McLouth subs for shelved Harper in finale against Padres
By Dan Kolko
With Bryce Harper heading to the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb, Nate McLouth gets the call to play left field for the Nationals this afternoon in the finale of a four-game series with the Padres.
This is just the kind of situation the Nats were thinking of when they signed McLouth to a two-year, $10.75 million deal in December. It never hurts to have a veteran outfielder with a good glove and a little pop on your roster as a fourth outfielder when an injury occurs, as they inevitably do during the course of a season.
Here are today's lineups:
For the Padres:
SS Everth Cabrera
LF Chris Denorfia
C Yasmani Grandal
2B Jedd Gyorko
1B Yonder Alonso
RF Will Venable
CF Cameron Maybin
3B Alexi Amarista
RHP Ian Kennedy
For the Nationals:
CF Denard Span
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Jayson Werth
1B Adam LaRoche
SS Ian Desmond
2B Danny Espinosa
C Jose Lobaton
LF Nate McLouth
RHP Taylor Jordan
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