Starting lineups: Nats vs. Braves in West Palm Beach

By Mark Zuckerman

Masn Nationals

February 27, 2025, 3:39pm

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals play their first night game of the spring, with the Braves making a rare visit from all the way across the state. Atlanta isn’t sending a whole lot of big names, aside from Marcell Ozuna, but they do have Bryce Elder on the mound, which should make for a nice challenge for the Nats lineup.

Davey Martinez does have plenty of regulars in his batting order, pretty much everyone but James Wood (who is set to DH on Friday in his delayed spring debut) and Keibert Ruiz (who caught Wednesday). So we’ll get multiple at-bats tonight from CJ Abrams, Dylan Crews, Nathaniel Lowe, Josh Bell and Luis García Jr.

Jake Irvin, meanwhile, becomes the first member of the rotation to make his second start of the spring. The right-hander should be good to go two innings in this one as he continues the slow build-up to regular-season form.

Tonight’s game is available live on MLB Network, if you’re interested in watching.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. ATLANTA BRAVES
Where: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach
Gametime: 6:05 p.m. EST
TV: MLB Network (Braves’ feed)
Radio: MLB.com (Braves’ feed)
Weather: Partly cloudy, 76 degrees, wind 7 mph out to left field

NATIONALS
SS CJ Abrams
RF Dylan Crews
1B Nathaniel Lowe
DH Josh Bell
2B Luis García Jr.
3B Paul DeJong
LF Robert Hassell III
C Riley Adams
CF Jacob Young

RHP Jake Irvin

BRAVES
2B Eddy Alvarez
3B Nacho Alvarez Jr.
RF Bryan De La Cruz
DH Marcell Ozuna
1B Garrett Cooper
LF Conner Capel
SS Eli White
C Sandy León
CF Jake Marisnick

RHP Bryce Elder