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1. washington post
Posted at 06:30 PM ET, 04/16/2012 TheWashingtonPost

Chien-Ming Wang will throw a simulated game Wednesday
By Adam Kilgore

Chien-Ming Wang will pitch a simulated game Wednesday in Viera, Fla.,
his biggest step forward yet in returning from a strained right hamstring.
Wang will throw two simulated games before he begins a minor league rehab
appearance, General Manager Mike Rizzo said.

Manager Davey Johnson has said he expects Wang to return by the end of
April. The Nationals have yet to determine how many minor league rehab
starts Wang will need, Rizzo said.

The Nationals want Wang, who has thrown live batting practice, to be able
to throw 100 pitches by the time he returns to the rotation, but it may
take less time than a typical pitcher’s rehab because Wang hurt his leg
and not his arm.


“I don’t think we’re starting from ground zero,” Rizzo said. “But he
needs to build up his arm strength again.”

The Nationals were highly impressed with Wang during spring training and
want to move him into the rotation, but they have no motivation to rush
him back. Ross Detwiler became their fifth starter, and he has allowed
one earned run in 10 innings. They also have John Lannan in Class AAA
Syracuse.

“We have the luxury, if you will, to really make sure that he’s 100
percent healthy and stretched out,” Rizzo said.

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2. MLB.com

Wang to pitch simulated game on Wednesday
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com | 04/16/12 6:58 PM ET

WASHINGTON --

Nationals right-hander Chien-Ming Wang, who is on the disabled list
because of a strained left hamstring, will pitch in a simulated game
on Wednesday at the Nationals' Minor League complex in Viera, Fla.

If the outing is successful, Wang will then begin a rehab assignment.
It's not known what Minor League affiliate he will pitch for. Wang is
expected to be activated from the disabled list in late April or early
May.

Wang was slated to be Washington's fifth starter to begin the season,
but he hurt his hamstring in a Grapefruit League game against the Yankees
on March 15.

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