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"To me, he just needs to be more aggressive, working at the hitters, trusting his stuff. I just think he's trying too hard."
Pitching coach Randy St. Claire, on starter Matt Chico
THE NEXT THREE
| Time
| Opponent | Nationals
Pitchers
| Opponent
Pitchers
| TV | |
| Tonight | 7:35 | vs. Pittsburgh | John Lannan
(2-2, 2.64)
| Phil Dumatrait
(0-1, 3.92)
| MASN,
WDCA-20
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| Tomorrow | 1:05 | vs. Pittsburgh | Matt Chico
(0-5, 6.68)
| Paul Maholm
(2-2, 3.26)
| MASN |
| Sunday | 1:35 | vs. Pittsburgh | Tim Redding
(3-2, 3.55)
| Ian Snell
(2-1, 4.93)
| MASN |
PERSONNEL DEPT.
The Nationals switched Matt Chico and John Lannan in their pitching rotation. Chico, who is 0-5 and has allowed 16 earned runs in his last three starts (just 13 innings), will pitch tomorrow. Lannan, who owns a 19-inning scoreless inning streak, will pitch on regular rest today. . . . Elijah Dukes, rehabbing a strained right hamstring, will be assigned to Class AAA Columbus today, but GMJ im Bowden did not offer a timetable for his return.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Consecutive quality starts for Odalis Pérez, who remains winless this season
