OF Jayson Werth was in the starting lineup Thursday for the second day in a row after he missed the previous five games. Werth was 2-for-4. He was hit by a pitch in the shoulder Aug. 23 while playing for Triple-A Syracuse in a minor league rehab game with Lehigh Valley. Werth was 1-for-3 with a double after he entered the game hitless in 16 trips to the plate this month.

OF Jayson Werth (sore left shoulder) was in the starting lineup Wednesday after he missed the previous five games. Werth was 1-for-3 with a double after he entered the game hitless in 16 plate appearances this month.

OF Jayson Werth was not in the starting lineup for the fifth game in a row Tuesday. He has been bothered by a sore left shoulder after he was hit by a pitch during a minor league rehab game with Triple-A Syracuse last month. He was also on the disabled list for nearly three months with a left foot contusion after he fouled a ball off his foot on June 4 in Oakland. "He is day-to-day," manager Dusty Baker said Tuesday.

OF Jayson Werth (shoulder) did not start for the fourth day in a row on Sunday. Werth is hitting .240 in 55 games with nine homers and 23 RBIs. He was on the disabled list from early June to late August with a left foot contusion

OF Jayson Werth (shoulder) did not start for the third game in a row Saturday. Manager Dusty Baker said Saturday Werth will get Sunday off and will be looked at again after an off day Monday. Werth is hitting .240 in 55 games with nine homers. He was on the disabled list from early June to late August with a left foot contusion and was also hit by a pitch during his minor league rehab appearance last month while with Triple-A Syracuse.

OF Jayson Werth (shoulder), who did not play Thursday or Friday, is still banged up after getting hit by a pitch during his time on a minor league rehab assignment. "We have to get Jayson right as soon as his right shoulder is right," manager Dusty Baker said Friday. Werth was hit by a pitch on August 23 in the top of the sixth while playing for Triple-A Syracuse with starter Tommy Bergjans on the mound for Lehigh Valley, a farm team of the Phillies. Werth is hitting .240 in 55 games.

OF Jayson Werth was not in the starting lineup Thursday and did not play. Manager Dusty Baker said Werth was sore from being hit by a ball during his minor league rehab stint last month. Werth is hitting .240 in 55 games and Baker is looking to get him at-bats to be ready for the playoffs.

OF Jayson Werth started for the second time in three days after coming off the disabled list on Monday. He did not play Tuesday and was back in right field on Wednesday against the Marlins. Werth nearly homered for his second straight game but settled for a double to center as he went 1-for-4 Wednesday. With no idea when RF Bryce Harper will return, manager Dusty Baker is playing Werth in right. Werth has played left field for the past few years since the Nationals moved Harper to right.

OF Jayson Werth (left foot contusion) came off the disabled list Monday and started in right field. He had not played in a game since June 4, when he fouled a ball off his foot during a west coast swing. Werth hit a towering homer to left to give the Nationals a 4-1 lead and ended up with two hits. Werth is now hitting .267 in 48 games for Washington this year. "We are getting the band back together," Werth said.

OF Jayson Werth was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list, Werth, 38, rejoins the Nationals after missing 75 games with a left foot contusion. He appeared in six rehab games (three at Triple-A and three with Class A Potomac), going 3-for-13 with a double, a run, and four walks. Before his injury, suffered when he fouled a ball into his foot at Oakland, Werth was hitting .262 with a .367 on-base percentage and a .446 slugging percentage this season. In 47 games, Werth has eight home runs and 18 RBIs.

LF Jayson Werth (left foot contusion) did not play Sunday for Class A Potomac. He had been on a rehab assignment for Potomac, after playing three games last week with Triple-A Syracuse. Werth has been out since early June but the Nationals have done well with OF Howie Kendrick and Brian Goodwin playing in his place.

LF Jayson Werth (left wrist contusion) made a rehab assignment Saturday in the first game for Single-A Potomac in Woodbridge, Virginia in the Single-A Carolina League. Werth started in right field and was 0-for-2 on Saturday in the first game against Frederick, a farm team of the Orioles.

LF Jayson Werth (left wrist contusion) made a rehab assignment Friday night in Woodbridge, Va., in the Single-A Carolina League. He was 0-for-1 and played left field before he was taken out of the game against the Frederick (Maryland) Keys.

OF Jayson Werth was sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Syracuse. He went 1-for-3 for the Chiefs Monday. Werth has been out since June 5 with a contusion to his left foot. He was hitting .262 with eight homers and 18 RBIs in 47 games before his injury.

OF Jayson Werth will start rehab assignments with Triple-A Syracuse Monday. Werth has been out since June 5 with a contusion to his left foot. He was hitting .262 with eight homers and 18 RBIs in 47 games when he was hurt.

LF Jayson Werth (left foot contusion), who took batting practice at Nationals Park this week, will report to West Palm Beach, Florida, while the Nationals take a road trip to San Diego and Houston, according to manager Dusty Baker.

LF Jayson Werth (left foot contusion) took part in batting practice on the field Tuesday. Werth has missed 63 games since he went on the disabled list June 5.

LF Jayson Werth (left foot contusion) did running drills in the outfield Sunday in between games of the day-night doubleheader. Werth has been on the disabled list since June 5 and has missed 62 games. The Nationals hope he can return to the active roster in the next few weeks after he makes a minor league rehab appearance.

LF Jayson Werth (left foot contusion) was among the hitters that took live batting practice against RHP Stephen Strasburg on the field before Wednesday's game. Werth has missed 58 games and has been on the DL since June 5. "I have been pretty active. I have been biking, in the water swimming, a ton of things to stay in shape," Werth said Wednesday. "When you are out it is the worst place to be. I am getting back in time for postseason the run in September. If you had to choice you want to be ready for those games. It takes time to get your swing back. Our club has a nice lead, the guys are playing great. It speaks the depth of the organization and where we are at as a franchise."

LF Jayson Werth, who has been on the disabled list since June 5 with a left foot contusion, faced Stephen Strasburg in some simulated at-bats Wednesday. Werth said he hopes to begin a more extensive running program Thursday and aims to go out on a minor league rehab assignment in "a week or two."