Washington Nationals at Kansas City Royals: GameThread 27 of 162

The Washington Nationals and Kansas City Royals wrap up their three-game set in Kauffman Stadium with Stephen Strasburg on the mound vs Kris Medlen in the series finale. GAME TIME: 2:15 PM EDT; FOLLOW: MASN, MLBN, 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 4, 2016, 1:44pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 2:15 PM EDT
Kauffman Stadium

Kris Medlen vs Stephen Strasburg

WEATHER: Sunny, 68°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. MAT - CF

2. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

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

4. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - DH (Word?)

5. Daniel Murphy - 2B

6. The WereWerth - LF

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. @BatHoarder - 1B

9. #LSD - SS

10. Stephen [Blanking] Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Michael Taylor - CF	Alcides Escobar - SS
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Mike Moustakas - 3B
Bryce Harper - RF	Lorenzo Cain - CF
Ryan Zimmerman - DH	Eric Hosmer - 1B
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Kendrys Morales - DH
Jayson Werth - LF	Alex Gordon - LF
Wilson Ramos - C	Omar Infante - 2B
Clint Robinson - 1B	Jarrod Dyson - RF
Danny Espinosa - SS	Drew Butera - C

Stephen Strasburg - RHP	Kris Medlen - RHP

Medlen vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GDP
Daniel Murphy	27	26	6	3		2		3	.231	.259	.346	.605	1
Jayson Werth	19	18	5	2	1	2		3	.278	.316	.556	.871	1	1
Ryan Zimmerman	17	17	3					7	.176	.176	.176	.353
Bryce Harper	15	13	2		1	1	2	4	.154	.267	.385	.651
Danny Espinosa	10	10	2					6	.200	.200	.200	.400
Anthony Rendon	8	8	2					2	.250	.250	.250	.500
Wilson Ramos	7	7	1						.143	.143	.143	.286
Stephen Drew	5	5						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Matt den Dekker	3	3	1					2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Chris Heisey	1	1	1						1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Max Scherzer	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	113	109	23	5	2	5	2	29	.211	.239	.312	.551	2	1

Strasburg vs the Royals:

Royals	PA	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF
Omar Infante	8	6		1	1	1	.000	.125	.000	.125		1
Dillon Gee	3	2				2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Kendrys Morales	3	3	1			2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Ian Kennedy	2	2				2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Edinson Volquez	1	1				1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	17	14	1	1	1	8	.071	.125	.071	.196	1	1

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