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Friday, May 2, 2008; Page E10

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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."

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Pitching coach Randy St. Claire, on starter Matt Chico

THE NEXT THREE

<td>Sundaytd>
Time

OpponentNationals

Pitchers

Opponent

Pitchers

TV
Tonight7:35vs. PittsburghJohn Lannan

(2-2, 2.64)

Phil Dumatrait

(0-1, 3.92)

MASN,

WDCA-20

Tomorrow1:05vs. PittsburghMatt Chico

(0-5, 6.68)

Paul Maholm

(2-2, 3.26)

MASN
1:35vs. PittsburghTim Redding

(3-2, 3.55)

Ian Snell

(2-1, 4.93)

MASN
ALL GAMES ON WWWT (107.7 FM, 1500 AM)

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 toClass AAA Columbus today, but GMJim Bowden did not offer a timetable for his return.

BY THE NUMBERS

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Consecutive quality starts forOdalis Pérez, who remains winless this season


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