Game 4 lineups: Nats at Braves

ATLANTA - Right-hander Tanner Roark did not get a chance to contribute in the 2017 National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs.

Tonight at SunTrust Park, Roark will make his first appearance in a game that counts since October 1 of last year against the Pirates. This will also be his first start since September 27 at Philadelphia.

sidebar-Roark-Blue.jpgLast season started off slowly for Roark, he pitched better as the season progressed and finished 13-11 with a career-high (or low) 4.67 ERA. In 2016, he recorded a career-high 16 wins and posted an impressive 2.83 ERA.

The Nationals will have to contend with their first starting left-hander in Atlanta's Sean Newcomb. The 24-year-old finished 4-9 in 19 starts for the Braves in his first major league season last year, posting a 4.32 ERA.

The Washington Post reported that the club has flown in catcher Pedro Severino because catcher Matt Wieters is suffering from an undisclosed injury. The club has not decided whether or not Wieters needs to go on the disabled list, but if they activate Severino, some move will have to be made.

Update: The Nationals have recalled catcher Pedro Severino from Triple-A Syracuse and placed catcher Matt Wieters on the 10-day disabled list with a mild left oblique strain.


WASHINGTON NATIONALS at ATLANTA BRAVES
Where: SunTrust Park
Gametime: 7:35 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com, XM 83 (Nationals broadcast Internet 869)
Weather: Mostly sunny, 75 degrees, no precipitation, 37 degrees humidity, winds out to right field 9 mph


WASHINGTON NATIONALS

SS Trea Turner
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
LF Howie Kendrick
CF Michael A. Taylor
2B Wilmer Difo
C Pedro Severino
RHP Tanner Roark

ATLANTA BRAVES

CF Ender Inciarte
2B Ozzie Albies
1B Freddie Freeman
RF Nick Markakis
LF Preston Tucker
SS Dansby Swanson
3B Ryan Flaherty
C Chris Stewart
LHP Sean Newcomb




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