Zimmermann gets ball in finale against Mets

By Pete Kerzel

Nationals

September 14, 2014, 7:13am

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Jordan Zimmermann gets the ball for the Nationals in this afternoon's finale of a four-game series against the Mets. A win gets the Nats the series victory, and the right-hander hasn't lost since July 11, going 5-0 in the 10 starts since. Against the Mets this season, Zimmermann is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA and the Nats have won all three of his starts.

Third baseman Anthony Rendon is 10-for-15 in this series with five runs, a double, two homers and five RBIs. He had three hits in each of the first two games and four hits last night.

With second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera in a 1-for-11 slump, Danny Espinosa will start today at second base against southpaw Jonathon Niese. Espinosa is 5-for-15 in his last nine games, a stretch that includes three starts.

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
C Wilson Ramos
2B Danny Espinosa
RHP Jordan Zimmermann

For the Mets
LF Eric Young Jr.
CF Juan Lagares
3B Daniel Murphy
1B Lucas Duda
2B Wilmer Flores
RF Curtis Granderson
C Anthony Recker
SS Ruben Tejada
LHP Jonathon Niese