Game 10 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks

After an eventful road trip, the Nationals are back home tonight and will be here each of the next seven days. First up, it's a four-game weekend series with the Diamondbacks. Then it's three more with the Cardinals. And with capacity restrictions eased up for this homestand, there should be roughly 10,000 fans in the park now, which will be much appreciated by everyone.

Tonight's opener against the Diamondbacks represents an important start for Patrick Corbin, who labored in his delayed season debut Saturday night in Los Angeles. The left-hander could not locate his fastball, and that made his slider mostly ineffective. He'll need to show he can get ahead in the count tonight against his former club, thus opening the door for him to put away hitters with his breaking ball.

The Nationals will be going up against a fairly unfamiliar face in Merrill Kelly. The 32-year-old righty was a late bloomer who only debuted in 2019, and he didn't face Washington that season. Only three members of the current Nats roster have ever faced him: Josh Bell, Kyle Schwarber and Starlin Castro, and none of them has more than three plate appearances. (Though Bell did homer off Kelly in 2019.)

And look who's hitting cleanup for Arizona? That would be Asdrúbal Cabrera, who makes his return to Nationals Park as a visitor. Could some sort of tribute video be in store tonight? I wouldn't be surprised.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv, MLB Network (outside D.C. market)
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 59 degrees, wind 16 mph in from left field

NATIONALS
SS Trea Turner
RF Juan Soto
1B Josh Bell
LF Kyle Schwarber
2B Josh Harrison
3B Starlin Castro
C Yan Gomes
LHP Patrick Corbin
CF Victor Robles

DIAMONDBACKS
CF Tim Locastro
C Carson Kelly
2B Eduardo Escobar
3B Asdrúbal Cabrera
SS Nick Ahmed
RF Pavin Smith
1B Wyatt Mathisen
LF Andrew Young
RHP Merrill Kelly