Nationals lineup against Giants, Hudson

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

August 22, 2014, 12:02pm

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The Nationals try for their 11th straight victory tonight, which would establish a new franchise record. But in order to get there, they've got to beat a guy who's decidedly had their number.

Tim Hudson will be on the hill for the Giants. In 30 career starts against the Nats, he's 17-5 with a 2.37 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Ironically, though his career dates to 1999, he never faced the Expos before they moved to the nation's capital. All of that damage has come against guys with interlocking Ds and Cs on their chests or curly Ws on their caps.

The Nats will counter with Doug Fister, who is seeking his 13th win of the year.

One of the fans' favorite Nationals returns to D.C. in San Francisco left fielder Michael Morse. Think "Take on Me" will be played tonight?

Of course, when you've won 10 straight games (and five of your last six in walk-off fashion), you feel pretty good about your chances. Here are tonight's lineups:

For the Giants
CF Angel Pagan
RF Hunter Pence
C Buster Posey
3B Pablo Sandoval
LF Michael Morse
2B Joe Panik
1B Travis Ishikawa
SS Brandon Crawford
RHP Tim Hudson

For the Nationals
CF Denard Span
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Jayson Werth
1B Adam LaRoche
SS Ian Desmond
LF Bryce Harper
C Wilson Ramos
2B Asdrubal Cabrera