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The Washington Nationals start a four-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at 7:05 PM EDT with Doug Fister on the mound against Bucs' lefty Francisco Liriano. TV: MASN, MLBN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 23, 2015, 6:08pm EDT

Next Game

Washington Nationals
@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Thursday, July 23, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
PNC Park

Francisco Liriano vs Doug Fister

WEATHER: Sunny, 79°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

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

2. #NRSOD - 3B

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

4. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

5. @BatHoarder - LF

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

7. Dan #Huggla - 2B

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

9. Doug "Groundball Machine" Fister - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Michael Taylor - CF	Gregory Polanco - RF
Danny Espinosa - 3B	Neil Walker - 2B
Bryce Harper - RF	Andrew McCutchen - CF
Wilson Ramos - C	Starling Marte - LF
Clint Robinson - LF	Jung-Ho Kang - SS
Ian Desmond - SS	Pedro Alvarez - 1B
Dan Uggla - 2B	Francisco Cervelli - C
Tyler Moore - 1B	Brent Morel - 3B
Doug Fister - RHP	Francisco Liriano - LHP

Liriano vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Yunel Escobar	12	10	1	1			1	4	.100	.182	.300	.482	1	1
Tyler Moore	6	4	2			2	2		.500	.667	.500	1.167
Wilson Ramos	6	6	1					3	.167	.167	.167	.333
Ian Desmond	5	5	1			1		2	.200	.200	.200	.400
Danny Espinosa	3	3							.000	.000	.000	.000
Bryce Harper	3	3	2		1	2			.667	.667	1.667	2.333
Dan Uggla	3	3						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Doug Fister	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Jose Lobaton	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Max Scherzer	2	2	1						.500	.500	.500	1.000
Michael Taylor	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	46	42	8	1	1	5	3	14	.190	.244	.310	.554	1	1

Fister vs the Pirates:

Pirates	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	IBB	HBP
Neil Walker	12	11	4		1		2	.364	.417	.364	.780		1
Pedro Florimon	9	8				1	4	.000	.111	.000	.111
Andrew McCutchen	9	8	4			1	2	.500	.556	.500	1.056
Pedro Alvarez	8	7	4			1	2	.571	.625	.571	1.196	1
Starling Marte	8	8					2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Chris Stewart	7	7	4	1			1	.571	.571	.714	1.286
Travis Ishikawa	6	5				1	2	.000	.167	.000	.167
Francisco Cervelli	5	5	1				1	.200	.200	.200	.400
Gregory Polanco	4	4					2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Sean Rodriguez	4	4					3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Brent Morel	3	3	3	1	1			1.000	1.000	1.333	2.333
A.J. Burnett	2	2					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jeff Locke	2	2					2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Francisco Liriano	1	1					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	80	75	20	2	2	4	25	.267	.313	.293	.606	1	1

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