Looks like Austin Kearns needs at least another day to rest his injured elbow, which kept him out of yesterday's game in Baltimore. The Nats' starting lineup for tonight's opener against the Phillies looks like this...

2B Lopez
SS Guzman
3B Zimmerman
1B Young
CF Milledge
RF Mackowiak
C Flores
LF Harris
P Redding

So in addition to Kearns sitting out, Dmitri Young makes his first appearance in the field this season. Keep an eye on that, because both Nick Johnson and Aaron Boone had been playing quite well at first base, saving some errors from teammates. Dmitri, as we all know, doesn't come close to comparing to either of those guys in the field. Will be interesting to see at what point Manny Acta pulls him for a defensive replacement if the Nats have the lead late.