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The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles play the second game of their three-game set at 7:05 PM EDT in D.C. with Max Scherzer on the mound against Chris Tillman in Nationals Park. TV: MASN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Sep 23, 2015, 6:00pm EDT

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Baltimore Orioles
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Max Scherzer vs Chris Tillman

WEATHER: Sunny, 72°

• 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. Michael "It's Michael Taylor Time!" Taylor - CF

8. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

BALTIMORE ORIOLES	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Gerardo Parra - CF	Anthony Rendon - 2B
Manny Machado - 3B	Yunel Escobar - 3B
Chris Davis - 1B	Bryce Harper - RF
Steve Pearce - LF	Jayson Werth - LF
Matt Wieters - C	Clint Robinson - 1B
Jonathan Schoop - 2B	Ian Desmond - SS
Ryan Flaherty - RF	Michael Taylor - CF
J.J. Hardy - SS	Wilson Ramos - C
Chris Tillman - RHP	Max Scherzer - RHP

Scherzer vs the Orioles:

Orioles	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	GDP
J.J. Hardy	31	29	5	1	2	4	1	5	.172	.200	.414	.614	1
Adam Jones	25	25	11	2	3	4		6	.440	.440	.880	1.320			1
Matt Wieters	21	20	6			1		2	.300	.286	.300	.586		1
Chris Davis	20	20	7		1	2		7	.350	.350	.500	.850
Manny Machado	11	11						5	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ryan Flaherty	9	7					2	4	.000	.222	.000	.222
Jimmy Paredes	7	7	2	1				2	.286	.286	.429	.714
Gerardo Parra	7	7						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Steve Pearce	6	6	2					1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Jonathan Schoop	6	6	2					2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Steve Clevenger	3	2	1				1		.500	.667	.500	1.167
Junior Lake	3	3	1	1				1	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Nolan Reimold	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	150	144	37	5	6	11	4	37	.257	.275	.417	.692	1	1	1

Tillman vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GDP
Yunel Escobar	23	19	5				3	2	.263	.391	.263	.654	1
Ian Desmond	11	10	3	1			1	3	.300	.364	.400	.764
Wilson Ramos	9	8	2				1	2	.250	.333	.250	.583
Danny Espinosa	7	6	1					3	.167	.286	.167	.452	1
Bryce Harper	6	6	1					3	.167	.167	.167	.333
Jayson Werth	6	6	1	1				2	.167	.167	.333	.500
Ryan Zimmerman	6	6	3		3	4			.500	.500	2.000	2.500
Jose Lobaton	5	5						3	.000	.000	.000	.000		2
Tyler Moore	4	4	1	1		1		1	.250	.250	.500	.750		1
Anthony Rendon	3	3	1		1	2		1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Clint Robinson	3	3	2						.667	.667	.667	1.333
Stephen Strasburg	2	2	1					1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Michael Taylor	2	2	1			1			.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	87	80	22	3	4	8	5	21	.275	.333	.463	.796	2	3

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