Washington Nationals at New York Mets: GameThread 39 of 162

Washington was 5-5 in Citi Field last year, after the Nationals dominated the New York Mets in their own home for a while. The NL East rivals meet in the Mets' digs for the first time this season tonight. GAME TIME: 7:10 PM; FOLLOW: MLBN, MASN; 106.7.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 17, 2016, 6:39pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ New York Mets

Tuesday, May 17, 2016 7:10 PM EDT
Citi Field

Noah Syndergaard vs Max Scherzer

WEATHER: Cloudy 61°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Ben Revere - CF

2. The WereWerth - LF

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

4. Daniel "Hits" Murphy - 2B

5. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 1B

6. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. #LSD - SS

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	NEW YORK METS
Ben Revere - CF	Curtis Granderson - RF
Jayson Werth - LF	Asdrubal Cabrera - SS
Bryce Harper - RF	Michael Conforto - LF
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Yoenis Cespedes - CF
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	Neil Walker - 2B
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Eric Campbell - 1B
Wilson Ramos - C	Kevin Plawecki - C
Danny Espinosa - SS	Noah Syndergaard - RHP
Max Scherzer - RHP	Matt Reynolds - 3B

Syndergaard vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	HBP	GDP
Bryce Harper	10	9	3					2	.333	.400	.333	.733		1
Anthony Rendon	7	7	3	1	1	1		2	.429	.429	1.000	1.429
Jose Lobaton	6	6	1					2	.167	.167	.167	.333			1
Clint Robinson	6	5	1		1	1	1		.200	.333	.800	1.133
Michael Taylor	6	6	1			1		3	.167	.167	.167	.333
Jayson Werth	6	6						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Danny Espinosa	4	4						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Wilson Ramos	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667
Ben Revere	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667
Ryan Zimmerman	3	3						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Gio Gonzalez	2	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Total	56	53	11	1	2	3	1	15	.208	.236	.340	.576	1	1	1

Scherzer vs the Mets:

Mets	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	HBP	GDP
Alejandro De Aza	52	46	12	2		1	2	5	13	.261	.346	.370	.716			1
Asdrubal Cabrera	48	45	12	4		1	4	3	15	.267	.313	.422	.735				1
Curtis Granderson	32	26	7	3		1	3	5	6	.269	.387	.500	.887	1			1
Yoenis Cespedes	17	15	7	2	1	2	3	2	5	.467	.529	1.133	1.663
Neil Walker	11	9	3			2	3	1	3	.333	.364	1.000	1.364		1
David Wright	10	9						1	1	.000	.100	.000	.100
Juan Lagares	9	8	1					1	5	.125	.222	.125	.347
Lucas Duda	8	8	2				2		4	.250	.250	.250	.500
Rene Rivera	7	7	1						3	.143	.143	.143	.286
Michael Conforto	6	6	1			1	1		1	.167	.167	.667	.833
Kevin Plawecki	6	6	1						2	.167	.167	.167	.333
Matt Harvey	5	3						1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	1
Bartolo Colon	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	213	190	47	11	1	8	18	19	60	.247	.318	.442	.760	2	1	1	2

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