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Washington Nationals' starter Stephen Strasburg takes the mound at 7:05 PM EDT in D.C. in the second-half opener with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who send Francisco Liriano to the mound. FOLLOW: MASN; WUSA9; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 15, 2016, 6:21pm EDT

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Pittsburgh Pirates
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, July 15, 2016 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Stephen Strasburg vs Francisco Liriano

WEATHER: Partly cloudy, 88°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Trea Turner - 2B

2. MAT!! - CF

3. The WereWerth - LF

4. "Run-Until-He's-Tagged, Tape-Measure-Testing, Laser-Throwing, Eyeblack-Oozing, Baseball Cyborg" (aka Bryce Harper) - RF

5. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

6. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

7. #RSD - SS

8. @BatHoarder - 1B

9. Stephen [Blanking] Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

PITTSBURGH PIRATES	WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Josh Harrison - 2B	Trea Turner - 2B
David Freese - 1B	Michael Taylor - CF
Andrew McCutchen - CF	Jayson Werth - LF
Starling Marte - LF	Bryce Harper - RF
Matt Joyce - RF	Anthony Rendon - 3B
Jung Ho Kang - 3B	Wilson Ramos - C
Jordy Mercer - SS	Danny Espinosa - SS
Eric Fryer - C	Clint Robinson - 1B
Francisco Liriano - LHP	Stephen Strasburg - RHP

Strasburg vs the Pirates:

Pirates	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	HBP
Andrew McCutchen	15	13	2			1	2	4	.154	.267	.154	.421
Starling Marte	10	9	3	1	1	2		4	.333	.400	.778	1.178		1
Eric Fryer	6	6	1					2	.167	.167	.167	.333
Josh Harrison	4	4	1			1		1	.250	.250	.250	.500
Francisco Liriano	3	3						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Jordy Mercer	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667
Sean Rodriguez	3	3						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
David Freese	2	1					1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500
Erik Kratz	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Jeff Locke	2	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Total	50	45	8	1	1	4	3	18	.178	.245	.267	.512	1	1

Liriano vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	IBB	GDP
Chris Heisey	20	18	5	2		2	5	2	4	.278	.350	.722	1.072	1	1
Ben Revere	11	11	2				1		3	.182	.182	.182	.364
Wilson Ramos	9	9	1						5	.111	.111	.111	.222		1
Anthony Rendon	9	7	3	1	1		2	2	1	.429	.556	.857	1.413		1
Danny Espinosa	6	6	1						1	.167	.167	.167	.333
Bryce Harper	6	6	2			1	2		2	.333	.333	.833	1.167
Daniel Murphy	6	5	1					1	3	.200	.333	.200	.533
Jayson Werth	6	5						1	2	.000	.167	.000	.167
Michael Taylor	5	5							3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Clint Robinson	3	2	1	1				1		.500	.667	1.000	1.667
Jose Lobaton	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Max Scherzer	2	2	1							.500	.500	.500	1.000
Stephen Strasburg	2	2								.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	87	80	17	4	1	3	10	7	25	.213	.276	.400	.676	1	3

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