Lombardozzi at second, Ankiel in center, Solano behind the plate

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

July 01, 2012, 7:04am

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Davey Johnson has made a few changes to his normal lineup for today's series finale against the Braves. Danny Espinosa will get the day off, with Steve Lombardozzi taking over at second base and hitting out of the leadoff spot. Rick Ankiel starts in center field, moving Bryce Harper over to right and Michael Morse to left. Jhonatan Solano will also get the nod behind the plate, giving Jesus Flores a breather after catching all nine innings in yesterday's brutally hot weather. The Nationals will face Atlanta's Tim Hudson, who is 6-3 with a 3.58 ERA this season. Hudson, who has won three of his last four starts, is 14-4 with a 2.35 ERA in 24 career outings against the Nats. Here's the full Nationals lineup for today: 2B Steve Lombardozzi RF Bryce Harper 3B Ryan Zimmerman LF Michael Morse 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond CF Rick Ankiel C Jhonatan Solano P Gio Gonzalez For the Braves: CF Michael Bourn LF Martin Prado RF Jason Heyward 3B Chipper Jones 2B Dan Uggla 1B Freddie Freeman SS Andrelton Simmons C David Ross P Tim Hudson Shameless plug: I'll be hopping on 106.7 The Fan at around 12:15 p.m. this afternoon to talk some Nats with Byron Kerr, who is hosting the show today. Tune in (if you have power, that is) to hear the MASNsports.com crew in action.