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With Carl Pavano coming back eventually, Karstens could pitch well tomorrow and still not get a chance to stick around for long. He’s not someone AL-only leaguers need be too concerned about at the moment.

Cantillo allowed five hits, which isn’t a bad number. Two of those hits went over the fence, which isn’t the goal. Fortunately they were both solo shots, so while he doesn’t pick up the win, it’s a literal and figurative quality start for the southpaw. He’s allowed no more than two runs in any of his starts to begin the year, and he’ll try and keep that going against Baltimore on Sunday; hopefully with some run support added in, for his sake.

Kochanowicz gets the ball after limiting Cincinnati to one run over seven innings last Friday. The 25-year-old righty holds a 3.24 ERA and 12/11 K/BB ratio over 16 2/3 innings. It’s an extremely challenging matchup, which means he can be ignored in most fantasy formats.

De los Santos heads back to the minors after allowing one run over two innings on Tuesday against the Angels in his season debut. The 28-year-old figures to be back at some point in the next couple weeks as middle relief depth.

Pereira was participating in his first game back since suffering an ankle sprain at the beginning of April, and he made an immediate impact with a three-run shot of Shane McClanahan. The former Yankees’ prospect is now slugging .600 with a pair of homers in his limited action, and it’s worth noting that it’s never been a question of raw power with Pereira. Everything else? Remains to be seen.

Maybe it’s time for the Nationals to move Abrams back up in the lineup? He was still fifth tonight, but he’s hitting an exceptional .356/.426/.695 with six homers and 19 RBI. Only Andy Pages, with 20, has more RBI this season.

Mikolas might have a shot at 20 losses this year, but it involves him pitching considerably better than this. He has an 11.49 ERA and an 11/9 K/BB over 15 2/3 innings after four outings. The Nationals aren’t expecting much other than innings from him, but since he’s not even providing many of those, he might find himself out of work before long. Mitchell Parker, who got the win tonight after striking out five in two scoreless innings, would be one possibility to replace him. Mikolas is scheduled to pitch again Sunday versus the Giants.