The Washington Nationals called up two-time All-Star Tyler Clippard and placed closer Tanner Rainey on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
Clippard, 37, was 4-1 with one save, a 2.48 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings at Triple-A Rochester this season.
An All-Star for the Nationals (2011 and 2014), the right-hander is 56-48 with 74 saves and a 3.13 ERA over 803 games (14 starts) in 15 seasons with 10 teams.
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