Dusty Baker moved back to his usual lineup on Monday, when he moved Bryce Harper back to clean up and Jayson Werth to the second spot in the order in the Washington Nationals’ lineup.
Harper hit second in the first two games of the series against left-handed starters. The Dodgers are starting right-handed rookie Kenta Maeda in Game 3. Maeda, 28, is a rookie in service time only. However, the Nationals have never faced him. The available players to the Dodgers who have faced Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez have just a .163 average against him.
Here are the lineups for the 4:08 p.m. start, with the series tied 1-1:
Nationals
Trea Turner CF
Jayson Werth LF
Daniel Murphy 2B
Bryce Harper RF
Anthony Rendon 3B
Ryan Zimmerman 1B
Danny Espinosa SS
Jose Lobaton C
Gio Gonzalez P
Dodgers
Howie Kendrick LF
Justin Turner 3B
Corey Seager SS
Yasiel Puig RF
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Yasmani Grandal C
Charlie Culberson 2B
Joc Pederson CF
Kenta Maeda P
• Todd Dybas can be reached at tdybas@washingtontimes.com.
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