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Gio Gonzalez starts for the Washington Nationals against Giants' right-hander Matt Cain in the series finale in San Francisco's AT&T Park. GAME TIME: 4:05 PM EDT; FOLLOW: MASN 2; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 31, 2016, 3:09pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ San Francisco Giants

Sunday, July 31, 2016 4:05 PM EDT
AT&T Park

Matt Cain vs Gio Gonzalez

WEATHER: Sunny, 63°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Trea Turner - 2B

2. The Igniter - CF

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

4. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

5. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

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

7. Chris Heisey - LF

8. #LSD - SS

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

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Trea Turner - 2B	Eduardo Nunez - SS
Ben Revere - CF	Angel Pagan - CF
Bryce Harper - RF	Hunter Pence - RF
Wilson Ramos - C	Buster Posey - C
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Mac Williamson - LF
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	Brandon Belt - 1B
Chris Heisey - LF	Joe Panik - 2B
Danny Espinosa - SS	Conor Gillaspie - 3B
Gio Gonzalez - LHP	Matt Cain - RHP

Cain vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	HBP	GDP
Ryan Zimmerman	37	34	8	3	1	5	2	6	.235	.270	.412	.682		1		1
Daniel Murphy	22	19	4	1	1	4	2	4	.211	.273	.421	.694		1
Danny Espinosa	14	12	3		2	2	1	5	.250	.308	.750	1.058	1
Jayson Werth	12	10	5		1	1	2	2	.500	.583	.800	1.383
Bryce Harper	9	6	1		1	4	1		.167	.250	.667	.917	1	1
Chris Heisey	6	6						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Stephen Strasburg	5	5						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Wilson Ramos	4	4						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Anthony Rendon	3	2					1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
Clint Robinson	3	2	2	1					1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500			1
Yusmeiro Petit	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Tanner Roark	2	1							.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Matt Belisle	1	1							.000	.000	.000	.000
Max Scherzer	1	1							.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	121	105	23	5	6	16	9	26	.219	.280	.438	.718	3	3	1	1

Gonzalez vs the Giants:

Giants	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Buster Posey	21	21	5			1	1			.238	.238	.381	.619		1
Hunter Pence	18	16	2	1				2	2	.125	.222	.188	.410
Denard Span	16	13	4		1		1	3	1	.308	.438	.462	.899
Brandon Crawford	13	13	4			1	3		2	.308	.308	.538	.846		1
Brandon Belt	9	8	2				1	1		.250	.333	.250	.583
Gregor Blanco	9	6	2				2	3	1	.333	.556	.333	.889
Angel Pagan	9	8	4	1				1		.500	.556	.625	1.181
Eduardo Nunez	8	8	1	1			2		2	.125	.125	.250	.375
Joe Panik	5	5					1			.000	.000	.000	.000
Jake Peavy	5	3						1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	1
Madison Bumgarner	3	2						1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333
Johnny Cueto	2	2	1						1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	118	105	25	3	1	2	11	12	12	.238	.316	.343	.659	1	2

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