The Washington Nationals complete a three-game series against the defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies this evening at 7:05 p.m. from Citizen's Bank Park.

Earlier in the day, the Nats traded for another bullpen arm, Logan Kensing, from the Florida Marlins. Kensing, 26, is a right-hander that throws hard, strikes out a bunch of guys, but also walks a bunch of guys and gives up a lot of base hits.

He'll fit right in to this bullpen.

Also, tonight marks the return of Cristian Guzman from the disabled list, to continue his assault on National League pitching. in 36 plate appearances, The Guz has a .515 average--and on base percentage.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (4-15, 5th in NL East, two-game loss streak)

Guzman -- SS
Johnson -- 1B
Zimmerman -- 3B
Dunn -- RF
Dukes -- CF
Willingham -- LF
Flores -- C
A. Hernandez -- 2B
Olsen -- LHP

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (11-8, 2nd in NL East, five-game win streak)

Rollins -- SS
Victorino -- CF
Utley -- 2B
Howard -- 1B
Werth -- RF
Ibanez -- LF
Feliz -- 3B
Coste -- C
Myers -- RHP

PITCHING MATCHUP

WAS: Scott Olsen (0-3, 7.29, 21.0 IP, 14 Ks, 9 BBs)
PHI: Brett Myers (1-1, 4.91, 25.2 IP, 23 Ks, 12 BBs)

WEATHER: Cloudy and mild with scattered sprinkles, low of 50F.

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