MIAMI (AP) — Washington Nationals right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde went on the 10-day injured list Sunday because of an oblique strain, with the move retroactive to Thursday. Fedde is 4-4 with a 3.90 ERA in 11 starts. He had thrown 21 consecutive scoreless innings before giving up five runs in four innings in the Nationals' 13-12 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday. Washington recalled right-handed pitcher Andres Machado from Triple-A Rochester, where he had a 2.63 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings as a reliever. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals placed right-handed reliever Daniel Hudson on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation on Saturday. Hudson has a 4-1 record with a 2.95 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 23 games. He joined the Nationals in a midseason trade with Toronto in 2019 and recorded the final three outs in Game 7 of the World Series a few months later. Hudson does have a history of injuries, including two Tommy John surgeries between 2012 and 2013 while with Arizona. “We just figured it would be smart to shut it down for a couple days,” Hudson said. “With my injury history there was some cause for concern for me. I don’t have any concerns long term. Hopefully it’s just short term.” In his last appearance on June 9, Hudson threw 31 pitches in 1 2/3 innings in a win at Tampa Bay. Manager Dave Martinez said Hudson had an MRI on Friday that only showed inflammation. The move is retroactive to June 10. The Nationals made a few other moves ahead of Saturday’s doubleheader... [More]