WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals recalled slugging first baseman Andrés Chaparro from Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old Chaparro is hitting .274 with 15 homers in 53 minor league games this season. Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo said Chaparro would play primarily against left-handers, and he was in the lineup Tuesday night against New York Mets lefty David Peterson.

Chaparro had the Nationals' first two hits in their 8-1 loss to the Mets, a single in the third inning and a double in the sixth. He also made a fine play at first, sliding to stop Brandon Nimmo's hard grounder down the line and tossing it to pitcher Jake Irvin for the out.

It's the second stint in the majors this season for Chaparro, who debuted last year and is a .205 batter with four homers

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