The Washington Nationals will play the second game in a three-game set against the New York Mets on Tuesday night at Citi Field in hopes of securing a series win.
Following a homer-happy win on Monday in which Gio Gonzalez picking up his Major League-leading 19th win, the Nationals have a chance to move one step closer to the postseason for the first time since they moved from Montreal.
Washington is rolling with a familiar lineup against R.A. Dickey -- in fact, it's the same lineup that pounded Mets pitching in the series opener.
- Jayson Werth (R), RF
- Bryce Harper (L), CF
- Ryan Zimmerman (R), 3B
- Adam LaRoche (L), 1B
- Michael Morse (R), LF
- Ian Desmond (R), SS
- Danny Espinosa (S), 2B
- Kurt Suzuki (R), C
- Jordan Zimmermann (R), P
New York, on the other hand, will go with a much different look, as Ronny Cedeno and Scott Hairston will both watch on Tuesday with the right-handed Zimmermann going for the Nats.
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Ruben Tejada (R), SS
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Daniel Murphy (L), 2B
- David Wright (R), 3B
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Ike Davis (L), 1B
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Mike Baxter (L), RF
- Jason Bay (R), LF
- Andres Torres (L), CF
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Josh Thole (R), C
- R.A. Dickey (R), P
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