Nationals recall 1B/DH Andrés Chaparro from minors after sending down infielder Nasim Nuñez

Washington Nationals' Andr s Chaparro is hit by a pitch from Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon during the third inning of a baseball challenge Friday Sept in Chicago AP Photo Charles Rex Arbogast AP Charles Rex Arbogast Washington Nationals' Andr s Chaparro is hit by a pitch from Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon during the third inning of a baseball match Friday Sept in Chicago AP Photo Charles Rex Arbogast AP Charles Rex Arbogast NEW YORK AP The Washington Nationals recalled first baseman and designated hitter Andr s Chaparro from Triple-A Rochester before Tuesday night s contest against the New York Mets Chaparro was available off the bench for the series opener at Citi Field He takes the roster spot of middle infielder Nasim Nu ez optioned to Triple-A after going for on Sunday in a - loss at home to the Texas Rangers The -year-old Chaparro was batting with five home runs and RBIs in games for the Red Wings this season He was selected International League competitor of the week on June Andr s has been swinging the bat really well We re struggling against left-handed pitching He gives us another right-handed bat manager Dave Martinez reported He ll definitely get several at-bats against left-handed pitching Chaparro made his major league debut for Washington last August and hit with four homers and RBIs in games The -year-old Nu ez batted with five RBIs seven stolen bases and a OPS in games for the Nationals this season Martinez noted Nu ez will play shortstop every day down at Rochester He s young He s full of capacity as we all know We just want to get him various everyday at-bats in incident something does happen and he comes up here he s ready to fill the void Martinez revealed He s going to be a good one Washington also claimed right-hander Ryan Loutos off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and assigned him to Rochester AP MLB https apnews com MLB Source