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Washington and Philadelphia wrap up their three-game set in Citizens Bank Park at 7:05 PM EDT tonight with Gio Gonzalez on the mound against Adam Morgan in lefty vs lefty matchup. FOLLOW: MASN 2; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Aug 31, 2016, 6:13pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Philadelphia Phillies

Wednesday, August 31, 2016 7:05 PM EDT
Citizens Bank Park

Adam Morgan vs Gio Gonzalez

WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 84°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. MAT - 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. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

6. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

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

8. #LSD - SS

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

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Michael Taylor - CF	Cesar Hernandez - 2B
Jayson Werth - LF	Odubel Herrera - CF
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Maikel Franco - 3B
Bryce Harper - RF	Tommy Joseph - 1B
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Aaron Altherr - RF
Wilson Ramos - C	Freddy Galvis - SS
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	A.J. Ellis - C
Danny Espinosa - SS	Tyler Goeddel - LF
Gio Gonzalez - LHP	Adam Morgan - LHP

Morgan vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SF	HBP
Daniel Murphy	8	6					1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250		1
Chris Heisey	7	7	2	1				2	.286	.286	.429	.714
Danny Espinosa	6	6	2		2	2		1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667
Wilson Ramos	6	5	3		1	5		1	.600	.500	1.200	1.700	1
Anthony Rendon	6	5	2	1			1	2	.400	.500	.600	1.100
Michael Taylor	6	6	1					3	.167	.167	.167	.333
Jayson Werth	6	5	1				1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533
Ryan Zimmerman	6	5	2	1		2			.400	.333	.600	.933	1
Max Scherzer	3	3						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ben Revere	2	2	1						.500	.500	.500	1.000
Total	56	50	14	3	3	9	3	14	.280	.321	.520	.841	2	1

Gonzalez vs the Phillies:

Phillies	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	GDP
Freddy Galvis	33	31	8	2	1	2	1	5	.258	.281	.419	.701	1	1
Peter Bourjos	22	22	3					7	.136	.136	.136	.273
Cesar Hernandez	16	16	4					5	.250	.250	.250	.500		1
Ryan Howard	12	11					1	6	.000	.083	.000	.083
Maikel Franco	11	10	1				1	4	.100	.182	.100	.282		1
Odubel Herrera	10	8	2				2	1	.250	.400	.250	.650
Cameron Rupp	10	9	3	1			1	1	.333	.400	.444	.844		1
Aaron Altherr	6	5				1	1	4	.000	.167	.000	.167
Tyler Goeddel	6	6	1					1	.167	.167	.167	.333
A.J. Ellis	5	4	1	1			1		.250	.400	.500	.900
Jeremy Hellickson	5	4	1					1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1
Jimmy Paredes	3	1					2		.000	.667	.000	.667
Total	139	127	24	4	1	3	10	35	.189	.248	.244	.492	2	4

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