Major League Baseball

Nationals option Atilano to Syracuse

Published Jul. 9, 2010 7:13 p.m. ET

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Rookie right-hander Luis Atilano has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse by the Washington Nationals so he can get extra work during the All-Star break.

The Nationals did not immediately announce a corresponding roster move Friday.

Atilano is 6-6 with a 4.85 ERA in 15 starts this season. He took the loss in Washington's 7-1 defeat against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night, giving up four runs and eight hits in 5 1-3 innings.

Atilano will start for Syracuse next Thursday. He says the Nationals told him he would be back in the majors during Washington's July 19-22 series at the Cincinnati Reds.