Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates: GameThread 95 of 162

Max Scherzer takes on the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first time since his no-hitter against the Bucs in June. Jeff Locke starts for the Pirates, who try for two straight vs the Nats. Game Time: 7:05; TV: MASN2, MLBN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 24, 2015, 6:40pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Friday, July 24, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
PNC Park

Jeff Locke vs Max Scherzer

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

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

7. Dan #Huggla - 2B

8. Matt den Dekker - LF

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - 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
Ian Desmond - SS	Jung-Ho Kang - 3B
Tyler Moore - 1B	Pedro Alvarez - 1B
Dan Uggla - 2B	Francisco Cervelli - C
Matt Den Dekker - LF	Pedro Florimon - SS
Max Scherzer - RHP	Jeff Locke - LHP

Locke vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	GDP
Dan Uggla	6	5	2			1	1	.400	.500	.400	.900
Ian Desmond	5	3	1		1	1	2	.333	.400	.333	.733	1
Danny Espinosa	5	5	1	1			2	.200	.200	.400	.600
Bryce Harper	5	5	1					.200	.200	.200	.400
Wilson Ramos	4	4	1				1	.250	.250	.250	.500		1
Yunel Escobar	3	3						.000	.000	.000	.000		1
Doug Fister	2	2	1					.500	.500	.500	1.000
Tyler Moore	2	1				1		.000	.500	.000	.500
Gio Gonzalez	1	1					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	33	29	7	1	1	3	7	.241	.303	.276	.579	1	2

Scherzer vs the Pirates:

Pirates	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	GDP
Andrew McCutchen	18	17	4	1	1	3	1	9	.235	.278	.471	.748
Brent Morel	15	14	1		1	1		8	.071	.071	.286	.357	1
Pedro Alvarez	11	10					1	5	.000	.091	.000	.091			1
Francisco Cervelli	10	10	1					2	.100	.100	.100	.200
Pedro Florimon	10	10	3	1				3	.300	.300	.400	.700
Neil Walker	8	6	1		1	2	1	3	.167	.250	.667	.917		1
Gregory Polanco	7	7						4	.000	.000	.000	.000
Starling Marte	6	6	1	1				3	.167	.167	.333	.500
Chris Stewart	6	6	1					2	.167	.167	.167	.333
Travis Ishikawa	4	3	1			1			.333	.250	.333	.583		1
Jung Ho Kang	3	3							.000	.000	.000	.000
Francisco Liriano	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	100	94	13	3	3	7	3	41	.138	.162	.266	.428	1	2	1

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