Starting lineups: Nats vs. Astros and Marlins

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It's not exactly ideal to have to play split-squad games this late in the spring. But with an odd number of teams training in both Florida and Arizona, somebody has to split up (or be off) every day of the exhibition season. So the Nationals drew the short straw tonight and will be playing a pair of games: home against the Astros (6:05 p.m. on MASN) and road against the Marlins (7:05 p.m.).

Davey Martinez will be staying here in West Palm Beach to watch A.J. Cole start and Matt Adams play left field for the first time this spring. It's one of those "just-in-case" things, not necessarily something Martinez wants to do regularly, but he at least wants to know Adams can handle it if the need arises.

Bench coach Chip Hale and pitching coach Derek Lilliquist, meanwhile, will drive up to Jupiter to watch Jeremy Hellickson make his first game appearance since signing a minor league contract last week. The veteran right-hander is slated to throw approximately 60 pitches.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (ss) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS
Where: FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
Gametime: 6:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, MLB.com
Weather: Clear, 71 degrees, wind 12 mph in from center field

NATIONALS (ss)
CF Michael A. Taylor
1B Howie Kendrick
RF Bryce Harper
3B Anthony Rendon
LF Matt Adams
C Miguel Montero
2B Adrian Sanchez
SS Reid Brignac
RHP A.J. Cole

ASTROS
LF Josh Reddick
RF Marwin Gonzalez
2B Jose Altuve
SS Carlos Correa
C Brian McCann
DH Evan Gattis
3B Jack Mayfield
1B Taylor Jones
CF Myles Straw
RHP Gerrit Cole

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (ss) vs. MIAMI MARLINS
Where: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MLB.tv (Marlins broadcast)
Radio: MLB.com (Marlins broadcast)
Weather: Clear, 71 degrees, wind 12 mph in from center field

NATIONALS (ss)
SS Trea Turner
2B Wilmer Difo
CF Brian Goodwin
DH Moises Sierra
3B Matt Reynolds
C Pedro Severino
1B Chris Dominguez
RF Juan Soto
LF Blake Perkins
RHP Jeremy Hellickson

MARLINS
CF Lewis Brinson
RF Derek Dietrich
2B Starlin Castro
1B Justin Bour
3B Brian Anderson
LF Garrett Cooper
SS Miguel Rojas
C Chad Wallach
LHP Caleb Smith