Game 151 lineups: Nats at Braves

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

September 20, 2017, 12:02pm

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ATLANTA - They may not have a realistic shot at surpassing the Dodgers for the National League's best record, but the Nationals do still have a realistic shot at something else before the season is over: the best record in franchise history.

The 2012 club, which went 98-64, currently holds that title. The 2017 club currently sits at 91-59. So in order to set the record, the Nats need to go 8-4 the rest of the way. They'd need to go 9-3 to get to 100 wins.

The process continues tonight with the second game of their series against the Braves, and it continues with Daniel Murphy back in the lineup. Murphy was a late scratch yesterday with a tight hamstring, but afterward Dusty Baker said it wasn't anything serious and he expected the second baseman to return tonight. He was indeed correct.

Gio Gonzalez gets the start, one of potentially three more for the left-hander to finish out what may be the best season of his career.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at ATLANTA BRAVES
Where: SunTrust Park
Gametime: 7:35 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 184/869, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 85 degrees, wind 4 mph out to center field

NATIONALS (91-59)
SS Trea Turner
RF Jayson Werth
2B Daniel Murphy
1B Ryan Zimmerman
3B Anthony Rendon
LF Adam Lind
CF Michael A. Taylor
C Matt Wieters
LHP Gio Gonzalez

BRAVES (67-82)
2B Ozzie Albies
3B Johan Camargo
1B Freddie Freeman
RF Nick Markakis
C Kurt Suzuki
LF Adonis Garcia
CF Lane Adams
SS Dansby Swanson
RHP Lucas Sims