Harper back in Nats lineup (Nats release Nady)

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

July 29, 2012, 7:50am

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A day after being scratched from the Nationals lineup due to a stomach virus, Bryce Harper is back in there as the Nats try and take three of four from the Brewers. Harper has been battling the virus for the last few days and yesterday marked the first game that he has not appeared in since his promotion to the big leagues. Harper and the Nats will face 26-year-old righty Mark Rogers, who will be making his first major league start since 2010. Rogers got called up from Triple-A to start today's game after the Brewers traded Zach Greinke earlier this week. Gio Gonzalez gets the ball for the Nats as he looks to earn his 14th win of the season. Here's today's Nationals lineup: 2B Steve Lombardozzi RF Bryce Harper 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche LF Michael Morse SS Danny Espinosa CF Roger Bernadina C Jesus Flores P Gio Gonzalez Update: The Nationals announced that they've unconditionally released outfielder Xavier Nady, who was designated for assignment last week. Nady hit .157 with three home runs and six RBIs with the Nationals this season.