JUPITER, Fla. – It’s an unusually chilly morning here in South Florida, with cloudy skies, a steady wind from the north and a chance of some rain this afternoon. Doesn’t seem like anything that will impact the Nationals’ game against the Marlins, but it does have guys wearing pullovers on top of their jerseys despite the fact it’s mid-March in South Florida.
The Nats are still waiting for news on Cade Cavalli’s MRI, so in the meantime they’ll focus their attention on this afternoon’s contest. It’s Patrick Corbin taking the mound for his fourth start of the spring, potentially able to go five full innings if he can keep his pitch count down. A quality outing today would be nice for Corbin, who, as we’ve stated, is currently lined up to pitch Opening Day against the Braves.
Miami is starting 19-year-old prospect Eury Pérez, not to be confused with the outfielder of the same name who played in 22 games for the Nationals in 2012-13. Davey Martinez’s lineup includes five regulars: Lane Thomas, Dominic Smith, Corey Dickerson, Luis García and Victor Robles (who is DHing today after making his return to center field on Tuesday).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. MIAMI MARLINS
Where: Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EDT
TV: None
Radio: MLB.com (Marlins broadcast)
Weather: Cloudy, 70 degrees, wind 13 mph in from left field
NATIONALS
RF Lane Thomas
1B Dominic Smith
CF Alex Call
LF Corey Dickerson
SS Ildemaro Vargas
2B Luis García
3B Michael Chavis
DH Victor Robles
C Riley Adams
LHP Patrick Corbin
MARLINS
CF Garrett Hampson
1B Yuli Gurriel
LF Bryan De La Cruz
RF Jesús Sánchez
C Jacob Stallings
SS Jose Iglesias
DH Austin Allen
2B C.J. Hinojosa
3B Alex De Goti
RHP Eury Pérez
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