Washington Nationals at Houston Astros: GameThread 124 of 162

Washington and Houston play the second game of their three-game set with Edwin Jackson on the mound for the Nationals opposite the Astros' Mike Fiers. GAME TIME: 8:10 PM EDT; FOLLOW: MASN; 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Aug 23, 2017, 7:40pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
at Houston Astros

August 22, 2017 8:10 PM EDT
Minute Maid Park

Mike Fiers vs Edwin Jackson

WEATHER: Clear, 86°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Howie Kendrick - LF

2. Wilmer Difo - SS

3. Daniel "Hits" Murphy - 2B

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

5. Unstoppable Adam Lind - DH

6. #RENDONISREADY - 3B

7. Matt ["Nickname Pending"] Wieters - C

8. MAT - CF

9. Andrew "100 MPH with his hair on fire" Stevenson - RF

P. E-Jax - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	HOUSTON ASTROS
Howie Kendrick - LF	George Springer - RF
Wilmer Difo - SS	Alex Bregman - 3B
Daniel Murphy - 2B	Jose Altuve - 2B
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	Josh Reddick - LF
Adam Lind - DH	Yulieski Gurriel - 1B
Anthony Rendon - 3B	Marwin Gonzalez - SS
Matt Wieters - C	Carlos Beltran - DH
Michael Taylor - CF	Max Stassi - C
Andrew Stevenson - RF	Jake Marisnick - CF

Edwin Jackson - RHP	Mike Fiers - RHP