Game 134 lineups: Nats at Mets

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

September 02, 2016, 11:41am

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NEW YORK - The Nationals clubhouse at Citi Field is going to much more crowded than usual today, what with seven players added to the roster in the first round of September call-ups. And several of these guys (ie. Sean Burnett, Trevor Gott, Matt Grace) could get some significant opportunities down the stretch, potentially making their cases for spots on the postseason roster.

As for tonight's series opener against the Mets, it's A.J. Cole getting a chance to pitch on the big stage against a resurgent New York club that has overcome a whole lot of injuries to get back in the wild card race.

Noah Syndergaard starts for the Mets against a Nationals lineup that has one notable change: Clint Robinson (who is 2-for-6 with two homers and two walks in his career against the big right-hander) at first base instead of Ryan Zimmerman (1-for-8 with four strikeouts against Syndergaard).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at NEW YORK METS
Where: Citi Field, New York
Gametime: 7:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, Ch. 9, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 89/869, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 78 degrees, wind 9 mph in from right field

NATIONALS (78-55)
CF Trea Turner
LF Jayson Werth
2B Daniel Murphy
RF Bryce Harper
3B Anthony Rendon
C Wilson Ramos
1B Clint Robinson
SS Danny Espinosa
RHP A.J. Cole

METS (69-65)
3B Jose Reyes
SS Asdrubal Cabrera
LF Yoenis Cespedes
RF Jay Bruce
1B Wilmer Flores
CF Curtis Granderson
2B Kelly Johnson
C Rene Rivera
RHP Noah Syndergaard