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PERSONNEL DEPT.
LHP Odalis Pérez (shoulder tendinitis) planned to throw lightly yesterday and he believes he'll be ready for his next start. . . . C Paul Lo Duca (fractured hand) begins a rehab assignment today with Class A Potomac. . . . 3B Ryan Zimmerman's left shoulder will be reevaluated tomorrow and the team then will plan a strategy for his return. Zimmerman hasn't swung a bat or performed any upper-body conditioning for a week.
The Next Three
| Time
| Opponent | Nationals
Pitchers
| Opponent
Pitchers
| TV | |
| Today | 1:35 | vs. SF | TBD | Barry Zito
(1-9, 5.87)
| MASN2 |
| Tomorrow | 7:10 | vs. SF | TBD | Matt Cain
(2-4, 4.67)
| MASN |
| Tuesday | 7:05 | at Pittsburgh | Tim Redding
(6-3, 4.15)
| Paul Maholm
(4-5, 4.48)
| MASN2 |
BY THE NUMBERS
.353
Elijah Dukes's batting average (6 for 17) while batting second, after last night's game
QUOTABLE
"We want to keep getting better. We're not going to look at trades to dump guys, but if we can make trades for players who can help us long term we'll do it."
General Manager Jim Bowden





