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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. RuizKeibert Ruiz	D. MillasDrew Millas	R. Adams Wrist: Out for the season Riley Adams Wrist: Out for the season
First Base	D. Smith Nationals' Dominic Smith: Not starting against lefty Dominic Smith Nationals' Dominic Smith: Not starting against lefty	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	T. Blankenhorn Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 26 Travis Blankenhorn Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 26 M. ChavisMichael Chavis
Second Base	L. GarciaLuis Garcia	J. AluJake Alu	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas M. ChavisMichael Chavis
Shortstop	C. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Drives in three, swipes bag C.J. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Drives in three, swipes bag	L. GarciaLuis Garcia	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Third Base	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	C. KieboomCarter Kieboom	J. AluJake Alu M. ChavisMichael Chavis C. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Drives in three, swipes bag C.J. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Drives in three, swipes bag
Left Field	J. AluJake Alu	T. Blankenhorn Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 26 Travis Blankenhorn Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 26	J. YoungJacob Young A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Hits homer in rare start Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Hits homer in rare start B. RutherfordBlake Rutherford I. VargasIldemaro Vargas L. ThomasLane Thomas J. MenesesJoey Meneses M. ChavisMichael Chavis S. Garrett Lower Leg: Out for the season Stone Garrett Lower Leg: Out for the season
Center Field	J. YoungJacob Young	A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Hits homer in rare start Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Hits homer in rare start	L. ThomasLane Thomas V. Robles Back: Expected to be out until at least Sep 29 Victor Robles Back: Expected to be out until at least Sep 29
Right Field	L. ThomasLane Thomas	J. YoungJacob Young	A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Hits homer in rare start Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Hits homer in rare start B. RutherfordBlake Rutherford J. MenesesJoey Meneses T. Blankenhorn Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 26 Travis Blankenhorn Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 26 I. VargasIldemaro Vargas S. Garrett Lower Leg: Out for the season Stone Garrett Lower Leg: Out for the season
Designated Hitter	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	D. Smith Nationals' Dominic Smith: Not starting against lefty Dominic Smith Nationals' Dominic Smith: Not starting against lefty	K. RuizKeibert Ruiz T. Blankenhorn Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 26 Travis Blankenhorn Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 26 L. ThomasLane Thomas M. ChavisMichael Chavis C. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Drives in three, swipes bag C.J. Abrams Nationals' CJ Abrams: Drives in three, swipes bag D. MillasDrew Millas S. Garrett Lower Leg: Out for the season Stone Garrett Lower Leg: Out for the season R. Adams Wrist: Out for the season Riley Adams Wrist: Out for the season

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. GrayJosiah Gray	M. Gore Finger: Out for the season MacKenzie Gore Finger: Out for the season	P. Corbin Nationals' Patrick Corbin: Blasted in 14th loss Patrick Corbin Nationals' Patrick Corbin: Blasted in 14th loss	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	J. Adon Nationals' Joan Adon: Saturday's outing postponed Joan Adon Nationals' Joan Adon: Saturday's outing postponed

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
K. FinneganKyle Finnegan H. HarveyHunter Harvey	J. WeemsJordan Weems	J. FerrerJose Ferrer A. MachadoAndres Machado R. GarciaRobert Garcia T. WardThad Ward C. AbbottCory Abbott J. LaSorsa Nationals' Joe La Sorsa: Recalled from Rochester Joe LaSorsa Nationals' Joe La Sorsa: Recalled from Rochester T. Rainey Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 Tanner Rainey Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 C. Edwards Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 Carl Edwards Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 V. Arano Shoulder: Out for the season Victor Arano Shoulder: Out for the season