--OF Lastings Milledge broke his right ring finger trying to bunt a pitch at Class AAA Syracuse and will be placed on the disabled list. Milledge is scheduled to be examined by a hand specialist in Baltimore on Tuesday, with the diagnosis determining how much time he will miss. Either way, this is a tough blow to the 24-year-old outfielder, who was demoted to the minors only one week into the season and has been trying to work his way back. "At the early stage of his career, whenever you miss a chunk of at-bats, it retards your progress a little bit," acting GM Mike Rizzo said. "He had things to work on. He was just starting to come around swinging the bat a little bit."
BY THE NUMBERS: 4 -- Homers hit by Adam Dunn over the weekend in Arizona, the most ever by a Nationals player in a single road series. QUOTE TO NOTE: "It's just one of those feelings like when you're going down really fast in an elevator and you feel your stomach go out from underneath you. It's like that feeling. I had no idea where this ball's going to go." -- Left-hander Mike Hinckley, on losing his grip on a pitch and throwing it to the backstop on the fly.
