Game 39 lineups: Nats at Pirates

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

May 17, 2017, 11:37am

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PITTSBURGH - The Nationals look to make it two in a row against the Pirates tonight, though they'll face a stiffer challenge than they did last night, with Jacob Turner on the mound facing Gerrit Cole.

Turner makes his second start of the season, his eighth overall appearance. The right-hander has been mostly effective, but he hasn't been stretched out since his six-inning start at Coors Field on April 24, so it's unclear how far he can go tonight. And once he departs, we'll see who's available out of the Nats bullpen after five guys were used last night, with Enny Romero throwing 17 pitches and Koda Glover throwing 29.

Cole, meanwhile, has pitched quite well for the Pirates, with seven consecutive quality starts. But he has only one win because his teammates have scored a grand total of seven runs the last five times the right-hander has taken the mound.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 81/869, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 86 degrees, wind 10 mph right field to left field

NATIONALS (25-13)
SS Trea Turner
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
CF Brian Goodwin
C Jose Lobaton
RHP Jacob Turner

PIRATES (16-23)
LF Adam Frazier
RF John Jaso
CF Andrew McCutchen
3B David Freese
1B Josh Bell
C Francisco Cervelli
SS Jordy Mercer
2B Gift Ngoepe
RHP Gerrit Cole