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The Washington Nationals and New York Mets wrap up their three-game set in D.C. with Max Scherzer on the mound against Mets' right-hander Logan Verrett. GAME TIME: 7:05 PM EDT; FOLLOW: ESPN 2, MASN 2; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 29, 2016, 6:13pm EDT

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New York Mets
@ Washington Nationals

Wednesday, June 29, 2016 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Max Scherzer vs Logan Verrett

WEATHER: Sunny, 81°

• 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. WIlson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

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

7. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

8. #LSD - SS

9. "Mad Max" Scherzer - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

NEW YORK METS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Alejandro De Aza - RF	Ben Revere - CF
Neil Walker - 2B	Jayson Werth - LF
Yoenis Cespedes - CF	Bryce Harper - RF
James Loney - 1B	Daniel Murphy - 2B
Asdrubal Cabrera - SS	Wilson Ramos - C
Kelly Johnson - 3B	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Brandon Nimmo - LF	Anthony Rendon - 3B
Rene Rivera - C	Danny Espinosa - SS
Logan Verrett - RHP	Max Scherzer - RHP

Scherzer vs the Mets:

Mets	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	HBP	GDP
Alejandro De Aza	52	46	12	2		1	2	5	13	.261	.346	.370	.716			1
Asdrubal Cabrera	51	48	12	4		1	4	3	16	.250	.294	.396	.690				2
Curtis Granderson	35	27	8	3		2	4	7	6	.296	.441	.630	1.071	1			1
James Loney	27	26	8	1		2	8	1	3	.308	.333	.577	.910
Kelly Johnson	23	23	5	2		1	1		10	.217	.217	.435	.652
Yoenis Cespedes	20	17	7	2	1	2	3	2	5	.412	.500	1.000	1.500			1
Neil Walker	14	12	3			2	3	1	5	.250	.286	.750	1.036		1
Wilmer Flores	11	10						1	7	.000	.091	.000	.091
Rene Rivera	7	7	1						3	.143	.143	.143	.286
Travis d'Arnaud	6	5	1		1		2		1	.200	.167	.600	.767		1
Matt Harvey	5	3						1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	1
Bartolo Colon	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Matt Reynolds	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Noah Syndergaard	2	2							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Erik Goeddel	1	1								.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	258	231	57	14	2	11	27	21	74	.247	.313	.468	.780	2	2	2	3

Verrett vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Anthony Rendon	4	3	1			1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833
Danny Espinosa	2	1			1	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500
Wilson Ramos	2	2					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jayson Werth	2	2						.000	.000	.000	.000
Ryan Zimmerman	2	1				1		.000	.500	.000	.500
Bryce Harper	1	1						.000	.000	.000	.000
Jose Lobaton	1	1					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Daniel Murphy	1	1	1	1				1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
Ben Revere	1	1						.000	.000	.000	.000
Tanner Roark	1	1						.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	17	14	2	1	1	3	4	.143	.294	.214	.508

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