It's May 29 and the battle for the N.L. East is shaping up between the Miami Marlins and the Washington Nations. The Marlins trail the first-place Nats by 2.5 games after winning Monday night's contest -- the first of the three-game set -- by a final score of 5-3.
Miami has come on strong as of late with major league-best 19-8 mark in the month of May after struggling through much of April. Taking the mound for the young squad will be Anibal Sanchez, who has posted a 2.87 ERA through nine starts this season.
First pitch at Marlins Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. EST and will be televised by FS Florida.
Nationals (29-19)
Steve Lombardozzi 2B
Bryce Harper RF
Ryan Zimmerman 3B
Adam LaRoche 1B
Ian Desmond SS
Rick Ankiel CF
Corey Brown LF
Carlos Maldonado C
Edwin Jackson P
Marlins (27-22)
Jose Reyes SS
Omar Infante 2B
Hanley Ramirez 3B
Giancarlo Stanton RF
Logan Morrison 1B
Bryan Petersen CF
John Buck C
Chris Coghlan LF
Anibal Sanchez P
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