10:12PM: Schwarber did injure his right hamstring, Nationals manager Davey Martinez told MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato and other reporters. Schwarber will receive an MRI tomorrow to determine the extent of the problem.
7:10PM: Nationals left fielder Kyle Schwarber left tonight’s game after suffering an apparent right leg injury. Schwarber singled in the second inning but stepped awkwardly while rounding first base, leaving Schwarber favoring his leg (particularly the upper portion, making a hamstring injury a possibility). Gerardo Parra replaced Schwarber as a pinch-runner and in left field.
It certainly seems as if the injured list will be required for Schwarber, which would cut short one of the most remarkable power binges in baseball history. Schwarber has cracked 16 home runs over his last 20 games prior to tonight’s contest, with a .333/.407/.987 slash line in that 86-plate appearance stretch. This exceptional hot streak resulted in NL Player Of The Month honors for Schwarber in the month of June, and helped fuel a resurgence for the Nats in the NL East standings, as Washington has won 14 of its last 17 games.
Losing Schwarber would represent another huge blow for the Nationals lineup, especially with Trea Turner already day-to-day with a finger injury and several notable pitchers (including Stephen Strasburg, Daniel Hudson, and Erick Fedde) already on the IL. While Washington is only two games behind the Mets for the division lead, the team is also only 40-39 and seven games out of a wild card berth.
It is certainly still possible the Nationals are an extended cold streak away from being sellers, rather than buyers, at the trade deadline — and ironically, a healthy Schwarber would suddenly be a prime trade piece, as his contract is only guaranteed through this season. Schwarber signed a one-year, $10MM free agent deal with the Nats last winter that breaks down as $7MM in guaranteed salary, and a $3MM buyout of an $11.5MM mutual option for 2022 (a buyout that Schwarber looks likely to take rather than exercise his end of the mutual option).
How bad does it look?
A priest just gave him his last rights
that’s never a good sign
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Next he’s driving up to give it to the Orioles. All of them.
…..to be followed by the entire current starting staff of the Indians.
Schwarbs
Right hamstring, happened while I was watching. Looked to be more than a cramp, would expect a DL stint. Came out of the game immediately.
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There goes the Nats taking the division.
One can only hope this ruins their chances.
The baseball G-ds really want the Mets to win huh?!
20-2 aint a good omen for sure
What??? Do you know how bad the Mets have had with injuries??? By far the worst in the NL east
If that were true, this would have happened a week or two ago
He burned his hands carrying the hottest bat in baseball.
Damn, I hate it when a guy is tearing it up and then whammy hamstring. Hopefully it isn’t grade 3
Jeez. So many injuries
So if they got Alcides Escobar to fill in for Turner, maybe they can get Dexter Fowler to replace Schwarber.
Only guy who could replace him right now is Joey Gallo, who is just as hot or hotter! Make an offer Nats and get serious winning the East!
Hurry back Schwarber the Nationals you need to overtake the Mets.
The Gallo idea isn’t a bad one, but Texas will want a good share of prospects. Hamstrings, even milder strains, would take more than 10 days. Coming back the beginning of the week after the All-Star break week may be a best case scenario. He was really driving the club, but Dave Martinez can have the team look at all the energy winning created which was making each Nats player pushing themselves to be better, and motivate then to keep it going. Al should not be lost, Nats fans. The team remembered how to win during thus stretch, and as the Mets unsung “irregulars” somehow kept it going and staying in first besides all the injuries, so can the Nats.
That tends to happen to obese individuals.
Lmaoooo obese?
I think that there pitch is a little low and off the plate.
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It looked fairly severe. Usually 4-6 weeks.
Of course while playing the Dodgers!