Nats, Braves lineups for Saturday afternoon matchup

VIERA, Fla. - It's a beautiful day for a home opener, as the Nationals kick off their home slate of spring games at Space Coast Stadium this afternoon against their division rivals, the Atlanta Braves. Jordan Zimmermann will make his first spring start for the Nats, and after sending most of their starting infield to Port St. Lucie yesterday, the Nats will have most of their starting outfield in the lineup today. Bryce Harper will start in left, and Denard Span will get the start in center. Danny Espinosa gets his second straight start, this time at shortstop, while Anthony Rendon will make his spring debut at second. The Nationals will get their first look this year at old pal Julio Teheran, who gets the ball for the Braves. Teheran, you might remember, drilled Harper in the hip with a first-pitch fastball last August, just one at-bat after Harper took Teheran deep. Benches cleared as a result of the hit by pitch, and warnings were issued to both teams. For the Nats CF Denard Span 2B Anthony Rendon LF Bryce Harper 1B Tyler Moore SS Danny Espinosa C Jose Lobaton 3B Zach Walters RF Steven Souza DH Brock Peterson RHP Jordan Zimmermann For the Braves CF Jordan Schafer SS Andrelton Simmons 1B Freddie Freeman C Ryan Doumit 3B Chris Johnson 2B Dan Uggla DH Tommy La Stella RF Matt Lipka LF Jose Constanza RHP Julio Teheran