Game 7 starting lineups:
Nationals:
After being held to one run in three consecutive games at home, the Nats found their offense in Game 6, scoring in the first inning and hammering three home runs against the Astros. Catcher Kurt Suzuki (hip) should be ready to return to the lineup as well.- apparently Suzuki still doesn’t feel good
1) Trea Turner, SS
2) Adam Eaton, RF
3) Anthony Rendon, 3B
4) Juan Soto, LF
5) Howie Kendrick, DH
6) Asdrúbal Cabrera, 2B
7) Ryan Zimmerman, 1B
8- Kurt Suzuki Yan Gomes C
9) Victor Robles, CF
Astros:
Expect Houston to stick with the same lineup it had in Game 6.
1) George Springer, CF
2) José Altuve, 2B
3) Michael Brantley, LF
4) Alex Bregman, 3B
5) Yuli Gurriel, 1B
6) Yordan Alvarez, DH
7) Carlos Correa, SS
8- Robinson Chirinos, C
9) Josh Reddick, RF
The starting pitchers:
Nationals:
Just a few days after he woke up barely able to lift his arm, Scherzer (3-0, 2.16 ERA in postseason) will take the ball in a decisive Game 7. Scherzer was scratched from his most recent start in Sunday’s Game 5 with a muscle spasm in his neck and right trapezius muscle, but he felt much better after a cortisone shot Sunday.
Astros:
Greinke (0-2, 5.30 ERA) will make his 16th career postseason start and second in the World Series after allowing one run and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings in Houston’s Game 3 win at Washington on Friday. Greinke has pitched in two winner-take-all games in the playoffs in his career: Game 5 of the 2015 National League Division Series and the 2017 NL Wild Card Game. He’s 0-1 with seven earned runs and 12 hits allowed in 10 1/3 innings in those games.
This is the first time two Cy Young winners have faced each other in a World Series game 7.
