The Nationals are back at home for a three-game series against the Marlins before heading back out on the road against the Mets and Orioles. Some news:

* Elijah Dukes and Jesus Flores joined the team today, though neither one is in the lineup tonight. Dukes, however, had some interesting things to say. He said his hamstring is 100 percent, and while he admits he'll have to work at coming off the bench, he doesn't think he'll be there long. "They don't need to look at me for that answer. They need to look moreso at the organization and just the players in front of me, not what I can do," he said. "I know what I can do on the field. It ain't on me about how much I want to play and stuff. I want to play, so I'm just waiting for my chance to get out there and do what I do."

And on his ejection last Sunday after arguing balls and strikes with umpire Jason Klein following his second called strikeout of the game: "I don't know. I was just tired. He was calling some BS calls. I said what I said and he threw me out, so whatever."

* The Nationals traded for minor-league catcher David Wallace before the game, sending a player to be named to Cleveland. Wallace will join Columbus tonight, presumably to fill in for Flores while he's in the big leagues. Wallace, 28, has never played in the majors.

Here's the lineup:

Felipe Lopez 2B
Cristian Guzman SS
Ryan Zimmerman 3B
Nick Johnson 1B
Lastings Milledge CF
Austin Kearns RF
Wily Mo Pena LF
Wil Nieves C
Tim Redding P