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The Washington Nationals play the second game of today's doubleheader at 7:05 PM EDT tonight with Max Scherzer on the mound against Toronto Blue Jays' right-hander Marco Estrada. TV: MASN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 2, 2015, 5:55pm EDT

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Toronto Blue Jays
@ Washington Nationals

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Max Scherzer vs Marco Estrada

WEATHER: Stormy, 79°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Yunel Escobar - 3B

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

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

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

5. @BatHoarder - LF

6. #NRSOD - 2B

7. Jose "Ice Cream Man" Lobaton - C

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

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

TORONTO BLUE JAYS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Jose Reyes - SS	Yunel Escobar - 3B
Josh Donaldson - 3B	Ian Desmond - SS
Jose Bautista - RF	Bryce Harper - RF
Russell Martin - C	Tyler Moore - 1B
Chris Colabello - 1B	Clint Robinson - LF
Danny Valencia - LF	Danny Espinosa - 2B
Munenori Kawasaki - 2B	Jose Lobaton - C
Kevin Pillar - CF	Michael Taylor - CF
Marco Estrada - RHP	Max Scherzer - RHP

Scherzer vs the Blue Jays:

Blue Jays	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	HBP	GDP
Russell Martin	21	19	3	1			1		4	.158	.238	.211	.449		2
Jose Bautista	20	17	9	4		1	3	3	2	.529	.600	.941	1.541			2
Josh Donaldson	15	14	1		1			1	5	.071	.133	.214	.348
Edwin Encarnacion	15	15	5			1	1		5	.333	.333	.533	.867
Justin Smoak	15	13	1					2	2	.077	.200	.077	.277			1
Danny Valencia	13	12	2	1			2		4	.167	.154	.250	.404	1
Jose Reyes	6	6	2						1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Munenori Kawasaki	5	5							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ezequiel Carrera	4	4	1						1	.250	.250	.250	.500
Chris Colabello	3	3							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ryan Goins	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	119	110	24	6	1	2	7	6	29	.218	.269	.345	.614	1	2	3

Estrada vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GDP
Dan Uggla	12	11	1				1	3	.091	.167	.091	.258
Denard Span	11	9	2	1			1		.222	.364	.333	.697	1
Ian Desmond	10	10	2	1		1		6	.200	.200	.300	.500
Ryan Zimmerman	9	7	2		1	4	2	1	.286	.444	.714	1.159
Wilson Ramos	6	6	1			1		1	.167	.167	.167	.333		1
Danny Espinosa	5	4	1	1					.250	.400	.500	.900	1
Bryce Harper	5	4	2	1			1		.500	.600	.750	1.350
Tanner Roark	3	3						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jordan Zimmermann	2	2	2			1			1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Yunel Escobar	1	1							.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	64	57	13	4	1	7	5	12	.228	.313	.351	.663	2	1

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