Game 80 lineups: Nats at Cardinals

ST. LOUIS - Hello from Busch Stadium, where it was pouring only about an hour ago but has since cleared up. And, if we are to trust the forecasters, it should remain clear the rest of the evening as the Nationals and Cardinals open their three-game weekend series.

The Nats arrive in town banged-up physically and mentally. They of course lost Trea Turner to a fractured right wrist Thursday. They also continue to wait for several key players (Jayson Werth, Koda Glover, Sammy Solís, Shawn Kelley) to return from the disabled list. And they're also reeling from Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Cubs, in which Blake Treinen gave up three runs with two outs in the top of the ninth.

But today's a new day, and there's a new lineup from Dusty Baker to compensate for the injuries. Brian Goodwin gets the first crack at leadoff duties with Turner now on the disabled list. And Michael A. Taylor gets bumped up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup, at least for tonight. That may be tied to the fact Jose Lobaton is catching in place of Matt Wieters (who started all four games against the Cubs) and can't reasonably bat anything other than eighth for this team.

Stephen Drew gets the nod at shortstop, batting seventh behind Anthony Rendon, who remains in the sixth spot where he's had a lot of success this year.

Tanner Roark, meanwhile, is on the mound tonight, trying to bounce back himself after a string of ragged starts. The key for Roark: Once he gets ahead of St. Louis' batters, finish them off instead of evening up the count or giving up two-strike hits.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Where: Busch Stadium
Gametime: 8:15 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 188/869, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 84 degrees, wind 9 mph left field to right field

NATIONALS (47-32)
LF Brian Goodwin
CF Michael A. Taylor
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
SS Stephen Drew
C Jose Lobaton
RHP Tanner Roark

CARDINALS (37-41)
1B Matt Carpenter
CF Tommy Pham
RF Stephen Piscotty
3B Jedd Gyorko
C Yadier Molina
LF Randal Grichuk
SS Paul DeJong
2B Greg Garcia
RHP Mike Leake