With the National League East title well within his sights, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson has sent out his regular lineup to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game weekend series. The Nationals lead the Atlanta Braves by four games in the divisional race with just six games left to play. The Cardinals have postseason ambitions of their own, as they lead the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for the second National League wild card spot by three games with six to play.
Washington Nationals (95-61)
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. Kurt Suzuki, C
9. Edwin Jackson, P
St. Louis Cardinals (84-72)
1. Jon Jay, CF
2. Matt Carpenter, 3B
3. Matt Holliday, LF
4. Allen Craig, 1B
5. Yadier Molina, C
6. Carlos Beltran, RF
7. Daniel Descalso, 2B
8. Pete Kozma, SS
9. Adam Wainwright, P
First pitch of Friday night's game is at 8:15 p.m. The game can be seen on MASN2 and heard on 106.7 The Fan, WFED-AM 1500 and WHFS-AM 1580