As Howie Kendrick writhed in pain after making a running catch in the first half of a doubleheader to the Los Angeles Dodgers, so did the Washington Nationals‘ ability to keep marching forward in the absence of several key starters.
Late Saturday night, the Nationals announced that Kendrick suffered a ruptured achilles tendon. He will have surgery and miss the rest of the season.
Kendrick’s absence will undoubtedly loom large, as Bryce Harper expressed after Saturday’s first of two defeats at Nationals Park.
Harper on Kendrick: “It’s a huge loss.