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• Nationals' Jose Tena: Out of Washington lineup

  09/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Tena is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. It's a day off for the left-handed-hitting Tena with the Phillies starting southpaw Ranger Suarez. Ildemaro Vargas will start at third base and bat seventh.

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• Nationals' Jose Tena: Swipes bag, tallies RBI in loss

  09/20/2024 • By RotoWire

  Tena went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to the Cubs. Tena drove home James Wood with a two-out single in the top of the third before going on to steal his sixth base of the campaign. The shortstop would then add a leadoff single in the sixth to give him his sixth multi-hit performance this month. Tena has hit safely in 11 of his last 14 games, batting .309 (17-for-55) over that stretch with one homer, five RBI, five runs and five stolen bases.

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• Nationals' Jose Tena: Fills stat sheet in win

  09/15/2024 • By RotoWire

  Tena went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Marlins. Tena tallied a homer and a steal in the same contest for the first time in his career. He has hit safely in eight of his past 10 games with five multi-hit efforts, four extra-base hits and six runs scored. In 113 plate appearances with the Nationals, the 23-year-old is hitting .318 with three home runs, 13 RBI, 13 runs scored and five stolen bases.

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• Nationals' Jose Tena: Sitting vs. lefty

  08/17/2024 • By RotoWire

  Tena is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies. Tena will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout with the Phillies sending southpaw Cristopher Sanchez to the mound. Ildemaro Vargas will start at third base and bat sixth.

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• Nationals' Jose Tena: Missing another start

  08/14/2024 • By RotoWire

  Tena (thumb) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Tena will sit out again while he recovers from a fingernail issue on his right thumb, which stems from being struck by a groundball in Sunday's loss to the Angels. Ildemaro Vargas will fill in at third base for Tena, who can be viewed as day-to-day heading into the Nationals' four-game series with the Phillies that begins Thursday.

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