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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Fills in for resting Garcia
Ildemaro Vargas will start at third base and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against Atlanta.Vargas has now picked up just two starts through the Washington Nationals' first nine games of the month, with both coming against left-handed pitchers. He'll be filling in Wednesday for Luis Garcia, who will cede the keystone to Jose Tena while Vargas covers Tena's usual spot in the infield.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Sitting in second straight
Ildemaro Vargas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.After making five consecutive starts, Vargas now finds himself on the bench for the second day in a row, with both absences coming against right-handed pitching. Though the Washington Nationals optioned Vargas' main competition for playing time at third base, Trey Lipscomb, to Triple-A Rochester on Saturday, the club called up Jose Tena in a corresponding move. Tena will get his second straight start at the hot corner Sunday and looks like he'll be given a look as an everyday player while Vargas shifts to a utility role.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Absent from lineup
Ildemaro Vargas is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.Vargas will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-4 with one strikeout in Friday's 3-2 win over the Halos. Jose Tena will make his Washington Nationals debut at third base while Nasim Nunez returns to the lineup at shortstop.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Gaining playing time in infield
Ildemaro Vargas will start at second base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Giants.Though he'll be filling in for a resting Luis Garcia on Wednesday, the switch-hitting Vargas may be in store for at least semi-regular playing time at third base against right-handed pitching in place of Trey Lipscomb, who has produced a .393 OPS since rejoining the big club in early July. Vargas had started over Lipscomb in both of the first two contests of the series, but the Washington Nationals will have room for both players in the infield Wednesday while Garcia rests.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Swats first homer of year
Ildemaro Vargas went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-5 loss to the Mets.The veteran utility player began the game on the bench, but he pinch hit for Trey Lipscomb in the eighth inning and took Adam Ottavino deep -- Vargas' first long ball of the season. After a hot start to the season, Vargas is batting just .135 (5-for-37) over his last 15 appearances, and his playing time has dwindled.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Back in bench role
Ildemaro Vargas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.Vargas picked up five straight starts in the infield between last Sunday and Thursday, but he benefited largely from Washington facing three left-handed pitchers over that stretch. He'll now hit the bench for the third game in a row, with a right-hander taking the hill for the opposition in each of those contests.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Nabs fifth steal
Ildemaro Vargas went 2-for-4 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Guardians.Getting another start at shortstop in place of CJ Abrams (shoulder) and batting ninth, Vargas swiped his fifth bag of the season in a productive afternoon. Abrams could be back in the lineup as soon as Monday against the Mets, bumping Vargas back to the bench, but the veteran utility player has been effective when called upon this season, slashing .288/.368/.385 through 120 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Swipes fourth bag
Ildemaro Vargas went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over Atlanta.The 32-year-old utility player began the game on the bench but took over at third base when Nick Senzel fouled a ball off his knee in the second inning. Vargas has posted career-best numbers to begin this season, slashing .298/.383/.404 through 109 plate appearances with four steals, seven RBI and 11 runs. If Senzel misses any time, Vargas would be the next man up at the hot corner.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals third bag of season
Ildemaro Vargas went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's loss to the White Sox.Batting third against southpaw Garrett Crochet as Nats manager Dave Martinez desperately tried to spark his struggling offense, Vargas didn't make a big impact but was able to steal his third bag of the year, tying his career high. The 32-year-old utility player has been seeing semi-consistent starts in May, batting .294 (5-for-17) in nine games with three doubles, two runs and an RBI. He's already played 10-plus games at both second base and third base in 2024 while also seeing duty in left field (six games) and at shortstop (three games), giving him some fantasy value in deep NL-only formats.
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Nationals' Ildemaro Vargas: Steals home Sunday
Ildemaro Vargas went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Marlins.With one out in the sixth inning, Vargas cracked a double off Bruch Smith, advanced to third on a single, then raced home as part of a double steal with Trey Lipscomb. Vargas got the start at second base Sunday with lefty Ryan Weathers on the mound for Miami, and a short-side platoon role at the keystone might be all that's available for the 32-year-old utility player right now with Lipscomb, Nick Senzel and Luis Garcia all producing at the plate. Vargas has been making an impact of his own when he gets the chance though, slashing .304/.396/.413 through 53 plate appearances with two steals, four RBI and five runs.
Ildemaro Vargas
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