Game 101 lineups: Nats at Indians

CLEVELAND - And we're back. Only 11 hours have passed since the Nationals walked off the field in disgust following a 7-6 loss to the Indians, but everyone is back at Progressive Field, preparing for today's early matinee (12:10 p.m.) to wrap up this unusual two-game interleague series. This could be a good thing (no time to stew over the loss) or it could be a bad thing (the hangover effect). We'll just have to wait and see.

One good thing from the Nats' perspective: Stephen Strasburg is on the mound, and he'll be motivated to bounce back after suffering his first loss of the season. The Indians are sending their own elite pitcher to the mound, though, in Carlos Carrasco (owner of a 2.31 ERA overall, 1.37 over his last seven starts).

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Dusty Baker is going with the exact same lineup from last night, so it's Trea Turner again in center field and leading off, with Bryce Harper batting second, Jayson Werth serving as designated hitter and Ben Revere batting ninth...

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at CLEVELAND INDIANS
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland
Gametime: 12:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 176/869, MLB.com
Weather: Sunny, 84 degrees, wind 7 mph left field to right field

NATIONALS (58-42)
CF Trea Turner
RF Bryce Harper
2B Daniel Murphy
C Wilson Ramos
DH Jayson Werth
3B Anthony Rendon
1B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Danny Espinosa
LF Ben Revere

RHP Stephen Strasburg

INDIANS (57-41)
1B Carlos Santana
2B Jason Kipnis
SS Francisco Lindor
DH Mike Napoli
3B Jose Ramirez
RF Lonnie Chisenhall
LF Rajai Davis
CF Tyler Naquin
C Chris Gimenez

RHP Carlos Carrasco

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