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Stephen Strasburg returns to the mound tonight as the Washington Nationals take on Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets in the series finale of the three-game set in D.C. Game Time: 7:05 PM; TV: MASN 2, ESPN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Sep 9, 2015, 5:24pm EDT

Next Game

New York Mets
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Stephen Strasburg vs Jacob deGrom

WEATHER: Cloudy, 88°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. The WereWerth - RF

2. #NRSOD - 2B

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

4. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

5. @BatHoarder - 1B

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

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. Matt den Dekker - LF

9. Stephen [Blanking] Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

NEW YORK METS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Curtis Granderson - RF	Jayson Werth - RF
Yoenis Cespedes - CF	Danny Espinosa - 2B
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Bryce Harper - CF
David Wright - 3B	Anthony Rendon - 3B
Lucas Duda - 1B	Clint Robinson - 1B
Travis d'Arnaud - C	Ian Desmond - SS
Michael Conforto - LF	Wilson Ramos - C
Wilmer Flores - SS	Matt den Dekker - LF
Jacob deGrom - RHP	Stephen Strasburg - RHP

Strasburg vs the Mets:

Mets	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	HBP	GDP
David Wright	19	19	6			2		7	.316	.316	.316	.632			1
Daniel Murphy	18	16	4			1	2	2	.250	.333	.250	.583			1
Michael Cuddyer	15	15	5			1		5	.333	.333	.333	.667
Lucas Duda	15	9	2		1	2	4	1	.222	.467	.556	1.022	1	1
Curtis Granderson	13	10	2			1	3	3	.200	.385	.200	.585
Ruben Tejada	13	13	2					4	.154	.154	.154	.308
Juan Lagares	12	12	2					5	.167	.167	.167	.333
Juan Uribe	11	10	2					3	.200	.273	.200	.473		1	1
Travis d'Arnaud	9	7	2			2	2	2	.286	.444	.286	.730
Wilmer Flores	7	7	2	1				2	.286	.286	.429	.714
Matt Harvey	5	5						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Kelly Johnson	5	5	1					3	.200	.200	.200	.400
Kirk Nieuwenhuis	5	5						3	.000	.000	.000	.000			1
Eric Young	4	3	1	1		1		2	.333	.250	.667	.917	1
Eric Campbell	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Jacob deGrom	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Kevin Plawecki	2	2	1	1		1		1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Total	157	142	32	3	1	11	11	47	.225	.287	.268	.554	2	2	4

deGrom vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	GDP
Bryce Harper	14	13	5	1			1	3	.385	.429	.462	.890
Ian Desmond	13	13	4		1	5		6	.308	.308	.538	.846
Yunel Escobar	11	10	5	1			1		.500	.545	.600	1.145
Wilson Ramos	11	11	3	1	1	4		1	.273	.273	.636	.909
Jayson Werth	9	8	1			1	1	1	.125	.222	.125	.347
Ryan Zimmerman	9	8	3		1	4		3	.375	.333	.750	1.083		1
Michael Taylor	8	8						4	.000	.000	.000	.000
Anthony Rendon	6	6						1	.000	.000	.000	.000				1
Danny Espinosa	5	5						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Joe Ross	4	4						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Dan Uggla	4	4	1	1				1	.250	.250	.500	.750
Jordan Zimmermann	4	3						3	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Tyler Moore	3	2					1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333			1
Matt den Dekker	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jose Lobaton	2	2	1						.500	.500	.500	1.000
Clint Robinson	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Stephen Strasburg	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	109	103	23	4	3	14	4	30	.223	.250	.350	.600	1	1	1	1

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