Your opening day Nats-Cubs lineups

By Dan Kolko

Nationals

April 05, 2012, 7:12am

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CHICAGO - Hello, Wrigley. I'm all set up here in the press box high atop iconic Wrigley Field, and man, could there be a more perfect place for opening day 2012? (Other than Nationals Park, of course.) This is just a fantastic setting, and while it's a bit chilly here this morning, the sun is out in full force and it should get up to 51 degrees by gametime. There's a stiff 17 mph wind blowing almost directly in from center, which will help starting pitchers Stephen Strasburg and Ryan Dempster keep the ball in the park this afternoon. One other thing that should help Strasburg keep the ball in the park is the Cubs lineup. Chicago's starting nine is not exactly laden with studs. Strasburg topped out at 84 pitches this spring, so it'll be interesting to see how far manager Davey Johnson is willing to let him go today. Here are your lineups for today's opener: Nationals SS Ian Desmond 2B Danny Espinosa 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche RF Jayson Werth LF Mark DeRosa CF Roger Bernadina C Wilson Ramos P Stephen Strasburg Cubs RF David DeJesus 2B Darwin Barney SS Starlin Castro LF Alfonso Soriano 3B Ian Stewart 1B Jeff Baker CF Marlon Byrd C Geovany Soto P Ryan Dempster