Game 128 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

August 26, 2016, 11:13am

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After the excitement and drama of the four-day, two-city Beltways Series, the Nationals get back to business this weekend with the Rockies in town.

Max Scherzer saved the bullpen last night with his dominant eight-inning performance. But in order to keep that bullpen from getting burned up again, Gio Gonzalez will need to follow up his rotation mate with a strong start of his own tonight.

Gonzalez will be working with Jose Lobaton, a pairing that has enjoyed plenty of success in the past. That does mean, though, that Wilson Ramos is getting his second straight night off. That's a rarity, though given how much "The Buffalo" has been working all summer, it's probably going to be quite beneficial.

Be sure to get here early as former Senators slugger Frank Howard is added to the Ring of Honor at Nationals Park. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 6:40 p.m.

COLORADO ROCKIES at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 980 AM, XM 183, MLB.com
Weather: Hot and humid, 90 degrees, wind 7 mph left field to right field

NATIONALS (74-53)
CF Trea Turner
LF Jayson Werth
2B Daniel Murphy
RF Bryce Harper
3B Anthony Rendon
1B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Danny Espinosa
C Jose Lobaton
LHP Gio Gonzalez

ROCKIES (60-67)
CF Charlie Blackmon
1B Stephen Cardullo
3B Nolan Arenado
RF Carlos Gonzalez
LF Ryan Raburn
C Nick Hundley
2B Daniel Descalso
SS Christian Adames
RHP Jeff Hoffman