Game 84 lineups: Brewers at Nats

By Byron Kerr

Nationals

July 04, 2016, 3:08am

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The Nationals now have 50 wins after taking care of the Reds in three of four games. Even with the Mets sweeping the National League-best Cubs in four games, the Nationals still maintain a five game lead in the NL East.

Right-hander Max Scherzer gets the rare morning call with his first Independence Day start with the Nationals.

Scherzer is 9-5 with a 3.30 ERA. He has a 1-1 record with a 2.89 ERA in five appearance (four starts) against the Brewers. He has 39 strikeouts in 28 innings against Milwaukee, bolstered by the 16 strikeout performance at Miller Park last season. But he also has allowed 20 homers in 17 games this season.

Milwaukee's right-hander Junior Guerra (5-1, 3.25 ERA) takes on Scherzer. The Brewers have lost four in a row.

Second baseman Daniel Murphy is out of the starting lineup today on a scheduled day off, with Stephen Drew replacing him.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 11:05 a.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv, MLB Network
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 183, MLB.com
Weather: Cloudy, 72 degrees, 25 percent chance of rain, wind 6 mph in from center field

NATIONALS (50-33)

CF Ben Revere
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
C Wilson Ramos
1B Ryan Zimmerman
3B Anthony Rendon
SS Danny Espinosa
2B Stephen Drew
RHP Max Scherzer

BREWERS (35-46)

SS Jonathan Villar
2B Scooter Gennett
LF Ryan Braun
1B Jonathan Lucroy
3B Aaron Hill
CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
C Martin Maldonado
RF Ramon Flores
RHP Junior Guerra