The lineups are set for the second game in the series between the NL East-leading Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves, who sit six games behind Washington and in control of the NL Wild Card race. Stephen Strasburg (14-5, 2.91 ERA) will take the mound for the Nats while Paul Maholm (11-7, 3.39 ERA) will get the start for Atlanta. Jesus Flores will catch for the Nationals and bat eighth, giving Kurt Suzuki a break.
Here are the full lineups for Tuesday's game between the Nationals and Braves:
Nationals
- Jason Werth, RF
- Bryce Harper, CF
- Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
- Michael Morse, LF
- Adam LaRoche, 1B
- Ian Desmond, SS
- Danny Espinosa, 2B
- Jesus Flores, C
- Stephen Strasburg, SP
Braves
- Michael Bourn, CF
- Martin Prado, LF
- Jason Heyward, RF
- Freddie Freeman, 1B
- Dan Uggla, 2B
- Brian McCann, C
- Juan Francisco, 3B
- Paul Janish, SS
- Paul Maholm, SP
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