Nats look to even up “Battle of the Beltways” series

Orioles (14-29):

1.    Corey Patterson – LF

2.    Nick Markakis – RF

3.    Miguel Tejada – 3B

4.    Luke Scott – 1B

5.    Ty Wigginton – 2B

6.    Matt Wieters – C

7.    Adam Jones – CF

8.    Cesar Izturis – SS

9.    Brad Bergesen – SP (3-3, 5.45 ERA)

* Last night, catcher Craig Tatum went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs. Tatum started the season 1-17, but has tallied five hits in his last seven at bats.

 Nationals (21-22):

1.      Nyjer Morgan – CF

2.      Cristian Guzman – SS

3.      Ryan Zimmerman – 3B

4.      Adam Dunn – 1B

5.      Josh Willingham – LF

6.      Ivan Rodriguez – C

7.      Adam Kennedy – 2B

8.      Roger Bernadina – RF

9.      Craig Stammen – SP (1-2, 5.86 ERA)

* With last night’s loss, the Nationals fell to under .500 for the first time since April 15 at Philadelphia when they owned a 4-5 record.

* Miguel Bautista tossed 4.0 scoreless innings after relieving Scott Olsen in the fourth inning last night. He also collected his first hit since August 9, 2006 vs. San Francisco.