Game 60 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Who’s ready to watch a major league debut tonight? An unexpected one, at that.

Trevor Williams was supposed to start the second game of this series against the Mets, but he was placed on the 15-day injured list with a flexor muscle strain in his right arm, so DJ Herz got the call from Triple-A Rochester and will make his first major league start tonight instead.

Who is DJ Herz? He’s a 23-year-old left-hander, acquired last summer from the Cubs for Jeimer Candelario. He’s had big strikeout numbers in the minors, but he’s also had big walk numbers. He’s been a lot better in recent outings, though, and in his last start Thursday he struck out 10 with only one walk over 5 2/3 innings. Herz is going to be amped up big-time. His ability to control his emotions will go a long way toward determining if he has success or not.

Some run support would also help, of course. The Nationals scored seven runs Monday night, and they’d love to do the same tonight against New York left-hander David Peterson, who makes only his second start of the season after recovering from hip surgery.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. NEW YORK METS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 6:45 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 88.7 FM (Spanish), MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 83 degrees, wind 9 mph right field to left field

NATIONALS
SS CJ Abrams
RF Lane Thomas
DH Joey Meneses
3B Nick Senzel
2B Ildemaro Vargas
LF Jesse Winker
C Keibert Ruiz
1B Joey Gallo
CF Jacob Young

LHP DJ Herz

METS
SS Francisco Lindor
1B Pete Alonso
LF Brandon Nimmo
DH J.D. Martinez
RF Starling Marte
3B Mark Vientos
CF Harrison Bader
2B Jose Iglesias
C Tomás Nido

LHP David Peterson