Bryce Harper bumped up to third in Nats' order

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

May 03, 2012, 11:07am

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After Bryce Harper went 3-for-4 with two doubles last night, manager Davey Johnson suggested that Harper might be deserving of a bump in the order. Harper got quite a bump, alright. The 19-year-old will hit third tonight against the Diamondbacks, this after hitting seventh in each of the first four games of his major league career. Harper is batting .385 with five hits in 13 at-bats thus far in his big league tenure. Three of his five hits have been for extra bases. Here are the Nationals' and Diamondbacks' lineups: Nationals SS Ian Desmond 3B Steve Lombardozzi LF Bryce Harper 1B Adam LaRoche RF Jayson Werth 2B Danny Espinosa CF Rick Ankiel C Wilson Ramos P Ross Detwiler Diamondbacks SS Willie Bloomquist 2B Aaron Hill RF Justin Upton LF Jason Kubel 1B Paul Goldschmidt C Miguel Montero 3B Ryan Roberts CF A.J. Pollock P Ian Kennedy