PHILADELPHIA - Max Scherzer has faced the Phillies seven times over the last two years. In those seven starts, he's 5-0 with a 1.94 ERA, 55 strikeouts and 10 walks. Needless to say, the Nationals have fair reason to expect more good things tonight when Scherzer takes the mound at Citizens Bank Park.
Dusty Baker has his entire regular lineup out there for the second game of this series. That includes Ryan Zimmerman, who sat out last night's game after working extensively in the cage earlier in the day. We'll see if he's able to put any of that into practice tonight.
Right-hander Jerad Eickhoff - who impressed in a seven-inning start against the Nationals last season - gets the ball for Philadelphia ...
WASHINGTON NATIONALS at PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 184/869, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 83 degrees, wind 7 mph out to left field
NATIONALS (76-55)
CF Trea Turner
LF Jayson Werth
2B Daniel Murphy
RF Bryce Harper
3B Anthony Rendon
C Wilson Ramos
1B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Danny Espinosa
RHP Max Scherzer
PHILLIES (60-71)
2B Cesar Hernandez
CF Odubel Herrera
3B Maikel Franco
1B Ryan Howard
C Cameron Rupp
RF Aaron Altherr
LF Jimmy Paredes
SS Freddy Galvis
RHP Jerad Eickhoff
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