Stephen Strasburg back at it out west (with lineups)

By Josh Land

Nationals

May 12, 2015, 2:43pm

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Right-hander Stephen Strasburg returns to the mound tonight. His scheduled start was bumped back a day after undergoing a chiropractic alignment adjustment. Strasburg was limited to only three innings in his last outing due to discomfort in his back. He has the highest number of hits allowed (42) and the worst ERA (4.73) among Nats starters.

It seems that Nationals manager Matt Williams is favoring the sure-handed Danny Espinosa at second base over Dan Uggla. Espinosa will make his sixth straight start at second tonight, and it's not just his fielding that is helping the Nats. In his last 13 games, Espinosa is hitting .340 (16-for-47) with three doubles, two home runs, five RBIs, two walks and nine runs scored.

For the Nationals:

CF Denard Span
3B Yunel Escobar
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
C Wilson Ramos
SS Ian Desmond
2B Danny Espinosa
RHP Stephen Strasburg

For the Diamondbacks:

CF Ender Inciarte
RF Mark Trumbo
1B Paul Goldschmidt
LF David Peralta
3B Aaron Hill
2B Chris Owings
C Tuffy Gosewisch
SS Nick Ahmed
RHP Rubby De La Rosa