Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins
LoanDepot Park - 6:40 PM EDT
Jake Irvin (RHP, 1-2, 4.55 ERA / 3.22 FIP) vs. Trevor Rogers (LHP, 0-3, 4.10 ERA / 2.88 FIP)
Nationals
1. CJ Abrams (SS)
2. Nick Senzel (DH)
3. Jesse Winker (LF)
4. Joey Meneses (1B)
5. Ildemaro Vargas (2B)
6. LaVictor Lipscomb (3B)
7. Keibert Ruiz (C)
8. Alex Call (RF)
9. Jacob Young (CF)
Marlins
1. Luis Arraez (2B)
2. Jesus Sanchez (RF)
3. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (CF)
4. Josh Bell (1B)
5. Bryan De La Cruz (DH)
6. Tim Anderson (SS)
7. Nick Gordon (LF)
8. Emmanuel Rivera (3B)
9. Nick Fortes (C)
Nats repeating their lineup from yesterday with one change, swapping Ruiz for Adams.
Irvin has been suppressing BBs (6.2 BB%, 2.28 BB/9) and HRs (7.1% HR/FB, 0.65 HR/9). High BABIP (.333) and low strand rate (66.3%) have inflated his ERA. Looking for a bounceback after his last start against the Dodgers (6 ER over 4.2 IP).
Rogers is having similar problems with stranding runners and an even higher BABIP (.353)., with an even better suppression of homers (0.34). He missed most of last year due to injury and has yet to recapture his ability to strike guys out K% dropping from aroudn30% in 2020-21 to 20% so far in 2024).
