Game 67 lineups: Nats at Mets

NEW YORK - The Nationals are well ahead in the National League East due in large part to their ability to win on the road.

Their 22-12 (.647) record on the road puts the Nats second only to the Rockies (25-13, .658) in the National League. Their 40-26 (.606) overall record is currently fourth-best in the National League behind the Rockies (43-26, .623), Dodgers (41-26, .612) and Diamondbacks (41-26, .612).

"It's fun going on the road and playing," said Bryce Harper. "That's when you know what your team is made of, how you play. We've done a good job the last couple of weeks getting the job done on the road when we needed to and got three more here, a couple in Miami, two good teams. Just got to keep battling, keep grinding and good things will happen.

The Nats have won nine of their last 11 games on the road after Thursday's 8-3 dispatch of the Mets. The Nats are 11-5 (.688) against NL East opponents on the road.

Right-hander Max Scherzer opposes left-hander Steven Matz in game two. Scherzer has a 2.24 ERA against the Mets in nine starts since joining the club in 2015, plus a 1.45 ERA versus New York at Citi Field.

Matz arrives with a 1-0 record and a 1.29 ERA. Ryan Raburn is batting second in the lineup against the southpaw.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at NEW YORK METS

Where: Citi Field
Gametime: 7:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 184/Internet (Nationals broadcast) 869, MLB.com
Weather: Cloudy, 70 degrees, wind 7 mph toward right field

NATIONALS (40-26)
SS Trea Turner
LF Ryan Raburn
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
C Matt Wieters
CF Michael A. Taylor
RHP Max Scherzer

METS (30-35)
CF Michael Conforto
LF Yoenis Céspedes
RF Jay Bruce
3B Wilmer Flores
1B Lucas Duda
2B T.J. Rivera
C Travis d'Arnaud
SS José Reyes
LHP Steven Matz