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The Washington Nationals and New York Mets play the second game of their four-game set in Citi Field at 7:10 PM with Stephen Strasburg on the mound opposite Noah Syndergaard. FOLLOW: MASN; WUSA9; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 8, 2016, 6:39pm EDT

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New York Mets
@ Washington Nationals

Friday, July 8, 2016 7:10 PM EDT
Citi Field

Noah Syndergaard vs Stephen Strasburg

WEATHER: Rainy, 73°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. The Igniter - CF

2. The WereWerth - LF

3. Daniel "Hits" Murphy - 2B

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

5. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

6. @BatHoarder - 1B

7. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

8. #LSD - SS

9. Stephen [Blanking] Strasburg - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	NEW YORK METS
Ben Revere - CF	Jose Reyes - 3B
Jayson Werth - LF	Curtis Granderson - RF
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Yoenis Cespedes - CF
Bryce Harper - RF	Neil Walker - 2B
Wilson Ramos - C	James Loney - 1B
Clint Robinson - 1B	Asdrubal Cabrera - SS
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Brandon Nimmo - LF
Danny Espinosa - SS	Rene Rivera - C
Stephen Strasburg - RHP	Noah Syndergaard - RHP

Syndergaard vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	HBP	GDP
Bryce Harper	15	13	4			1	1	4	.308	.400	.308	.708		1
Anthony Rendon	12	12	5	1	1	3		4	.417	.417	.750	1.167
Jayson Werth	11	9	1				2	4	.111	.273	.111	.384
Danny Espinosa	8	8	2			1		4	.250	.250	.250	.500
Ben Revere	8	8	4					1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Ryan Zimmerman	8	8	1	1				4	.125	.125	.250	.375
Wilson Ramos	7	7	2						.286	.286	.286	.571			2
Jose Lobaton	6	6	1					2	.167	.167	.167	.333			1
Clint Robinson	6	5	1		1	1	1		.200	.333	.800	1.133
Daniel Murphy	5	5	1			1			.200	.200	.200	.400
Gio Gonzalez	2	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Max Scherzer	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	90	84	22	2	2	7	4	25	.262	.303	.357	.661	1	1	3

Strasburg vs the Mets:

Mets	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Curtis Granderson	23	18	3			1	5	5	.167	.348	.167	.514
Jose Reyes	20	19	5	2				2	.263	.263	.368	.632	1	1
Neil Walker	18	17	6		1	2	1	6	.353	.389	.529	.918
Travis d'Arnaud	12	10	4		1	3	2	3	.400	.500	.700	1.200
Juan Lagares	12	12	2					5	.167	.167	.167	.333
Yoenis Cespedes	9	8	4	1			1	3	.500	.556	.625	1.181
Wilmer Flores	9	9	2	1				2	.222	.222	.333	.556
Kelly Johnson	9	8	2		1	1	1	3	.250	.333	.625	.958
Asdrubal Cabrera	6	6	2		1	2		2	.333	.333	.833	1.167
James Loney	5	5	1						.200	.200	.200	.400
Jacob deGrom	4	4						3	.000	.000	.000	.000
Alejandro De Aza	1	1	1						1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Total	128	117	32	4	4	9	10	34	.274	.331	.410	.741	1	1

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