Saturday's Nationals-Mets lineups

By Pete Kerzel

Nationals

September 13, 2014, 12:02pm

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It's rainy and cool at Citi Field, where the Nationals are scheduled to play the third of four games this evening against the Mets. Game time is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. on MASN HD.

According to Weather Bug, there's a 40 percent change of precipitation at 7 p.m. in Flushing, N.Y., which rises to 60 percent at 8 p.m. and drops to 50 percent by 9 p.m. Temperatures will hold steady in the mid-60s, but the rain should be gone by 10 p.m.

So there's a window. A late one, but a window nonetheless.

Right-hander Doug Fister (13-6, 2.53 ERA) is scheduled to face New York righty Zack Wheeler (10-9, 3.38 ERA).

The magic number for the Nationals to clinch the National League East rests at seven, by virtue of the Braves' loss at Texas this afternoon. A victory tonight would take it down to six.

Here are today's lineups:

For the Nationals
CF Denard Span
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Jayson Werth
1B Adam LaRoche
SS Ian Desmond
LF Bryce Harper
2B Asdrubal Cabrera
C Jose Lobaton
RHP Doug Fister

For the Mets
LF Eric Young Jr.
CF Juan Lagares
3B Daniel Murphy
1B Lucas Duda
C Travis d'Arnaud
RF Curtis Granderson
SS Wilmer Flores
2B Dilson Herrera
RHP Zack Wheeler