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The Next Three
| Time | Opponent | Nationals Pitchers | Opponent Pitchers | TV | |
| Today | 7:10 | vs. Houston | Collin Balester (1-1, 5.06) | Wandy Rodríguez (3-3, 3.23) | MASN2 |
| Tomorrow | 1:35 | vs. Houston | Odalis Pérez (2-6, 3.66) | Brandon Backe (5-9, 5.07) | MASN2 |
| Friday | 7:30 | at Atlanta | TBA | TBA | MASN/ WDCA-20 |
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PERSONNEL DEPT.
On Thursday, Pete Orr was promoted from Class AAA Columbus, and selected for the Canadian Olympic team. But Orr's availability for the Games, he said, is dependent on his status: If he's demoted before Aug. 1, he'll head to China. If he's still with the Nationals, he'll stay put. "It's totally out of my hands," Orr said.
BY THE NUMBERS
3-4
The distance, in feet, by which reliever Luis Ayala sometimes missed his target Thursday night, according to pitching coach Randy St. Claire.
QUOTABLE
"I don't think any of us were expecting him to come over here and save our club. . . . But it's a different ballgame, and he was having a tough time at the plate here."
Manager Manny Acta on Roger Bernadina





