Starting lineups: Nats vs. Marlins at Jupiter

By Pete Kerzel

Nationals

March 04, 2019, 5:09am

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Jeremy Hellickson faces the Marlins this afternoon, his second start of the spring. In his first Grapefruit League outing on Feb. 27 against the Astros, Hellickson went two scoreless innings, allowing a hit, a walk and striking out three.

Ryan Zimmerman is back at first base today, and under manager Davey Martinez's plan of playing him every other game, the veteran will get the benefit of tomorrow off and Wednesday's scheduled off-day.

A spring training oddity: Both catchers who are expected to break camp with the Nationals, Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki, are in today's starting lineup. Suzuki is behind the plate and Gomes is serving as the designated hitter. With multiple catchers in camp, Martinez can get looks at - and at-bats for - both backstops.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. MIAMI MARLINS
Where: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, Jupiter, Fla.
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EST
TV: None
Radio: MLB.com (Marlins feed)
Weather: Sunny, 84 degrees, winds from left field to right field at 11 mph

NATIONALS
RF Adam Eaton
3B Anthony Rendon
1B Ryan Zimmerman
C Kurt Suzuki
DH Yan Gomes
LF Andrew Stevenson
CF Michael A. Taylor
SS Wilmer Difo
2B Adrian Sanchez

RHP Jeremy Hellickson

MARLINS
LF Curtis Granderson
3B MartÃn Prado
1B Brian Anderson
C Jorge Alfaro
SS JT Riddle
CF Lewis Brinson
2B Miguel Rojas
DH Austin Dean
RF Garrett Cooper

LHP Wei-Yin Chen