Game 3 lineups: Nats at Reds

CINCINNATI – It was fairly nice right here on Opening Day. It was unseasonably heat and windy Saturday. Now it’s chilly and wet for right this moment’s collection finale at Nice American Ball Park. Gotta love Midwest climate.

Irrespective of the situations, the Nationals are feeling sizzling after their rousing, come-from-behind win lower than 24 hours in the past. They’ll attempt to hold the momentum going and depart city with a season-opening collection win over the Reds upfront of Monday’s house opener in opposition to the Pirates, they usually’ll accomplish that with their simplest pitcher from spring coaching on the mound.

Jake Irvin didn’t get the eye others within the rotation did, however he was unquestionably one of the best of the group down in Florida. Over his ultimate 15 innings of labor, the right-hander didn’t enable a run, scattered 4 hits and two walks and struck out 13. He enters his second large league season brimming with confidence, and a strong outing right this moment would solely bolster that perception.

The Nationals wound up scoring seven runs on 11 hits and 6 walks Saturday, however 5 of the runs and eight of the baserunners got here from the seventh inning on. They’d possibilities earlier however couldn’t convert with runners in scoring place (2-for-10 via the fifth). Let’s see if they will produce higher in key conditions early in opposition to Reds starter Nick Martinez right this moment and really play with a lead as an alternative of forcing themselves to return from behind once more. Davey Martinez is trotting out the identical lineup, so which means three straight begins behind the plate for Keibert Ruiz and three straight begins in middle area for Eddie Rosario.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at CINCINNATI REDS
The place: Nice American Ball Park, Cincinnati
Gametime: 1:40 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.television
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Climate: Likelihood of rain, 58 levels, wind 3 mph in from proper area

NATIONALS
SS CJ Abrams
RF Lane Thomas
LF Jesse Winker
DH Joey Meneses
1B Joey Gallo
C Keibert Ruiz
CF Eddie Rosario
2B Luis García Jr.
3B Trey Lipscomb

RHP Jake Irvin

REDS
2B Jonathan India
CF Will Benson
1B Christian Encarnacion-Strand
3B Jeimer Candelario
RF Jake Fraley
SS Elly De La Cruz
LF Spencer Steer
DH Nick Martini
C Tyler Stephenson

RHP Nick Martinez