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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	K. RuizKeibert Ruiz	R. AdamsRiley Adams	—
First Base	J. Meneses Nationals' Joey Meneses: Nabs second steal Joey Meneses Nationals' Joey Meneses: Nabs second steal	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL	I. Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season Ildemaro Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season
Second Base	L. Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Scratched due to heel injury Heel: Probable for May 18 Luis Garcia Nationals' Luis Garcia: Scratched due to heel injury Heel: Probable for May 18	I. Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season Ildemaro Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season	N. NunezNasim Nunez
Shortstop	C. AbramsC.J. Abrams	I. Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season Ildemaro Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season	N. NunezNasim Nunez
Third Base	N. SenzelNick Senzel	I. Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season Ildemaro Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season	—
Left Field	E. RosarioEddie Rosario	J. WinkerJesse Winker	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL I. Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season Ildemaro Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season J. Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Friday's lineup Jacob Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Friday's lineup N. SenzelNick Senzel
Center Field	J. Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Friday's lineup Jacob Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Friday's lineup	V. RoblesVictor Robles	E. RosarioEddie Rosario L. Thomas Nationals' Lane Thomas: Rehab stint coming soon Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Lane Thomas Nationals' Lane Thomas: Rehab stint coming soon Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL N. SenzelNick Senzel
Right Field	L. Thomas Nationals' Lane Thomas: Rehab stint coming soon Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24 Lane Thomas Nationals' Lane Thomas: Rehab stint coming soon Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 24	J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL	V. RoblesVictor Robles E. RosarioEddie Rosario N. SenzelNick Senzel J. Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Friday's lineup Jacob Young Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Friday's lineup I. Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season Ildemaro Vargas Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season J. WinkerJesse Winker
Designated Hitter	J. WinkerJesse Winker	N. SenzelNick Senzel	J. Meneses Nationals' Joey Meneses: Nabs second steal Joey Meneses Nationals' Joey Meneses: Nabs second steal E. RosarioEddie Rosario J. Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL Joey Gallo Nationals' Joey Gallo: Activated from IL K. RuizKeibert Ruiz

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. GoreMacKenzie Gore	J. Gray Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 29 Josiah Gray Elbow: Expected to be out until at least May 29	P. CorbinPatrick Corbin	T. WilliamsTrevor Williams	J. Irvin Nationals' Jake Irvin: Falls to Phillies Jake Irvin Nationals' Jake Irvin: Falls to Phillies

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	H. HarveyHunter Harvey	R. GarciaRobert Garcia J. WeemsJordan Weems T. RaineyTanner Rainey D. FloroDylan Floro D. LawDerek Law J. BarnesJacob Barnes J. Ferrer Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 Jose Ferrer Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 27 M. Thompson Elbow: Out for the season Mason Thompson Elbow: Out for the season