Game 130 lineups: Nats at Mets

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

August 25, 2018, 8:36am

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NEW YORK - We know the Nationals' offensive production has been awfully hit-or-miss - no pun intended, though actually, yes pun intended - this season, and we got a good glimpse of that Friday night when a group that has been pretty effective over the last month was completely shut down by underwhelming left-hander Jason Vargas.

What reason is there to believe today will be different? Well, for starters the Nats are facing a different starter, one they've enjoyed much success against over the years. Zack Wheeler may be pitching well right now, with a 2.82 ERA over his last 11 starts, but he's 3-8 with a 4.79 ERA in his career against the Nationals. One of those wins came last month, though it came in spite of the fact he allowed four runs on eight hits in 7 2/3 innings.

Tanner Roark, on the other hand, looks to continue his resurgence; he's 5-0 with a 1.63 ERA his last six starts. And the right-hander will be fresh, because he only threw 41 pitches in his last start before a 1-hour, 42-minute rain delay brought it to a halt.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at NEW YORK METS
Where: Citi Field
Gametime: 4:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, FS1, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 79 degrees, wind 10 mph out to left field

NATIONALS
RF Adam Eaton
SS Trea Turner
CF Bryce Harper
3B Anthony Rendon
LF Juan Soto
1B Ryan Zimmerman
C Matt Wieters
2B Wilmer Difo
RHP Tanner Roark

METS
SS Amed Rosario
2B Jeff McNeil
CF Michael Conforto
1B Wilmer Flores
3B Todd Frazier
RF Jay Bruce
LF JosÃ© Bautista
C Kevin Plawecki
RHP Zack Wheeler