The Washington Nationals have been red hot in their series against the San Francisco Giants. On Thursday night, the Nationals go for a sweep against the Giants in the special 'Turn Back The Clock' game. Both teams will be wearing replicas of the jerseys worn by the Washington Senators and the New York Giants in the 1924 World Series.
However, the modern teams will be focused on the here and now, the Nationals looking to extend their four and a half game lead against the New York Mets. They will have to contend with Giants pitcher Matt Cain. Pitcher Ross Detwiler will try to provide a strong start himself.
The batting lineup for the Nationals is as follows.
#Nats vs. #SFGiants RHP Cain: Lombardozzi 7, Harper 8, Zimmerman 5, Morse 9, LaRoche 3,Desmond 6, Espinosa 4, Flores 2, Detwiler 1.
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) July 5, 2012
The game is set for a 7:05 first pitch with a national broadcast on MLB Network and local television broadcast on MASN. There will be a radio broadcast on 106.7 The Fan FM, 1500 WFED AM and 1580 WFHS AM.
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