Solano activated, Espinosa gets a day off

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

May 29, 2012, 11:59am

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The Nationals have officially called up catcher Jhonatan Solano from Triple-A Syracuse, giving them a third catcher on the 25-man roster and providing some insurance in case Jesus Flores isn't able to return from a hamstring injury as quickly as hoped. Solano, who batted .250 with two doubles, two RBIs and eight runs scored in 13 games with Syracuse this season, will wear No. 23. The 26-year-old threw out 40 percent of runners trying to steal (4-of-10) for the Chiefs this season Carlos Maldonado will be the catcher in the lineup for the Nats tonight, a lineup which does not have Danny Espinosa's name written into it. Espinosa will get a day off, with Steve Lombardozzi playing second base and again leading off. Corey Brown will play left field and hit seventh for Washington. Here are the lineups for tonight's game: For the Nationals 2B Steve Lombardozzi RF Bryce Harper 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond CF Rick Ankiel LF Corey Brown C Carlos Maldonado P Edwin Jackson For the Marlins SS Jose Reyes 2B Omar Infante 3B Hanley Ramirez RF Giancarlo Stanton 1B Logan Morrison CF Bryan Petersen C John Buck LF Chris Coghlan P Anibal Sanchez Michael Morse will hit third and DH for Single-A Potomac tonight.