Denard Span and his hot bat return (with lineups)

By Josh Land

Nationals

May 03, 2015, 8:00am

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FLUSHING, N.Y. - Center fielder Denard Span returns to the Nationals lineup today after resting the past two days with abdominal soreness in the region of his most recent core muscle surgery in March.

Span's bat is a welcome site. The 31-year-old was on tear before he left Thursday's game, going 7-for-18 with two homers, four doubles, five RBIs and six runs scored in his previous four contests.

Doug Fister brings a 3.24 ERA into his fifth start of the season this afternoon. Fister has experienced trouble keeping his sinker down in the strike zone at times. He has been tagged for a team-high three homers among the Nats' starters.

For the Nationals
CF Denard Span
3B Yunel Escobar
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
SS Ian Desmond
2B Danny Espinosa
C Jose Lobaton

RHP Doug Fister

For the Mets
RF Curtis Granderson
CF Juan Lagares
1B Lucas Duda
LF Michael Cuddyer
3B Daniel Murphy
C Kevin Plawecki
SS Ruben Tejada
2B Dilson Herrera

RHP Dillon Gee