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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Nationals have scratched starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg from his scheduled start on Monday due to elbow soreness and placed him on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A.J. Cole was recalled from Triple A to start in his place against the Orioles.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strasburg had been hot all season, but began to struggled in late July when he allowed six runs against the Dodgers in a start on July 21. Over his past three outings, he\u2019s allowed 19 runs in just 11 2/3 innings to bring his ERA from 2.63 to 3.59.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;New York Post&lt;/em&gt;\u2019s Joel Sherman, Strasburg\u2019s elbow issue \u201Cis not structural,\u201D and the Nationals are placing their ace on the DL to get him healthy for a playoff run.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This will be the righthander\u2019s second trip to the disabled list this season after straining his upper back in a June weight room mishap.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u2013 Kenny Ducey&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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