Nationals open critical series against Mets; lineup: 8/9/2019

The Washington Nationals are opening a critical series against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York City tonight. The Nationals stand at 61-53, and the Mets 59-56. Stephen Strasburg (14-5, 3.72 ERA) will start against the Mets' newest acquisition, Marcus Stroman (6-11, 3.07 ERA). With the Mets picking up momentum after the All-Star Break, the Nationals face one of the most critical weekend series this season.

The lineup for tonight is as follows:

1. Trea Turner - SS
2. Adam Eaton - RF
3. Anthony Rendon - 3B
4. Juan Soto - LF
5. Matt Adams - 1B
6. Kurt Suzuki - C
7. Brian Dozier - 2B
8. Victor Robles - CF
9. Stephen Strasburg - SP

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET.