The Nationals are in a rare position to secure a sweep. After taking the first two games from the Marlins, they will look for only their second sweep of the season. In a divisional matchup, a sweep is always extra sweet. However, it will be a tall task.
Miguel Cairo is making a lot of changes to his lineup. CJ Abrams will get a rare day off as recently promoted Nasim Nunez will take his place. Brady House will be back in the lineup after sitting out yesterday. So will Robert Hassell III, who has been struggling lately. Jorge Alfaro will make his Nationals debut behind the plate. He will be catching Mitchell Parker, who had a decent start last time out.
The Marlins will make some changes to the bottom of their order with a lefty on the mound. Eric Wagaman and Joey Wiemer will return to the lineup. After being the DH last night, Agustin Ramirez will do the catching. He will catch Eury Perez, who will be angry after failing to get out of the 1st inning in his last start. Perez is the Marlins crown jewel on the mound.
Game Info:
Stadium: Nationals Park
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Time: 1:05 PM EST
TV: MASN
Radio: 106.7 The Fan and DC 87.7
The Nats have played surprisingly clean baseball these first two games. Who knew that good pitching and solid defense led to wins. Hopefully that can continue this afternoon. It has been a miserable season, but a strong September would be nice. Follow along down below and let’s go Nats!