No surprises for Nationals-Cardinals
Updated: October 7, 2012, 1:49 PM ET
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS -- The Washington Nationals do not have pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the roster as expected for the NL Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cardinals went with one left-hander in the bullpen, Marc Rzepczynski. Players left off from the one-game wild card playoff were lefty Sam Freeman, catcher Bryan Anderson and infielder Ryan Jackson.
Other Nationals not included were infielder Mark DeRosa and lefty John Lannan.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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