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The Washington Nationals and Toronto Blue Jays split yesterday's split doubleheader and they play the rubber match tonight in the nation's capital with Taylor Jordan starting for the Nats against the Jays' Mark Buehrle. Game Time: 7:05; TV: MASN; RADIO: 106.7.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 3, 2015, 5:41pm EDT

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Toronto Blue Jays
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Taylor Jordan vs Mark Buehrle

WEATHER: Cloudy, 64°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

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

3. Yunel Escobar - 3B

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. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

7. Tyler "Moore, Moore" Moore - LF

8. #NRSOD - 2B

9. Taylor "Ground Ball Machine" Jordan - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

TORONTO BLUE JAYS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Jose Reyes - SS	Denard Span - CF
Josh Donaldson - 3B	Ian Desmond - SS
Jose Bautista - RF	Yunel Escobar - 3B
Chris Colabello - LF	Bryce Harper - RF
Dioner Navarro - C	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Justin Smoak - 1B	Wilson Ramos - C
Kevin Pillar - CF	Tyler Moore - LF
Ryan Goins - 2B	Danny Espinosa - 2B
Mark Buehrle - LHP	Taylor Jordan - RHP

Jordan vs the Blue Jays:

Blue Jay	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP	missG
Russell Martin	4	4	3						1	.750	.750	.750	1.500
Total	4	4	3						1	.750	.750	.750	1.500

Buehrle vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Denard Span	36	33	12	1	2	5	3	1	.364	.417	.576	.992		1
Yunel Escobar	32	28	9	2		1	4	3	.321	.406	.393	.799		1
Dan Uggla	17	14	3	1		3	3	5	.214	.353	.286	.639
Danny Espinosa	10	10	2			1		3	.200	.200	.200	.400
Bryce Harper	9	8	1		1	1	1	1	.125	.222	.500	.722
Ryan Zimmerman	9	7	3	1		1	2	1	.429	.556	.571	1.127
Ian Desmond	6	6	2					1	.333	.333	.333	.667		1
Tyler Moore	3	2	1				1		.500	.667	.500	1.167
Gio Gonzalez	2	1							.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Jordan Zimmermann	2	1					1		.000	.500	.000	.500
Total	126	110	33	5	3	12	15	15	.300	.384	.427	.811	1	3

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