Max Scherzer aims for All-Star performance in series finale (with lineups)
By Josh Land
BALTIMORE - Nationals manager Matt Williams will send his ace Max Scherzer to the mound this afternoon in hopes of winning the team's final series before heading into the All-Star break. Scherzer is looking to rebound from his worst start of the year after surrendering five runs over only 4 2/3 innings in the Nationals' 5-0 loss to the Reds last Tuesday night.
Scherzer is 3-1 with a 3.92 ERA in six career regular season starts against Baltimore. However, the Orioles did plate five runs, including a homer from J.J. Hardy, to beat Scherzer last October in Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Camden Yards.
"It's big," Williams said. "We still gotta play one more game before the break. We gotta play well to beat these guys. They're powerful. They hit the ball out of the ballpark, so we'll have to limit them and try to score some ourselves."
The Orioles will counter with left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, whose sterling 2.82 ERA accompanies his 4-4 record.
For the Nationals:
CF Michael A. Taylor
2B Danny Espinosa
3B Yunel Escobar
RF Bryce Harper
C Wilson Ramos
LF Clint Robinson
DH Dan Uggla
1B Tyler Moore
SS Ian Desmond
RHP Max Scherzer
For the Orioles:
3B Manny Machado
DH Jimmy Paredes
CF Adam Jones
RF Chris Davis
C Matt Wieters
1B Chris Parmelee
SS J.J. Hardy
RF David Lough
2B Jonathan Schoop
LHP Wei-Yin Chen
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