Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs: GameThread 29 of 162

Washington dropped the series opener to the Chicago Cubs, now the Nationals send Max Scherzer to the mound against veteran righty John Lackey in Game 2 of 4 in Wrigley Field. GAME TIME: 2:20 PM EDT; FOLLOW: MASN, MLBNetwork, 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball May 6, 2016, 1:51pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Chicago Cubs

Friday, May 6, 2016 2:20 PM EDT
Wrigley Field

John Lackey vs Max Scherzer

WEATHER: Sunny, 74°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Ben Revere - 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!! - 1B (Word.)

5. Daniel Murphy - 2B

6. The WereWerth - LF

7. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

8. #LSD - SS

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	CHICAGO CUBS
Ben Revere - CF	Dexter Fowler - CF
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Jason Heyward - RF
Bryce Harper - RF	Kris Bryant - LF
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	Anthony Rizzo - 1B
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Ben Zobrist - 2B
Jayson Werth - LF	Tommy La Stella - 3B
Wilson Ramos - C	Javier Baez - SS
Danny Espinosa - SS	David Ross - C
Max Scherzer - RHP	John Lackey - RHP

Lackey vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF
Jayson Werth	16	14	7	4	1	3	1	4	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1
Stephen Drew	6	6	2						.333	.333	.333	.667
Bryce Harper	6	4					2	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
Jose Lobaton	6	5	1				1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533
Daniel Murphy	6	6	1						.167	.167	.167	.333
Ryan Zimmerman	6	6	4	1		2		1	.667	.667	.833	1.500
Danny Espinosa	3	3							.000	.000	.000	.000
Chris Heisey	3	2					1		.000	.333	.000	.333
Wilson Ramos	3	3							.000	.000	.000	.000
Anthony Rendon	3	2					1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
Michael Taylor	3	3						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Gio Gonzalez	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	63	56	15	5	1	5	6	12	.268	.333	.411	.744	1

Scherzer vs the Cubs:

Cubs	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GDP
Ben Zobrist	24	20	3		1	2	3	2	.150	.292	.300	.592	1
Dexter Fowler	16	16	4	1		3		7	.250	.250	.313	.563
David Ross	12	11	3	2				4	.273	.333	.455	.788	1
Jason Heyward	6	6	3						.500	.500	.500	1.000		1
Kris Bryant	3	2					1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
Tim Federowicz	3	3	1	1				2	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Anthony Rizzo	3	3	1					1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Addison Russell	3	3	1					2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Jason Hammel	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ryan Kalish	2	2	1						.500	.500	.500	1.000		1
Jon Lester	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	76	70	17	4	1	5	4	22	.243	.303	.343	.645	2	2

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