Washington Nationals at New York Mets: GameThread 89 of 162

Washington and New York go at it again in the third game of their four-game set in Citi Field. Max Scherzer starts for the Nationals against Mets' right-hander Logan Verrett. GAME TIME: 7:15 PM EDT; FOLLOW: FOX; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Jul 9, 2016, 6:02pm EDT

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New York Mets
@ Washington Nationals

Saturday, July 9, 2016 7:15 PM EDT
Citi Field

Logan Verrett vs Max Scherzer

WEATHER: Cloudy, 72°

• 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. "Mad Max" Scherzer - 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	Neil Walker - 2B
Bryce Harper - RF	James Loney - 1B
Wilson Ramos - C	Asdrubal Cabrera - SS
Clint Robinson - 1B	Brandon Nimmo - LF
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Travis d'Arnaud - C
Danny Espinosa - SS	Alejandro De Aza - CF
Max Scherzer - RHP	Logan Verrett - RHP

Verrett vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	GDP
Anthony Rendon	6	5	1				1	1	.200	.333	.200	.533
Jayson Werth	5	4	1			1			.250	.200	.250	.450		1		1
Danny Espinosa	4	2	1	1		1	2	1	.500	.750	1.000	1.750			1
Bryce Harper	4	3					1		.000	.250	.000	.250				1
Wilson Ramos	4	3					1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250
Ben Revere	4	3	1				1		.333	.500	.333	.833
Daniel Murphy	3	3	2	1	1	1		1	.667	.667	2.000	2.667
Max Scherzer	2	1							.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Jose Lobaton	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Tanner Roark	1	1							.000	.000	.000	.000
Stephen Strasburg	1	1							.000	.000	.000	.000
Trea Turner	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	36	28	6	2	1	3	6	6	.214	.343	.393	.736	1	1	1	2

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	55	49	12	2		1	2	5	14	.245	.327	.347	.674			1
Asdrubal Cabrera	54	51	13	4		1	4	3	16	.255	.296	.392	.688				2
Curtis Granderson	35	27	8	3		2	4	7	6	.296	.441	.630	1.071	1			1
James Loney	30	29	8	1		2	8	1	3	.276	.300	.517	.817
Kelly Johnson	26	25	5	2		1	1	1	11	.200	.231	.400	.631
Yoenis Cespedes	23	20	7	2	1	2	3	2	8	.350	.435	.850	1.285			1
Neil Walker	17	15	3			2	3	1	6	.200	.235	.600	.835		1
Jose Reyes	16	15	5	1			1		3	.333	.333	.400	.733	1
Wilmer Flores	11	10						1	7	.000	.091	.000	.091
Juan Lagares	9	8	1					1	5	.125	.222	.125	.347
Rene Rivera	9	9	1						4	.111	.111	.111	.222
Travis d'Arnaud	6	5	1		1		2		1	.200	.167	.600	.767		1
Brandon Nimmo	3	3	1						1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Bartolo Colon	2	2							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Noah Syndergaard	2	2							2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Erik Goeddel	1	1								.000	.000	.000	.000
Logan Verrett	1	1							1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	300	272	65	15	2	11	28	22	89	.239	.299	.430	.729	2	2	2	3

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