Game 34 lineups: Nats vs. Orioles

After a couple of frustrating losses in Baltimore, the Nationals now come home for the second half of this year's Battle of the Beltways, hoping to at least salvage a four-game split of the season series with the Orioles (which would match the best they've done against their interleague rivals for the last decade).

Stephen Strasburg gets the start tonight, hoping to do what Max Scherzer did last night during a dominant performance. And then Dusty Baker can only hope his lineup scores enough runs off Wade Miley and the Baltimore pitching staff to provide a comfortable lead for his bullpen, lest he want to experience another bout of high blood pressure in the ninth inning.

Jayson Werth is not in the Nats lineup tonight for reasons not yet clear. He would normally play against a left-hander, so this wouldn't seem to be a run-of-the-mill day off. Stay tuned for details.

Update: A new lineup has been posted with Werth batting second and playing left field. Chris Heisey, who was starting in left in the orginal order, gets a seat on the bench.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN (Nats broadcast), MASN2 (O's broadcast), MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 186/869, MLB.com
Weather: Mostly clear, 71 degrees, wind 7 mph out to right field

NATIONALS (21-12)
SS Trea Turner
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
C Matt Wieters
CF Michael A. Taylor
RHP Stephen Strasburg

ORIOLES (22-10)
LF Seth Smith
CF Adam Jones
3B Manny Machado
1B Chris Davis
RF Mark Trumbo
2B Jonathan Schoop
SS J.J. Hardy
C Caleb Joseph
LHP Wade Miley