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The Nationals called up Roger Bernadina from Triple-A Syracuse to help a banged-up bench, while optioning lefty Jesse English to make room. Bernadina got the nod after going on a tear; in 61 at bats for Syracuse he's stolen seven bases while batting .377 with a .426 OBP and a .541 SLG percentage. On the other hand, English has been very effective in the bullpen, posting a 3.86 ERA in seven appearances. General Mike Rizzo told Bill Ladson: "We told him, 'This is not a demotion. This is a strategic roster move, because we feel that we need to get a healthy position player in there. "He didn't get as much work as we wanted to. We want him to go down there, pitch and get more work." Analysis This is exactly the opposite of what we suggested earlier this week. The Nationals extra-inning los ...

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