Game 113 lineups: Nats at Giants
By SAN FRANCISCO - The Nationals have a bit of different look going on with tonight's lineup. With rookie left-hander Conner Menez starting for the Giants, Davey Martinez has bumped Matt Adams all the way down to the No. 7 spot, behind Kurt Suzuki and Brian Dozier. And he's giving Gerardo Parra a start in right field instead of Adam Eaton, and keeping Parra in the No. 2 spot.
Some of this is byproduct of the makeup of the Nationals bench right now, with two key right-handed hitters injured (Ryan Zimmerman and Howie Kendrick). The good news: Asdrúbal Cabrera is here and is available tonight if needed. To make room for Cabrera on the 25-man roster, the club optioned Adrián Sanchez to Double-A Harrisburg. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Nats designated Kyle Barraclough for assignment.
AnÃbal Sánchez, meanwhile, takes the mound tonight and looks to do what his fellow veteran rotation mates have not done in recent days but his younger rotation mates have: Pitch effectively. Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin each were roughed up by the Diamondbacks over the weekend. Joe Ross and Erick Fedde each did not surrender a run. So we'll see which group Sánchez ends up joining by night's end.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Where: Oracle Park
Gametime: 9:45 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 63 degrees, wind 17 mph out to center field
NATIONALS (59-53)
SS Trea Turner
RF Gerardo Parra
3B Anthony Rendon
LF Juan Soto
C Kurt Suzuki
2B Brian Dozier
1B Matt Adams
CF Victor Robles
RHP AnÃbal Sánchez
GIANTS (56-57)
1B Brandon Belt
LF Mike Yastrzemski
C Buster Posey
LF Stephen Vogt
3B Evan Longoria
2B Scooter Gennett
CF Kevin Pillar
SS Brandon Crawford
LHP Conner Menez
