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Nathaniel Lowe is back in the lineup as a DH on Saturday after missing Friday’s game with an illness.
Josh Bell is playing first base to limit Lowe’s time on his feet. Lowe is batting cleanup against Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins.
Nationals recalled INF Nasim Nuñez from Triple-A Rochester.
Nuñez is up with CJ Abrams (undisclosed) heading to the 10-day injured list. The 24-year-old could see starts at shortstop while Abrams recovers, but those starts won’t likely equal fantasy relevance.
Nationals placed INF CJ Abrams on the 10-day injured list.
Abrams left Friday’s game against the Marlins in the fourth inning with the injury, and the 24-year-old will need to be on the shelf for at least a week-plus. Nasim Nuñez has been recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take his place on the roster. There should be more clarity on Abrams’ situation shortly.
Jesse Winker is not in the starting lineup for Saturday’s game against the Athletics.
Winker was expected to be the primary DH for the Mets this year, but a slow start to the campaign has seen him lose playing time to Starling Marte. Marte will again get the start as the designated hitter even with right-hander J.T. Ginn on the bump for the A’s.
Kyle Bradish (elbow) threw a bullpen Saturday.
This was Bradish’s first bullpen as he recovers from Tommy John surgery he underwent last June. The hope is that Bradish can return to the Baltimore rotation at some point in the middle of the 2025 campaign.
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde told reporters Saturday that Kyle Gibson won’t be an option next week for the Orioles.
Baltimore will need a fifth starter next week, but it won’t be Gibson, with Hyde indicating that his promotion to the Orioles is “down the road.” The 37-year-old signed late in the season, so his debut likely won’t come until the middle of May.