Game 138 lineups: Nats at Marlins

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

September 05, 2017, 11:39am

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MIAMI - The Nationals may not be firing on all cylinders right now, but they're getting the job done for the most part. Especially in the games that matter most toward their clinching of another division title. They've now won four in a row against the Marlins over the last week-plus, reducing their magic number to 10, and tonight they'll have a chance to bring that number down to eight.

It's Stephen Strasburg on the mound, facing the same Marlins lineup he shut out six days ago. Actually, it's nearly the entire same lineup he faced Wednesday afternoon in D.C., the lone exceptions being Brian Anderson batting seventh instead of A.J. Ellis and Odrisamer Despaigne pitching instead of Adam Conley.

This is Despaigne's third appearance against the Nationals this season, but his first start. He has pitched well out of the bullpen, holding the Nats to one run in 5 2/3 innings over two games.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at MIAMI MARLINS
Where: Marlins Park
Gametime: 7:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 186/869, MLB.com
Weather: Indoors

NATIONALS (83-54)
SS Trea Turner
LF Alejandro De Aza
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
1B Adam Lind
RF Jayson Werth
CF Michael A. Taylor
C Pedro Severino
RHP Stephen Strasburg

MARLINS (67-70)
2B Dee Gordon
RF Giancarlo Stanton
CF Christian Yelich
LF Marcell Ozuna
C J.T. Realmuto
1B Derek Dietrich
3B Brian Anderson
SS Miguel Rojas
RHP Odrisamer Despaigne