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Miles Mikolas - Works out of bullpen Tuesday Mikolas threw three innings of relief in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Cubs, giving up a solo home run and striking out two without walking a batter.

Impact The veteran righty has worked behind an opener on many occasions this season and has officially gotten the start in just 11 of his 25 appearances, but Tuesday's usage was a sign Mikolas might have lost his starting job completely, as he entered the game in the seventh inning with his team down 7-4. The Nationals will call up Jackson Kent on Wednesday to fill one rotation vacancy, and fellow prospect Luis Perales may not be far behind if Mikolas is being moved to the bullpen full-time, or even following Zack Littell off the 40-man roster.

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Jake Irvin - Roughed up by Cubbies Irvin (2-6) took the loss Tuesday, coughing up five runs on four hits and two walks over 3.1 innings as the Nationals were downed 8-6 by the Cubs. He struck out four.

Impact After a scoreless top of the first inning, Chicago tagged Irvin for runs in each of the next three frames before the right-hander got the hook after 88 pitches (56 strikes). Irvin has made three starts since coming off the IL in late July, and he's surrendered five runs in two of them while serving up four homers in 13.2 innings, including a solo shot by Pete Crow-Armstrong on Tuesday. Irvin will try to bounce back in his next outing, which is scheduled to come on the road this weekend against the Mets.

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Jackson Kent - Debuting Wednesday The Nationals will promote Kent from Triple-A Rochester to start Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.

Impact Kent began the season at Double-A Harrisburg but is now officially set for his second promotion of the year after posting a 4.38 ERA and 1.25 WHIP across 63.2 innings in 13 starts at Rochester. The Nationals already have an open spot in their rotation after designating Zack Littell for assignment last week, so Kent could remain with the big club for the rest of the season if he hits the ground running in the majors.

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Cubs vs Nationals Lineup: Suzuki & PCA Back in the Field, No Ramirez, More The Cubs start a three-game series with the Washington Nationals, finishing their 6-game road trip in D.C. It's been a successful road trip...

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James Wood - Not expected back this week Manager Blake Butera said Tuesday that Wood (oblique) is not expected to be activated from the injured list when eligible later this week, Danielle Allentuck of The Washington Post...

Impact Wood has progressed to fielding drills and throwing at 45 feet, and he's expected to take dry swings with the bat Tuesday. He suffered a strained left oblique August 3 and has missed the Nationals' past six contests. Dylan Crews has been handling right field in Wood's absence.

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Nationals Prospect Coy James Sets Single-A Affiliate Record, Earns Notable Award When Paul Toboni was hired to be the Washington Nationals president of baseball operations, it was clear that a lot of emphasis was going to...

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Nationals' Recent Roster Moves Create Opportunity for Top Prospect Jackson Kent The Washington Nationals are reportedly ready to add one of the franchise's top prospects to their big league pitching staff. Left-hander Ja...

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Keibert Ruiz - Out Tuesday Ruiz is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against the Cubs.

Impact Despite getting on base four times in Sunday's series finale against the Reds, Ruiz will ride the pine Tuesday. Harry Ford will handle the catching duties and bat fifth for Washington's series opener against the Cubs.

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Cubs vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Probable Pitchers, Prop Bets for Tuesday, Aug. 11 The Chicago Cubs are knocking on the door of 70 wins this season, and they have opened up a 5.5-game cushion on the top spot in the NL wild...

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Tigers fans, look away: Tarik Skubal's first start at Dodger Stadium was nauseating On the surface, there wasn't anything all that special about Tarik Skubal's Dodger Stadium debut. Sure, the Dodgers won, but Skubal himself...

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Nationals Star Pitching Prospect Jarlin Susana Set to Make His Long-Awaited Season Debut While the Washington Nationals have struggled when it comes to their pitching staff at the major league level, there is a ton of optimism fo...

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Nationals Reportedly Set to Promote Jackson Kent for His MLB Debut It felt like only a matter of time before this was going to happen, but the Washington Nationals are reportedly set to promote left-handed p...

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Jarlin Susana - Ready for rehab assignment Susana (lat) is expected to report to High-A Wilmington on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports.

Impact Susana has resided on Double-A Harrisburg's injured list all season while recovering from right lat surgery and will eventually slot into the rotation for that affiliate once he concludes his rehab assignment at Wilmington. The 22-year-old righty displaced elite velocity before undergoing surgery last September and has seemingly bounced back well from the procedure, with Nusbaum noting that Susana has been regularly hitting triple digits with his fastball during his recent throwing sessions.

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Jackson Kent - MLB debut on tap The Nationals intend to call up Kent from Triple-A Rochester to make his MLB debut this week, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports.

Impact One of the top upper-level pitching prospects in the organization, Kent will be summoned from Triple-A to fill the vacancy in the big-league rotation that was created when the Nationals designated Zack Littell for assignment last week. The 23-year-old lefty is in line for his second promotion of 2026, as he opened the campaign at Double-A Harrisburg before moving up to Triple-A on May 21. Over 13 starts with Rochester, Kent turned in a 4.38 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 67:22 K:BB across 63.2 innings. He made his most recent appearance at Triple-A last Wednesday, so he'll presumably slot into the rotation at some point during the Nationals' three-game home series versus the Cubs that begins Tuesday.

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Abimelec Ortiz - Swats second homer Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Reds.

Impact The rookie first baseman took Brady Singer deep in the third inning, providing the first of many insurance runs in a 7-1 victory. Ortiz has held his own since his promotion following the trade deadline, going 5-for-20 (.250) with his first two big-league homers and four RBI, and he should form the strong side of a platoon with Andres Chaparro for the remainder of the year.

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Will Dion - Collects first MLB win Dion (1-0) picked up the win Sunday over the Reds, allowing one hit and striking out one in three scoreless relief innings.

Impact Brad Lord got the start in a bullpen day for the Nationals and worked the first 2.2 innings before handing a 2-1 lead off to Dion, who shut Cincinnati down over 41 pitches (30 strikes) to earn his first big-league win. Acquired from the Guardians in the Foster Griffin deal, Dion has had a promising adjustment to a full-time relief role in 2026, posting a 52:7 K:BB over 37.1 Triple-A innings and delivering a 3.86 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 26:4 K:BB in his first 14 appearances and 23.1 innings at the top level.

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