Good afternoon. Here's the Nationals' lineup for tonight against the Tigers:
Morgan - CF
Guzman - 2B
Dunn - 1B
Zimmerman - 3B
Rodriguez - C
Bernadina - RF
Harris - LF
Morse - DH
Desmond - SS
Hernandez- P
Ryan Zimmerman is hitting cleanup against Tigers ace Justin Verlander, giving Adam Dunn some protection without Josh Willingham in the lineup. And Michael Morse gets another shot to impress manager Jim Riggleman.
This will be a tough test for the Nationals tonight against Verlander, especially since so few of them have seen him before. It'll be interesting to watch the bottom third of the lineup in the final few interleague games, though, and see how the extra spot allows someone like Morse to make a case for more playing time in National League games.