Game 33 lineups: Nats at Orioles

BALTIMORE - Not that they're in any kind of serious trouble right now, but the Nationals have lost two in a row and certainly would prefer not to extend that streak to three (not to mention drop both games they'll be playing at Camden Yards this season). So there's just a hint of pressure on them tonight to beat the Orioles.

max-scherzer-clap-gray.jpgThe good news: Max Scherzer is on the mound, and he was electric last time out against a tough Diamondbacks lineup. The two-time Cy Young Award winner also has had success against the Orioles before, including eight scoreless innings of 10-strikeout ball against them last August.

Schezer's opponent that night in D.C. was Ubaldo Jiménez, who actually pitched quite well (one run in six innings), but who is among the most erratic starters out there, capable of pitching great one outing and getting rocked the next.

Trea Turner is back in the lineup after getting a night off, so the Nats have everybody playing in this one. Jayson Werth gets a chance to serve as designated hitter, with Chris Heisey starting in left field.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN (O's crew), MASN2 (Nats crew), MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 181/869, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 64 degrees, wind 4 mph out to left field

NATIONALS (21-11)
SS Trea Turner
DH Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
C Matt Wieters
LF Chris Heisey
CF Michael A. Taylor

RHP Max Scherzer

ORIOLES (21-10)
RF Seth Smith
CF Adam Jones
3B Manny Machado
1B Chris Davis
DH Mark Trumbo
LF Trey Mancini
2B Jonathan Schoop
SS J.J. Hardy
C Caleb Joseph

RHP Ubaldo Jiménez




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