Game 145 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

September 13, 2016, 10:51am

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After taking care of business last night with an 8-1 trouncing of the Mets, the Nationals did the bare minimum they needed to do in this series: Avoid getting swept. Anything they do from here on out is just gravy. But since they now lead the division by 10 games with 18 to play, with their magic number down to nine, why not go for the jugular?

We'll see if they can do that tonight when A.J. Cole squares off against Noah Syndergaard. It looks like a mismatch on paper, but it was only 11 days ago when Cole outdueled Syndergaard during what wound up a 4-1 Nationals victory at Citi Field. Can lightning strike twice?

NEW YORK METS at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 183, MLB.com
Weather: Clear, 81 degrees, wind 10 mph right field to left field

NATIONALS (86-58)
CF Trea Turner
LF Jayson Werth
2B Daniel Murphy
RF Bryce Harper
3B Anthony Rendon
C Wilson Ramos
1B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Danny Espinosa
RHP A.J. Cole

METS (76-68)
3B Jose Reyes
SS Asdrubal Cabrera
LF Yoenis Cespedes
CF Curtis Granderson
RF Jay Bruce
2B T.J. Rivera
1B James Loney
C Rene Rivera
RHP Noah Syndergaard