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Washington and Chicago wrap up their three-game set in the nation's capital with Stephen Strasburg on the mound for the Nationals against Cubs' right-hander Jason Hammel. GAME TIME: 4:05 PM EDT; FOLLOW: MASN; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 15, 2016, 2:59pm EDT

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Chicago Cubs
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 4:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Stephen Strasburg vs Jason Hammel

WEATHER: 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. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

7. #RENDONISREADY- 3B

8. #LSD - SS

9. Stephen [Blanking] Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

CHICAGO CUBS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Ben Zobrist - 2B	Ben Revere - CF
Jason Heyward - RF	Jayson Werth - LF
Kris Bryant - LF	Bryce Harper - RF
Anthony Rizzo - 1B	Daniel Murphy - 2B
Miguel Montero - C	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Albert Almora - CF	Wilson Ramos - C
Javier Baez - 3B	Anthony Rendon - 3B
Addison Russell - SS	Danny Espinosa - SS
Jason Hammel - RHP	Stephen Strasburg - RHP

Strasburg vs the Cubs:

Cubs	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP
Jason Heyward	38	34	14	3		1	4	3	6	.412	.474	.588	1.062	1
Miguel Montero	16	12	2				1	4	2	.167	.375	.167	.542
Chris Coghlan	14	12						2	1	.000	.143	.000	.143
Dexter Fowler	9	9	3		1		1		2	.333	.333	.556	.889
Anthony Rizzo	7	7	2				2		2	.286	.286	.286	.571
Ben Zobrist	3	3							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Trevor Cahill	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Travis Wood	2	2								.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	91	81	21	3	1	1	8	9	15	.259	.341	.358	.699	1

Hammel vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	GDP
Ryan Zimmerman	40	38	12	3		1	6	2	5	.316	.350	.474	.824			4
Stephen Drew	23	20	4	1				3	4	.200	.304	.250	.554
Jayson Werth	18	16	3			1	1	2	3	.188	.278	.375	.653
Bryce Harper	17	14	2			1	2	2	5	.143	.235	.357	.592		1
Danny Espinosa	14	10	3	1			1	3	4	.300	.462	.400	.862	1
Daniel Murphy	13	12	6	2				1	1	.500	.538	.667	1.205
Wilson Ramos	11	9	3			2	2	2	2	.333	.455	1.000	1.455
Anthony Rendon	11	11	2	1					2	.182	.182	.273	.455			1
Chris Heisey	5	5	1		1				1	.200	.200	.600	.800			1
Ben Revere	5	5	1	1						.200	.200	.400	.600
Gio Gonzalez	4	3	1	1					2	.333	.333	.667	1.000	1
Jose Lobaton	4	2	1	1				2	1	.500	.750	1.000	1.750
Tanner Roark	4	4							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Clint Robinson	3	3	1						1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Max Scherzer	2	2	1							.500	.500	.500	1.000
Joe Ross	1	1								.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	175	155	41	11	1	5	12	17	32	.265	.335	.445	.780	2	1	6

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