Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach on MASN

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals return to action today after their first true off-day of the spring. No one reported to the complex at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on Monday. A well-deserved break.

But now they’re back at it and are seeing one of their frontline starters make his third Grapefruit League appearance. Jake Irvin will look to build upon his last start in which he pitched into the third inning and was capped off at 37 pitches. Facing a split-squad Cardinals lineup may also be a good opportunity for the right-hander to experiment with some things.

Manager Davey Martinez has a lot of regulars in the lineup, although James Wood (right quad tendinitis) and Luis García Jr. (illness) are both absent.

It is very cloudy and windy down here in West Palm Beach, with 20-30 mph gusts coming in from the right field corner. Don’t expect to see too many balls fly out of the yard. Routine popups could be interesting, as well.

For those who want to watch the game back home, you’re in luck! You can join Dan Kolko and Mark Zuckerman on the MASN broadcast starting at 1 p.m., while I’ll have complete game coverage from here in West Palm! Those of you on the go can also listen to Charlie Slowes and Dave Jageler on the radio broadcast streamed on Nationals.com and MLB.com.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (ss)
Where: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: MLB.com
Weather: Cloudy and windy, 75 degrees, wind 21 mph in from right field

NATIONALS
SS CJ Abrams
CF Dylan Crews
1B Nathaniel Lowe
DH Josh Bell
C Keibert Ruiz
3B José Tena
RF Alex Call
2B Amed Rosario
LF Juan Yepez

RHP Jake Irvin

CARDINALS (ss)
CF Michael Siani
LF Lars Nootbaar
RF Jordan Walker
1B Alec Burleson
3B Nolan Gorman
DH Luken Baker
2B Thomas Saggese
C Pedro Pagés
SS JJ Wetherholt

RHP Michael McGreevy