Yunel Escobar left Wednesday’s game early with an injury. Elias in Platoon than he did a baseball player.
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Escobar was at the plate in the second inning facing Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard and he was at a 1-1 count. Then he took a long, tortured fall to the ground, where he remained for some time. Dan Uggla replaced him and struck out on the next pitch. However, one pitch later Escobar fouled a ball down the left field line and immediately started walking to the dugout. The off-shoot of his inability to find the strike zone, of course, was that he was unable to give the Mets much length. On the next pitch, Syndergaard came inside with one, and what happened next is where things get really weird and confusing. The club has been without four regular starters – outfielder Jayson Werth since May 15, first baseman Ryan Zimmerman since June 9, infielder Anthony Rendon since June 24 and outfielder Denard Span since July 6. 322 with five home runs, 30 RBIs and a. 367 on-base percentage.
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Washington (50-42) leads second-place New York (49-45) by two games in the National League East.
