Nationals' Span to continue rehab assignment at Class A Hagerstown
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Apr 20, 2014; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals center fielder Denard Span (2) hits a walk off RBI sacrifice fly against the St. Louis Cardinals during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. The Nationals won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Washington Nationals center fielder Denard Span will join Class A Hagerstown on Tuesday to continue his rehab assignment.
Span (back) will shift over from Class A Potomac, where he went 0-for-2 Sunday in his first game action since July 6. Infielder Dan Uggla, battling a back injury of his own, also begins a rehab assignment Tuesday at Hagerstown.
The Nationals, who have dropped six straight to fall 4 1/2 games behind the first-place New York Mets in the National League East, have missed Span's presence at the top of their lineup.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Washington is 35-24 with Span in the lineup this season and 23-35 when he sits out. Span, who tied for the NL lead with 184 hits last year, is batting .304 with five homers and 22 RBIs.