Goodwin is hitting .256 with Syracuse this season. He was called up May 8 for Rafael Bautista and batted .188 in 10 games with the Nationals. Goodwin was optioned on Tuesday when pitcher Joe Ross was recalled.
• Nationals left-hander Sammy Solis has traveled to Florida to begin his rehab assignment from nerve inflammation that he sustained in his left elbow last month.
Solis, who holds an 8.