Game 122 lineups: Nats at Braves (Zimmerman activated)

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

August 20, 2016, 11:22am

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ATLANTA - They're not 100 percent healthy, but the Nationals are getting closer. And for the first time in a while, they've got a fully healthy lineup at their disposal. That's because Ryan Zimmerman has been activated off the disabled list (as has Jose Lobaton, for that matter). A.J. Cole and Pedro Severino were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to clear roster space for both returning players.

Dusty Baker could go with a lineup of regulars tonight against the Braves, but he won't do that entirely. While Zimmerman is back in his familiar spot at first base, Wilmer Difo (as Baker promised late last night) is getting a start at shortstop, with Danny Espinosa getting a much-needed night off.

Max Scherzer, meanwhile, looks to bounce back from his ragged start in Colorado and recapture the dominant form he had been showing off for a couple of months. This seems like as promising a scenario for that to happen as they get, but we'll see how Scherzer looks once he takes the mound.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at ATLANTA BRAVES
Where: Turner Field
Gametime: 7:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 183/869, MLB.com
Weather: Chance of storms, 81 degrees, wind 9 mph out to right field

NATIONALS (72-49)
CF Trea Turner
LF Jayson Werth
2B Daniel Murphy
RF Bryce Harper
C Wilson Ramos
3B Anthony Rendon
1B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Wilmer Difo
RHP Max Scherzer

BRAVES (44-78)
CF Ender Inciarte
3B Adonis Garcia
1B Freddie Freeman
LF Matt Kemp
RF Nick Markakis
C Tyler Flowers
2B Jace Peterson
SS Chase d'Arnaud
RHP Tyrell Jenkins