In an effort to jump-start the offense and with the team on an eight-game losing streak, the Washington Nationals are calling up top hitting prospect Brady House, multiple people with knowledge of the transaction told The Washington Post on Sunday night.

Jose Tena was sent down to Triple-A Rochester after the Nationals' 3-1 loss to Miami on Sunday, clearing up playing time for House at third base with the major-league club, if that's the direction the team wants to go with the 22-year-old.