Game 9 lineups: Nationals at Phillies

By Byron Kerr

Nationals

April 15, 2016, 11:42am

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PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals venture on the road for the second time this season, heading up Interstate 95 to face the National League East rival Phillies. It is their first matchup this season.

The Nats are off to a great start at 7-1, but the Phillies are doing fairly well, riding good pitching to a 5-5 record.

Manager Dusty Baker will start right-hander Joe Ross, who is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA. Tonight marks his first appearance against the Phillies.

Ross notched his first win of the season with a seven-inning performance Sunday in a 4-2 defeat of the Marlins. He allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

The Phillies send out right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who has a 1-0 record with a 1.54 ERA. He held the Mets to two runs on three hits and a walk over 5 2/3 innings to earn his first win of the season on Sunday.He is 50-48 for his career with a 3.90 ERA.

Hellickson is 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA in two career starts against the Nationals.

The Nationals were 12-7 against the Phillies last season.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pa.
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDTâ€¨
TV: MASN, MLB.tvâ€¨
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 183, MLB.comâ€¨
Weather: 59 degrees, sunny, winds east 6 mph

NATIONALS

CF Michael A. Taylor
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
LF Jayson Werth
C Wilson Ramos
SS Danny Espinosa
RHP Joe Ross

PHILLIESâ€¨

2B Emmanuel Burriss
SS Freddie Galvis
CF Odubel Herrera
3B Maikel Frankel
1B Ryan Howard
C Carlos Ruiz
LF Cedric Hunter
RF Peter Bourjos
RHP Jeremy Hellickson