Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals placed pitcher
Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.
The move is move is retroactive to July 1 as Wang is suffering from a right
hip strain.
The 32-year-old is 2-3 with a 7.61 earned run average in seven games (four
starts) for Washington this season. He missed the first 42 games of the season
after suffering a left hamstring injury in spring training.
To take his spot on the roster, the team activated pitcher Henry Rodriguez off
the 15-day disabled list.
Rodriguez was placed on the DL on June 7 with a right index finger injury. He
is 1-3 with a 5.14 ERA and nine saves over 24 appearances this season with
Washington.
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