Nats lineup for Game 162

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

October 03, 2012, 7:45am

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The bulk of the Nationals' regulars are back in the starting lineup, while the two that started yesterday - Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche - are taking a seat for today's regular season finale. The Nats have a magic number of one to clinch the top seed in the National League, giving them home-field advantage through the playoffs and setting them up to play the wild card play-in winner. If they win today against the Phillies or the Reds lose to the Cardinals tonight, the Nationals will get the No. 1 seed. The Nats will send Edwin Jackson to the mound today in search of his 10th win, while Cliff Lee will start the finale for Philadelphia. For the Nats: CF Jayson Werth LF Mark DeRosa 3B Ryan Zimmerman RF Michael Morse 1B Tyler Moore SS Ian Desmond 2B Danny Espinosa C Jesus Flores P Edwin Jackson For the Phillies: LF Juan Pierre 3B Kevin Frandsen 2B Chase Utley C Carlos Ruiz RF Domonic Brown 1B Darin Ruf CF Nate Schierholtz SS Michael Martinez P Cliff Lee