Zimmerman update

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Ryan Zimmerman clutches his right hamstring after getting hurt in the eighth inning.

When Ryan Zimmerman pulled up lame at second base on a seventh-inning double tonight, the easy assumption was that the Nationals' No. 3 hitter had re-injured the left hamstring that left him out of the starting lineup five games last week.

Zimmerman, though, may have caught a break. This injury was to his right hamstring, and he said it's not nearly as serious as the previous one.

"It didn't feel like the other one," he said. "It felt more like a cramp. It's frustrating. I feel like we're playing well. I'm seeing the ball well, playing well. It's the last thing you want to happen."

Zimmerman wouldn't rule out the possibility of playing in tomorrow's series finale against the Rockies, but the Nationals may take the cautious approach and hold him out anyway.

"It doesn't feel anywhere close to as bad as the other one," he said. "We'll see how it feels in the morning. Obviously, we'll lean toward the precautionary side, the same reason we did the other one. But it sucks."