Vogelsong allowed three hits in five scoreless innings and lowered his ERA from 8.06 to 7.19.
"We're not talking about Tommy John or anything here, " Vogelsong said, his eyes misty.
Vogelsong was injured while fouling a ball off his hand in the fifth inning.
Even if it does mean he gets hit by Vogelsong along the way.
Javier Lopez took over for Vogelsong in the top of the sixth and received a little bit more warm up time.
A. Dickey will pitch the opener against Mexico and Ryan Vogelsong will pitch Saturday against Italy, followed by Holland on Sunday.
Vogelsong got the defensive gem from Pagan when the center fielder slammed into the wall on Adam LaRoche's deep fly in the second.
Vogelsong broke two bones along the right pinkie and dislocated a knuckle the area that the medical staff couldn't get popped back into place.
"We'll probably be disappointed if we don't make it to San Francisco, " said Vogelsong, slated to be the No. 2 starter in the U.S. rotation.
Vogelsong (2-4) snapped a six-start winless stretch with just his second victory of 2013 and first since April 11 against the Cubs at Wrigley Field and seemed back on track.
Vogelsong retired the first eight Nationals hitters in order.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ryan Vogelsong has a little running joke that he is going to plunk San Francisco teammate Pablo Sandoval in the World Baseball Classic to keep the Panda from a three-homer game like the one he produced in Game 1 of the World Series last fall.
The World Series champion Giants have had to plan carefully this spring to get through the Cactus League with much of their roster headed to the WBC Marco Scutaro on Venezuela, Angel Pagan and Andres Torres on Puerto Rico, Vogelsong and reliever Jeremy Affeldt on the U.S. team, closer Sergio Romo pitching for Mexico.
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