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The Washington Nationals send Stephen Strasburg to the mound in Citizens Bank Park against Philadelphia Phillies' righty David Buchanan in the second game of three in Philly. Game Time: 7:05 PM EDT; TV: MASN 2; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Sep 15, 2015, 5:21pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Philadelphia Phillies

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
Citizens Bank Park

David Buchanan vs Stephen Strasburg

WEATHER: Clear, 75°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. #RENDONISREADY - 2B

2. #YESCOBAR - 3B

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

4. The WereWerth - LF

5. @BatHoarder - 1B

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

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

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

9. Stephen [Blanking] Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Anthony Rendon - 2B	Darnell Sweeney - LF
Yunel Escobar - 3B	Freddy Galvis - SS
Bryce Harper - RF	Odubel Herrera - CF
Jayson Werth - LF	Andres Blanco - 2B
Clint Robinson - 1B	Cody Asche - 3B
Ian Desmond - SS	Darin Ruf - 1B
Wilson Ramos - C	Brian Bogusevic - RF
Michael Taylor - CF	Carlos Ruiz - C
Stephen Strasburg - RHP	David Buchanan - RHP

Buchanan vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	IBB
Jayson Werth	7	6	2	1		3	1	1	.333	.429	.500	.929
Ian Desmond	6	6	3	1	1	2		1	.500	.500	1.167	1.667
Wilson Ramos	6	6	1					2	.167	.167	.167	.333
Ryan Zimmerman	6	6	3	3		2			.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Matt den Dekker	5	4	1	1		1	1		.250	.400	.500	.900
Danny Espinosa	5	5	2					1	.400	.400	.400	.800
Anthony Rendon	4	3	1		1	2	1	1	.333	.500	1.333	1.833
Bryce Harper	3	1					2	1	.000	.667	.000	.667		1
Jordan Zimmermann	3	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Stephen Strasburg	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Dan Uggla	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	49	43	13	6	2	10	5	9	.302	.375	.581	.956	1	1

Strasburg vs the Phillies:

Phillies	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Ryan Howard	27	25	5	1		2	2	10	.200	.259	.240	.499		2
Carlos Ruiz	20	20	6	1	1	2		3	.300	.300	.500	.800
Cody Asche	16	16	4	1				6	.250	.250	.313	.563
Domonic Brown	16	15	2				1	7	.133	.188	.133	.321		1
Freddy Galvis	10	9	2			1	1	3	.222	.300	.222	.522
Jeff Francoeur	8	8	2		1	2		1	.250	.250	.625	.875
Odubel Herrera	6	6	2	2				2	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Cameron Rupp	6	5	1				1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533
Brian Bogusevic	4	4	2		1	1			.500	.500	1.250	1.750
Darin Ruf	3	3						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aaron Harang	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Erik Kratz	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Andres Blanco	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
David Buchanan	1	1							.000	.000	.000	.000
Jerome Williams	1												1
Total	123	117	26	5	3	8	5	40	.222	.254	.342	.596	1	3

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