Game 64 lineups: Nats vs. Braves

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

June 13, 2017, 11:06am

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It's an absolute scorcher here at Nationals Park today. And if last night was any indication, the ball should be flying out of the park again. The Nationals will have to hope that unlike last night, they can hit more balls out than they give up.

So the challenge is on Joe Ross to duplicate his performance from over the weekend against the Orioles, when he struck out 12 batters. He pitched well against the Braves earlier this season, so perhaps this is a good matchup for the erratic right-hander.

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey takes the mound for Atlanta, and he is no stranger to the Nationals, who scored three runs off him in seven innings last month. Ryan Zimmerman homered in the game at SunTrust Park, by the way, and he is back in the Nats lineup tonight after missing three games with a back strain.

ATLANTA BRAVES at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 89/869, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 90 degrees, wind 8 mph out to center field

NATIONALS (38-25)
SS Trea Turner
LF Ryan Raburn
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
C Matt Wieters
CF Michael A. Taylor
RHP Joe Ross

BRAVES (28-35)
CF Ender Inciarte
2B Brandon Phillips
RF Nick Markakis
LF Matt Kemp
1B Matt Adams
C Tyler Flowers
3B Rio Ruiz
SS Dansby Swanson
RHP R.A. Dickey