With left-hander Jonathon Neise on the mound for the Mets, Scott Hairston will return to left field for tonight's opener of a three-game series at Nationals Park.
Right-hander Tanner Roark starts for the Nationals in the 7:05 p.m.
For the Mets
LF Eric Young Jr.
2B Daniel Murphy
3B David Wright
CF Curtis Granderson
RF Bobby Abreu
1B Lucas Duda
C Anthony Recker
SS Ruben Tejada
LHP Jonathon Niese
For the Nationals
CF Denard Span
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Jayson Werth
C Wilson Ramos
SS Ian Desmond
LF Scott Hairston
1B Tyler Moore
2B Danny Espinosa
RHP Tanner Roark