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The Nationals and Braves finish their three-game series at 1:10 p.m. today, with John Lannan facing Derek Lowe, whom the Nationals have had the most success against of all the Braves' top pitchers.
Lowe hasn't recorded a win against Washington in his last four appearances, or a quality start in his last three. In those last three outings, the Nationals have scored at least four runs against him, and beat him each time.
They'll try to do it today without Adam Dunn in the lineup, and in his absence, manager Jim Riggleman gave his starting nine a bit of an unusual look today. Nyjer Morgan is also back in the lineup for the Nationals, meaning Josh Willingham will likely go on the DL to clear a roster spot for him, and Wilson Ramos gets his first start in a Nationals uniform. Here are the lineups:
Nationals:
Morgan - CF
Desmond - SS
Bernadina - LF
Zimmerman - 3B
Morse - 1B
Kennedy - 2B
Ramos - C
Harris - RF
Lannan - P
Braves:
Infante - 2B
Heyward - RF
Prado - 3B
Diaz - LF
McCann - C
Gonzalez - SS
Cabrera - CF
Hinske - 1B
Lowe - P
