The Nationals are facing a righty again Sunday – and not just any righty but reigning Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay (15-5, 2.53 ERA), who’s a front-runner to capture the trophy again this year. Yet they’ll toss a righty-heavy lineup at the Phillies in the series finale.
On the other hand, the Phillies bring lefty Raul Ibanez and their usual group of switch-hitters against righty Chien-Ming Wang.
“Obviously the Phillies have a pretty deep lineup, one through eight or nine. Even the pitchers can hit,” the Nats’ Collin Balester said. “You wanna face the best.”
Without further ado, the lineups:
Nationals
SS Ian Desmond
CF Rick Ankiel (L)
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Michael Morse
RF Jayson Werth
2B Danny Espinosa (S)
LF Jonny Gomes
C Jesus Flores
P Chien-Ming Wang
Phillies
SS Jimmy Rollins
CF Shane Victorino
2B Chase Utley
1B Ryan Howard
RF Hunter Pence
LF Raul Ibanez
C Carlos Ruiz
3B Michael Martinez
P Roy Halladay
