Scherzer faces Phillies for third time (with lineups)
By Josh Land
Max Scherzer enters tonight's game as a winner in his last three starts. The ace of the Nationals' rotation is 4-3 with a 1.75 ERA, having struck out 66 and walked only eight.
Scherzer is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA against the Phillies this year, allowing just two earned runs in 14 innings pitched.
"He's a gamer," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "He enjoys the day he pitches but he enjoys the other days as well. He's helpful. He's active even on the days he doesn't pitch in the dugout ... we've all seen that. And postgames as well. So, he enjoys being a teammate. He's just not a one dimensional character, if you will. He's there to help in any regard, even on the days he doesn't pitch. And then when he goes out and pitches, he's pretty good too."
For the Phillies:
LF Ben Revere
SS Freddy Galvis
2B Chase Utley
1B Ryan Howard
3B Maikel Franco
RF Grady Sizemore
CF Odubel Herrera
C Carlos Ruiz
RHP Sean O'Sullivan
For the Nationals:
CF Denard Span
SS Ian Desmond
3B Yunel Escobar
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
C Wilson Ramos
LF Clint Robinson
2B Danny Espinosa
RHP Max Scherzer
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