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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. RuizKeibert Ruiz	R. AdamsRiley Adams	—
First Base	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	J. Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12 Joey Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12	T. LipscombTrey Lipscomb I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Second Base	L. GarciaLuis Garcia	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	T. LipscombTrey Lipscomb N. NunezNasim Nunez
Shortstop	C. AbramsC.J. Abrams	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas	N. NunezNasim Nunez
Third Base	T. LipscombTrey Lipscomb	N. Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty Nick Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Left Field	E. Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Stays hot Friday Eddie Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Stays hot Friday	J. WinkerJesse Winker	J. YoungJacob Young J. Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12 Joey Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12 N. Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty Nick Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Center Field	J. YoungJacob Young	V. Robles Nationals' Victor Robles: Getting another start Victor Robles Nationals' Victor Robles: Getting another start	E. Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Stays hot Friday Eddie Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Stays hot Friday L. Thomas Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Lane Thomas Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 J. Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12 Joey Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12 N. Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty Nick Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty
Right Field	L. Thomas Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Lane Thomas Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24	J. Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12 Joey Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12	V. Robles Nationals' Victor Robles: Getting another start Victor Robles Nationals' Victor Robles: Getting another start E. Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Stays hot Friday Eddie Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Stays hot Friday J. YoungJacob Young N. Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty Nick Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty I. VargasIldemaro Vargas J. WinkerJesse Winker
Designated Hitter	J. WinkerJesse Winker	N. Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty Nick Senzel Nationals' Nick Senzel: Sitting against another righty	J. MenesesJoey Meneses E. Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Stays hot Friday Eddie Rosario Nationals' Eddie Rosario: Stays hot Friday J. Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12 Joey Gallo Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 12 K. RuizKeibert Ruiz

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	J. Gray Nationals' Josiah Gray: Not yet throwing breaking balls Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 29 Josiah Gray Nationals' Josiah Gray: Not yet throwing breaking balls Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 29	P. Corbin Nationals' Patrick Corbin: Finally gets in win column Patrick Corbin Nationals' Patrick Corbin: Finally gets in win column	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	J. Irvin Nationals' Jake Irvin: Pitches well in no-decision Jake Irvin Nationals' Jake Irvin: Pitches well in no-decision

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	H. HarveyHunter Harvey	R. GarciaRobert Garcia J. WeemsJordan Weems T. RaineyTanner Rainey D. FloroDylan Floro D. LawDerek Law J. BarnesJacob Barnes J. Ferrer Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 Jose Ferrer Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 M. Thompson Elbow: Out for the season Mason Thompson Elbow: Out for the season