Daniel Nava (Photo by Kelly O’Connor via SittingStill.smugmug.com)
Shane Victorino will be out for the foreseeable future with as he reaggravated a right hamstring injury on Friday night that had him on the DL earlier in the season. He was running out a groundball and was pinch ran for only a couple pitches later.
The right fielder spent four weeks healthy in between DL stints. In just 91 at-bats, he has a .242 average with a homer and 10 RBI and was at the bottom of the lineup for most of the last week to try and jump start his offense.
In his place, Daniel Nava will be called up and will likely see a lot of time in right as he can switch hit while playing solid defense in the field. The 31-year-old was sent down after early season struggles as he .149 in 67 at-bats with just two doubles and a couple
homers. With the Pawtucket Red Sox, he has hit better with a .253 average to go along with three doubles and three home runs in 83 at-bats.