Game 114 lineups: Nats at Giants

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

August 07, 2019, 9:12am

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SAN FRANCISCO - The Nationals are in position to sweep the Giants this afternoon, so that perhaps gives Davey Martinez a little leeway with his lineup, perhaps not feeling the need to overwork guys with a quick turnaround to today's 12:45 p.m. local first pitch.

That means we've got a bit of a new look here today. It's AsdrÃºbal Cabrera making his first start for the Nationals in five years, playing second base. And it's Gerardo Parra, who started last night in right field, at first base today. Those guys are batting fifth and sixth, respectively, against Giants right-hander Shaun Anderson.

Joe Ross, meanwhile, will look to build off his positive start last week in Arizona, when he allowed only one hit in 5 1/3 innings. Ross will need to be around the strike zone more today, though. He issued five walks in that last start and somehow lived to tell about it. The Nationals pitching staff has only walked one Giants batter so far in this series. That's a pretty good formula for success.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Where: Oracle Park
Gametime: 3:45 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 64 degrees, wind 17 mph out to center field

NATIONALS (60-53)
SS Trea Turner
RF Adam Eaton
3B Anthony Rendon
LF Juan Soto
2B AsdrÃºbal Cabrera
1B Gerardo Parra
CF Victor Robles
C Yan Gomes
RHP Joe Ross

GIANTS (56-58)
RF Steven Duggar
LF Mike Yastrzemski
3B Evan Longoria
1B Pablo Sandoval
C Steven Vogt
CF Kevin Pillar
SS Brandon Crawford
2B Donovan Solano
RHP Shaun Anderson