Center fielder Michael A. Taylor, seen here earlier this week, left Thursday night’s game. In his postgame press conference, held to a spare crowd a 1:30 a.m., Dusty Baker announced that Taylor had suffered a mild right oblique strain, and would be placed on the disabled list. Taylor said he had been dealing with oblique pain for some time, dating back to the two games he sat out with no explanation in late June. [They finally played baseball Thursday, and the Nats lose to Braves, 5-2]“I’ve been trying to manage it,” Taylor said. But he left the night on the disabled list, and left the Nationals without their starting center fielder for the second time this season.

Source: Washington Post July 07, 2017 03:50 UTC