Fister, Hamels set to dance again (with lineups)

By Josh Land

Nationals

April 16, 2015, 11:57am

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The Nationals have returned home, and Doug Fister will get his second shot at the Phillies in the last six days.

At Citizens Bank Park, Fister pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings of six-hit ball before leaving with a 1-0 lead that the Nationals bullpen could not hold. Fister will again face Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels, who is 15-8 with a 2.59 ERA in 33 outings vs. the Nationals. He allowed one run and two hits over seven innings against the Nats on Saturday.

Danny Espinosa gets his normal start at second base behind Fister. The 27-year-old has swung the bat well from the left side in his first three games, batting .333 with a homer, a double and two RBIs. He'll have a tough matchup with the lefty Hamels tonight.

Since leaving the leadoff spot and moving to the bottom of the order, center fielder Michael A. Taylor has gone 4-for-8 at the plate with a triple, double, and four RBIs in the last two games. Taylor will bat eighth tonight.

For the Phillies:
CF Odubel Herrera
SS Freddy Galvis
2B Chase Utley
RF Jeff Francoeur
3B Code Asche
C Carlos Ruiz
1B Ryan Howard
LF Darin Ruf
LHP Cole Hamels

For the Nationals:
3B Yunel Escobar
SS Ian Desmond
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
C Wilson Ramos
2B Danny Espinosa
CF Michael A. Taylor
RHP Doug Fister