Morse returns to Nationals lineup in finale vs. Giants (with Giants lineup)

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

August 15, 2012, 9:58am

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It's taken a while, but the Nationals have finally posted their lineup for this afternoon's 3:45 p.m. finale at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Michael Morse, who sat out last night's game after jamming his right thumb Monday night, is back in left field. Here's Davey Johnson's batting order against San Francisco's Tim Lincecum: 2B Steve Lombardozzi CF Bryce Harper 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche LF Michael Morse RF Jayson Werth SS Danny Espinosa C Kurt Suzuki P Stephen Strasburg The Giants had originally written Melky Cabrera into their lineup for today's game, but it turns out they'll be without their All-Star leftfielder for a while. Major League Baseball has announced that Cabrera has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance (testosterone). This is obviously a huge blow to a team which enters today tied for first place in the NL West. Here's the Giants' Cabrera-less lineup for today: CF Angel Pagan 2B Ryan Theriot 3B Pablo Sandoval C Buster Posey RF Hunter Pence 1B Brandon Belt LF Gregor Blanco SS Brandon Crawford P Tim Lincecum