Rick Ankiel CF FA Fri 6/17/11 8:09 AM
Rick Ankiel
CF FA
Although he's still considered day-to-day, Rick Ankiel (intercostal strain) isn't expected to be available to play until Tuesday.
No surprise there. There's still a pretty good possibility that he'll wind up on the disabled list, as an intercostal strain shouldn't be messed around with, especially for someone as injury-prone as Ankiel. Roger Bernadina will be the Nats' center fielder over the weekend.