Nats face Twins again in exhibition finale

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

April 02, 2016, 4:40am

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Hello from Nationals Park, where it's currently raining (shocking, I know), but the forecast calls for clearing skies in time for today's 12:05 p.m. exhibition finale between the Nationals and Twins. It will be a bit chilly, though, good practice for what the first few weeks of the regular season could be like.

After last night's 4-3 victory here, Dusty Baker is going with nearly the same lineup. The only change: Michael A. Taylor gets the start in center field instead of Ben Revere. Interesting that Taylor is taking Revere's leadoff spot. We saw that some this spring, but will that be the case during the season as well? Guess we'll find out.

Joe Ross, who will make the opening day roster and be the No. 5 starter, gets his final tune-up today, with Ricky Nolasco on the mound for Minnesota ...

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. MINNESOTA TWINS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 12:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, XM 184, MLB.com
Weather: Cloudy, 59 degrees, wind 11 mph out to right field

NATIONALS
CF Michael A. Taylor
3B Anthony Rendon
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
LF Jayson Werth
C Wilson Ramos
SS Danny Espinosa
RHP Joe Ross

TWINS
2B Brian Dozier
DH Joe Mauer
RF Miguel Sano
3B Trevor Plouffe
LF Eddie Rosario
1B Byung Ho Park
SS Eduardo Escobar
C John Ryan Murphy
RHP Ricky Nolasco