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Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Dodgers, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Young will grab a seat on the bench to begin Saturday's game after going 0-for-2 with a pair of walks in Friday's series opener. Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood will form Washington's outfield trio with Young out.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Exiting starting lineup
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Young is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against Atlanta.
Young picked up two hits, drove in a run and scored a run in Tuesday's game, but he'll exit the lineup for Wednesday's matinee. Dylan Crews will shift over to center field while Young gets a breather.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Getting Saturday off
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Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Miami, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Young will get a chance to rest his legs after going 5-for-25 with five runs scored and five steals while starting each of Washington's last eight games. Jose Tena, Dylan Crews and Daylen Lile will form the Nationals' outfield trio while Young is on the bench.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Two steals in win
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Young went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two stolen bases in Thursday's 7-1 win over Colorado.
Young's been heating up at the plate, going 5-for-14 (.357) with three doubles and three steals in his last four games. The outfielder has gone 17-for-20 in stolen base attempts this season while slashing .249/.314/.399 with 10 homers, 43 RBI and 49 runs scored across 408 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Sitting out Thursday
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Young is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Cubs.
Young had made nine consecutive starts in center field, but he will take a seat for Thursday's series finale. Andrew Pinckney will patrol center field as the Nationals look to avoid the sweep.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Young has a .923 OPS in 31 at-bats since the All-Star break but will head to the bench Sunday after starting the previous two games. Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood will start from left to right in the outfield while Jose Tena serves as the designated hitter.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Records trio of walks in win
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Young went 0-for-0 with two RBI, three walks and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Blue Jays.
Young drove in his first run courtesy of an RBI walk in the bottom of the first inning, and then drove in Daylen Lile on a sacrifice fly in the fifth. For the 26-year-old, it was his first multi-walk game since July 17 and his first time drawing three walks in a game this season. Young has been on fire in his last seven games, slashing .389/.455/.611 with one homer and five RBI in 21 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Role against righties fading
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Young is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the Blue Jays.
It's the second straight game and sixth time over the last seven contests that the right-handed-hitting Young has been out of the lineup versus a righty. He had a minor hand injury for the first part of that stretch, but Young no longer looks to be the top option in center field for the Nationals. It will be Dylan Crews patrolling center field Monday, and Jose Tena will be in the lineup at designated hitter.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Absent from lineup
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Young is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Colorado.
Young will get a day off after starting the first two games of the series. Jose Tena is drawing a start in Young's place, as he will serve as the designated hitter while Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood patrol the outfield.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Homers in three-hit effort
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Young went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and was caught stealing in Monday's 7-3 win over Colorado.
Young stung a solo homer in the sixth inning to give Washington a lead it wouldn't relinquish. Monday marked the 26-year-old's first three-hit performance of the season and his first long ball since June 1. Lauded for his defense in center field, Young is slashing .233/.289/.387 with nine homers, 33 RBI, 37 runs and 11 stolen bases across 89 contests.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Logs pair of steals
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Young went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch and two stolen bases in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Athletics.
Young has logged three steals over his last three games. He continues to fill a part-time role in the Nationals' outfield, though he has gone 6-for-20 (.300) at the plate over his seven games in July. Overall, he's batting .225 with a .654 OPS, eight home runs, 11 steals, 32 RBI and 36 runs scored over 298 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Idle Saturday
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Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Young will retreat to the dugout Saturday after going 1-for-4 with two walks, an RBI and two runs scored during Friday's blowout victory. Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood will start across the outfield while Young sits.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Back in action Friday
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Young (hand) will start in center field and bat eighth Friday against the Athletics.
Young has missed five of the Nationals' 10 games since the beginning of July due to a left hand injury, but he appears to be feeling better after getting four days off to heal during the All-Star break. The 26-year-old outfielder has gone 4-for-13 with three walks, an RBI, two runs and a steal this month when healthy, and he'll aim to remain hot to begin the second half.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Hand remains bothersome
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Manager Blake Butera said Young was unavailable for Sunday's game against the Yankees since his left hand remains sore, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Young missed some time in early July due to the injury, and he apparently never fully recovered from the issue despite making a couple of recent starts. Butera indicated the outfielder will likely need another 4-to-5 days to get back to full strength, so he could be ready to go Friday against the A's when the Nationals begin the second half of the season.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Appears headed for part-time role
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Young is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
On the bench for the second straight day and for the third time in the last five games, Young looks to be slipped into a part-time role, having provided a middling .224/.275/.369 slash line over 288 plate appearances on the season. Dylan Crews will shift over to cover Young's usual position in center field, while the freshly recalled Abimelec Ortiz replaces Young in the lineup as the designated hitter while batting third in his MLB debut.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Absent from lineup
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Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Young went 1-for-4 with a stolen base during Friday's loss and will now retreat to the dugout to begin Saturday's events. Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood will start across the outfield with Young on the bench.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Exiting starting nine
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Young is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Young started the previous two contests after overcoming a hand injury, but he'll exit the lineup for Wednesday's series finale. Dylan Crews will shift over to center field for the Nationals.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Checking back into lineup
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Young (hand) will start in center field and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Astros.
He'll make his return to the starting lineup after a sore left hand kept him on the bench for all three games of the Nationals' series versus the Pirates over the weekend. Before getting hurt, Young had been in the midst of an extended rough patch at the plate; he slashed just .154/.214/.231 with two stolen bases, three RBI and two runs over a 13-game stretch dating back to June 15.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Left out of lineup Sunday
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Young (hand) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Young will be kept on the bench for a third consecutive game while he manages a sore left hand. In Young's stead, Dylan Crews will cover center field Sunday and bat sixth.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Scratched with hand injury
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Young has been removed from Saturday's lineup against the Pirates due to left hand soreness.
With Young out of the lineup, the Nationals will start Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood in the outfield from left to right while deploying Jose Tena as the designated hitter. It's unclear whether Young's hand injury will prevent him from being available off the bench for Saturday's contest.
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