PHILADELPHIA (AP) 鈥� Washington Nationals All-Star outfielder James Wood was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday after suffering a left oblique strain while batting Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Wood had an MRI that showed a mild strain, Nationals manager Blake Butera said.
鈥淗opefully, this is a short-term thing for James,鈥� Butera said of the IL stint.
The Nationals selected the contract of outfielder Andrew Pinckney from Triple-A Rochester.
The 23-year-old Wood is in his third big league season and made his second All-Star team last month. He is batting .265 with 30 homers and 73 RBIs and had played in all 114 games for Washington before Tuesday.
鈥淥bviously, it鈥檚 not what you want to hear, but I feel like I鈥檓 in good hands here,鈥� Wood said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 tough not being able to be out there, but it鈥檚 just something to grow from.鈥�
Wood felt discomfort on the final swing of his at-bat in the seventh inning Monday, when he grounded out. He said running and throwing felt OK, but swinging did not.
鈥淚 took a couple of swings, and I just wasn鈥檛 really comfortable,鈥� he said.
Wood said he’ll stay in shape while sidelined and work out as much as he can without irritating the muscle.
The Nationals had lost six straight entering Tuesday and were sellers at the trade deadline, parting with infielders Luis Garc铆a Jr. and Curtis Mead and starting pitcher Foster Griffin.
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