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Washington dropped four straight to Chicago when the Nationals played the Cubs in Wrigley Field. Now the top two teams in the NL meet in the nation's capital. Max Scherzer vs Kyle Hendricks. GAME TIME: 7:05 PM; FOLLOW: ESPN, MASN, 106.7.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 13, 2016, 6:34pm EDT

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Chicago Cubs
@ Washington Nationals

Monday, June 13, 2016 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Max Scherzer vs Kyle Hendricks

WEATHER: Sunny, 79°

• 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" (akaBryce Harper) - RF

4. Daniel "Hits" Murphy - 2B

5. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM! - 1B (Word.)

6. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

7. #RENDONISREADY- 3B

8. #LSD - SS

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer- RHP

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Today's Lineups:

CHICAGO CUBS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Dexter Fowler - CF	Ben Revere - CF
Jason Heyward - RF	Jayson Werth - LF
Kris Bryant - 3B	Bryce Harper - RF
Anthony Rizzo - 1B	Daniel Murphy - 2B
Ben Zobrist - 2B	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Chris Coghlan - LF	Wilson Ramos - C
Miguel Montero - C	Anthony Rendon - 3B
Addison Russell - SS	Danny Espinosa - SS
Kyle Hendricks - RHP	Max Scherzer - RHP

Scherzer vs the Cubs:

Cubs	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GDP
Ben Zobrist	27	22	5		3	6	4	2	.227	.370	.636	1.007	1
Dexter Fowler	19	19	4	1		3		8	.211	.211	.263	.474
David Ross	14	13	3	2				4	.231	.286	.385	.670	1
Jason Heyward	9	8	4	1			1		.500	.556	.625	1.181		1
Kris Bryant	6	5					1	4	.000	.167	.000	.167
Chris Coghlan	6	5					1	5	.000	.167	.000	.167
Anthony Rizzo	6	5	2		1	1	1	1	.400	.500	1.000	1.500
Miguel Montero	4	4	1						.250	.250	.250	.500
Javier Baez	3	3						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Tim Federowicz	3	3	1	1				2	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Addison Russell	3	3	1					2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Jason Hammel	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
John Lackey	2	2	1						.500	.500	.500	1.000
Jon Lester	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	106	96	22	5	4	10	8	34	.229	.302	.406	.708	2	1

Hendricks vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	GDP
Daniel Murphy	10	10	2	1	1	1		3	.200	.200	.600	.800
Bryce Harper	9	7	2		1	1	2		.286	.444	.714	1.159		1
Wilson Ramos	7	7						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Anthony Rendon	6	6						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ryan Zimmerman	6	6						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Michael Taylor	5	5	1	1					.200	.200	.400	.600
Danny Espinosa	4	3						1	.000	.250	.000	.250	1	1
Chris Heisey	3	2					1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333
Joe Ross	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Jayson Werth	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Clint Robinson	1	1	1						1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Total	55	51	6	2	2	2	3	12	.118	.182	.275	.456	1	2

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