Greetings from Nationals Park, where the DCFD caps they will wear for batting practice and pregame activities are being unpacked and distributed as the Nationals and Major League Baseball prepare to remember the life-changing events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Here are the lineups for today's game between the Marlins and Nationals. Nyjer Morgan is still a free man, and has been bumped from eighth in the lineup to seventh, with Wilson Ramos catching and hitting eighth.
Marlins:
Bonifacio - 3B
Morrison - LF
Ramirez - SS
Uggla - 2B
Tracy - 1B
Stanton - RF
Maybin - CF
Davis - C
Sanchez -P
Nationals:
Espinosa - 2B
Desmond - SS
Zimmerman - 3B
Dunn - 1B
Bernadina - LF
Morse - RF
Morgan - CF
Ramos - C
Marquis - P
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(Note: Once again, I'm pinch hitting for Ben Goessling today as the namesake of The Goessling Game takes a couple of well-deserved days off. While there will be no in-game chat, you'll get all the Nats news, just like usual, so check back frequently for updates throughout the afternoon.)