Alcides Escobar fouled a pitch off his left knee in Monday’s series opener with Philadelphia’s Phillies in Nationals Park, and Washington’s 34-year-old infielder had to be helped off, but an X-ray came back negative as skipper Davey Martinez told reporters after the club’s 7-4 loss.
“He’s good,” the manager said. “He got X-rays. He’s got a contusion on his inside of his left knee. He’s going to be day-to-day.
“We’ll see how he feels tomorrow, but everything came back negative.”
Escobar, in 44 games and 199 plate appearances since he was acquired from Kansas City for cash in early July, finished the night with a .