In order to avoid a sweep against the first-place New York Mets on Wednesday, the Nationals will have to do so with three regular starters out of their lineup.
Ryan Zimmerman is out for the second straight day with a left oblique strain. Michael Taylor is still bothered by his sore right knee. And Yunel Escobar has come down with a fever, one that he played with on Tuesday night.
Zimmerman’s status is no different than it was the day before, when his new injury was first revealed by the Nationals. He is day-to-day for the moment while the team tries to gauge exactly how serious the problem is.