WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals are running out of shortstops.
Infielder Stephen Drew was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday after the shortstop suffered a strained right hamstring while running out a ground ball in the fifth inning of Tuesday's game.
"His spike caught when he was leaving the box," said manager Dusty Baker following Washington's 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. "I didn't really see it, but I can tell by the look and the grimace on his face that he hurt it pretty badly."
The Nationals were already without starting shortstop Trea Turner, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list Monday after straining his hamstring over the weekend in Philadelphia.
In Washington's 14-6 win over St. Louis on Monday night, Drew started in place of Turner and went 3-for-4 with four RBIs. On Tuesday night, the 34-year-old veteran -- a lifetime .267 hitter who has appeared in seven of the Nationals' eight games this season -- started at third base in place of Anthony Rendon, who later replaced Drew.
After Drew, the only other shortstop on Washington's active roster is rookie Wilmer Difo, who made his fourth career start at the position on Tuesday. Rendon, a third baseman by trade, started two games at shortstop as a rookie in 2013.
The team called up Grant Green from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Green, a non-roster invitee to Washington's spring training camp, has played previously with the Athletics, Angels and Giants. He has a .251 career batting average with four homers and 38 RBI over 127 games.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
