Ryan Zimmerman was 'hurt enough not to play' in NLDS

Ryan Zimmerman said he would have played more for the Washington Nationals in their four-game loss to the San Francisco Giants in the NLDS, if his right hamstring had been healthy enough to allow it.

Ryan Zimmerman said his right hamstring, which had bothered him since a late July injury, was “too hurt to play” during the Washington Nationals NLDS against the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won, three games to one, and Zimmerman was limited to four pinch-hit at bats in the series, all with the bases empty, and had a single in those four at bats.

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“I got some at-bats, but not too many at-bats with scoring position,” Zimmerman told The Washington Post. “It’s just kind of how they series went. It is what it is.”

Zimmerman said the Nationals had been playing well in September, which limited his chances for extra rehab at bats as the team was still fighting for a playoff spot. Zimmerman had been the team’s third baseman for much of his career, but with first baseman Adam LaRoche expected to depart Washington in free agency this winter, Zimmerman will likely move across the diamond to first base, and Anthony Rendon will continue to man third. Rendon took over third base for much of this season as Zimmerman was limited to 61 games.

Nationals manager Matt Williams had considered starting Zimmerman against Madison Bumgarner in Game Three, but went with the same lineup, assumingly because Zimmerman wasn’t healthy enough to start.

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Ryan Zimmerman was ‘hurt enough not to play’ in NLDS

By Ed Carroll | Oct 9, 2014

Ryan Zimmerman said he would have played more for the Washington Nationals in their four-game loss to the San Francisco Giants in the NLDS, if his right hamstring had been healthy enough to allow it.

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