The Washington Nationals take the field on Sunday looking to take down the Atlanta Braves and complete a rain-shortened two-game weekend sweep. Early-season Cy Young candidate Gio Gonzalez will be on the hill for Washington. Here is today's Nationals lineup, via Mark Zuckerman of CSNwashington.com:
#Nats vs #Braves: Lombardozzi 7, Harper 8, Zimmerman 5, LaRoche 3, Morse 9, Desmond 6, Espinosa 4, Flores 2, Gonzalez 1.
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) June 3, 2012
The Nationals have taken six straight games from Atlanta, four this season. In those six contests, Washington has outscored Atlanta 31-11.
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