Game 12 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks

Today's matchup pits two pitchers coming off their best performances of the young season, and both Erick Fedde of the Nationals and Luke Weaver of the Diamondbacks will be hoping to continue their success.

At stake for the Nationals: A win today will give them consecutive victories for the first time this season. On the heels of another dominant effort by Max Scherzer on Friday night, the Nats need another strong outing by a starting pitcher.

Fedde didn't get ouf of the second inning in his first start on April 7 against the Braves, but followed that up with an impressive start in St. Louis against the Cardinals on Monday, allowing a run on two hits in 4 2/3 innings, with two walks and five strikeouts. Though he finished one out short of qualifying for a win in the 5-2 victory, it was a positive step forward for the right-hander.

Weaver has pitched well in both of his 2021 starts, yielding three runs on four hits in his first outing of the season on April 6 at Colorado against the Rockies and throwing seven innings of scoreless, one-hit ball five days later against the Reds in Phoenix.

The Nationals have a collective .295/.338/.393 slash line against Weaver, with Kyle Schwarber (4-for-9 with two RBIs) and Josh Bell (4-for-16 with a homer and four RBIs) possessing the most experience against the right-hander. Only Bell and Starlin Castro have home runs off Weaver, and those are the lone extra-base hits he's allowed.

The Diamondbacks have had far less success against Fedde, posting a cumulative .250/.348/.450 slash line off the righty. Only Josh Van Meter has more than one hit - he's 2-for-3 - and Asdrúbal Cabrera has the only home run.

Victor Robles isn't leading off, batting eighth or ninth today. He's not even in the lineup for the first time this season. Andrew Stevenson gets the nod in center field.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv,
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 57 degrees, wind 9 mph to left field

NATIONALS
SS Trea Turner
RF Juan Soto
1B Josh Bell
LF Kyle Schwarber
3B Starlin Castro
CF Andrew Stevenson
C Yan Gomes
2B Jordy Mercer
RHP Erick Fedde

DIAMONDBACKS
CF Tim LoCastro
RF Kole Calhoun
2B Josh VanMeter
LF David Peralta
1B Pavin Smith
3B Eduardo Escobar
SS Nick Ahmed
C Stephen Vogt
RHP Luke Weaver