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Washington and Chicago go at it again tonight in the nation's capital with Gio Gonzalez on the mound against the Cubs and veteran right-hander John Lackey. GAME TIME: 7:05 PM EDT. FOLLOW: MASN, MLBN; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 14, 2016, 5:48pm EDT

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Chicago Cubs
@ Washington Nationals

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Gio Gonzalez vs John Lackey

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. #RENDONISREADY- 3B

7. #LSD - SS

8. #LOBATRON - C

9. Gio Gonzalez (aka The Best-Dressed Pitcher in Town) - LHP

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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 - LF	Bryce Harper - RF
Anthony Rizzo - 1B	Daniel Murphy - 2B
Ben Zobrist - 2B	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Javier Baez - 3B	Anthony Rendon - 3B
Addison Russell - SS	Danny Espinosa - SS
David Ross - C	Jose Lobaton - C
John Lackey - RHP	Gio Gonzalez - LHP

Gonzalez vs the Cubs:

Cubs	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	IBB	GDP
Jason Heyward	36	34	7	1			4	2	5	.206	.250	.235	.485			1
Dexter Fowler	18	17	8	1	1	1	3	1	4	.471	.500	.824	1.324
Anthony Rizzo	18	17	2					1	4	.118	.167	.118	.284
Ben Zobrist	11	8	2	2				2	2	.250	.400	.500	.900	1
David Ross	8	6	2					2	1	.333	.500	.333	.833		1
Kris Bryant	6	5	2			1	1	1		.400	.500	1.000	1.500
Chris Coghlan	6	6	2						2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Jason Hammel	5	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000	3
Addison Russell	5	3	1				1	2	1	.333	.600	.333	.933
Tim Federowicz	4	4	1						2	.250	.250	.250	.500
Miguel Montero	3	3	1				1		2	.333	.333	.333	.667
Matt Szczur	3	3							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jake Arrieta	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Trevor Cahill	2	2								.000	.000	.000	.000
John Lackey	2	2								.000	.000	.000	.000			1
Clayton Richard	2	2							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	131	116	28	4	1	2	10	11	28	.241	.307	.345	.652	4	1	2

Lackey vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	HBP
Jayson Werth	19	17	7	4	1	3	1	7	.412	.421	.824	1.245	1
Ben Revere	14	14	1	1		2		1	.071	.071	.143	.214
Bryce Harper	9	7					2	3	.000	.222	.000	.222
Daniel Murphy	9	9	4	1					.444	.444	.556	1.000
Ryan Zimmerman	9	9	4	1		2		2	.444	.444	.556	1.000
Stephen Drew	7	7	2					1	.286	.286	.286	.571
Danny Espinosa	6	5						2	.000	.167	.000	.167		1
Jose Lobaton	6	5	1				1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533
Wilson Ramos	6	6	1						.167	.167	.167	.333
Anthony Rendon	6	4	1		1	1	2	1	.250	.500	1.000	1.500
Chris Heisey	3	2					1		.000	.333	.000	.333
Michael Taylor	3	3						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Gio Gonzalez	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Max Scherzer	2	2	1			1		1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	101	92	22	7	2	9	7	23	.239	.297	.380	.677	1	1

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