Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies: GameThread 154 of 162

The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of their three-game set in the nation's capital at 4:05 PM with Stephen Strasburg on the mound against Aaron Nola. TV: MASN 2; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Sep 26, 2015, 3:22pm EDT

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Philadelphia Phillies
@ Washington Nationals

Saturday, September 25, 2015 4:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Stephen Strasburg vs Aaron Nola

WEATHER: Cloudy, 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) - CF

4. The WereWerth - RF

5. @BatHoarder - 1B

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

7. Matt den Dekker - LF

8. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

9. Jordan "DeadEyez" Zimmermann - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Freddy Galvis - SS	Anthony Rendon - 2B
Aaron Altherr - CF	Yunel Escobar - 3B
Cody Asche - 3B	Bryce Harper - CF
Darin Ruf - 1B	Jayson Werth - RF
Andres Blanco - 2B	Clint Robinson - 1B
Brian Bogusevic - RF	Ian Desmond - SS
Cameron Rupp - C	Matt den Dekker - LF
Darnell Sweeney - LF	Wilson Ramos - C
Aaron Nola - RHP	Stephen Strasburg - RHP

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	23	23	6	1	1	2		4	.261	.261	.435	.696
Cody Asche	19	19	5	1				7	.263	.263	.316	.579
Domonic Brown	16	15	2				1	7	.133	.188	.133	.321		1
Freddy Galvis	13	11	2			1	2	4	.182	.308	.182	.490
Odubel Herrera	9	9	2	2				5	.222	.222	.444	.667
Jeff Francoeur	8	8	2		1	2		1	.250	.250	.625	.875
Brian Bogusevic	7	7	2		1	1		2	.286	.286	.714	1.000
Darin Ruf	6	6						4	.000	.000	.000	.000
Cameron Rupp	6	5	1				1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533
Andres Blanco	4	4						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Darnell Sweeney	3	3						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
David Buchanan	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Aaron Harang	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Erik Kratz	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Chase d'Arnaud	1	1							.000	.000	.000	.000
Jerome Williams	1												1
Total	149	142	27	5	3	8	6	54	.190	.223	.289	.512	1	3

Nola vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Ian Desmond	3	3					3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Yunel Escobar	3	3	2					.667	.667	.667	1.333
Bryce Harper	3	3	2	1	1			.667	.667	1.667	2.333
Anthony Rendon	3	3	1	1	1		2	.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Clint Robinson	3	2	1			1		.500	.667	.500	1.167
Jayson Werth	3	3	1	1	4			.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Wilson Ramos	2	2	1					.500	.500	.500	1.000	1
Michael Taylor	2	2					2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jordan Zimmermann	2	2	1				1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	24	23	9	3	6	1	8	.391	.417	.783	1.199	1

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