Nationals @ Pirates, Game 1

[imref]

Washington Nationals (18-10) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (12-16)

Where: PNC Field, Pittsburgh, PA
When: 7:05 PM EDT
TV: MASN2, MASN2HD 
Radio: WFED 1500, 106.7 The Fan, WHFS 1580, XM Internet 939 (Nats),  XM 185 / Internet 931 (Pirates)

He's Baaaack......

A.J. Burnett 1-2, 8.04 ERA		Edwin Jackson 1-1, 3.69 ERA
Pittsburgh Pirates: 1. Jose Tabata - 9 2. Neil Walker - 4 3. Andrew McCutchen - 8 4. Pedro Alvarez - 5 5. Casey McGehee - 3 6. Garrett Jones - 9 7. Clint Barmes - 6 8. Rod Barajas - 2 9. A.J. Burnett - 1		Your Washington Nationals: 1. Ian Desmond - 6 2. Bryce Harper - 9 3. Ryan Zimmerman - 5 4. Adam LaRoche - 3 5. Danny Espinosa - 4 6. Rick Ankiel - 8 7. Wilson Ramos - 2 8. Roger Bernadina - 7 9. Edwin Jackson- 1

[The Chief]

Way to jinx it

[imref]

lineups are a guess for now. 

line-ups posted!

[aussienatsfan]

Burnett is terrible, even nady should hit him

[imref]

Burnett is terrible, even nady should hit him

And yet he'll have a 1 hitter going in the 5th.

[Lintyfresh85]

Watch for a wide strike zone tonight for Burnett. Pirates complained to the league that he was unfairly squeezed last time out by a fluctuating strike zone.

[Tokeydog]

And yet he'll have a 1 hitter going in the 5th.

Yup.  Heavily debating on picking him up for this game.

[blue911]

Burnett is a right handed Oliver Perez.

[imref]

man our lineup would have been pretty good with Werth in there, and we could have had one of the better offenses once Morse returns.

Desmond
Harper
Zimm
LaRoche
Morse
Werth
Ramos
Espi/Lombo

Sigh....

[captkirk42]

It will be good to see #11 back in the lineup and on the field.

[Minty Fresh]

Way to jinx it

Game.

[MarquisDeSade]

Burnett is a right handed Oliver Perez.

No way, Oliver Perez at least did ok in big games.  Burnett is the right handed DCrab.

[HerndonNat]

LaRoche will be playing?

[The Chief]

What's with the weird schedule in DC next week?  2 each against the Pirates and Pads?

[sportsfan882]

Zimmerman officially reinstated

[hammondsnats]

What's with the weird schedule in DC next week?  2 each against the Pirates and Pads?

plus we have just faced the reds and pads and now pirates. 

still haven't even faced the braves.

[Lintyfresh85]

Zimmerman officially reinstated

Werth placed on 15 day DL as the corresponding move.

[The Chief]

Werth placed on 15 day DL as the corresponding move.

Not 60?  I'm guessing there's some GM trickery reason for that, yes?

[Lintyfresh85]

Not 60?  I'm guessing there's some GM trickery reason for that, yes?

Other than not having to pay a guy extra money by placing him on the 40 man roster?

Not sure.

[hammondsnats]

Werth can be moved to the 60-day DL at any time.  I expect them to move him there at some point soon.

So glad to see Z-man back!!!

[Lintyfresh85]

Not 60?  I'm guessing there's some GM trickery reason for that, yes?

@AdamKilgoreWP

Jayson Werth is on the 15-day DL, and not the 60-day, because teams do not use the 60-day until they need the 40-man spot. Just procedural.

[hammondsnats]

Tabata LF
Walker 2B
McCutchen CF
Alvarez 3B
McGehee 1B
Jones RF
Barmes SS
Barajas C
(Burnett P)

...pirates line-up

[The Chief]

What defines need?

[sportsfan882]

Tabata LF
Walker 2B
McCutchen CF
Alvarez 3B
McGehee 1B
Jones RF
Barmes SS
Barajas C
(Burnett P)

...pirates line-up

McCutcheon has 0 HRs on the year in 94 ABs and has been sick the past few days but you can bet he'll break that homer-less streak in this series.

[madj55]

I still remember vividly McCutchen's 3 homer game against us..