Bernadina hitting second, Espinosa hitting sixth
By Dan Kolko
Davey Johnson has made a couple lineup changes, all right.
The Nationals' skipper has tweaked his batting order for tonight's series finale against the Pirates, putting Roger Bernadina in the No. 2 spot and dropping Bryce Harper to fifth.
Danny Espinosa will start at second base tonight and will protect Harper in the order, hitting sixth.
This is now the fourth spot in the lineup that Harper has at-bats. He's previously hit seventh, third and second.
Here are the lineups for both teams:
Nationals
SS Ian Desmond
LF Roger Bernadina
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Adam LaRoche
RF Bryce Harper
2B Danny Espinosa
CF Rick Ankiel
C Jesus Flores
P Stephen Strasburg
Pirates
RF Jose Tabata
LF Alex Presley
CF Andrew McCutchen
3B Pedro Alvarez
2B Neil Walker
1B Garrett Jones
SS Clint Barmes
C Michael McKenry
P Kevin Correia
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