Game 141 lineups: Nats vs. Phillies

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

September 09, 2016, 10:55am

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On the heels of a bit of a clunker last night, the Nationals are back to work tonight against the Phillies. Tanner Roark, whose role within the rotation has become a bit more important in the last 48 hours, gets the start and will look to rediscover the consistency he displayed for most of the season before a couple of hiccups in recent weeks.

Rookie right-hander Jake Thompson starts for the Phillies, one of three pitchers starting in this series who was acquired as part of the Cole Hamels trade with the Rangers last summer. That's pretty crazy. Thompson pitched well last week against the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park (two runs in seven innings) but he took the loss ...

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 184, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 90 degrees, wind 7 mph out to left field

NATIONALS (82-58)
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 Tanner Roark

PHILLIES (63-77)
2B Cesar Hernandez
CF Odubel Herrera
3B Andres Blanco
1B Ryan Howard
C Cameron Rupp
SS Freddy Galvis
RF Peter Bourjos
LF Tyler Goeddel
RHP Jake Thompson