CLEVELAND -- The Washington Nationals and the Cleveland Indians, two first-place teams heading in opposite directions on the map but not in the standings, play each other Tuesday night at Progressive Field in the opener of a two-game series.Thanks to the All-Star break and Cleveland hosting the Republican National Convention, the Indians havent played a home game since July 10. The Indians have played 19 of their last 26 games on the road, but 20 of their next 25 games will be at Progressive Field.The Nationals, who have played 19 of their last 23 games at home, are set to begin a 10-game road trip that will take them to Cleveland, San Francisco and Arizona.The Indians hold a 5 1/2-game lead over the second-place Detroit Tigers in the American League Central, while Washington leads the National League East by five games over both the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins.Tuesday nights pitching matchup features Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez and Indians right-hander Danny Salazar.In 19 starts this year, Gonzalez is 6-8 with a 4.53 ERA, but he was much better than that in his past four starts, going 3-1 with a 3.80 ERA.Gonzalez will be making his second career start vs. Cleveland. The first came in a 2-1 Nationals loss on June 14, 2013, when Gonzalez pitched seven innings, giving up one run on three hits with four walks and eight strikeouts.Salazar, a first-time American League All-Star this year, is 11-3 and ranks third in the AL with a 2.75 ERA. This will be his first career appearance against Washington. Salazar hasnt lost a game since May 22, going 7-0 with a 3.16 ERA in his past nine starts.Starting pitching hasnt been a problem for the Indians, whose rotation leads the league with a 3.63 ERA. The bullpen is another matter. Cleveland relievers rank seventh in the league in ERA at 3.65.The Indians bullpen inconsistency is reflected by the teams seven walk-off losses this season, the second most in the majors. It also is the reason Cleveland is rumored to be engaged in trade talks with other teams for back-of-the-bullpen help. Closer Cody Allen gave up a game-ending home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in a 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.With less than a week to go until the trade deadline, it would not be a surprise to see the Indians make a deal for a reliever this week, although manager Terry Francona says that doesnt mean the organization is disappointed in the in-house options.Sometimes everybody clamors for bringing guys in from the outside, but you might have the guy you need right in the organization, and its somebody you really like, Francona said.The Nationals on Tuesday will welcome back first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who is expected to be activated off the disabled list. Zimmerman has been sidelined since July 7 with a left rib cage strain. In a three-game rehab stint with Class A Potomac, he hit .417 (5-for-12) with a home run and five RBI.I feel good. It was good to go down there and get some at bats, Zimmerman told MLB.com. 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FARGO, N.D. -- North Dakota State, the FCS team known for toppling FBS opponents, was taken down by one of its own -- at home.Taryn Christion threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jake Wieneke with one second left Saturday as South Dakota State rallied from 14 down and stunned the top-ranked Bison 19-17.SDSU (4-2, 3-0) had been inside the Bison 5-yard line three previous times only to come up empty. But on fourth down, Wieneke ran at Jalen Allen and turned in time to catch a back-shoulder pass from Christion.I didnt know if it was coming to me, but I expected it to, Wieneke said. It was single coverage and I had to do everything I could to catch the ball.Wieneke had six catches for 108 yards, while Dallas Goedert hauled in 11 passes for 150 yards and a score.Just to get the win was awesome, Wieneke said. (Taryns) a beast -- such a great player.The Bison (5-1, 2-1) made it 17-3 on a 26-yard run by Eason Stick with 10:16 left in the third quarter.But the SDSU defense took charge after that.Christion hit Goedert from 12 yards out for a touchdown that pulled the Jacks within 17-10, and a defensive stand gave SDSU the ball on its own 20 with 2:28 to play.Christion converted two third-and-long runs on the drive. He hit Goedert on third-and-10 that took the ball down to the NDSU 2 with 5 seconds left to set up the game-winner.We played our tails off, NDSU coach Chris Klieman said. They made plays. Lets give them credit. They made more plays than we did. Well bounce back.THE TAKEAWAYNorth Dakota State: The Bison, who stretched their winning streak to FBS opponents to six after beating Iowa in Iowa City last monnth, will still make the FCS playoffs barring an unfathomable collapse.dddddddddddd. 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Stick was 14 for 20 for 143 yards passing and ran for a team-high 86 yards and two scores. ... The loss was the first for the Bison since a 24-21 defeat to South Dakota on Oct. 17, 2015.UP NEXTNorth Dakota State: Travels to face Western Illinois next week. Hosting the Bison after a loss might not be such a good thing for the Leathernecks.South Dakota State: The Jackrabbits host Youngstown State on Saturday. 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