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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat Wednesday Keibert Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat Wednesday	D. MillasDrew Millas	—
First Base	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty	A. ChaparroAndres Chaparro	J. YepezJuan Yepez I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Second Base	L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Absent from Wednesday's lineup Wrist: Probable for Sep 19 Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Absent from Wednesday's lineup Wrist: Probable for Sep 19	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	J. TenaJose Tena D. BakerDarren Baker N. NunezNasim Nunez
Shortstop	C. AbramsC.J. Abrams	N. NunezNasim Nunez	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas J. TenaJose Tena
Third Base	J. TenaJose Tena	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	A. ChaparroAndres Chaparro J. YepezJuan Yepez
Left Field	J. WoodJames Wood	A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Nearing rehab assignment Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Nearing rehab assignment Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty J. YepezJuan Yepez D. BakerDarren Baker I. VargasIldemaro Vargas J. YoungJacob Young
Center Field	J. YoungJacob Young	D. Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: Records steal in loss Dylan Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: Records steal in loss	J. WoodJames Wood A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Nearing rehab assignment Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Nearing rehab assignment Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty D. BakerDarren Baker
Right Field	D. Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: Records steal in loss Dylan Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: Records steal in loss	A. Call Nationals' Alex Call: Nearing rehab assignment Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24 Alex Call Nationals' Alex Call: Nearing rehab assignment Foot: Expected to be out until at least Sep 24	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty J. WoodJames Wood J. YepezJuan Yepez J. YoungJacob Young I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Designated Hitter	A. ChaparroAndres Chaparro	J. YepezJuan Yepez	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Idle against lefty K. Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat Wednesday Keibert Ruiz Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat Wednesday D. Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: Records steal in loss Dylan Crews Nationals' Dylan Crews: Records steal in loss

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	J. IrvinJake Irvin	M. Parker Nationals' Mitchell Parker: Surrenders five runs in loss Mitchell Parker Nationals' Mitchell Parker: Surrenders five runs in loss	D. Herz Nationals' DJ Herz: Crumbles in fourth inning Davidjohn Herz Nationals' DJ Herz: Crumbles in fourth inning	T. Williams Nationals' Trevor Williams: Making return Friday Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 20 Trevor Williams Nationals' Trevor Williams: Making return Friday Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 20

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	R. GarciaRobert Garcia	D. LawDerek Law J. FerrerJose Ferrer T. RaineyTanner Rainey Z. BrzykcyZach Brzykcy J. BarnesJacob Barnes E. SalazarEduardo Salazar J. LaSorsaJoe LaSorsa J. Adon Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Sep 21 Joan Adon Biceps: Expected to be out until at least Sep 21 M. Thompson Elbow: Out for the season Mason Thompson Elbow: Out for the season