The Nationals try to keep last night's vibe going against Stan Kasten's old team. Hopefully things will be a little drier at the park tonight, but don't count on it. At least no one is making his major league debut.

ATLANTA BRAVES (6-7, 3rd in NL East, one-game loss streak):

Johnson – 2B
Escobar – SS
Jones – 3B
McCann - C
Kotchman – 1B
Francoeur – RF
Diaz – LF
Schaefer – CF
Kawakami – P

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (2-10, 5th in NL East, one-game win streak):

Hernandez – 2B
Johnson – 1B
Zimmerman – 3B
Dunn – LF
Dukes – CF
Kearns – RF
Flores – C
Gonzalez – SS
Martis – P

STARTING PITCHERS:

ATL: Kenshin Kawakami (12.0 IP, 1-1, 5.25 ERA, 15 Ks, 7 BBs)
WAS: Shairon Martis (9.1 IP, 1-0, 4.82 ERA, 2 Ks, 3 BBs)

WEATHER: 40% chance of showers or t-storms. Game time temp 65F, end of game temp 57F.

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