Chipper out of Braves lineup vs. Strasburg

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

August 21, 2012, 11:42am

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The Nationals won't have to deal with Chipper Jones tonight, as the future Hall of Fame third baseman is out of the Braves lineup. The 40-year-old Jones played all 13 innings last night, but won't be starting against Stephen Strasburg in Game 2 of this big division series. Jones went 1-for-5 with a walk last night. He came into this series with three homers in his past three games. The Nats will face off against left-hander Paul Maholm, who the Braves acquired from the Cubs prior to the trade deadline. Maholm is 1-5 with a 5.56 ERA in nine career starts against the Nationals, but he's put up a fairly strong 2012 campaign, going 11-7 with a 3.39 ERA. Since joining the Braves, Maholm has allowed just four earned runs over 23 innings. For the Nats: RF Jayson Werth CF Bryce Harper 3B Ryan Zimmerman LF Michael Morse 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond 2B Danny Espinosa C Jesus Flores P Stephen Strasburg For the Braves: CF Michael Bourn LF Martin Prado RF Jason Heyward 1B Freddie Freeman 2B Dan Uggla C Brian McCann 3B Juan Francisco SS Paul Janish P Paul Maholm