	3	1			3	8	.143	.250	.190	.440				2
Bryce Harper	21	19	5	2	1	1	1	3	.263	.333	.526	.860			1
Anthony Rendon	19	16	7		3	9	2	1	.438	.474	1.000	1.474		1		1
Danny Espinosa	18	17	3	1		3		7	.176	.222	.235	.458			1
Wilson Ramos	16	15	2		1	1	1	7	.133	.188	.333	.521
Dan Uggla	15	13	2		1	2	2	6	.154	.267	.385	.651
Yunel Escobar	11	10	1			1			.100	.182	.100	.282			1
Tanner Roark	6	4	1					1	.250	.250	.250	.500	2
Matt den Dekker	4	4	1	1		1		2	.250	.250	.500	.750
Tyler Moore	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667
Doug Fister	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Gio Gonzalez	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Jose Lobaton	2	1						1	.000	.500	.000	.500			1
Jordan Zimmermann	2	1					1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500
Clint Robinson	1	1							.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	197	178	41	8	6	22	11	51	.230	.287	.376	.664	2	2	4	4

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