By Josh Land on Tuesday, September 22 2015
Category: Nationals

Gio Gonzalez looks to set tone in series opener (with lineups)

Both Nationals manager Matt Williams and Orioles manager Buck Showalter stayed with their starters from last night's rainout.

Left-hander Gio Gonzalez takes the mound for Washington after going 2-0 with a 1.47 ERA over his last three starts. He matched his career high with 12 strikeouts in a 12-2 win over the Phillies last Wednesday.

Gonzalez started the Nats' lone loss in Baltimore before the All-Star break, but left in the seventh with a one-run lead before the Orioles tied the game in the eighth and then won on Jonathan's Schoop's walk-off homer off Tanner Roark in the ninth.

The Orioles send right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez to the hill with an 11-9 record and 4.31 ERA on the season.

For the Orioles:
LF Nolan Reimold
3B Manny Machado
1B Chris Davis
RF Steve Pearce
2B Jonathan Schoop
C Caleb Joseph
SS J.J. Hardy
CF Junior Lake
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez

For the Nationals:
2B Anthony Rendon
3B Yunel Escobar
RF Bryce Harper
LF Jayson Werth
1B Clint Robinson
SS Ian Desmond
CF Michael A. Taylor
C Jose Lobaton
LHP Gio Gonzalez

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