Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth had to leave this afternoon’s game against the Rockies after suffering a left groin strain, due in part to dehydration from the flu, reports Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post. Werth had singled to lead off the inning, but was pinch-run for by Roger Bernadina. Werth entered today’s game with a .256/.312/.413 slash line, low by his standards.
Werth previously missed a month between the beginning of May and the beginning of June due to a strained right hamstring. His tenure with the Nationals, now in his third year after signing a seven-year, $126 million free agent contract, has been plagued by injuries. He suffered a fractured left wrist last year that caused him to miss most of May and all of June and July.
