Last night, Paul DeJong suffered one of the nastier injuries I have seen in some time. He was hit in the head by a 93 MPH fastball by Mitch Keller. DeJong was gushing blood and Keller looked very shaken up. It looks like the veteran will have to go on the IL.
According to multiple reports, infielder Trey Lipscomb will be joining the team in Pittsburgh today. Lipscomb will likely be a bench piece until either CJ Abrams or DeJong return. Hopefully DeJong did not suffer any serious injuries and can return in short order.
The Nationals are now going to have a patchwork left side of the infield.