Today's lineups plus a few fun facts

With a win today, the Nationals would record their first four-game home sweep since their arrival in Washington in 2005. Is it possible for that note to both surprise me and not surprise me in the slightest? According to the Elias Sports Bureau, with yesterday's win, Edwin Jackson became the first player in modern baseball history (since 1901) to record at least one win in a starting role for at least seven different teams prior to his 29th birthday. Is it possible for that note to both make perfect sense and confuse the heck out of me at the same time? The Nats' 7-2 record is their best mark nine games into a season since the team came to D.C., and ties the franchise record (including the time in Montreal) for the best nine-game start to the season. Manager Davey Johnson's go-for-the-sweep lineup is not much different than his normal starting nine. Wilson Ramos is back behind the plate today, while Mark DeRosa is in left field. Other than that, the lineup looks exactly as you might expect. Here are the Nats and Reds lineups for today's game: Nationals SS Ian Desmond 2B Danny Espinosa 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche RF Jayson Werth LF Mark DeRosa CF Rick Ankiel C Wilson Ramos P Ross Detwiler Reds 2B Brandon Phillips SS Zack Cozart 1B Joey Votto 3B Scott Rolen RF Jay Bruce LF Ryan Ludwick CF Chris Heisey C Ryan Hanigan P Mike Leake