Lord served as the opener for the Nationals on Friday. He put two baserunners on in his limited outing, his first coming on a ...

Lord didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 9-0 loss to Atlanta, allowing two hits and a walk over 3.1 scoreless innings. He struck out six.

Lord will be making his fifth start of the season Wednesday, though he's likely to serve as more of a multi-inning opener after pitching no more than 2.2 innings in any of his previous starts. Jackson ...