"Ryan Zimmerman could miss this season's final two games with mild hamstring soreness, Manager Davey Johnson said. Zimmerman has been getting treatment on his hamstring for a while, which is nothing out of the ordinary, and last night he complained to a Nationals trainer about the injury. Johnson decided he would shut Zimmerman down today, and possibly tomorrow, too.

Zimmerman would probably play during the middle of the season, but the risk of Zimmerman pulling his hamstring and delaying his offseason work outweighs the reward of him playing. "