Nationals' Werth lands on 15-day DL
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The Washington Nationals placed outfielder Jayson Werth on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain on Saturday.
The move is retroactive to May 3, as Werth has been hampered by the injury and unable to play for over a week. The club decided to place him on the disabled list after he experienced a setback on Friday.
Werth has posted a .260 batting average with four homers and 10 RBI in 27 games this season. He's played in just one of the Nationals' last nine contests.
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To take his place on the roster, Washington recalled outfielder Eury Perez from Triple-A Syracuse. Perez was batting .346 with seven stolen bases over 23 games with the Nationals' minor league affiliate.