Olsen To Return Next Week

BALTIMORE, June 26 - Although there is no firm timetable for his return, Scott Olsen is likely to rejoin the starting rotation when the Washington Nationals travel to face the Florida Marlins for a three-game series early next week. "It hasn't been finalized yet," Manager Manny Acta said before the Nationals' game against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, "but that's the thought process now." Olsen, who was acquired from the Marlins in a trade this offseason, has pitched three rehabilitation assignments with Class AAA Syracuse. He threw 12 2/3 innings for Syracuse, finishing with a 5.68 ERA. In his last start with the team, Olsen allowed two runs on six hits over eight innings. Olsen (1-4) made eight starts with Washington and compiled a 7.24 ERA. He scuffled in each of his last three outings with the Nationals before joining the disabled list on May 18 with shoulder tendinitis. (link)