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Nats' Strasburg to come off DL, start Saturday

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Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, who has been sidelined six weeks with an oblique injury, will be activated from the disabled list and start Saturday against the visiting Colorado Rockies, manager Matt Williams said Thursday.

Williams said Doug Fister, who has started in all but three of his 170 career games, will go to the bullpen.