The Braves take on the NL East leading Nationals on Friday night to open up a weekend series between two teams expected to battle for the division title as the year progresses.
This is sure to be an exciting matchup, even though the Braves are facing perhaps the finest pitching staff in Major League Baseball. They'll look to meet the challenge starting with this lineup:
#Braves lineup: Bourn CF, Simmons SS, Heyward RF, Jones 3B, McCann C, Diaz LF, Freeman 1B, Wilson2B, Delgado P
— David O'Brien (@ajcbraves) June 29, 2012
The Nationals lineup hasn't been posted, but Ross Detwiler is their starting pitcher for Friday night.
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