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Washington and New York start a three-game set in Citi Field with A.J. Cole on the mound for the Nationals against Mets' right-hander Noah Syndergaard. GAME TIME: 7:10 PM EDT; FOLLOW: MASN2; WUSA9; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Sep 2, 2016, 5:56pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ New York Mets

September 2, 2016 7:10 PM EDT
Citi Field

Noah Syndergaard vs A.J. Cole

WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 79°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Trea Turner - 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. @BatHoarder - 1B

8. #LSD - SS

9. A.J. Cole - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	NEW YORK METS
Trea Turner - CF	Jose Reyes - 3B
Jayson Werth - LF	Asdrubal Cabrera - SS
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Yoenis Cespedes - LF
Bryce Harper - RF	Jay Bruce - RF
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Wilmer Flores - 1B
Wilson Ramos - C	Curtis Granderson - CF
Clint Robinson - 1B	Kelly Johnson - 2B
Danny Espinosa - SS	Rene Rivera - C
A.J. Cole - 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	17	14	4			1	2	5	.286	.412	.286	.697		1
Anthony Rendon	14	13	5	1	1	3	1	4	.385	.429	.692	1.121
Jayson Werth	13	11	2				2	5	.182	.308	.182	.490
Ben Revere	11	11	4					1	.364	.364	.364	.727
Danny Espinosa	10	10	2			1		6	.200	.200	.200	.400
Wilson Ramos	9	9	3						.333	.333	.333	.667			3
Clint Robinson	8	6	2		2	3	2		.333	.500	1.333	1.833
Ryan Zimmerman	8	8	1	1				4	.125	.125	.250	.375
Daniel Murphy	7	7	2	1		2			.286	.286	.429	.714
Jose Lobaton	6	6	1					2	.167	.167	.167	.333			1
Michael Taylor	6	6	1			1		3	.167	.167	.167	.333
Gio Gonzalez	2	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Max Scherzer	2	2						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	113	104	27	3	3	11	7	32	.260	.313	.375	.688	1	1	4

Cole vs the Mets:

Mets	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP	missG
Kelly Johnson	2	2	1	1			2		1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Total	2	2	1	1			2		1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500

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