A.J. Cole and Tanner Roark face solid Tigers lineup

By Josh Land

Nationals

March 22, 2015, 7:46am

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LAKELAND, Fla. - Highly-ranked prospect A.J. Cole makes his second start of the spring in place of Stephen Strasburg who sprained his left ankle on Thursday in conditioning drills. Cole has given up three solo home runs along with five other hits as well as two strikeouts and two walks in seven innings this exhibition season.

Right-hander Tanner Roark will look to build on his solid performance from Thursday when he pitches two innings after Cole today.

First baseman Mike Carp continues to battle for a spot on the roster as a versatile left-hander coming off the Nats bench. He is 7-for-27 (.259) in Grapefruit League play.

For the Nationals:
CF Michael A. Taylor
RF Derrick Robinson
2B Dan Uggla
1B Mike Carp
LF Tyler Moore
3B Ian Stewart
C Sandy Leon
SS Emmanuel Burriss
RHP A.J. Cole

For the Tigers:
CF Rajai Davis
C Alex Avila
DH Miguel Cabrera
RF J.D. Martinez
LF Yoenis Cespedes
3B Nick Castellanos
1B Jordan Lennerton
SS Hernan Perez
2B Josh Wilson
RHP Justin Verlander