RHP Taylor Cole was given his unconditional release Monday to make room on the 40-man roster for LHP Tim Mayza. Cole was put on the disabled list Thursday after suffering a broken right toe when he was hit by a comebacker in his major league debut Wednesday. He allowed six hits and four runs in his debut against the New York Yankees.

RHP Taylor Cole was given his unconditional release. He appeared in only one game with the Blue Jays, giving up four runs and six hits in one inning.

RHP Taylor Cole (fractured right toe) was put on the 10-day disabled list Thursday with a broken right toe after being hit by a comebacker during his major-league debut against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. RHP Chris Smith was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to take his place. Cole, 27, allowed six hits and four runs in one inning against the Yankees. He remained in the game after being hit on the foot on an infield single by SS Didi Gregorius to open the ninth inning. He had entered the game in the eighth. Cole was selected by Toronto in the 29th round of the 2011 draft and has an ERA of 3.56 in 128 career minor-league games (117 starts).

RHP Taylor Cole was put on the 10-day disabled list Thursday after suffering a broken right toe when he was hit by a comebacker during his major-league debut against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night.

RHP A.J. Cole, who was called up from Triple-A Syracuse for the Wednesday start, took the loss against the Marlins. He allowed six hits, four walks and five runs in five innings. He struck out five and gave up two homers, leaving him 1-1 with a 4.91 ERA for Washington this year.

RHP A.J. Cole was activated from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. Cole, 25, joins the Nationals for his second major league assignment of the season. In his previous call-up, he made one start, going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA with six innings of one-run ball (six hits, four walks) at Philadelphia on May 6. Cole is 4-4 with a 5.66 ERA in 16 starts with Triple-A Syracuse this season.

RHP A.J. Cole was brought up from Triple-A Syracuse to start Wednesday's series finale against the Miami Marlins. Cole is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in one start for Washington this year. At Syracuse, Cole, 25, was 4-4 with a 5.66 ERA in 16 starts. The Florida native was Washington's fourth-round pick in 2010.

RHP A.J. Cole was sent to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday to make room for INF/OF Wilmer Difo, who made his first start in CF on Friday. Cole did not pitch in his second stint this year for the Nationals. He started one game in May for Washington.

RHP A.J. Cole was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. He had been recalled from Syracuse on June 18, He is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in one start for the Nationals this season.

RHP A.J. Cole was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday, This is the second trip to the majors this season for Cole, who was promoted on May 2 and earned the win in his lone appearance on May 6, when he started against the Philadelphia Phillies and allowed one run over six innings in the Nationals 6-2 victory. Cole is expected to work in middle relief during this stint in the majors. He went 3-2 with a 5.68 ERA in 10 starts for Syracuse.

The Washington Nationals placed right-handed relief pitcher Shawn Kelley on the 10-day disabled list Sunday with a right trapezius strain.The move, retroactive to June 17, was announced before Sunday's finale of a four-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field.Kelley, 33, is on the disabled list for the second time this season. He missed nine games earlier this season (May 2-12) with a lower back strain. In 22 appearances over 18 innings, Kelley is 3-2 with four saves, one hold and a 7.00 ERA.The Nationals also recalled right-hander A.J. Cole from Triple-A Syracuse.Cole, 25, joins the Nationals for his second major league assignment of the season. He was with Washington from May 2-12 and made one start, throwing six innings and giving up one run with four walks and two strikeouts in a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on May 6.In Triple-A this season, Cole is 3-2 with a 5.68 ERA in 10 starts. Over his eight-year minor league career, he is 49-41 with a 3.77 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. He has carried over that ratio to the majors with 50 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings of work, going 2-2 with a 4.86 ERA in 12 career games (10 starts).

RHP A.J. Cole, who started on Saturday and got the win in Philadelphia, had been the No. 5 starter in the rotation. But he was sent to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday along with LHP Matt Grace as relievers Koda Glover and Shawn Kelley came off the disabled list. Manager Dusty Baker was asked Friday who the No. 5 starter was and he refused to reveal that, pointing out that spot in the rotation won't come up for several days.

RHP A.J. Cole will start Thursday against Washington, though rain is in the forecast. He got the win Friday in Philadelphia in his first big league start of 2017. He went six innings and allowed just one run.

RHP A.J. Cole will make his first start of 2017 with the Nationals oon Saturday night in Philadelphia. The 25-year-old made eight starts in 2016 and compiled a 5.17 ERA in 38 1/3 innings. Cole has struggled in four starts so far for Triple-A Syracuse this year. In 19 innings, Cole has a 6.63 ERA, 1.789 WHIP and has struck out 14 against 10 walks.

RHP A.J. Cole was called up from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday while RHP Joe Ross was sent to Syracuse. Cole will have to serve a three-game suspension after he was ejected Sept. 25, 2016 at Pittsburgh. He served two days of his five-game suspension at the end of last season. Cole is 1-2 with a 5.29 ERA in 11 MLB games. "We can't use Cole (in the Arizona series) since he is on suspension," manager Dusty Baker said.

RHP A.J. Cole made his eighth start of the year on Friday and ninth of his career. Cole gave up four runs (two earned) and six hits in three innings before he was lifted for pinch-hitter Ben Revere in the third. "They were hitting him pretty good," Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. "They were whacking him pretty good. These guys, they've got a good offensive team, and if you don't make quality pitches on them, they're going to hit you. We got him out of there in time that we thought it gave us a chance to come back in the game. We came back, and one of the big plays tonight is, they made a heck of a throw from right field to get (Wilmer) Difo because, who knows, maybe we were off to the races. The ball was wet, and he threw it on the money. Like I said, that was a big play in the game."

RHP A.J. Cole will start on Friday against the Marlins on a day the Nationals can clinch home field for the NLDS. He was ejected on Sunday in Pittsburgh when he threw a pitch behind Pirates 3B Jung Ho Kang. Cole was suspended by MLB for five games earlier this week but he appealed the suspension. Cole is 1-2 with a 5.09 ERA in seven starts this year. He spent most of the season at Triple-A Syracuse after he made his big league debut in April 2015.

Washington Nationals right-hander A.J. Cole received a five-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing a pitch near the head of Jung Ho Kang of the Pittsburgh Pirates during Sunday's game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Cole's suspension was scheduled to begin Tuesday, when the Nationals play the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, Cole has decided to file an appeal, so he will be allowed to play until the appeal is heard.Cole's pitch to Kang came a half-inning after Kang put down a fake tag at third base on Bryce Harper's triple. It forced Harper into an awkward slide, and Harper injured his right thumb on the play.Cole then threw a pitch behind Kang's back and was immediately ejected by home plate ump Jordan Baker.

RHP A.J. Cole, who was not announced as the starter until late Saturday night after Washington clinched the NL East title, got ejected in the third inning after throwing a ball behind the head of Pittsburgh's Jung Ho Kang, inciting a benches-clearing incident. Cole, making his seventh start of the season, gave up three runs on one hit over 2 2/3 innings, striking out three strikeouts and walking three.

RHP A.J. Cole went four innings and allowed four hits, two walks and two runs while taking a no-decision at Miami. Cole got off to a bad start when he allowed Giancarlo Stanton's homer in the second, putting Miami up 1-0. Stanton crushed an 84 mph breaking pitch to left, a blast that measured 448 feet.