CHATTER

WMP officially done for year

This won't come as much surprise, but Wily Mo Pena is officially out for the season after having surgery today to repair a torn left rotator cuff.

Harris named NL Player of the Week

Passing along this release from the Nationals about Willie Harris, who was named NL Player of the Week today after the torrid series he just finished against Atlanta. Here's the info:

Lineup (and a Dmitri update)

Young headed to DL; Zimmerman coming back

The Nationals announced after the game that Dmitri Young will be placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 12, as he tries to get his blood sugar under control. Young, who was diagnosed with diabetes in Nov. 2006, missed the last two games with high blood sugar.

News and Saturday's lineup

Greetings from Atlanta. A couple updates before we get to the lineups:

Aaron Boone update

Just wanted to pass along one item I couldn't fit in the notebook tomorrow: Aaron Boone will almost certainly be out longer than this weekend with a left calf strain.

Lineups from Atlanta

Here are the lineups for the first game of the Nationals-Braves series at Turner Field. One note: Dmitri Young was supposed to play first base and bat fourth, but was scratched because of high blood sugar.

Hood agrees to terms

The Nationals just announced they agreed to terms with second-round pick Destin Hood, a high school outfielder from Mobile, Ala. Hood will start at the Nationals' Gulf Coast League affiliate in Viera, Fla.

No live chat today

There will be no Nationals live chat today, due to the All-Star break.

Pena has shoulder tear, needs surgery

Nationals outfielder Wily Mo Pena will undergo surgery in the next week to 10 days to repair a small tear in his left shoulder, a procedure that could end his disappointing season.

Postgame update

As if there haven't been enough developments today, hitting coach Lenny Harris elaborated on Wily Mo Pena's left shoulder injury after tonight's 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros.

Passing out some leftovers

Lots of news today, so make sure to check out the notebook in tomorrow's paper. In the meantime, here are a few things I couldn't fit:

Lineups

Here are the lineups for tonight's game between the Astros and Nationals:

Lineups--and plenty of early news

OK, before we get to the big stuff, here are tonight's lineups:

Bernadina down, Langerhans up

Well, the Roger Bernadina experiment lasted less than two weeks. The Nationals optioned the rookie center fielder to Class AAA Columbus today and recalled Ryan Langerhans to take his roster spot.