Not a whole lot of significant news to report heading into tonight's game against the Phillies, which could actually be considered good news for the Nats...

-- Austin Kearns had an MRI this morning on his right elbow, which revealed no cause for significant concern. Manny Acta said some loose bodies were found in Kearns' elbow, but nothing that's going to require any surgical procedures or DL time. It'll still be a few more days til Kearns (who is celebrating his 28th birthday today) is ready to return to the lineup.

-- Johnny Estrada had his right elbow examined yesterday by the esteemed Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham. Andrews found nothing more significant than the ulnar nerve irritation that had already been diagnosed. Estrada hopes he'll be ready to return in about a month.

-- Nick Johnson is now wearing a large cast that runs from his left wrist all the way up past the elbow. Cause for concern? Not really, Nick said. This was the plan all along. He'll wear this cast about two weeks while keeping everything in place and allowing the damaged tendons in his wrist to recover.

Starting lineups for tonight's windy, chilly game at Nationals Park, where the home team looks to improve to 4-1 against the Phillies this season...

NATS
2B Lopez
SS Guzman
3B Zimmerman
1B Young
CF Milledge
C Flores
LF Pena
RF Dukes
P Bergmann

PHILLIES
SS Rollins
CF Victorino
2B Utley
1B Howard
LF Burrell
RF Jenkins
3B Feliz
C Ruiz
P Hamels