Game 84 lineups: Nats at Phillies

PHILADELPHIA – The Nationals are going to attempt to win a division game tonight. It’s not something they’ve done very often this season, certainly not recently. Their only win in their last 19 games against a division opponent came June 19, when they beat the Phillies, 9-3, in the finale of a five-game series in D.C.

That game was started by Zach Eflin. Tonight’s game is started by Aaron Nola, who on June 18 shut out the Nats over eight sparkling innings. His opponent that day was Josiah Gray, who tossed six scoreless innings of his own. And that’s the same matchup we’ll get tonight at Citizens Bank Park.

Gray was outstanding that afternoon, feeding off the sellout crowd for Ryan Zimmerman Day and gutting his way through a scoreless sixth inning as his pitch count reached a career-high 117. That was part of a dominant stretch in June for the young right-hander, but his July got off to a ragged start when he allowed six runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings to the Marlins. We’ll see if he can bounce back tonight against the Phillies.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Where: Citizens Bank Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 88 degrees, wind 7 mph in from left field

NATIONALS
2B César Hernández
DH Juan Soto
1B Josh Bell
LF Yadiel Hernandez
C Keibert Ruiz
SS Luis García
RF Lane Thomas
3B Ehire Adrianza
CF Victor Robles

RHP Josiah Gray

PHILLIES
LF Kyle Schwarber
1B Rhys Hoskins
RF Nick Castellanos
DH Darick Hall
C J.T. Realmuto
SS Didi Gregorius
3B Alec Bohm
CF Odúbel Herrera
2B Bryson Stott

RHP Aaron Nola