Doug Fister lands on 15-day DL, A.J. Cole recalled (with lineups)

By Josh Land

Nationals

May 15, 2015, 3:15pm

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SAN DIEGO - A day after being rocked for two homers and seven runs in just two innings, Nationals starter Doug Fister is heading to the 15-day disabled list with right forearm tightness. The Nats have recalled right-hander A.J. Cole from Triple-A Syracuse to fill Fister's spot in the rotation.

Fister is 2-2 with a 4.31 ERA in seven starts this year. The 31-year old has surrendered five homers in 39 2/3 innings so far. He spent the first month of last season on the DL dealing with a right lat strain in his throwing shoulder.

The 23-year Cole is already part of Nats history. He made his major league debut on April 28 in Atlanta, yielding nine runs (four earned) on nine hits in only two innings before the Nats staged an improbable eight-run comeback.

Cole is 0-1 with a 2.67 ERA in five starts at Syracuse this season. He entered the year ranked as the Nationals' No. 6 prospect in all of baseball, according to Baseball America.

For the Nationals:

CF Denard Span
3B Yunel Escobar
LF Jayson Werth
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
C Wilson Ramos
SS Ian Desmond
2B Danny Espinosa
RHP Jordan Zimmermann

For the Padres:

3B Cory Spangenberg
CF Abraham Almonte
RF Matt Kemp
RF Justin Upton
C Derek Norris
1B Yangervis Solarte
3B Will Middlebrooks
SS Clint Barmes
RHP Odrisamer Despaigne