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Washington and Cincinnati start a four-game set in D.C. tonight with Nationals' left-hander Gio Gonzalez on the mound against Reds' lefty Brandon Finnegan in the series opener. GAME TIME: 7:05 PM EDT; FOLLOW: MASN, 106.7 the FAN.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jun 30, 2016, 6:31pm EDT

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Cincinnati Reds
@ Washington Nationals

Thursday, June 30, 2016 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Gio Gonzalez vs Brandon Finnegan

WEATHER: Cloudy 79°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. MAT!! - CF

2. The WereWerth - LF

3. Daniel "Hits" Murphy - 2B

4.Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

5. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

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

7. Chris Heisey - RF

8. #LSD - SS

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

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Today's Lineups:

CINCINNATI REDS	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Zack Cozart - SS	Michael Taylor - CF
Joey Votto - 1B	Jayson Werth - LF
Brandon Phillips - 2B	Daniel Murphy - 2B
Jay Bruce - RF	Wilson Ramos - C
Adam Duvall - LF	Anthony Rendon - 3B
Eugenio Suarez - 3B	Ryan Zimmerman - 1B
Billy Hamilton - CF	Chris Heisey - RF
Tucker Barnhart - C	Danny Espinosa - SS
Brandon Finnegan - LHP	Gio Gonzalez - LHP

Gonzalez vs the Reds:

Reds	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	GDP
Jay Bruce	18	15	2	2			2	2	6	.133	.222	.267	.489	1
Joey Votto	18	15	6	2		2	4	3	5	.400	.500	.933	1.433
Zack Cozart	16	16	2				2		5	.125	.125	.125	.250		2
Brandon Phillips	15	14	2				2	1	2	.143	.200	.143	.343
Billy Hamilton	8	8	2						2	.250	.250	.250	.500
Jose Peraza	4	3	1		1			1		.333	.500	1.000	1.500
Ramon Cabrera	3	3	1							.333	.333	.333	.667
Adam Duvall	3	3	1	1					1	.333	.333	.667	1.000
Brandon Finnegan	3	3							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Eugenio Suarez	3	3	3			1	2			1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
Raisel Iglesias	2	2							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	93	85	20	5	1	3	12	7	25	.235	.290	.424	.714	1	2

Finnegan vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	GDP
Anthony Rendon	6	4	1			2	1	.250	.500	.250	.750
Bryce Harper	3	3	1					.333	.333	.333	.667	1
Daniel Murphy	3	3						.000	.000	.000	.000
Wilson Ramos	3	3	1	1	1			.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Ben Revere	3	3						.000	.000	.000	.000
Clint Robinson	3	3	1					.333	.333	.333	.667
Michael Taylor	3	3	1		1		1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Jayson Werth	3	3	1	1	1			.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Danny Espinosa	2	2					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Gio Gonzalez	2	2					1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jose Lobaton	2	2						.000	.000	.000	.000
Max Scherzer	2	2	2					1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Stephen Drew	1	1						.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	36	34	8	2	3	2	4	.235	.278	.412	.690	1

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