":Ivan Rodriguez receied an epidural shot in his ailing oblique and will pause his rehab for three days as the shot takes effect, General Manager Mike Rizzo said. After Rodriguez took batting practice Saturday, Rodriguez "still felt something" in his right oblique, Rizzo said, and was given the shot to "expedite" his recovery.

Once the three days for the shot to take its course pass, likely on Wednesday, Rodriguez will begin swinging a bat again. If Nationals medical personnel clear him to play, then he will begin a rehab assignment."