Game 8 lineups: Nats at Mets

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

April 07, 2019, 6:36am

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NEW YORK - For all the trouble they've been through already this young season, the Nationals still have an opportunity to win a weekend series against the Mets today and get back to the .500 mark heading into a three-game series at Philadelphia. And they have Max Scherzer on the mound in an attempt to do it.

Scherzer is already making his third start of the season in only the team's eighth game, a byproduct of all the off-days the Nats have had. He's on normal rest, but he'll get an extra day of rest before making his next start against the Pirates. Scherzer, of course, was great against the Mets on opening day, done in solely by Robinson CanÃ³'s first-inning homer and Jacob deGrom's dominance.

The Nationals don't have to worry about deGrom today, they're facing Zack Wheeler, against whom they scored four runs in five innings last week.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. NEW YORK METS
Where: Citi Field
Gametime: 1:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 60 degrees, wind 8 mph out to left field

NATIONALS (3-4)
RF Adam Eaton
2B Howie Kendrick
3B Anthony Rendon
LF Juan Soto
1B Ryan Zimmerman
C Kurt Suzuki
SS Wilmer Difo
RHP Max Scherzer
CF Victor Robles

METS (6-2)
LF Jeff McNeil
1B Pete Alonso
2B Robinson CanÃ³
RF Michael Conforto
C Wilson Ramos
3B J.D. Davis
SS Amed Rosario
CF Keon Broxton
RHP Zack Wheeler