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The Washington Nationals and New York Mets start a three-game set in NY at 7:10 PM EDT with Gio Gonzalez on the mound against Matt Harvey in Citi Field. TV: MASN, MLBN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 31, 2015, 6:02pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ New York Mets

Friday, July 31, 2015 7:10 PM EDT
Citi Field

Matt Harvey vs Gio Gonzalez

WEATHER: Sunny, 86°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. #RENDONISREADY - 2B

2. #YESCOBAR - 3B

3. The WereWerth - LF

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

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

8. #LOBATRON - C

9. Gio Gonzalez (aka The Best-Dressed Pitcher in Town) - LHP

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Today's Lineups

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	NEW YORK METS
Anthony Rendon - 2B	Curtis Granderson - RF
Yunel Escobar - 3B	Ruben Tejada - SS
Jayson Werth - LF	Daniel Murphy - 1B
Bryce Harper - RF	Juan Uribe - 3B
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	Travis d'Arnaud - C
Ian Desmond - SS	Wilmer Flores - 2B
Michael Taylor - CF	Juan Lagares - CF
Jose Lobaton - C	Eric Campbell - LF
Gio Gonzalez - LHP	Matt Harvey - RHP

Harvey vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Ian Desmond	20	17	5	1	1	1	3	2	.294	.400	.529	.929		3
Bryce Harper	17	14					3	7	.000	.176	.000	.176
Jayson Werth	15	13	3				2	7	.231	.333	.231	.564		1
Ryan Zimmerman	15	14	4	1	1	1	1	2	.286	.333	.571	.905
Michael Taylor	10	10	3	1				3	.300	.300	.400	.700
Dan Uggla	10	7	2				3	2	.286	.500	.286	.786
Yunel Escobar	9	8	2			1	1		.250	.333	.250	.583		1
Wilson Ramos	6	6	3	1					.500	.500	.667	1.167
Anthony Rendon	6	6						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Clint Robinson	6	6	1	1		2		1	.167	.167	.333	.500
Jose Lobaton	5	4					1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200
Max Scherzer	5	4	1	1		1		1	.250	.250	.500	.750	1
Danny Espinosa	4	4	2						.500	.500	.500	1.000
Gio Gonzalez	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	130	115	26	6	2	6	14	30	.226	.310	.330	.641	1	5

Gonzalez vs the Mets:

Mets	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GDP
Curtis Granderson	28	27	3	1		1	2	1	9	.111	.143	.259	.402
Daniel Murphy	25	23	8	1	1		1	2	4	.348	.400	.478	.878
Ruben Tejada	25	20	6					5	7	.300	.440	.300	.740
Juan Lagares	23	22	10	3	1	1	4		3	.455	.478	.818	1.296	1
Lucas Duda	20	17	3	1			1	3	4	.176	.300	.235	.535
Juan Uribe	16	13	3			1	2	3	6	.231	.375	.462	.837
Eric Campbell	15	13	2				2	2	3	.154	.267	.154	.421		1
Wilmer Flores	14	13	1					1	4	.077	.143	.077	.220
Travis d'Arnaud	11	11	2	2			2		2	.182	.182	.364	.545
Kelly Johnson	4	4							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Bartolo Colon	3	3							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Matt Harvey	3	3	1				2		2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Jon Niese	2	2							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Carlos Torres	1	1								.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	190	172	39	8	2	3	16	17	49	.227	.300	.349	.649	1	1

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