Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles: GameThread 87 of 162

Max Scherzer and Wei-Yin Chen square off on the mound in the first-half finale. Game 3 of 3 between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Game Time: 1:35 PM EDT; TV: MASN 2, WUSA9; RADIO: 106.7.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 12, 2015, 12:52pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Baltimore Orioles

Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:35 PM EDT
OPACY

Wei-Yin Chen vs Max Scherzer

WEATHER: Cloudy, 84°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

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

2. #NRSOD - 2B

3. #YESCOBAR - 3B

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

5. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

6. @BatHoarder - LF

7. Dan Huggla - DH

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

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

P. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Michael Taylor - CF	Manny Machado - 3B
Danny Espinosa - 2B	Jimmy Paredes - DH
Yunel Escobar - 3B	Adam Jones - CF
Bryce Harper - RF	Chris Davis - RF
Wilson Ramos - C	Matt Wieters - C
Clint Robinson - LF	Chris Parmelee - 1B
Dan Uggla - DH	J.J. Hardy - SS
Tyler Moore - 1B	David Lough - LF
Ian Desmond - SS	Jonathan Schoop - 2B

Max Scherzer - RHP	Wei-Yin Chen - LHP

Chen vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Yunel Escobar	20	19	3	1		1	1	1		.158	.200	.368	.568	2
Bryce Harper	9	8	2		1		2	1	3	.250	.333	.500	.833
Ian Desmond	8	8	2	1			3			.250	.250	.375	.625
Jose Lobaton	8	8	3						5	.375	.375	.375	.750
Danny Espinosa	6	6	1	1					3	.167	.167	.333	.500
Tyler Moore	4	4	1						2	.250	.250	.250	.500
Dan Uggla	3	3							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Wilson Ramos	2	2	1							.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	60	58	13	3	1	1	6	2	14	.224	.250	.362	.612	2

Scherzer vs the Orioles:

Orioles	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	GDP
J.J. Hardy	28	26	5	1	2	4	1	4	.192	.222	.462	.684	1
Adam Jones	21	21	9	2	1	2		6	.429	.429	.667	1.095			1
Chris Parmelee	18	17	5	1			1	3	.294	.333	.353	.686			2
Matt Wieters	18	17	6			1		2	.353	.333	.353	.686		1
Chris Davis	17	17	7		1	2		6	.412	.412	.588	1.000
Ryan Flaherty	9	7					2	4	.000	.222	.000	.222
David Lough	7	7	1		1	1		1	.143	.143	.571	.714
Manny Machado	7	7						4	.000	.000	.000	.000
Steve Pearce	6	6	2					1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Jimmy Paredes	3	3	1	1				1	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Jonathan Schoop	3	3	1					1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Travis Snider	3	3	1	1				2	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Nolan Reimold	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	141	135	38	6	5	10	4	36	.281	.300	.437	.737	1	1	3

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