Ross Detwiler News

When Chien-Ming Wang relieved Ross Detwiler in the fifth inning on Friday , who would have thought he would be permanently relieving him in the Washington Nationals' starting rotation? It was announced on Saturday night that Wang will take over Detwiler's spot in the rotation, moving Detwiler to the bullpen.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson says he doesn't like to make decisions about his pitching rotation or bullpen in the heat of the moment, but he's didn't wait long to pull Ross Detwiler as the team's No.

Chris Coghlan snapped out of a season-long slump with a tiebreaking three-run homer off Tim Lincecum in the sixth inning, and the Marlins rallied past the Giants 7-6. Giancarlo Stanton became the first player to hit the Marlins' home run sculpture when he connected against Lincecum .

Davey Johnson was frustrated Ross Detwiler wasn't attacking Atlanta's hitters when given a four-run lead in the first inning.

The last time Ross Detwiler was on the mound to face the Atlanta Braves, he threw six shutout innings and allowed just four hits.

Nats' lefty Ross Detwiler's lost two of his last three starts, giving up 24 hits and 14 runs, 13 earned in his last 16.0 innings on the mound.

Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang was added to the Washington Nationals' 25-man active roster Tuesday and will be used initially as a long reliever but could start if a member of the team's starting rotation falters.

The 33-year-old right-hander defines an average pitcher. He's had an ERA+ of over 100 only six out of 13 big league seasons, with the highest in 2001.

Later this week the Washington Nationals are scheduled to receive some help on the pitching front, as Chien-Ming Wang is expected to be activated off the disabled list.

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Stephen Strasburg is fine. Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post reports that he will make his next scheduled start .

I'm not going to lie, I thoroughly enjoy press conferences with Davey Johnson, especially when the Washington Nationals ' manager shares anecdotes from his career like he did on Friday when talking about his old Orioles teammates and the time Frank Robinson fell in a pool at an O's party .

Texas left-hander Derek Holland was itching to get on the mound Saturday night after his start was pushed back four days.

2 spot in the order. At first, Ross Detwiler didn't look as Nick Markakis 's two-run home run in the fifth inning sailed toward the right field seats.

In their most recent hot stretch, the Orioles have milked the drama, with all of their previous seven wins coming by a margin of three runs or fewer.

This means that, at least for now, fifth starter Ross Detwiler will possibly retain his spot in the starting rotation.

With Chien-Ming Wang looming in the minors and his rehab stint nearing its end, the Nats are going to have to decide which of their overachieving starters will have to take the fall and move to the bullpen.

A key part of the Nationals' success this season, Ross Detwiler, will try to bounce back from his worst start of the season when he takes the hill on Saturday against the Orioles at Nationals Park.

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