Harper Hurt

Bryce Harper suffered a groin injury from making a diving catch:

“Got it a little bit on the fly ball. That dive. I gotta stop diving, trying to catch fly balls too much,” Harper said. “Just felt it a little bit. Little tight.”

He left the game after striking out in the bottom of the sixth inning and was replaced in right field by Chris Heisey.

“In that last at-bat, just felt it a little bit too much, so just trying to get out of there and get some treatment,” Harper said. “Everybody knows I want to play in Philly, so.”

Given his problems last year that may have been caused by a minor injury, I suspect the Nationals will be very careful with Harper.

The Nationals beat the Diamondbacks 4-2 in the game as Max Scherzer walked two and struck out 11 in seven innings. Ryan Zimmerman stayed hot, going 1 for 3 with two walks. He’s now batting .424 on the season.

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