Starting lineups: Nats vs. Braves in Lake Buena Vista

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

February 26, 2018, 5:04am

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - And a very pleasant good morning to you from the (self-proclaimed) happiest place on earth. The Nationals used to make a bunch of trips to Disney to play the Braves. Now that they've relocated to West Palm Beach, they're only making the 2 1/2-hour drive up here twice this spring (today and Thursday).

And given how long that trip is, they didn't bring very many players of consequence today. The lineup features Wilmer Difo, Victor Robles and Pedro Severino. The pitching staff features Erick Fedde, who gets to make his first case for the No. 5 starter's job but will have to do it against the Braves' "A" lineup. Yes, Freddie Freeman is batting third. Take cover now.

Plenty more to come over the course of the day, so be sure to check back ...

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. ATLANTA BRAVES
Where: ESPN Wide World of Sports
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EST
TV: None
Radio: MLB.com (Braves broadcast)
Weather: Partly cloudy, 85 degrees, wind 8 mph right field to left field

NATIONALS
2B Wilmer Difo
CF Victor Robles
1B Jose Marmolejos
C Pedro Severino
LF Andrew Stevenson
SS Matt Reynolds
RF Rafael Bautista
3B Chris Dominguez
DH Spencer Kieboom

RHP Erick Fedde

BRAVES
CF Ender Inciarte
SS Ozzie Albies
1B Freddie Freeman
C Tyler Flowers
RF Nick Markakis
3B Johan Camargo
LF Ronald Acuna
DH Kurt Suzuki
SS Dansby Swanson

RHP Julio Teheran