Washington Nationals Inside Pitch

One week before Opening Day, the Nationals' No. 3 starter doesn't look as if he's in regular-season form. Pedro Astacio, slated to start Washington's third game of the season, was roughed up again Monday against the Cardinals, giving up seven runs on 10 hits in five innings. Astacio, signed after camp started to help compensate for the loss of starter Brian Lawrence to a shoulder injury, has now given up 14 earned runs in 12 innings this spring.

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