Moore starts in left against Rays (Rodriguez begins rehab assignment)

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

June 19, 2012, 11:36am

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Facing Rays left-hander David Price, Davey Johnson will send out what's become his typical lineup against lefties. Danny Espinosa will lead off, Michael Morse will hit cleanup and Adam LaRoche will be bumped down to the No. 5 spot. In addition, Tyler Moore will start in left field, hitting seventh. Here's how the lineup will look tonight: 2B Danny Espinosa CF Bryce Harper 3B Ryan Zimmerman RF Michael Morse 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond LF Tyler Moore C Jesus Flores P Chien-Ming Wang In other notes, reliever Henry Rodriguez will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse tonight. Rodriguez landed on the DL on June 7 (retroactive to June 6) with a strained index finger on his right hand. Reliever Cole Kimball also began a rehab assignment today, marking a major step in his comeback from rotator cuff surgery, which he underwent last July. Kimball pitched a scoreless inning for the Gulf Coast League Nats today.