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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. RuizKeibert Ruiz	R. AdamsRiley Adams	—
First Base	J. MenesesJoey Meneses	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7 Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7	T. LipscombTrey Lipscomb I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Second Base	L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Big homer off bench Friday Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Big homer off bench Friday	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. SenzelNick Senzel	I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Left Field	J. WinkerJesse Winker	E. RosarioEddie Rosario	A. CallAlex Call J. Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Good to go Sunday Jacob Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Good to go Sunday J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7 Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7 N. SenzelNick Senzel I. VargasIldemaro Vargas
Center Field	J. Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Good to go Sunday Jacob Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Good to go Sunday	V. Robles Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least May 7 Victor Robles Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least May 7	A. CallAlex Call E. RosarioEddie Rosario L. Thomas Nationals' Lane Thomas: Taking dry swings Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Lane Thomas Nationals' Lane Thomas: Taking dry swings Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7 Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7 N. SenzelNick Senzel
Right Field	L. Thomas Nationals' Lane Thomas: Taking dry swings Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Lane Thomas Nationals' Lane Thomas: Taking dry swings Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7 Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7	E. RosarioEddie Rosario A. CallAlex Call J. Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Good to go Sunday Jacob Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Good to go Sunday N. SenzelNick Senzel I. VargasIldemaro Vargas J. WinkerJesse Winker
Designated Hitter	N. SenzelNick Senzel	J. WinkerJesse Winker	J. MenesesJoey Meneses E. RosarioEddie Rosario J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7 Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Cleared for rehab assignment Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 7 K. RuizKeibert Ruiz

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	J. Gray Nationals' Josiah Gray: Has good BP session Saturday Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 20 Josiah Gray Nationals' Josiah Gray: Has good BP session Saturday Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 20	P. Corbin Nationals' Patrick Corbin: Provides first quality start Friday Patrick Corbin Nationals' Patrick Corbin: Provides first quality start Friday	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	J. Irvin Nationals' Jake Irvin: Doomed by rough first inning Jake Irvin Nationals' Jake Irvin: Doomed by rough first inning

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	H. HarveyHunter Harvey	R. Garcia Nationals' Robert Garcia: Starting rehab assignment Illness: Expected to be out until at least May 7 Robert Garcia Nationals' Robert Garcia: Starting rehab assignment Illness: Expected to be out until at least May 7 J. WeemsJordan Weems T. RaineyTanner Rainey D. FloroDylan Floro M. BarnesMatt Barnes D. LawDerek Law J. BarnesJacob Barnes J. Ferrer Nationals' Jose Ferrer: Plays catch Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 Jose Ferrer Nationals' Jose Ferrer: Plays catch Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 M. Thompson Elbow: Out for the season Mason Thompson Elbow: Out for the season