Game 132 lineups: Nats vs. Phillies

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

September 02, 2021, 7:45am

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As bad as the rain was Wednesday, and as awful as the weather has been for weeks now, boy is today a nice pay-off. Fall has arrived in full force, and it's going to be a glorious afternoon for baseball as the Nationals and Phillies wrap up their delayed series finale.

The postponement was probably good for the Nats bullpen, which was beginning to run on fumes given a heavy workload of late. Everyone should be available to pitch today in relief of Paolo Espino, who should be good for his customary five (possibly six) innings.

Alcides Escobar returns to the lineup after missing Tuesday's game with a bruised left knee. He's back in the No. 2 spot in the order, behind Lane Thomas. Carter Kieboom, who homered in each of the last two games, returns to the No. 7 spot, behind Keibert Ruiz, who ends up catching all three games of this series.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Weather: Sunny, 75 degrees, wind 13 mph in from left field

NATIONALS
CF Lane Thomas
SS Alcides Escobar
RF Juan Soto
1B Josh Bell
LF Yadiel Hernandez
C Keibert Ruiz
3B Carter Kieboom
2B Luis GarcÃa
RHP Paolo Espino

PHILLIES
CF OdÃºbel Herrera
2B Jean Segura
RF Bryce Harper
1B J.T. Realmuto
LF Andrew McCutchen
3B Ronald Torreyes
SS Freddy Galvis
C Rafael Marchan
RHP Aaron Nola