The Washington Nationals, coming off a sweep of the San Francisco Giants, face the team with the worst record in the National League in the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, opening a three game series with the team. Pitcher Stephen Strasburg will be starting on the hill Friday night, looking for his tenth win of the season.
Danny Espinosa will lead off the batting order for the Nationals, playing at second base. Center fielder Bryce Harper, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and right fielder Michael Morse will follow Espinosa in the batting order.
The rest of the Nationals' lineup is as follows.
#Nationals lineup vs. Colorado - Espinosa 4, Harper 8, Zimmerman 5, Morse 9, LaRoche 3, Desmond 6, Moore 7, Flores 2, Strasburg 1
— Nationals PR (@NationalsPR) July 6, 2012
The game is scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch from Nationals Park. Television coverage will be provided by MASN with radio coverage on 106.7 The Fan FM, 1500 WFED AM and 1580 WFHS AM.
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