Lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - As opening day inches closer, lineups start to look more and more legit. Well, for some teams, anyway.

The Nationals have a whole bunch of regulars playing this afternoon, including Adam Eaton, who will be the DH eight days after he had to leave a game with tightness in his hamstring. That's obviously a good sign. Eaton is batting in his customary No. 2 spot, behind Trea Turner and ahead of Eric Thames, who is the No. 3 hitter du jour. Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick, Asdrúbal Cabrera and Yan Gomes also are in there.

Stephen Strasburg gets the ball for only his second start of the spring, believe it or not. Strasburg had been held out of the first turn through the rotation, then after making his Feb. 28 debut against the Rays, his next couple of turns lined up with off-days for the team. But he's ready to get back to work today against a tough Astros lineup ... or maybe not.

Unlike the Nats, the Astros are barely starting any regulars. They have Josh Reddick and ... um, three others from their 40-man roster. The rest are non-roster invitees. Guess they're still trying to avoid the boos.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. HOUSTON ASTROS
Where: FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EDT
TV: None
Radio: MLB.com (Astros broadcast)
Weather: Partly cloudy, 78 degrees, wind 12 mph in from right field

NATIONALS
SS Trea Turner
DH Adam Eaton
1B Eric Thames
LF Juan Soto
2B Howie Kendrick
3B Asdrúbal Cabrera
C Yan Gomes
RF Andrew Stevenson
CF Michael A. Taylor

RHP Stephen Strasburg

ASTROS
CF Drew Ferguson
DH Josh Reddick
RF Chas McCormick
1B Kyle Tucker
3B Nick Tanielu
LF Ronnie Dawson
2B Jack Mayfield
C Dustin Garneau
SS Jeremy Pena

RHP Lance McCullers Jr.