Harper, McLouth, Leon in Nats lineup

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

April 15, 2014, 11:41am

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MIAMI - As expected, Bryce Harper is in the Nationals lineup tonight against the Marlins, after he left last night's contest in the seventh inning after feeling some tightness in his quad. The quad issue is considered minor and is something Harper has dealt with for the last handful of days, according to manager Matt Williams. Harper will play left field tonight, with Nate McLouth playing center. McLouth was scratched from Sunday's game against the Braves due to left knee soreness, but he's apparently feeling well enough to give it a go today. Sandy Leon will be behind the plate again tonight after hitting his first major league homer in last night's Nats win. Leon has started four of the Nats' last six games. Williams said yesterday that Jose Lobaton took a bit of a beating in the Atlanta series, and so Leon will catch Stephen Strasburg tonight. For the Nats 3B Anthony Rendon LF Bryce Harper RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond 2B Danny Espinosa CF Nate McLouth C Sandy Leon RHP Stephen Strasburg For the Marlins LF Christian Yelich CF Marcell Ozuna RF Giancarlo Stanton 1B Garrett Jones 3B Casey McGehee C Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2B Derek Dietrich SS Adeiny Hechavarria RHP Tom Koehler