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Nationals manager Davey Johnson didn't appear concerned about the injury and said Strasburg should make his next start. Because of the phenom's injury history, Washington understandably used caution when Strasburg mentioned arm fatigue. "The bicep is fine," Strasburg said. "Starting out, I threw a lot of pitches early and then we put up a lot of runs. I got a little tired. [The bicep] got a little tight. It's nothing different than any other outing. It's probably gonna be like this for the rest of the year. It's all part of coming back from Tommy John [surgery]. It's something I have to be smart about." Strasburg held Baltimore to three runs -- one earned -- and struck out eight while hitting his first career home run.

Strasburg settled down after allowing three runs in his first two innings of work. Curiously, he was pulled after throwing only 91 pitches. He finished his day at the plate 2-for-2 with two runs scored, bringing his season average to .375. He'll bring a 2.21 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and sparkling 64/13 K/BB ratio into his weekend start in Atlanta.

All that was missing was Harper's second stolen base. Everyone's favorite phenom (well, maybe not Cole Hamels') is now batting .244/.333/.449 through his first 21 games, and though he's struggled at times, he's managed to avoid prolonged slumps. Here to stay for the Nationals, it also appears Harper is here to stay in redraft mixed leagues.

One day after getting the day off on Saturday, Espinosa responded with his sixth and seventh extra-base hits of the month. Although he's still batting just .214 on the season, Espinosa has been much more productive in May than he was in April. He's worth a look in mixed leagues if a frustrated owner cut him loose.

Rodriguez battled through tightness in his forearm to retire the bottom portion of the Pittsburgh lineup. He's now 9-for-12 in save opportunities this season and should remain fantasy-relevant for as long as Drew Storen (elbow) is sidelined.

This falls in line with what we expected, given the early success of Ross Detwiler. Wang is nearing the end of his 30-day rehab window, and is slated to make one more rehab start before coming off the disabled list. The 32-year-old right-hander did generate some trade interest recently, though nothing appears imminent.