The Angels go for a home sweep of the Nationals on Wednesday afternoon in Anaheim. Dan Haren gets the start for the Angels, facing Jordan Zimmermann of Washington. Jayson Werth, hitting just .156/.294/.289 in June, gets a rest tonight, with Brian Bixler getting the start in right field. Here are tonight's starting lineups:
Nationals (40-40)
Bernadina CF
Bixler RF
Zimmerman 3B
Stairs DH
Morse 1B
Espinosa 2B
Hairston LF
Pudge C
Cora SS
Angels (41-40)
Aybar SS
Hunter RF
Abreu DH
Wells LF
Kendrick 2B
Callaspo 3B
Trumbo 1B
Bourjos CF
Mathis C
The Angels have won all five series this year against National League teams, and are 10-3 in interleague play this season. The Angels, who are 17-20 at home this year, are looking for their first home sweep of the season. Mike Fitzgerald, a utility man who played for the Angels in 1992, will throw out the first pitch tonight in Anaheim.
Today's 4:05 p.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and information about the Angels, or on today's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Halos Heaven.