Game 46 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

May 24, 2016, 11:09am

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As we saw last night, just because two starting pitchers are facing each other for the second time in six days, there's no guarantee the result will stay the same. And yet, the Nationals will be hoping for just that tonight when Stephen Strasburg faces Matt Harvey in a rematch of Thursday night's 9-1 victory for the Nats at Citi Field.

They will hope Strasburg continues his torrid start to the season, which is really just a continuation of his torrid conclusion to last season. For those who have lost track, Strasburg is 7-0 this year, and the Nationals have won his last 13 starts dating to 2015, a franchise record.

Harvey, on the other hand, is under all kinds of intense scrutiny right now after an abysmal outing against these Nats that raised his ERA to 5.77. We have no way of knowing how he'll perform tonight, but this much we do know: The New York media will have an incredibly strong opinion about it, one way or the other, most likely in the form of overreaction.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. NEW YORK METS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 183, MLB.com
Weather: Clear, 77 degrees, wind 8 mph left field to right field

NATIONALS (27-18)
CF Ben Revere
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
2B Daniel Murphy
1B Ryan Zimmerman
3B Anthony Rendon
C Wilson Ramos
SS Danny Espinosa
RHP Stephen Strasburg

METS (26-18)
RF Curtis Granderson
SS Asdrubal Cabrera
LF Michael Conforto
CF Yeonis Cespedes
2B Neil Walker
1B Eric Campbell
C Kevin Plawicki
3B Ty Kelly
RHP Matt Harvey