Tanner Roark set for a start (with lineups)

By Josh Land

Nationals

September 04, 2015, 12:14pm

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Tanner Roark returns from his short stint in the minors to make his first start for the Nationals since taking a loss to the Phillies on June 28. Working mostly out of the bullpen this year, Roark is 3-1 with a 5.61 ERA as a starter. His ERA is slightly misleading because eight of his earned runs came in his abbreviated start in Philadelphia.

Nationals manager Matt Williams anticipates getting five innings or around 85 pitches out of Roark tonight.

Michael A. Taylor will miss his third straight game with right knee soreness so Bryce Harper starts again in center, with Jayson Werth in right field and Clint Robinson in left.

Robinson is 4-for-11 with two homers and eight RBIs over his last six games.

Braves starter Julio Teheran is 0-2 with a 7.59 ERA in two starts against the Nats this season.

For the Braves:
RF Nick Markakis
CF Cameron Maybin
1B Freddie Freeman
C A.J. Pierzynski
3B Adonis Garcia
2B Jace Peterson
SS Andrelton Simmons
LF Michael Bourn
RHP Julio Teheran

For the Nationals:
RF Jayson Werth
2B Anthony Rendon
CF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
LF Clint Robinson
3B Yunel Escobar
SS Ian Desmond
C Jose Lobaton
RHP Tanner Roark