Game 27 lineups: Nats vs. Phillies

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

August 25, 2020, 10:12am

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The season is nearly halfway complete, and tonight the Nationals and Phillies finally meet for the first time in 2020. And they meet as co-cellar-dwellers in the National League East. Who saw that coming?

For many reasons, this is an important three-game series. The Nats need to start winning more games than they lose. And they need to start getting more consistent work from their rotation. Erick Fedde has been a pleasant surprise so far this year. Now that he's permanently starting in place of Stephen Strasburg, it's time for the right-hander to prove he can sustain his success.

The Nationals also need to be more consistent at the plate. They had a good day at the plate Sunday against the Marlins, and even though they started off slow last night they wound up having another good night at the plate. They need to continue that trend tonight against Jake Arrieta, against whom they have had some success the last couple years: He's 0-2 with a 4.28 ERA the last three seasons against the Nats.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 6:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Weather: Chance of storms, 91 degrees, wind 11 mph out to right field

NATIONALS
SS Trea Turner
RF Adam Eaton
LF Juan Soto
1B AsdrÃºbal Cabrera
C Kurt Suzuki
2B Luis GarcÃa
DH Eric Thames
3B Carter Kieboom
CF Victor Robles

RHP Erick Fedde

PHILLIES
LF Andrew McCutchen
1B Rhys Hoskins
RF Bryce Harper
C J.T. Realmuto
SS Didi Gregorius
3B Jean Segura
DH Alec Bohm
CF Roman Quinn
2B Scott Kingery

RHP Jake Arrieta