Fresh off clinching a playoff sport with Thursday's win over the Dodgers, the Washington Nationals resume their penultimate homestand of the season with the first of a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday night at Nationals Park. The Brew Crew has won five straight games and sits 2.5 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the race for the National League's second wild card spot.
Here are Friday night's lineups.
Milwaukee Brewers (77-72)
1. Norichika Aoki, RF
2. Rickie Weeks, 2B
3. Ryan Braun, LF
4. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
5. Jonathan Lucroy, C
6. Travis Ishikawa, 1B
7. Carlos Gomez, CF
8. Jean Segura, SS
9. Shaun Marcum, P
Washington Nationals (91-58)
1. Jayson Werth, RF
2. Bryce Harper, CF
3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
4. Adam LaRoche, 1B
5. Michael Morse, LF
6. Ian Desmond, SS
7. Danny Espinosa, 2B
8. Jesus Flores, C
9. Edwin Jackson, P
For more on the Nats, head over to Federal Baseball and continue to check out SB Nation DC. For more on the Brewers, visit Brew Crew Ball. For the latest on the playoff race, visit Baseball Nation.