Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Paul DeJong will replace Garcia at second base while the Phillies send southpaw Ranger Suarez to the bump. Garcia started the first two contests of the series, going 3-for-8 with a home run, a double and two RBI.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Swats homer No. 10
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Garcia went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.
He took Aaron Nola deep for a solo shot in the sixth inning, giving Garcia his first homer in August and his 10th of the season. Despite the power outage, the 25-year-old hasn't completely disappeared at the plate this month, slashing .273/.310/.418 over 16 games with three doubles, a triple, a stolen base, six RBI and eight runs.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Sitting versus southpaw
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Garcia is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest versus the Mets.
The Mets are sending lefty David Peterson to the hill, and the left-handed-hitting Garcia will cede second base to Paul DeJong. It's the second straight and fifth time over the last seven games versus southpaws that Garcia has been held out of the starting lineup.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Swipes 10th bag
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Garcia went 3-for-4 with two runs scored during Sunday's 11-9 loss to Philadelphia.
Garcia broke out of a mini-slump Sunday, as he entered the contest with just three hits in his last 22 at-bats. The second baseman notched his first stolen base since July 22. In 416 plate appearances this season, Garcia is slashing .263/.303/.401 with 53 runs and 51 RBI.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Returns to lineup Monday
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Garcia (back) will start at second base and bat eighth in Monday's game versus the Royals.
Garcia missed each of the last three contests with back tightness. However, he's feeling well enough to give it a go in Monday's series opener.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Resting back injury again
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Garcia (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Garcia will miss a third straight contest while he manages a tight back, but the Nationals are viewing him as day-to-day after an MRI came back negative, per MLB.com. According to Andrew Golden of The Washington Post, Garcia was spotted fielding grounders prior to Sunday's game, which could bode well for his chances of returning to the lineup Monday in Kansas City.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Remaining out Saturday
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Garcia (back) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.
Back tightness prevented Garcia from playing in Friday's series opener, and he'll need at least one more day to recover before rejoining Washington's lineup. Paul DeJong will start at the keystone and bat third against southpaw Carson Whisenhunt.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Receiving night off
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
The left-handed-hitting Garcia will hit the bench Wednesday while southpaw Jeffrey Springs toes the rubber for the Athletics. Garcia had started each of the last six games, going 8-for-26 with a home run, a walk, five RBI and four runs.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Three hits in Tuesday's loss
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Garcia went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the A's.
The second baseman stayed hot and helped fuel a seven-run outburst by the Nats' offense, although that paled in comparison to the 16 runs surrendered by the pitching staff. Over 15 games since the All-Star break, Garcia is slashing .298/.328/.439 with two doubles, two homers, one steal, seven RBI and eight runs.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Goes deep in defeat
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Garcia went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Astros.
Although his six-game hitting streak reached a close after he entered as a pinch hitter in Monday's win over Houston, Garcia got right back on track Tuesday and now has at least one hit in his last seven starts. The infielder remains Washington's primary second baseman, but he has routinely been on the bench versus left-handed starters. That said, Garcia is batting a healthy .277 with nine long balls, 19 doubles and 41 RBI through 278 at-bats against right-handed pitching.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Receiving night off
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
With a tough lefty (Framber Valdez) on the hill for Houston, the left-handed-hitting Garcia will get the night off. Paul DeJong will fill in at second base while Garcia sits after starting in each of the last five games.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Hot stretch continues
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Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 9-3 victory over the Twins.
Garcia stayed hot Saturday with a pair of extra-base hits, extending his hitting streak to five games. Over that span, the second baseman is 7-for-19 with two doubles, a home run and an RBI. He'll look to push the streak to a season-best six games in Sunday's contest. Before this recent surge, Garcia carried a .688 OPS through 87 games, but he has now raised that mark to .708.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Sitting versus righty
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Garcia is absent from the lineup for Monday's game versus the Reds.
The Reds are sending righty Brady Singer to the bump, but the left-handed-hitting Garcia will nonetheless begin the contest on the bench. Amed Rosario is covering second base and hitting seventh for the Nationals.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Idle against right-hander Wednesday
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
The left-handed-hitting Garcia will get a rare night off against a right-hander in Andre Pallante, who owns significant reverse splits both this season and throughout his career. Amed Rosario will receive the start at second base in place of Garcia, who has gone 4-for-22 over his last eight games to bring his batting average down to .266 for the season.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Idle against southpaw
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
The Red Sox are sending Garrett Crochet to the hill, so Garcia will retreat to the bench after starting the first two games of the series. Amed Rosario will replace Garcia at second base.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Not in lineup for first game
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Garcia is absent from the lineup for the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Tigers.
The left-handed-hitting Garcia will sit out the first game of the day, but he should be back in the lineup for the nightcap against right-hander Jack Flaherty. Amed Rosario will start at second base and bat third in the matinee.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Delivers three-hit effort in win
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Garcia went 3-for-6 with two RBI and one run scored in Friday's 15-9 win over the Angels.
Garcia has put together a strong June, batting .317 (26-for-82) with 13 RBI and eight extra-base hits over 22 games this month. The second baseman was one of three Nationals to post a trio of hits in the team's 19-hit attack Friday. Garcia is up to a .273/.314/.424 slash line with seven home runs, 38 RBI, 37 runs scored, 19 doubles and seven stolen bases over 73 contests. He is holding down a strong-side platoon role at the keystone, with Amed Rosario encroaching on his playing time as a platoon partner after Garcia began the season drawing at least some starts versus southpaws.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Taking seat Monday
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.
The left-handed-hitting Garcia had started in each of the Nationals' last eight games -- including three matchups versus southpaws -- but he'll move to the bench for the series opener while lefty Carson Palmquist takes the bump for Colorado. With fresh call-up Brady House making his MLB debut Monday and likely to serve as the Nationals' everyday third baseman moving forward, the right-handed-hitting Amed Rosario could end up spelling Garcia more frequently at second base when the Nationals face lefties. Rosario had previously occupied the short side of a platoon at the hot corner with Jose Tena, who was optioned to Triple-A Rochester to open up a roster spot for House.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Idle Wednesday
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Garcia has started in each of the last seven games, and the Cubs are sending a left-hander (Matthew Boyd) to the hill, so Nationals manager Dave Martinez likely decided it was an ideal time to give the second baseman a night off. Nasim Nunez will cover the keystone in Garcia's stead.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Idle against southpaw
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
The Nationals included Garcia in the lineup Saturday against southpaw Kyle Harrison, but the second baseman will take a seat Sunday against lefty Robbie Ray. Nasim Nunez will get a start at the keystone in Garcia's stead.
