WEST PALM BEACH – The Nationals are back on the Atlantic Coast side of Florida after yesterday’s cross-state trip to Fort Myers. They’ll be here for the next week before making their final trip to the Gulf Coast side a week from today to face the Twins.
What was supposed to be Trevor Williams’ spring debut turned into Zach Davies’ second start after the Nationals flipped the two starters to have Williams pitch tomorrow. Davies had a strong debut with the Nats on Tuesday, pitching two shutout innings with three strikeouts, two walks and a hit batter. The right-hander threw 23-of-40 pitches for strikes against an Astros lineup that included a lot of big-name regulars.
Today he’ll try to go a little deeper in the game against a Marlins split-squad team. Joan Adon, Tanner Rainey, Robert Garcia and Jose A. Ferrer are among the pitchers listed to follow Davies out of the bullpen.
Among the Nationals regulars in the starting lineup: Lane Thomas is leading off and in right field, James Wood is batting second and making his first appearance in left, Joey Meneses is at first base, Keibert Ruiz is catching, Nick Senzel is at third and Victor Robles is in center.
And hey, what better way to spend your Sunday than watching the game on MASN at 1 p.m.?
WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. MIAMI MARLINS (SS)
Where: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EST
TV: MASN, MLB.tv (outside D.C. market)
Radio: MLB.com (Marlins’ feed)
Weather: Chance of thunderstorms, 78 degrees, wind 9 mph out to left field
NATIONALS
RF Lane Thomas
LF James Wood
DH Jesse Winker
1B Joey Meneses
C Keibert Ruiz
3B Nick Senzel
SS Ildemaro Vargas
CF Victor Robles
2B Jake Alu
RHP Zach Davies
MARLINS
SS Xavier Edwards
LF Bryan De La Cruz
DH Christian Bethancourt
RF Jesús Sánchez
3B Jonah Bride
C Will Banfield
1B Jacob Berry
CF Victor Mesa Jr.
2B José Devers
RHP Yonny Chirinos
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