Game 26 lineups: Nats vs. Braves

The Nationals didn't have an answer for Huascar Ynoa on Tuesday night. They better have one for Max Fried tonight or else they're going to drop their second straight to the Braves.

Fried returns to Atlanta's rotation after spending the last three weeks on the injured list with a strained hamstring. The Nats already got to the lefty back in early April, to the tune of five runs and eight hits in two innings. And that was before they had a healthy lineup. Manager Davey Martinez is again loading up with right-handed hitters at the top of his lineup, with Trea Turner, Josh Harrison, Ryan Zimmerman, Starlin Castro and Yan Gomes as his 1-5 tonight. Harrison will start in right field, with Jordy Mercer at second base. That means Kyle Schwarber is the lone lefty hitter starting vs. Fried.

Erick Fedde also was roughed up by the Braves in his season debut in early April. The right-hander has been a completely different pitcher since then, but he needs to show he can apply what he's done in the last month to an Atlanta lineup that's still pretty fearsome. (Note to Fedde: For the love of God, don't throw a first-pitch fastball to Ronald Acuña Jr. to start the game tonight, OK?)

Looks like it'll be a cooler evening once this latest system passes through. It'll be dry, but the wind will be blowing from left field to right field as it has several times during some of the colder games this season.

ATLANTA BRAVES vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 67 degrees, wind 17 mph left field to right field

NATIONALS
SS Trea Turner
RF Josh Harrison
1B Ryan Zimmerman
3B Starlin Castro
C Yan Gomes
LF Kyle Schwarber
CF Victor Robles
2B Jordy Mercer
RHP Erick Fedde

BRAVES
RF Ronald Acuña Jr.
1B Freddie Freeman
LF Marcell Ozuna
2B Ozzie Albies
3B Austin Riley
SS Dansby Swanson
C William Contreras
CF Cristian Pache
LHP Max Fried