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After taking the series opener last night, the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals go at it again in the nation's capital tonight with Max Scherzer on the mound opposite Jaime Garcia. GAME TIME: 7:05. FOLLOW: MLBN, MASN, WUSA9, 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington
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St. Louis Cardinals
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, May 27, 2016 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Max Scherzer vs Jaime Garcia

WEATHER: Partly cloudy, 82°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. The Igniter - 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 (Word.)

6. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. #RSD - SS

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Greg Garcia - 3B Ben Revere - CF
Aledmys Diaz - SS Jayson Werth - LF
Matt Holliday - LF Bryce Harper - RF
Stephen Piscotty - RF Daniel Murphy - 2B
Brandon Moss - 1B Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Yadier Molina - C Anthony Rendon - 3B
Randal Grichuk - CF Wilson Ramos - C
Kolten Wong - 2B Danny Espinosa - SS
Jaime Garcia - LHP Max Scherzer - RHP

Scherzer vs the Cardinals:

Cardinals PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Brandon Moss 28 25 5 2 4 3 12 .200 .286 .440 .726
Matt Holliday 9 8 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 1
Kolten Wong 9 9 3 .333 .333 .333 .667
Stephen Piscotty 7 7 2 3 .286 .286 .286 .571
Yadier Molina 5 5 1 1 2 2 .200 .200 .400 .600
Ruben Tejada 4 4 1 1 3 .250 .250 .500 .750
Matt Adams 3 3 1 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
Randal Grichuk 3 3 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Jedd Gyorko 3 3 1 1 1 1 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Michael Wacha 3 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Aledmys Diaz 2 2 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Tyler Lyons 2 1 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1
Carlos Martinez 2 2 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Adam Wainwright 2 1 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1
Greg Garcia 1 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Total 83 77 15 2 3 8 3 30 .195 .235 .338 .572 2 1

Garcia vs the Nationals:

Nationals PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Jayson Werth 25 21 6 1 2 6 4 3 .286 .400 .619 1.019
Chris Heisey 21 21 6 5 1 1 5 .286 .286 .619 .905 2
Danny Espinosa 18 15 6 1 1 5 .400 .500 .400 .900 2
Ryan Zimmerman 16 15 2 1 3 .133 .188 .133 .321 2
Bryce Harper 11 11 1 1 3 3 .091 .091 .364 .455
Daniel Murphy 9 9 3 1 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 2
Anthony Rendon 9 7 1 2 1 .143 .333 .143 .476
Wilson Ramos 5 5 1 .200 .200 .200 .400
Jose Lobaton 3 3 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Joe Ross 3 2 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Michael Taylor 3 3 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1
Ben Revere 2 2 2 1 1 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Stephen Strasburg 2 2 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Total 127 116 29 6 2 3 13 9 24 .250 .315 .414 .729 2 7

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