Game 26 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

August 24, 2020, 10:50am

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Tonight is the rubber game of a five-game series, and how often do you get to say that? The Nationals and Marlins have played a lot this weekend, and they're not done yet. Tonight they'll play the finale of this extended series, the winner taking three of five and perhaps carrying some momentum into the rest of the week.

After Sunday's 9-3 win, the Nats have to feel good about their lineup, but they still need to prove they can maintain some consistency at the plate. They've got about as good of an offensive group as they can muster right now taking the field tonight against Marlins right-hander Pablo LÃ³pez, including Howie Kendrick as the designated hitter, AsdrÃºbal Cabrera at third base and the surprisingly hot Yan Gomes behind the plate.

The Nationals also have to feel good about the state of their bullpen after AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez went seven innings yesterday and Ryne Harper finished it off after that. So even if Austin Voth can't go deep tonight - and that's been a recurring problem - manager Davey Martinez has plenty of fresh arms to fill out the rest of the game.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. MIAMI MARLINS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 6:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Weather: Chance of storms, 85 degrees, wind 8 mph out to center field

NATIONALS
SS Trea Turner
RF Adam Eaton
LF Juan Soto
DH Howie Kendrick
3B AsdrÃºbal Cabrera
2B Luis GarcÃa
C Yan Gomes
1B Eric Thames
CF Victor Robles

RHP Austin Voth

MARLINS
CF John Berti
DH Matt Joyce
1B JesÃºs Aguilar
LF Corey Dickerson
3B Brian Anderson
RF JesÃºs SÃ¡nchez
C Jorge Alfaro
2B Jonathan Villar
SS Miguel Rojas

RHP Pablo LÃ³pez