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Washington Nationals place Stephen Strasburg on IL with neck strain

ATLANTA -- The Washington Nationals placed right-hander Stephen Strasburg on the 10-day injured list with a neck strain before Wednesday night's game at Atlanta.

Strasburg flew to Washington to be examined on Wednesday after he complained of tightness in his neck and shoulder in Tuesday night's 11-6 win over the Braves. The 32-year-old was pulled after only 1u2153 innings.

Strasburg's injury adds more stress to an already thin Nationals rotation. Left-hander Jon Lester was to start Wednesday night's game on only three days' rest.

Manager Dave Martinez said he and his staff were "banging our heads now trying to figure out something for Sunday'' when Strasburg was scheduled to make his next start at Philadelphia.