Sep 27, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals second baseman Stephen Drew (10) makes a throw to first base on a all hit by Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Jean Segura (not pictured) in the seventh inning at Nationals Park. The Nationals won 4-2. Photo Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
The Washington Nationals placed infielder Stephen Drew on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with a right hamstring strain.
Drew suffered the injury while running out a ground ball in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game after his cleat caught in the dirt near the batter’s box.
“His spike caught when he was leaving the box,” manager Dusty Baker said following Washington’s 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. “I didn’t really see it, but I can tell by the look and the grimace on his face that he hurt it pretty badly.”
Drew’s injury comes three days after starting shortstop Trea Turner strained his right hamstring in Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Turner was placed on the 10-day disabled list Monday.
The only other shortstop on Washington’s active roster is rookie Wilmer Difo, who made his fourth career start at the position on Tuesday. Rendon is normally a third baseman.
The Nationals also called up infielder Grant Green from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.
Green, 29, has appeared in 127 major league games with the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants. He has a .251 career batting average, with four home runs and 38 RBIs.
