ATLANTA – The Nationals made a small roster move ahead of their second game against the Braves. Luis García Jr. was placed on the paternity list and Trey Lipscomb was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to fill the open spot on the roster.

“Feels great. Every time you get to come back up here is another opportunity,” Lipscomb said in front of his locker before today’s game. “You enjoy it and you want to cherish it.”

Lipscomb has found some sustained success in Rochester, hitting .283 with three doubles, two home runs, 14 RBIs, 12 walks, six stolen bases and 14 runs scored in 26 games.

“Just kind of being myself,” he said. “Day by day, just doing things like having a better routine, going up there and just letting the game happen.”

While it will likely be a short one (players are only allowed to be on the paternity list for a maximum of three days), this will be Lipscomb’s second major league stint this year. He went 2-for-4 with a run scored across three games in late April when Paul DeJong was placed on the injured list.

“He plays multiple positions, so we could do a lot of different things with him,” manager Davey Martinez said. “He's a good guy to have off the bench. So we'll have him for a few days until Luis gets back. If we need to use him as a pinch-hitter, or defense, he's available.”

Being called up to the majors is nothing new for Lipscomb. The 24-year-old was recalled five times last year during a literal up-and-down rookie season. But he thinks that experience has prepared him for this year.

“Last year was definitely like something that you don't want to happen, but I'm kind of honestly glad that it happened,” Lipscomb said. “Because it kind of just gives you something like, if it happens again, you kind of know what to expect, you know? And so I feel like that kind of helped me out last year. And yeah, it's happened a couple times this year, but, like I said, it's just the same game.”

And this year, he’s added the extra versatility in the outfield. While he’s known to be a strong defender across the infield, Lipscomb has played four games in left field with Rochester, expanding his value to the organization.

“(Rochester manager Matt) LeCroy tries to get me out there, like, once or twice a week,” Lipscomb said. “It's honestly been kind of nice. We've had a lot of doubleheaders because of a lot of rainouts early in the year. So I'll play second one game and then I'll go in left field the next game and play out there. But I like it. It's a new position. I like learning. So I feel like it's only gonna help me.”

“That's awesome,” Martinez said. “For a guy like Trey, the more positions that he could play, the better it's going to be. If we need help in any way during our game, we know that we can stick him out there. So that's great.”

We’ll see if he sees any game action over the next few days. Lipscomb will be ready either way.

“Whenever your name is called, just be ready,” he said. “I feel like that time happens a lot. Just gotta be ready.”

* Luke Dickerson, the Nats' second-round pick out of high school last year and No. 6 prospect, has been promoted to Single-A Fredericksburg.

It'll be his first taste of affiliate ball since being selected No. 44 overall. He was supposed to start at shortstop tonight for the FredNats, but that game was rained out in Delmarva. So his Single-A debut will have to wait until tomorrow’s doubleheader.

Dickerson went 6-for-22 (.273) with a home run, 10 RBIs, one stolen base, four walks and four strikeouts in six games with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Nationals.