Washington Nationals vs New York Mets: GameThread 137 of 162

The Washington Nationals and New York Mets start a three-game set in the nation's capital with Max Scherzer on the mound against Jon Niese at 1:05 PM EDT this afternoon. TV: MASN 2; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Sep 7, 2015, 12:18pm EDT

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New York Mets
@ Washington Nationals

Monday, September 7, 2015 1:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Max Scherzer vs Jon Niese

WEATHER: Sunny, 87°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. The WereWerth - LF

2. #RENDONISREADY - 2B

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

4. #YESCOBAR - 3B

5. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 1B (Word.)

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

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

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

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

NEW YORK METS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Curtis Granderson - RF	Jayson Werth - LF
David Wright - 3B	Anthony Rendon - 2B
Daniel Murphy - 1B	Bryce Harper - RF
Yoenis Cespedes - CF	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Michael Conforto - LF	Yunel Escobar - 3B
Travis d'Arnaud - C	Ian Desmond - SS
Kelly Johnson - 2B	Wilson Ramos - C
Wilmer Flores - SS	Michael Taylor - CF
Jon Niese - LHP	Max Scherzer - RHP

Scherzer vs the Mets:

Mets	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	HBP	GDP
Michael Cuddyer	26	24	6	1		2	4	1	6	.250	.308	.542	.849		1
Curtis Granderson	25	19	5	1		1	2	5	4	.263	.417	.474	.890	1		1
Kelly Johnson	18	18	4	2					7	.222	.222	.333	.556
Juan Uribe	16	16	4	2					3	.250	.250	.375	.625
Daniel Murphy	14	14	3						3	.214	.214	.214	.429
Yoenis Cespedes	13	11	5	1	1	1	2	2	3	.455	.538	1.000	1.538
Wilmer Flores	9	8						1	5	.000	.111	.000	.111
Juan Lagares	9	8	1					1	5	.125	.222	.125	.347
David Wright	7	6						1	1	.000	.143	.000	.143
Eric Young	7	7	1						3	.143	.143	.143	.286
Matt Harvey	4	2						1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	1
Travis d'Arnaud	3	3	1		1		1		1	.333	.333	1.000	1.333
Kevin Plawecki	3	3	1							.333	.333	.333	.667
Bartolo Colon	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Kirk Nieuwenhuis	2	2							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	158	143	31	7	2	4	9	12	45	.217	.282	.378	.660	2	1	1

Niese vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	GDP
Dan Uggla	39	33	10	3	1		3	6	10	.303	.410	.455	.865
Jayson Werth	34	32	10	1			2	2	9	.313	.353	.344	.697
Ian Desmond	28	27	7	2				1	6	.259	.286	.333	.619
Danny Espinosa	22	21	9	1		1	3		5	.429	.429	.619	1.048	1
Ryan Zimmerman	21	20	8	1			1	1	4	.400	.429	.450	.879			1
Bryce Harper	18	13	3					4	2	.231	.412	.231	.643	1
Wilson Ramos	15	14	6			1	3		5	.429	.400	.643	1.043		1
Yunel Escobar	12	8	1					4	2	.125	.417	.125	.542
Anthony Rendon	12	12	4	3					2	.333	.333	.583	.917			1
Tyler Moore	11	11	4			1	4		1	.364	.364	.636	1.000
Jordan Zimmermann	5	3							1	.000	.000	.000	.000	2
Michael Taylor	4	4	1				1			.250	.250	.250	.500
Doug Fister	3	3							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Gio Gonzalez	3													3
Jose Lobaton	3	3								.000	.000	.000	.000
Tanner Roark	2	2	1							.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	232	206	64	11	1	3	17	18	48	.311	.364	.417	.782	7	1	2

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