Nationals place Kendrick (hamstring) on IL

Kendrick last played on Saturday. The 37-year-old Kendrick is batting .275 with two homers and 14 RBIs in 25 games. He has seen most of his action at designated hitter (19 games) with the National League using the hitting-only position this year.

The Washington Nationals placed veteran infielder Howie Kendrick on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to his strained left hamstring. The move was retroactive to Sunday. Kendrick last played on Saturday.

The 37-year-old Kendrick is batting .275 with two homers and 14 RBIs in 25 games. He has seen most of his action at designated hitter (19 games) with the National League using the hitting-only position this year. Kendrick etched his name into franchise lore last fall when he hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning in Game 7 of the World Series. The Nationals went on to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros to claim their first title.

Kendrick also was MVP of the National League Championship Series when Washington swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. The Nationals were off Wednesday and didn't immediately make a corresponding move.

Kendrick has a career batting average of .294 with 127 homers and 724 RBIs in 15 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels (2006-14), Los Angeles Dodgers (2015-16), Philadelphia Phillies (2017) and Nationals (2017-20). Washington opens a four-game series against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

--Field Level Media

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