Game 27 lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

April 29, 2019, 11:17am

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The Nationals just completed a stretch in which they went 6-9 against the Pirates, Giants, Marlins, Rockies and Padres. Now they open a 16-game stretch in which they'll face the Cardinals, Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers and Mets. Suffice it to say, they need to play better in every facet of the game if they are going to survive this.

It doesn't help matters that tonight they don't have Anthony Rendon in the lineup for the seventh time in eight games with a bruised left elbow. As of this moment, he remains on the active roster. You'd have thought at some point they'd just place him on the injured list, but that hasn't happened yet for whatever reason.

The Nats did make one roster move today: They recalled AdriÃ¡n Sanchez from Double-A Harrisburg to give them four healthy players on the bench. In return, they sent Erick Fedde back to Harrisburg. Given the fact Fedde tossed four scoreless innings yesterday, he wouldn't have been available to pitch for several days, so there wasn't much reason to keep him here. Rest assured, he'll be back before long.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, MLB.com
Weather: Cloudy, 61 degrees, wind 10 mph right field to left field

NATIONALS (12-14)
RF Adam Eaton
CF Victor Robles
LF Juan Soto
3B Howie Kendrick
1B Matt Adams
SS Carter Kieboom
2B Brian Dozier
C Yan Gomes
LHP Patrick Corbin

CARDINALS (17-10)
3B Matt Carpenter
1B Paul Goldschmidt
SS Paul DeJong
LF Marcell Ozuna
RF JosÃ© MartÃnez
C Yadier Molina
2B Jed Gyorko
CF Harrison Bader
RHP Michael Wacha