Good morning from Nationals Park, where Washington finishes a three-game series with the San Diego Padres at 1:35 this afternoon. Danny Espinosa gets just his third day off of the season; Alex Cora will hit eighth and play second base for the Nationals today. And Jerry Hairston Jr., who is appealing a one-game suspension from MLB for his argument with umpire Ed Hickox on Friday, is in the lineup today, which happens to be his 35th birthday.
Here are the lineups for both teams:
Padres:
Tekotte - CF
Bartlett - SS
Ludwick - LF
Hawpe - 1B
Headley - 3B
Denorfia - RF
Phillips - C
Forsythe - 2B
Moseley - P
Nationals:
Bernadina - CF
Desmond - SS
Werth - RF
Nix - LF
Morse - 1B
Ramos - C
Hairston - 3B
Cora - 2B
Maya - P